Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC

Ross E Moffett

Stephen E Cannon

Clark E Robison

Jeffrey John Lembcke

Bryan A Paulet

Michael S Juenke

Stephen D Long

Robert McDonald

Ashish David Rakhit

Benson Thomas

Manish Agarwal

Phillip Andrew Briggs

Brent Wesley Pickens

Paul M Lachin

Ashish Rakhit

Robert Mcdonald

Stephen Long

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for counterbalancing a pumping unit. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for operation a pumping unit. The method includes measuring an orientation of a component and one or more parameters of the pumping unit while running the pumping unit, and determining an imbalance of the pumping unit according to the measured orientation and one or more parameters.

Apparatus and methods for counterbalancing a pumping unit

An exemplary method of the present disclosure includes causing, by a processing system proximate to the wellbore, injection of the lift gas into the wellbore at a first gas injection rate; obtaining, by the processing system, a first indication of a parameter associated with the wellbore, an arrival of a first fluid at a wellhead associated with the wellbore, or a composition of the first fluid; determining, by the processing system and based on the first indication, at least one of: a second gas injection rate of the intermittent gas lift system, a first period to inject the lift gas with the intermittent gas lift system, or a second period, subsequent to the first period, with no injection of the lift gas by the intermittent gas lift system; and operating, by the processing system, the intermittent gas lift system according to the determination.

Apparatus and methods for operating gas lift wells

A method for operating rod pumping unit for a wellbore includes measuring a parameter of the rod pumping unit at a first location; measuring the parameter of the rod pumping unit at a second location; and subtracting the measured parameters at the second location from the measured parameter at the first location.

Apparatus and method of monitoring a rod pumping unit

Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring one or more parameters associated with an artificial lift system for hydrocarbon production and operating the system based on the measured parameters. One embodiment of the invention provides a lubricator for a plunger lift system, which generally includes a housing, a spring disposed in the housing for absorbing an impact by a plunger, and a sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the spring. One example method of operating a plunger lift system for hydrocarbon production generally includes measuring at least one parameter of a spring disposed in a lubricator of the plunger lift system and operating the plunger lift system based on the measured parameter.

Sensing in artificial lift systems

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Kingwood, TX, United States of America

Ross E Moffett