Predicting failures in electrical submersible pumps using pattern recognition
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdulmonam Al-Maghlouth, Obiomalotaoso Leonard Isichei, Mohammad Fahad Al-Qasimi
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Abstract
Sensor data is received from a plurality of sensors contained in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) deployed in a well hole. An early indication of an ESP failure that is imminent is determined in real time using a pattern recognition methodology based on the sensor data and a pattern detection model that correlates historical ESP failures with historical sensor readings. A notification of the imminence of the ESP failure is provided.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors, each sensor contained in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) deployed in a well hole;
- determining, in real time using a pattern recognition methodology based on the sensor data and a pattern detection model that correlates historical ESP failures with historical sensor readings, an early indication of an ESP failure that is imminent;
- and
- providing a notification of the imminence of the ESP failure.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors, each sensor contained in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) deployed in a well hole;
- determining, in real time using a pattern recognition methodology based on the sensor data and a pattern detection model that correlates historical ESP failures with historical sensor readings, an early indication of an ESP failure that is imminent;
- and
- providing a notification of the imminence of the ESP failure.
A computer-implemented system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the programming instructions instruct the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors, each sensor contained in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) deployed in a well hole;
- determining, in real time using a pattern recognition methodology based on the sensor data and a pattern detection model that correlates historical ESP failures with historical sensor readings, an early indication of an ESP failure that is imminent;
- and
- providing a notification of the imminence of the ESP failure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.