Apparatus, systems, and methods for automated separation of sand from a wellbore slurry
AssigneeInfinite Automated Solutions LLC
InventorsBarton Hickie, Billy Christian Rowell, Johnny Thomas Gaulf
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Abstract
Sand separation systems and methods according to which one or more energy sensors are adapted to detect a response to energy imparted to a sand separator of a known type. One or more computers are adapted to communicate with the one or more energy sensors. The one or more computers and/or the one or more energy sensors are pre-tuned. The one or more computers are configured to determine the unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type based on: the response detected by the one or more energy sensors, and the pre-tuning of the one or more energy sensors and/or the one or more computers.
Claims20
A system for a sand separator of a known type, the system comprising:
- one or more energy sensors adapted to detect a response to energy imparted to the sand separator of the known type;
- and
- one or more computers adapted to communicate with the one or more energy sensors, the one or more computers being configured to determine an unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type;
- wherein the one or more computers and/or the one or more energy sensors are pre-tuned based on:
- known sand level(s) in:
- the sand separator of the known type, and/or
- another sand separator of the known type, and
- detected response(s) to energy imparted to:
- the sand separator of the known type when the sand separator of the known type is filled with the known sand level(s), and/or
- the another sand separator of the known type when the another sand separator of the known type is filled with the known sand level(s);
- and
- wherein the one or more computers are configured to determine the unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type based on:
- the response detected by the one or more energy sensors, and
- the pre-tuning of the one or more energy sensors and/or the one or more computers.
A method for a sand separator of a known type, the method comprising:
- detecting, using one or more energy sensors, a response to energy imparted to the sand separator of the known type;
- and
- determining, using one or more computers, an unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type, the one or more computers being adapted to communicate with the one or more energy sensors;
- wherein the one or more computers and/or the one or more energy sensors are pre-tuned based on:
- known sand level(s) in:
- the sand separator of the known type, and/or
- another sand separator of the known type, and
- detected response(s) to energy imparted to:
- the sand separator of the known type when the sand separator of the known type is filled with the known sand level(s), and/or
- the another sand separator of the known type when the another sand separator of the known type is filled with the known sand level(s);
- and
- wherein the one or more computers determine the unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type based on:
- the response detected by the one or more energy sensors, and
- the pre-tuning of the one or more energy sensors and/or the one or more computers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.