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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Valin Corporation, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Jeffrey Adler, Westminster, CO (US);
Steven Thomas Croft, San Jose, CA (US);
Jared Micah Lanig, Williston, ND (US);
Valin Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for accurately measuring and allocating treated oil. Separators can be modified to include automatic control systems utilizing active flow controls and level sensors. The automatic control systems can be configured to cause oil to flow at a rate and with a duration sufficient to accurately measure the amount of oil transferred from the separator. The systems and methods also provide for a method of correcting for oil density variations. The systems and methods also allow for fail-safe operations by having the active flow controls fail in an open position allowing pre-existing passive flow control valves to operate normally.