Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Margis

Matthew R. Margis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Optimization of fuel consumption in equipment used in well site operations
    Patent number: 10151178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring, calculating, and/or optimizing the consumption of fuel in operating motorized equipment in well site operations or other jobs are provided. In one embodiment the methods comprise: calculating a set of fuel consumption rates for one or more engines at a job site as a function of a speed of each engine, a hydraulic horsepower load to be provided by each engine, and an external parasitic load to be provided by each engine; identifying one or more operating speeds for the one or more engines during an operation at the job site based at least in part on the set of fuel consumption rates for the one or more engines; and operating the one or more engines at the one or more operating speeds during an operation at the job site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley V. Stephenson, Matthew R. Margis, Philip A. Rogers
  • OPTIMIZATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION IN EQUIPMENT USED IN WELL SITE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20160230512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring, calculating, and/or optimizing the consumption of fuel in operating motorized equipment in well site operations or other jobs are provided. In one embodiment the methods comprise: calculating a set of fuel consumption rates for one or more engines at a job site as a function of a speed of each engine, a hydraulic horsepower load to be provided by each engine, and an external parasitic load to be provided by each engine; identifying one or more operating speeds for the one or more engines during an operation at the job site based at least in part on the set of fuel consumption rates for the one or more engines; and operating the one or more engines at the one or more operating speeds during an operation at the job site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley V. Stephenson, Matthew R. Margis, Philip A. Rogers