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US 11,537,981 B2Granted
Produced physical bulk asset hauling dispatch system
AssigneeKsr Unlimited LLC
InventorWesley Orin Dyk
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Abstract
Utilities (e.g., systems, methods, etc.) that deliver a streamlined process to users for making decisions that minimize cost and maximize production in the hauling of produced physical bulk assets (e.g., liquids, sand, etc.) to various destinations. The utilities can be used by producers and carriers in various manners to drive their unique interests in hauling and has representation for production operators or producers, carriers, and destinations.
Claims20
A method for use in facilitating transport of physical assets between sites in a network, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, first input data including a current inventory of physical assets in a network made up of a plurality of physical sites in a geographic area, forecasted production of physical assets at one or more of the plurality of physical sites in the network, a current capacity to store physical assets at sites in the network, and a hauling capacity by carriers accessible to the network;
- generating by the processor at least one optimized load data package that is configured to maintain flow assurance of physical assets in the network, the generating the at least one optimized load data package including executing at least a first optimization model using the first input data, wherein the at least one optimized load data package includes a first quantity of at least one physical asset in the network to be transported from at least one source site in the network to at least one destination site in the network;
- generating by the processor at least one optimized carrier assignment data package that is configured to limit a cost to deliver physical assets between sites in the network using the carriers, the generating the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package including executing at least a second optimization model using the at least one optimized load data package;
- and
- sending by the processor the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package for presentation on a display.
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One or more memory devices encoding computer-executable instructions for executing a computer process, the computer process comprising:
- receiving first input data including a current inventory of physical assets in a network made up of a plurality of physical sites in a geographic area, forecasted production of physical assets at one or more of the plurality of physical sites in the network, a current capacity to store physical assets at sites in the network, and a hauling capacity by carriers accessible to the network;
- generating at least one optimized load data package that is configured to maintain flow assurance of physical assets in the network, the generating the at least one optimized load data package including executing at least a first optimization model using the first input data, wherein the at least one optimized load data package includes a first quantity of at least one physical asset in the network to be transported from at least one source site in the network to at least one destination site in the network;
- generating at least one optimized carrier assignment data package that is configured to limit a cost to deliver physical assets between sites in the network using the carriers, the generating the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package including executing at least a second optimization model using the at least one optimized load data package;
- and
- sending the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package for presentation on a display.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- an optimization engine stored in the memory and executable by a processor to:
- receive first input data including a current inventory of physical assets in a network made up of a plurality of physical sites in a geographic area, forecasted production of physical assets at one or more of the plurality of physical sites in the network, a current capacity to store physical assets at sites in the network, and a hauling capacity by carriers accessible to the network;
- generate at least one optimized load data package that is configured to maintain flow assurance of physical assets in the network, the generating the at least one optimized load data package including executing at least a first optimization model using the first input data, wherein the at least one optimized load data package includes a first quantity of at least one physical asset in the network to be transported from at least one source site in the network to at least one destination site in the network;
- generate at least one optimized carrier assignment data package that is configured to assign at least one carrier to deliver physical assets between sites in the network using the carriers, the generating the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package including executing at least a second optimization model using the at least one optimized load data package;
- and
- send the at least one optimized carrier assignment data package for presentation on a display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.