Granted Patent B2

US 12,442,281 · App. 18/503,810 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Inventors: Jared Oehring (Houston, TX); Alexander James Christinzio (Houston, TX); Brandon N. Hinderliter (Houston, TX)

Assignee: U.S. WELL SERVICES, LLC

E21B43/2607E21B41/00E21B43/26E21B44/00

Abstract

Claims (16)

1. A system, comprising:

a distribution system; and

a control system comprising:

a plurality of sensing devices configured to measure one or more parameters of the distribution system;

one or more processing devices configured to receive a first parameter of the one or more parameters from a first sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices, and transmit the first parameter to a second sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices, and detect that the first parameter is outside of an acceptable threshold, and generate automated control instructions at the second sensing device based at least in part on the first parameter; and

one or more control devices configured to receive the automated control instructions and automatically adjust one or more aspects of the second sensing device based on the control instructions.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more pumps.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensing devices are installed on the one or more pumps and the distribution system, and selected from a group including flow sensors, accelerometers, pressure transducer, and tachometers.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more pumps or the distribution system includes at least one device selected from a group include a gate, valve, actuator, motor, suction pipe, discharge pipe, engine, transmission, and temperature regulation device, controllable via the one or more control devices.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a suction line through which fracturing fluid is supplied, wherein the plurality of sensing devices includes one or more flow sensors configured to measure flow through the suction line.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:

a discharge line through which the fracturing fluid is discharged, wherein the plurality of sensing devices includes one or more flow sensors configured to measure flow through the discharge line.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more blenders, wherein the plurality of sensing devices includes one or more pressure or flow sensors for measuring flow conditions at the one or more blenders.

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