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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
U.s. Well Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Jared Oehring, Houston, TX (US);
Brandon N. Hinderliter, Houston, TX (US);
Arthur Baron, Houston, TX (US);
U.S. Well Services, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method that remotely monitors and controls proppant usage in a fracturing operation. The system and method allow operators to wirelessly monitor and control proppant storage units from inside a datavan through sensors and control mechanisms that interface with fracturing software to schedule the flow of the proppant. A sensor monitors the weight, container level, or volume of the proppant being used to keep the induced hydraulic fracture open. A serial to Ethernet converter converts this information and sends it wirelessly to a datavan. A user at the datavan controls the proppant usage through a display in the datavan of the storage units with the appropriate weight. The container monitoring software links with the fracturing software, providing real-time information about proppant usage so that the user can properly schedule proppant flow to the well through valves, conveyor belts, and other control mechanisms.