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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2024
Spm Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Daryl Belshan, Weatherford, TX (US);
Wesley P. Clark, Weatherford, TX (US);
Ralph Harris, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Chandu Kumar, Fort Worth, TX (US);
SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A controller may monitor an operating parameter relating to at least one of a fluid pump or a prime mover for the fluid pump. The fluid pump may be configured to discharge fluid during a plurality of discharge cycles. The fluid pump may have a suction valve configured to close during the plurality of discharge cycles. The controller may cause, responsive to the operating parameter indicating that the fluid pump is to be deactivated, the suction valve to be maintained in an open position throughout one or more discharge cycles of the plurality of discharge cycles.