US 12,281,569 B2
Wellfield management systems and methods
Dennis E. Williams, Altadena, CA (US); and Mark D. Williams, Long Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc., San Dimas, CA (US)
Filed by GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc., La Verne, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/131,836.
Application 18/131,836 is a continuation of application No. 16/870,767, filed on May 8, 2020, granted, now 11,624,278.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/845,206, filed on May 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243256 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 47/13 (2012.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01)
CPC E21B 47/13 (2020.05) [E21B 43/01 (2013.01); E21B 43/30 (2013.01); G01N 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24215 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wellfield management system comprising:
a plurality of groundwater wells comprising:
a pumping well, and
one or more wells adjacent to the pumping well;
a plurality of field instruments, each associated with one or more of the plurality of groundwater wells, wherein one or more of the plurality of field instruments comprises a field instrument configured to measure water level and associated with the pumping well;
a plurality of remote terminal units (RTUs), each in communication with one or more of the plurality of field instruments;
a plurality of remote terminal unit (RTU) communications systems, each in communication with one or more of the plurality of RTUs;
a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) communications system in communication with one or more of the plurality of RTU communications systems;
a SCADA system in communication with the SCADA communications system; and
a wellfield analysis system in communication with the SCADA system;
wherein the pumping well and each of the one or more wells adjacent to the pumping well are equipped with either a modulating valve or a variable frequency pump.