US 12,306,064 B2
Engine condition and control through the use of a pump as a dynamometer
Stanley Vernon Stephenson, Duncan, OK (US); Timothy Holiman Hunter, Duncan, OK (US); Billy D. Coskrey, Duncan, OK (US); David Rand Hill, Duncan, OK (US); Andrew Silas Clyburn, Duncan, OK (US); and Corey Gene Ralls, Duncan, OK (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/376,445.
Prior Publication US 2023/0012856 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G01M 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 15/02 (2013.01) 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wellbore servicing system, comprising:
an engine;
one or more pumps configured to direct a fluid into a wellbore, wherein the one or more pumps are fluidly coupled to the wellbore via a flowline, and wherein the engine is configured to drive the one or more pumps;
an engine control module (ECM) coupled to the engine and configured to perform diagnostics on the engine;
a controller coupled to the one or more pumps and configured to determine volumetric efficiency of each of the one or more pumps; and
an information handling system, wherein the ECM and the controller are communicatively coupled to the information handling system, and wherein the information handling system is configured to determine an engine condition based on a comparison of an output of the engine with an output of the one or more pumps.