US 11,988,204 B2
Wellsite pumping systems and methods of operation
Alexander S. Chretien, Duncan, OK (US); Stanley V. Stephenson, Duncan, OK (US); and Mark A. Adams, Duncan, OK (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/262,110
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/066944
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/131085, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0301815 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04B 51/00 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 51/00 (2013.01) [F04B 49/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); F04B 2203/0209 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. A method for performing a surface operation at a wellsite, the method comprising:
operating a pumping system comprising a motor, a transmission, and a pump to pump a fluid into a borehole;
monitoring operation of the pumping system with a control system;
determining, with the control system, if at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump is operating outside of predetermined parameters stored in a database;
evaluating, with the control system, the operation of the pumping system to determine at least one component of the motor, the transmission, or the pump that is most likely a cause of the at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump to be operating outside of the predetermined parameters stored in the database, wherein the at least one component is a compromised component; and
automatically adjusting operation of at least one of the motor, the transmission, or the pump with the control system based on the evaluation to operate the pumping system without the compromised component or at a reduced pumping rate.