Method of monitoring pumping operations of a service vehicle at a well site
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring pumping operations at a well site, wherein the well site includes a well with a string of tubing within a string of casing to define an annulus therebetween, the method comprising:
- driving a vehicle to the well site, wherein the vehicle includes a tank, a pump, and an engine adapted to propel the vehicle;
determining a well site identifier of the well site;
pumping a fluid from the tank;
sensing a variable associated with the fluid;
determining a time of day that the fluid is being pumped;
storing on an electrical data storage device a first digital value representative of the well site identifier, a second digital value representative of the variable associated with the fluid, and a third digital value representative of the time of day that the fluid was being pumped, thereby creating a stored data record; and
communicating the stored data record to a remote location relative to the well site.
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Abstract
A method monitors pumping operations of a vehicle that pumps various fluid treatments down into a well being serviced at a well site. The method records the vehicle'"'"'s engine speed and the values of one or more fluid-related variables, such as pressure, temperature, flow rate, and pump strokes per minute. The values are recorded as a function of the time of day that the variables and engine speed were sensed. In some embodiments, the recorded values are communicated over a wireless communication link from a remote well site to a central office.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring pumping operations at a well site, wherein the well site includes a well with a string of tubing within a string of casing to define an annulus therebetween, the method comprising:
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driving a vehicle to the well site, wherein the vehicle includes a tank, a pump, and an engine adapted to propel the vehicle;
determining a well site identifier of the well site;
pumping a fluid from the tank;
sensing a variable associated with the fluid;
determining a time of day that the fluid is being pumped;
storing on an electrical data storage device a first digital value representative of the well site identifier, a second digital value representative of the variable associated with the fluid, and a third digital value representative of the time of day that the fluid was being pumped, thereby creating a stored data record; and
communicating the stored data record to a remote location relative to the well site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
pumping a second fluid from the second tank into the annulus;
sensing a second variable associated with the second fluid;
determining a second time of day that the second fluid was being pumped;
storing on the electrical data storage device a fourth digital value representative of the second variable associated with the second fluid; and
storing on the electrical data storage device a fifth digital value representative of the second time of day that the second fluid was being pumped.
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21. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is a scale inhibitor.
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22. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is an emulsion breaker.
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23. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is a bactericide.
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24. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is a paraffin dispersant.
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25. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is an antifoaming agent.
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26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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pumping the fluid into the tank at the well site; and
heating the fluid before pumping the fluid from the tank.
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27. The method of claim 1, wherein the variable associated with the fluid is temperature.
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28. The method of claim 1, wherein the variable associated with the fluid is a rate of pump strokes of the pump.
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29. A method of monitoring pumping operations at a well site, wherein the well site includes a well with a string of tubing within a string of casing to define an annulus therebetween, the method comprising:
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driving a vehicle to the well site, wherein the vehicle includes a tank, a pump, and an engine adapted to propel the vehicle;
pumping a fluid from the tank into the well;
forcing the fluid through the annulus;
sensing a variable associated with the fluid;
monitoring a speed of the engine; and
plotting as a function time a first value representative of the variable associated with the fluid and a second value representative of the speed of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method of monitoring pumping operations at a first well site and at a second well site, wherein the first well site includes a first well with a first string of tubing within a first string of casing to define a first annulus therebetween and the second well site includes a second well with a second string of tubing within a second string of casing to define a second annulus therebetween, the method comprising:
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driving a vehicle to the first well site, wherein the vehicle includes a tank, a pump, and an engine adapted to propel the vehicle;
determining a first well site identifier of the first well site;
pumping a fluid from the tank and into the first well;
sensing a variable associated with the fluid;
determining a first time of day that the fluid is being pumped into the first well;
storing on an electrical data storage device a first digital value representative of the first well site identifier, a second digital value representative of the variable associated with the fluid, and a third digital value representative of the first time of day that the fluid was being pumped into the first well, thereby creating a first stored data record;
driving the vehicle from the first well site to the second well site;
determining a second well site identifier of the second well site;
pumping the fluid from the tank and into the second well;
sensing a variable associated with the fluid;
determining a second time of day that the fluid is being pumped into the second well;
storing on the electrical data storage device a fourth digital value representative of the second well site identifier, a fifth digital value representative of the variable associated with the fluid, and a sixth digital value representative of the second time of day that the fluid was being pumped into the second well, thereby creating a second stored data record; and
communicating the first stored data record and the second stored data record to a remote location relative to the first well site and the second well site.
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