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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/02 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 23/04 (2006.01); F04B 49/10 (2006.01); F04B 49/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/02 (2013.01); F04B 23/04 (2013.01); F04B 49/106 (2013.01); F04B 49/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05);
Abstract
A method for controlling changes in pump flow rates. The method involves identifying a first plurality of pumps scheduled to go offline and calculating a corresponding total flow decrease rate. Additionally, a second plurality of pumps intended to go online is identified, and a total flow increase rate is calculated based on these pumps. A determination is then made as to whether the difference between the total flow decrease rate and the total flow increase rate exceeds a predetermined flow rate threshold. If the threshold is exceeded, pump throttling is implemented based on this determination to manage the change in flow rates.