SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING, MONITORING, MEASURING, OPTIMIZING AND ALLOCATING POWER AND ENERGY FOR A ROD PUMPING SYSTEM

• US 20140343743A1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Long Meadow Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Long Meadow Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: DaCunha, Jeffrey J., Myers, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US14/450,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20140343743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/127 Adaptations of walking-beam pump systems
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/009 Monitoring of walking-beam pump systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/10 using digital techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/024 controlled by supply frequency

Abstract

A system and method for correcting energy consumption for a set of loads in an oil and gas field lease includes a network, a network server connected to the network, a set of energy monitoring devices connected to the network, the set of loads connected to the set of energy monitoring devices, an electricity meter connected to the set of loads and the set of energy monitoring devices, a power supply connected to the electricity meter, and an electricity utility company connected to the network and to the power supply. The method includes the steps of receiving an electricity meter reading, receiving an amount of energy consumed by each load, receiving an amount of energy generated by each load, and determining a correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, and the amount of energy generated.

Claims

1. In a system comprising a network, a network server connected to the network, a set of energy monitoring devices connected to the network, a set of loads connected to the set of energy monitoring devices, an electricity meter connected to the set of loads and the set of energy monitoring devices, the network server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving an electricity meter reading;

receiving an amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads;

receiving an amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads; and

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determining a correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, and the amount of energy generated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining further comprises the steps of:

calculating a total energy generated for the set of loads from the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a net energy for each load of the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads and the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a total net energy for the set of loads from the net energy for each load of the set of loads;

calculating an energy correction difference between the electricity meter reading and the total net energy for the set of loads;

calculating a percentage of the total energy generated for each load of the set of loads; and

,

calculating the correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the percentage of the total energy generated and the amount of energy consumed.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of calculating a total energy consumption for the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a report.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining a time period for the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, the amount of energy generated, and the correct net energy consumption.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining a time period further comprises the step of receiving a billing cycle of the electricity utility company as the time period.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

measuring the amount of energy consumed for each load of the set of loads; and

,

measuring the amount of energy generated for each load of the set of loads.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring the electricity meter reading for the set of loads.

9. In a system comprising a network, a network server connected to the network, a set of energy monitoring devices connected to the network, a set of loads connected to the set of energy monitoring devices, an electricity meter connected to the set of loads and the set of energy monitoring devices, an electricity utility company connected to the electricity meter and to the network, the network server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving an electricity meter reading;

receiving an amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads;

receiving an amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a total energy generated for the set of loads from the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a net energy for each load of the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads and the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a total net energy for the set of loads from the net energy for each load of the set of loads;

calculating an energy correction difference between the electricity meter reading and the total net energy for the set of loads;

calculating a percentage of the total energy generated for each load of the set of loads; and

,

calculating the correct net energy consumption from the percentage of the total energy generated and the amount of energy consumed for each load of the set of loads.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of calculating a total energy consumption for the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of generating a report.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of providing a time period for the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, the amount of energy generated, and the correct net energy consumption.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of providing a billing cycle of the electricity utility company as the time period.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

measuring the amount of energy consumed for each load of the set of loads; and

,

measuring the amount of energy generated for each load of the set of loads.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of measuring the electricity meter reading for the set of loads.

16. A system for allocating energy for an oil and gas lease, comprising:

a network;

a network server connected to the network;

a set of energy monitoring devices connected to the network;

a set of loads connected to the set of energy monitoring devices;

an electricity meter connected to the set of loads;

the network server programmed to carry out the steps of;

receiving an electricity meter reading;

receiving an amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads;

receiving an amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads; and

,

determining a correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, and the amount of energy generated;

the set of energy monitoring devices programmed to carry out the steps of;

measuring the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads;

measuring the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads; and

,

sending the amount of energy consumed and the amount of energy generated to the network server.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the network server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

calculating a total energy generated for the set of loads from the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a net energy for each load of the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads and the amount of energy generated by each load of the set of loads;

calculating a total net energy for the set of loads from the net energy for each load of the set of loads;

calculating an energy correction difference between the electricity meter reading and the total net energy for the set of loads;

calculating a percentage of the total energy generated for each load of the set of loads; and

,

calculating the correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the percentage of the total energy generated and the amount of energy consumed.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the network server is further programmed to carry out the step of calculating a total energy consumption for the set of loads from the amount of energy consumed by each load of the set of loads.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the network server is further programmed to carry out the step of receiving a time period for the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, the amount of energy generated, and the correct net energy consumption.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the network server is further programmed to carry out the step of receiving a billing cycle of an electricity utility company as the time period.