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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Bristol, Inc., Watertown, CT (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Matthew Mills, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
BRISTOL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/20 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04B 47/02 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/14 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/127 (2013.01); F04B 47/022 (2013.01); F04B 47/026 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); F04B 53/006 (2013.01); F04B 53/144 (2013.01); F04B 2201/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine operating parameters of a pumping unit for use with wells are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing and a processor positioned in the housing. The processor is to determine a rate at which to operate a motor of a pumping unit to enable a load imparted on a polished rod of the pumping unit to be within a threshold of a reference load or to enable a speed of the polished rod to be within a threshold of a reference speed.