Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

William Ruhle

Dinesh Ananda Shetty

Srividhya Sridhar

Andrew Nagler

Andi Kabuci

A system and method to predict or detect screen outs by measuring pressure conditions in the well in real-time, and that conducts mitigation of the condition. Pressure responses of the well are detected during a fracture operation. The system processes the pressure responses by removing the effects of non-screen out related factors. A mathematical model is applied to the pressure responses to detect or predict the screen out. In response to the screen out detection or prediction, corrective action may be initiated.

Detection and prediction of screen outs during downhole fracturing operations

Some implementations include a method for an electronic control system for controlling equipment at a wellsite. The method may include detecting input associated with a state change of the equipment at the wellsite. The method also may include simulating the state change of the equipment. The method also may include determining, based on the simulation of the state change, that the state change will cause undesirable conditions of the equipment at the wellsite.

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