Real-time vessel monitoring system
AssigneeQuest Automated Services, LLC
InventorAdam Cooper
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Abstract
The fluid in a vessel can be monitored in real-time by a system that consists of at least a level module positioned proximal a vessel. The level module may be connected to a first sensor and a second sensor that are each attached to the vessel and responsive to changes in fluid within the vessel. The level module can employ a stored log of sensor measurements to provide a real-time volume of fluid within the vessel while fluid is flowing into or out of the vessel.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising a level module positioned proximal a vessel, the level module connected to a first sensor and a second sensor each responsive to changes in fluid within the vessel, the level module configured to calculate a real-time volume of fluid within the vessel while fluid is flowing into or out of the vessel.
A method comprising:
- activating a level module positioned proximal a vessel, the level module connected to a first sensor and a second sensor each responsive to changes in fluid within the vessel,
- predicting at least one fluid condition with the level module;
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- calculating a real-time fluid condition within the vessel based on measurements from the first and second sensors while fluid is flowing into or out of the vessel in response to the at least one fluid condition predicted by the level module.
A method comprising:
- activating a level module positioned proximal a vessel, the level module connected to a first sensor and a second sensor each responsive to changes in fluid within the vessel,
- predicting at least one fluid condition with the level module;
- calculating a real-time fluid condition within the vessel based on measurements from the first and second sensors while fluid is flowing into or out of the vessel in response to the at least one fluid condition predicted by the level module;
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- computing a production volume from an upstream fluid producing entity with the level module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.