Top of fluid detection system
AssigneesHecate Software Inc., Offshore Technical Compliance, LLC (OTC)
InventorsEric A. Livesay, Brian LaMarche, Phil Ohl, Harold Kuykendall, II
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Abstract
Provided is a process that includes determining, by a computer system and using a volumetric flow sensor, that a target volume of a fluid has been pumped by a pump through a first leg of a hole system that is representable by a U-tube. The process includes determining, by the computer system and using a pressure sensor at the pump, whether a first pressure reading of the pump is substantially equal to a target pressure. The process further includes notifying, by the computer system and in response to the first pressure reading being substantially equal to the target pressure, that a target top of fluid in a second leg of the hole system has been satisfied.
Claims10
A non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, effectuate operations comprising:
- determining, by a computer system and using a volumetric flow sensor, that a target volume of a fluid has been pumped by a pump through a first leg of a hole system that is representable by a U-tube, wherein the fluid includes concrete;
- determining, by the computer system and using a pressure sensor at the pump, whether a first pressure reading of the pump is substantially equal to a target pressure;
- determining, by the computer system and in response to the first pressure reading not being substantially equal to the target pressure, a current top of fluid of the fluid in a second leg of the hole system based on the target volume and the first pressure reading;
- calculating, by the computer system, an updated annular area of the second leg based on the current top of fluid;
- calculating, by the computer system, an updated target pressure and an updated target volume based on the updated annular area;
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- notifying, by the computer system and in response to a second pressure reading being substantially equal to the updated target pressure, that a target top of fluid in the second leg has been satisfied.
A method comprising:
- determining, by a computer system and using a volumetric flow sensor, that a target volume of a fluid has been pumped by a pump through a first leg of a hole system that is representable by a U-tube, wherein the fluid includes concrete;
- determining, by the computer system and using a pressure sensor at the pump, whether a first pressure reading of the pump is substantially equal to a target pressure;
- determining, by the computer system and in response to the first pressure reading not being substantially equal to the target pressure, a current top of fluid of the fluid in a second leg of the hole system based on the target volume and the first pressure reading;
- calculating, by the computer system, an updated annular area of the second leg based on the current top of fluid;
- calculating, by the computer system, an updated target pressure and an updated target volume based on the updated annular area;
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- notifying, by the computer system and in response to a second pressure reading being substantially equal to the updated target pressure, that a target top of fluid in the second leg has been satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.