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US 2006/0131028 A1Published application
Apparatus for the measuring of fluid levels and pumping of the same
AssigneeHytech Energy, LLC
InventorsSanford Burris, David Hill
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Abstract
A device for employing sonic transmissions is utilized to determine fluid level in a well or a container. The device may be utilized while the well is operating. It is known that wells replenish fluid at different rates even in the same formation or well field. Increased well production at minimum pumping cost is achieved for a given well.
Claims19
A device for controlling pump conditions in a well comprising:
- a T-Head connector;
- at least one microphone connected with said T-Head connector;
- a gas compression chamber connected with said T-Head connector;
- a first valve for controlling fluid communication between said gas compression chamber and a wellhead;
- a computer controller;
- said computer controller connected with said first valve to open and close said first valve to permit fluid communication between said gas compression chamber and the wellhead;
- said computer controller to activate said gas compression chamber, for when in use, to compress gas from the wellhead to obtain a compressed gas at a greater pressure than that of the wellhead, and,
- said computer controller connected with said gas compression chamber, for when in use, to open a valve to release the compressed gas into the wellhead.
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A device for controlling pump conditions in a well comprising:
- a T-Head connector;
- at least one microphone connected with said T-Head connector;
- a piston chamber connected with said T-Head connector;
- a piston located within said piston chamber;
- a first valve for controlling fluid communication between said piston chamber and a wellhead;
- a second valve for controlling fluid communication between said piston chamber and the wellhead;
- said first valve and said second valve located on opposite sides of said piston;
- a computer controller;
- said computer controller connected with at least one of said first valve or said second valve to open and close said first valve or said second valve to permit fluid communication between said piston chamber and the wellhead;
- and,
- said computer controller connected with said piston, for when in use, to drive said piston in said cylinder.
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A method for controlling pump conditions for a well comprising:
- at least partially opening a first valve to permit fluid communication between a gas compression chamber and a wellhead;
- closing said first valve to prevent fluid communication between said gas compression chamber and the wellhead;
- activating said gas compression chamber to compress fluid in said gas compression chamber thereby obtaining a compressed fluid in said gas compression chamber;
- at least partially opening said first valve to release the compressed fluid into the wellhead thereby generating a sonic event;
- obtaining data from the sonic event;
- processing the data from the sonic event to determine the conditions for controlling the pump.
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A method for controlling pump conditions for a well comprising:
- closing a first valve to prevent fluid communication between a piston chamber and a wellhead;
- moving a piston in said piston chamber away from said valve;
- opening said valve to permit fluid from the wellhead into the piston chamber thereby generating a sonic event;
- obtaining data from the sonic event;
- processing the data from the sonic event to determine the conditions for controlling the pump.
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A method for controlling pump conditions for a well comprising:
- closing a first valve in a piston chamber to prevent fluid communication between said piston chamber and the wellhead;
- simultaneously closing a second valve in said piston chamber to prevent fluid communication between said piston chamber and the wellhead;
- moving a piston in said piston chamber away from said first valve so as to create a partial vacuum in the region between said first valve and said piston while compressing fluid in the region between said second valve and said piston;
- simultaneously opening said first valve and said second valve to create a first sonic event in the wellhead and a second sonic event in the wellhead;
- obtaining data from at least one of the sonic events;
- and,
- processing the data from the sonic event to determine the conditions for controlling the pump.
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A method for controlling pump conditions for a well comprising:
- at least partially opening a first valve to permit fluid communication between a piston chamber and a wellhead;
- said piston chamber having therein a piston;
- said piston having a front face and a rear face;
- said piston chamber having a second valve;
- closing said first valve to prevent fluid communication between said piston chamber and the wellhead;
- driving said piston within said piston chamber in the direction of said first valve such that the first face of said piston compresses fluid in said piston chamber thereby obtaining a compressed fluid in said piston chamber;
- at least partially opening said first valve to release the compressed fluid into the wellhead thereby generating a sonic event;
- obtaining data from the sonic event;
- processing the data from a sonic event to determine the conditions for controlling the pump.
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A method for determining at least one of the amount of a liquid phase and/or a gaseous phase in a sealable container, for when in use the sealable container containing a liquid phase and a gaseous phase, the sealable container having located therein:
- at least one microphone;
- a gas compression chamber;
- a piston located within the gas compression chamber;
- a first valve for controlling fluid communication between the gas compression chamber and said sealable container;
- means to open and close the first valve to permit fluid communication between the gas compression chamber and the sealable container;
- and,
- means to drive the piston in the gas compression chamber, closing the first valve to prevent fluid communication between the gas compression chamber and the sealable container;
- then causing at least one of:
- moving the piston in the gas compression chamber away from the first valve to cause at least a partial vacuum in the gas compression chamber;
- opening the first valve to permit fluid communication between the sealable container and the gas compression chamber thereby generating a sonic event by fluid from the sealable container moving into the gas compression chamber, or
- compressing fluid within the gas compression chamber to obtain a compressed fluid with the first valve closed to prevent evacuation of the fluid from the gas compression chamber and opening the first valve to release the compressed fluid into the sealable container thereby generating a sonic event;
- and,
- obtaining data from the generation of the sonic event with the microphone, correlating the data, and determining at least one of the amount of a liquid phase and/or a gaseous phase in the sealable container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.