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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Lewis Callaway, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Kim Hodgson, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/00 (2006.01); F04B 23/04 (2006.01); F04B 23/06 (2006.01); F04B 51/00 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04B 49/20 (2006.01); F04B 17/03 (2006.01); F04B 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 17/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 51/00 (2013.01); F04B 1/00 (2013.01); F04B 23/04 (2013.01); F04B 23/06 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); F04B 49/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); F04B 11/0058 (2013.01); F04B 17/03 (2013.01); F04B 17/05 (2013.01); F04B 2201/0201 (2013.01); F04B 2205/03 (2013.01); F04B 2205/04 (2013.01); F04B 2205/05 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pumping system including a plurality of pumps each having a pump fluid outlet, a drive shaft, a prime mover, and fluid displacing members operatively coupled with the drive shaft. A common fluid conduit may be fluidly coupled with each pump fluid outlet. A control system of the pumping system includes position sensors operable to generate information relating to phase and/or speed of each pump, pressure sensors operable to generate information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and a controller in communication with the position and pressure sensors. The controller is operable to cause the prime movers to adjust the phasing of the pumps with respect to each other, based on the information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and synchronize the speed of the pumps.


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