Hydraulic fracturing pump health and performance monitoring using IoT sensor networks
AssigneeSPM Oil & Gas Inc.
InventorsRalph E. Harris, Trevor Davis, Brian Cheng, Taylor Fry
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a piece of hydraulic fracturing equipment such as a positive displacement pump. The system includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect conditions of the hydraulic fracturing pump and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to analyze data received from the plurality of sensors. The processor is also configured to predict faults in the hydraulic fracturing pump based on the data analysis. The system also includes a communication interface that is configured for transmitting predicted fault data to one or more devices.
Claims26
A system for monitoring a hydraulic fracturing pump at a hydraulic fracturing site, comprising:
- a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, forming a fog network, coupled to the hydraulic fracturing pump and configured to measure operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing pump, the plurality of IoT sensors including at least one sensor coupled to a fluid end of the hydraulic fracturing pump and at least one sensor coupled to a power end of the hydraulic fracturing pump;
- a processor an edge computing node, in the fog network, configured to;
- receive measurement data from the plurality of IoT sensors;
- predict a fault in the hydraulic fracturing pump based on the measurement data;
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- generate prediction fault data indicating the fault;
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- a communication interface, in the fog network, configured to transmit, via a local wireless network at the hydraulic fracturing site, the prediction fault data to at least one user device located at the hydraulic fracturing site.
A method for monitoring a hydraulic fracturing pump, comprising:
- receiving, by an edge computing node, measurement data from a plurality of sensors, forming a fog network, coupled to components of the hydraulic fracturing pump and configured to measure operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing pump;
- determining, by the edge computing node, whether the measurement data is indicative of a fault in the hydraulic fracturing pump;
- generating, by the edge computing node, prediction fault data indicating the fault;
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- transmitting, by the edge computing node via a communication interface using a local wireless network, the prediction fault data to at least one user device.
A system for monitoring a piece of hydraulic fracturing equipment, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, forming a fog network, coupled to the hydraulic fracturing equipment and configured to measure operating parameters of the hydraulic fracturing equipment;
- an edge computing node, in the fog network, configured to;
- receive measurement data from the plurality of sensors;
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- determine a fault in the hydraulic fracturing equipment;
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- a communication interface, in the fog network, configured to transmit, via a local wireless network, prediction fault data indicating the fault to at least one user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.