IP Library Granted Patent US 11,230,917
Granted Patent B2
US 11,230,917 · App. 16/681,314 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Surface completion system for operations and monitoring

Inventors: Zeyad Al-Salmani (Calgary, CA); Jason Williams (Calgary, CA); Saurabh Kajaria (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Vault Pressure Control LLC
E21B47/09E21B34/02E21B41/0092E21B47/06
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Patent No.
US 11,230,917
App. No.
16/681,314
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wellhead monitoring system includes a conversion assembly, the conversion assembly including an actuator element for modifying an operating mode of a valve from manual to remote. The system also includes one or more sensors, associated at least one of a fracturing tree or the conversion assembly, the one or more sensors obtaining wellhead operating conditions. The system further includes a control unit, adapted to receive information from the one or more sensors, the control unit presenting the information, on a display, and transmitting the information to a remote system for analysis.

Claims (31)

1. A method for monitoring operations at a well site, comprising:

receiving, from a pressure sensor, pressure information for a fracturing tree, the pressure information indicative of an operational stage;

receiving, from a valve position sensor, valve position information for a valve of a fracturing tree, the valve being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the valve information being indicative of the operational stage;

determining, based at least in part on the pressure information and the valve position information, a current status of a wellhead; and

determining, based at least in part on the current status of the wellhead, time information of the wellhead, the time information identifying different operational stages of the wellhead over a period of time.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on operational stage, non-productive time of the wellhead.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an operating pressure of the wellhead at a first time;

determining a valve position of the wellhead at the first time; and

presenting, on a display, the operating pressure and the valve position.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on the operation stage, a fracturing stage for the wellhead.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a remote server, a distributed software system for operation at a control unit arranged at a well site.

6. A wellhead monitoring system, comprising:

at least one of a pressure sensor or a valve position sensor, communicatively coupled to control system, the at least one of the pressure sensor or the valve position sensor transmitting information indicative of a wellbore operation to the control unit;

the control system, executing, via a processor, an algorithm stored on non-transitory memory, the control system:

receiving, from the at least one of the pressure sensor or the valve position sensor, first information indicative of the wellbore operation;

determining, based at least in part on the first information, a first status of the wellhead;

determining, based at least in part on the first information, a first time of the first status;

receiving, from the at least one of the pressure sensor or the valve position sensor, second information indicative of the wellbore operation;

determining, based at least in part on the second information, a second time of the second status; and

determining, based at least in part on a difference between the first status and the second status, a working time for the wellbore operation.

7. The wellhead monitoring system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the pressure sensor or the valve sensor is a valve sensor, the system further comprising:

an actuator unit forming at least a portion of a conversion assembly, the conversion assembly changing an operating mode of a valve from manual operation to remote operation.

8. The wellhead monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the actuator unit is at least one of a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator, or an electrical actuator.

9. The wellhead monitoring system of claim 6 , wherein the control system is configured to operate a software package from a distributed computing environment, the software package running analytics to determine non-productive time.

10. The wellhead monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein the software package includes real time monitoring from the at least one of the pressure sensor or the valve sensor.

11. The wellhead monitoring system of claim 6 , further comprising:

an interface provided via a software package executing at the control unit, the interface including one or more windows to provide real time information of well site operations or historical data associated with time spent at the well site.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2020
From: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC; BAKER HUGHES PRESSURE CONTROL LP; VETCO GRAY, LLC; BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC; DRESSER, LLC; BENTLY NEVADA, LLC; BAKER HUGHES ENERGY SERVICES LLC
To: VAULT PRESSURE CONTROL LLC
Reel/Frame 054330/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2020
From: VAULT PRESSURE CONTROL LLC
To: SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 054302/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: AL-SALMANI, ZEYAD; WILLIAMS, JASON; KAJARIA, SAURABH
To: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 052306/0276 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62760719 · Nov 13, 2018
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