US 12,437,348 B2
Blockchain mine at oil or gas facility
Stephen Barbour, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to Upstream Data Inc., Lloydminster (CA)
Filed by Upstream Data Inc., Lloydminster (CA)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/952,132.
Application 17/952,132 is a continuation of application No. 16/484,728, granted, now 11,574,372, previously published as PCT/CA2018/050135, filed on Feb. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/456,380, filed on Feb. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153928 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2024.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [E21B 41/00 (2013.01); F02M 21/0209 (2013.01); F02M 21/0218 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 16/2315 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01); H02J 9/06 (2013.01)] 58 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system connectable to a network that stores or has access to a blockchain database with transactional information for a digital currency, the system comprising:
a generator connectable to a source of combustible gas to receive a continuous flow of combustible gas to power the generator, in which the source of combustible gas comprises a hydrocarbon production, storage, or processing facility, which has a disposal device for excess combustible gas from the source of combustible gas or electricity from the generator; and
a blockchain mining device connected to the generator to reduce the amount of the combustible gas or the electricity disposed of via the disposal device;
in which:
the blockchain mining device has a plurality of mining processors and is configured with a network interface;
the network interface is configured to, in use, be connected to receive and transmit data through the internet to the network; and
the plurality of mining processors are connected to the network interface and adapted to mine transactions associated with the blockchain database and to communicate with the blockchain database.