Detection of cavitation or gas lock
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsJosh T. Prather, Justin T. Kiewiet, Stephen J. Cunningham
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Abstract
A system and method to identify a condition of cavitation or gas lock in a pump configured to convey a liquid to a surface from a subsurface environment via tubing are described. The system includes a tool to create a binary event based on the condition, the binary event representing a change in state of a parameter. The system also includes a sensor to detect the binary event based on the parameter, and a processor to process output from the sensor to identify the condition.
Claims15
A system to identify a condition of cavitation or gas lock in a pump configured to convey a liquid to a surface from a subsurface environment via tubing, the system comprising:
- a tool configured to create a binary event based on the condition, the binary event representing a change in state of a parameter;
- a sensor configured to detect the binary event based on the parameter;
- and
- a processor configured to process output from the sensor to identify the condition.
A method of identifying a condition of cavitation or gas lock in a pump configured to convey a liquid to a surface from a subsurface environment via tubing, the method comprising:
- creating, using a tool in the subsurface environment, a binary event based on the condition, the binary event representing a change in state of a parameter;
- detecting, using a sensor, the binary event based on the parameter;
- and
- processing, using a processor, an output from the sensor to identify the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.