Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Koby B Carlson

Don Mayo Coates

Manuel Eduardo Gonzalez

M Clark Thompson

Brian Christopher Llewellyn

David D Walls

Kenneth Paul Hagar

Shawn Marshall Woodard

Kenneth P Kountz

Matthew Allen Kieke

Cynthia G Thane

Coy R Lawrence

Nick J Moschetti

A sand handling system having, for example, one to three sand separators are configured to be operatively connected to a well and an inlet of a common dumping vessel. Advantageously, the dumping vessel has a sensor to measure an amount of sand in the dumping vessel and provide a signal to a programmable controller which is arranged to dump the dumping vessel when a specified amount of sand is in the dumping vessel. The system automates the sand handling process and also measures and records data associated with a number of flowback parameters. The data can then be used in well design to improve oil and/or gas production, lessen sand production, reduce well damage and/or equipment corrosion due to, for example, sand.

Systems and processes for automated sand separation

Systems and methods are provided for supervising the control of wells in a grouping of wells, or 'well pads,' in a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir so as to coordinate operation of the well pad. By coordinating operation of the well pad, hydrocarbon production for the well pad can be optimized. An exemplary method includes the steps of generating a plurality of requests to control individual wells of the well grouping, queuing the requests, and authorizing the requests based on one or more criteria associated with the well grouping so as to coordinate operation of the well grouping.

System and method for well control

An apparatus and method are disclosed for sensing a characteristic of a borehole. An exemplary apparatus includes a conductive pipe; an inlet, connected to the conductive pipe, for applying pulse to the conductive pipe; a resonant network device connected with the conductive pipe; and a transducer which is in operative communication with the resonant network device to measure a borehole characteristic, the transducer being configured to sense a modulated vibration frequency induced in the resonant network device when a pulse is applied to the inlet.

Method and apparatus for sensing a borehole characteristic

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Midland, TX, United States of America

Koby B Carlson