Automated fluid injection system

A method of automatically controlling injection of fluids into one or more target sites of a groundwater aquifer without fracturing the one or more target sites or surrounding area, the method comprising:

• inserting a plurality of injectors into the one or more target sites through one or more above ground injection sites wherein said injectors are configured to prevent fluid from moving up an injection well;
• coupling an injection system configured to modulate at least one of injection pressure or injection flow based on instructions from a computer processors to the plurality of injectors;
• communicably coupling a plurality of sensors configured to detect data related to one or more factors that can cause the one or more target sites to fracture to the computer processor and the plurality of injectors wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to monitor data from the one or more target sites of the groundwater aquifer including, without limitation, the groundwater elevation;
• comparing data from the one or more sensors to data on conditions that can cause the one or more target sites to fracture to determine if there is a likelihood that the pressure from the plurality of injectors will cause the one or more target sites to fracture;
• adjusting at least one of injection pressure and injection flow from the plurality of injectors on a consistent basis based on the determination of likelihood of fracturing using a plurality of valves wherein at least one of the valves controls either injection pressure or injection flow for only one of the plurality of injectors and there is a corresponding but independent valve for each other of the plurality of injectors;
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• repeating the steps of comparing data from the one or more sensors to data on conditions that can cause the one or more target sites to fracture and adjusting the pressure from the one or more injectors until the injection process has concluded.

A system for automated injection of fluids into one or more target areas for groundwater remediation, the system comprising:

• an injection system configured to inject fluidic substances into one or more target areas of an aquifer wherein a plurality of injection points are positioned above ground at an equal number of channels to at least one of the one or more target areas and the injection system is configured to couple to the plurality of injection points wherein said injection system is configured to prevent fluid from moving up an injection well;
• one or more sensors coupled to each of the plurality of injection points and the injection system wherein each of the one or more sensors is configured to collect data regarding at least one parameter;
• a control system comprised of
• a memory configured to store data wherein the memory is programmed with at least tolerance criteria related to the at least one parameter;
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• a processor communicably coupled to the memory configured to execute a plurality of functions, the functions comprising:
• receiving data from the one or more sensors;
• record data received from the one or more sensors to the memory;
• transferring data to an external memory storage medium using the output terminal;
• comparing the data from the one or more sensors to changes in data related to the at least one parameter received from the one or more sensors representing the response of the aquifer to the injection of the fluidic substances over time;
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• reducing the injection flow into the plurality of injection points on an individual basis based on the data from the one or more sensors to prevent fracture of any portion of the one or more target areas and repeating the process of making determinations based on data from the plurality of sensors on a continuous basis.