Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Kenneth Ray Coffman

Bryan John Lewis

Stanley Vernon Stephenson

Tim H Hunter

Bruce Carl Lucas

Adam Lynn Marks

A system for reducing far-field noise produced by well operations includes a passive sound barrier shielding an area, in which the well operations are performed, in an open-air environment. The system further includes a sound sensor to receive near-field noise from the well operations. The system further includes an analysis module, coupled to the sound sensor, to generate an anti-noise signal. The system further includes active anti-noise generators, coupled to the analysis module, to generate anti-noise, based on the anti-noise signal, that destructively interferes with noise from the well operations outside of the passive sound barrier at a predetermined distance from the passive sound barrier. The analysis module generates the anti-noise signal based on the near-field noise, the predetermined distance, and adjustable positions and orientations of the active anti-noise generators.

Reducing far-field noise produced by well operations

A method for reducing noise produced by well operations includes obtaining a list of equipment performing the well operations in an open-air environment. The method further includes obtaining a mapping between engine rotations-per-minute ('RPM'), load, and noise produced by a combination of the equipment. The method further includes selecting a set point comprising gear number and engine speed, respectively for each engine, that minimizes the noise produced for the combination of the equipment based on the mapping. The method further includes adjusting each engine driving the well operations to operate at the respective set point.

Reducing noise produced by well operations

A method for noise attenuation includes comparing a frequency of noise generated by a plurality of noise sources with a plurality of frequencies associated with a pre-determined noise spectrum and stored in a computer system, identifying one or more noise sources that generate the noise based on the comparison of the frequency of the noise and the plurality of frequencies stored in the computer system; generating anti-noise corresponding to the noise; and outputting the anti-noise using one or more noise mitigation devices associated with the one or more noise sources.

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Kenneth Ray Coffman