US 11,988,204 B2Granted

Wellsite pumping systems and methods of operation

AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.

InventorsAlexander S. Chretien, Stanley V. Stephenson, Mark A. Adams

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Abstract

A pumping system for performing a borehole operation including pumping a fluid into a borehole. The system may include a motor, a transmission, a pump, and a control system. The motor, transmission, and pump may each include sensors. The transmission may be operatively coupled to the motor. The pump may be operatively coupled to the transmission and configured to pump fluid into the borehole. The control system may be in communication with the motor sensors, the transmission sensors, and the pump sensors. The control system may be configured to monitor the operation of the motor, the transmission, and the pump, determine if at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump is operating outside of predetermined parameters, and determine at least one component of the motor, the transmission, or the pump that is most likely to cause the operation to be outside of the predetermined parameters.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A pumping system for performing a surface operation at a wellsite including pumping a fluid into a borehole, comprising:

a motor comprising motor sensors configured to monitor at least one of a temperature of the motor or a rotational speed of the motor;
a transmission operatively coupled to the motor, the transmission comprising transmission sensors configured to monitor at least one of a temperature of the transmission or a rotational speed of the transmission;
a pump operatively coupled to the transmission and comprising pump sensors configured to monitor at least one of a temperature of the pump or a rotational speed of the pump, the pump configured to pump the fluid into the borehole;
and
a control system in communication with the motor sensors, the transmission sensors, and the pump sensors, the control system configured to:
monitor operation of the motor, the transmission, and the pump;
determine if the operation of at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump is outside of predetermined parameters stored in a database;
determine at least one component of the motor, the transmission, or the pump that is most likely a cause of the operation to be outside of the predetermined parameters stored in the database, wherein the at least one component is a compromised component;
and
automatically adjust the operation of at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump based on the determinations to operate the pumping system without the compromised component or at a reduced rate.

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A method for performing a surface operation at a wellsite, the method comprising:

monitoring operation of a pumping system comprising a motor, a transmission, and a pump with a control system;
determining, with the control system, if at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump is operating outside of predetermined parameters stored in a database;
evaluating, with the control system, the operation of the pumping system to determine at least one component of the motor, the transmission, or the pump that is most likely a cause of the at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump to be operating outside of the predetermined parameters stored in the database, wherein the at least one component is a compromised component;
determining, with the control system, a recommended action to be taken to operate the pumping system without the compromised component or at a reduced pumping rate;
and
manually adjusting or automatically adjusting operation of at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump based on the recommended action.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/262,110Filed 20 Dec 2018
Published: US 2021/0301815 A130 Sep 2021
Granted: 21 May 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

F04B 17/03
Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors: driven by electric motors
F04B 51/00
Testing machines, pumps, or pumping installations
F04B 15/02
Pumps adapted to handle specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts: the fluids being viscous or non-homogeneous
F04B 17/05
Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors: driven by internal-combustion engines