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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Lee David Rhyne, Cypress, TX (US);
Peter Crowder, Houston, TX (US);
Hariprasad Janakiram Subramani, Houston, TX (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
An acoustic sand monitor system includes an exciter assembly and a receiver that are configured to be coupled to an accumulator vessel. Separating equipment separates sand from a fluid stream produced by a well. The accumulator vessel collects the sand separated from the fluid stream. The exciter assembly causes vibrations of the accumulator vessel and the receiver measures audio signals generated by the vibrations of the accumulator vessel. A control system analyzes the audio signal to determine the amount of sand collected in the accumulator vessel.