Abstract: A device for detecting temperatures of a rod on a well having a housing; a clamp to secure the housing to a post of the well; a thermal radiation sensor secured to the front end of the housing; a visual radiation sensor secured to the front end of the housing, the visual radiation sensor is vertically aligned with the thermal radiation sensor; a microcontroller system placed inside housing, the microcontroller system includes a microcontroller, a non-volatile memory, and a serial interface in electronic communication; a position device placed inside the housing; a wireless device placed inside the housing; output device placed in the interior cavity of the housing; the microcontroller is in electronic communication with the serial interface for communicating with the visible radiation sensor, the thermal radiation sensor, the output module, the wireless module, and the position module.

Abstract: A device for detecting temperatures of a rod on a well having a housing ; a clamp to secure the housing to a post of the well; a thermal radiation sensor secured to the front end of the housing; a visual radiation sensor secured to the front end of the housing, the visual radiation sensor is vertically aligned with the thermal radiation sensor; a microcontroller system placed inside housing, the microcontroller system includes a microcontroller, a non-volatile memory, and a serial interface in electronic communication; a position device placed inside the housing; a wireless device placed inside the housing; output device placed in the interior cavity of the housing; the microcontroller is in electronic communication with the serial interface for communicating with the visible radiation sensor, the thermal radiation sensor, the output module, the wireless module, and the position module.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and system for wireless remote monitoring and controlling a sucker rod pump for producing hydrocarbons, providing self-adjusting methods for operation over a wide-range of operating conditions according to algorithms that automatically compensate for offset and amplitude drift in sensor data, automatically identify pump off conditions, and automatically optimize hold down time.