Granted Patent B2

US 12,664,487 · App. 16/824,428 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Inventors: Alexander Christinzio (Houston, TX); Arden Albert (Calgary, CA); Jared Oehring (Houston, TX)

Assignee: U.S. WELL SERVICES, LLC

G06Q10/06E21B43/2607G06Q10/20G06Q50/02

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . A system comprising:

one or more components of a hydraulic fracturing system, wherein the hydraulic fracturing system is configured to pump a fracturing fluid into a wellhead;

a damage accumulation monitoring system comprising a plurality of sensing devices and integrated into the one or more components;

the plurality of sensing devices in communication with a monitoring unit to transmit damage accumulation data about a plurality of parameters of the hydraulic fracturing system, the damage accumulation data processed to determine a respective accumulated damage measurement of the one or more components;

the plurality of sensing devices in communication with the monitoring unit to transmit estimated maintenance data about the plurality of parameters of the hydraulic fracturing system, the estimated maintenance data processed to determine an estimated maintenance time;

the accumulated damage measurement processed to determine a percentage of life remaining of the one or more components; and

a user interface configured to display the percentage to an operator, wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system further determines a damage accumulation rate based on the accumulated damage measurement with respect to a duration of a period of time, and wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system updates the damage accumulation rate over time.

2 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the accumulated damage measurement of the one or more components is indicative of an amount of actual usage incurred by the one or more components during a period of time.

3 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 2 , wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system further determines the estimated maintenance time based on the damage accumulation rate and the accumulated damage measurement.

4 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the damage accumulation measurement is based at least in part on one or more of a set of parameters including operation time, observed cycles, amount pumped, fuel consumed, power consumed, number of start/stops, or amount of flow.

5 . A hydraulic fracturing system with damage accumulation monitoring, comprising:

a plurality of hydraulic fracturing equipment positioned at a wellsite, comprising: a plurality of pumps configured to pressurize a fracturing fluid;

a distribution system fluidly coupled to receive and consolidate fracturing fluid from the plurality of pumps for injection into a wellhead;

a damage accumulation monitoring system, comprising:

a plurality of sensing devices integrated into respective components of the plurality of hydraulic fracturing equipment;

the plurality of sensing devices in communication with a monitoring unit to transmit damage accumulation data about a plurality of usage parameters of the respective components;

a processing device configured to receive the plurality of usage parameters and determine a respective damage accumulation measurement of the respective components based at least in part on the usage parameters;

the processing device configured to determine a percentage of life remaining of the respective components based at least in part on the damage accumulation measurement, and configured to display, via a user interface, the percentage to an operator;

the plurality of sensing devices in communication with a monitoring unit to transmit estimated maintenance data about a plurality of usage parameters of the respective components; and

the processing device configured to receive the plurality of usage parameters and determine a respective estimated maintenance time of the respective components based at least in part on the usage parameters, wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system further determines a damage accumulation rate based on the damage accumulation measurement with respect to a duration of a period of time, and wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system updates the damage accumulation rate over time.

6 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 5 , wherein the damage accumulation measurement of a component is indicative of an amount of actual usage incurred by the component during a period of time.

7 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 6 , wherein the estimated maintenance time is based on the damage accumulation rate and the damage accumulation measurement.

8 . The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 5 , wherein the usage parameters include one or more of a set of parameters including operation time, observed cycles, amount pumped, fuel consumed, power consumed, number of start/stops, or amount of flow.

9 . A hydraulic fracturing method, comprising:

providing a fracturing fluid to a plurality of hydraulic fracturing pumps;

pumping the fracturing fluid into a distribution system;

injecting the fracturing fluid into a wellhead;

transmitting respective usage parameters associated with a plurality of components of the plurality of hydraulic fracturing pumps, the distribution system, or the wellhead, via a plurality of sensing devices instrumented thereon, to a processor;

determining, using the processor, a damage accumulation parameter associated with of a plurality of components of the plurality of hydraulic fracturing pumps, the distribution system, or the wellhead based at least in part on the respective usage parameters;

determining an estimated maintenance time based at least in part on the respective usage parameters;

determining a percentage of life remaining of the plurality of components based at least in part on the respective usage parameters; and

displaying, via a user interface, the percentage to be viewable by an operator, wherein a damage accumulation monitoring system further determines a damage accumulation rate based on a damage accumulation measurement with respect to a duration of a period of time, and wherein the damage accumulation monitoring system updates the damage accumulation rate over time.

10 . The hydraulic fracturing method of claim 9 , wherein the damage accumulation parameter of a component is indicative of an amount of actual usage incurred by the component during a period of time.

11 . The hydraulic fracturing method of claim 10 , wherein the estimated maintenance time is based on the damage accumulation rate and the damage accumulation parameter.

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