Patents Assigned to Shanks Tech Ltd
  • Advanced diagnostics and control system for artificial lift systems
    Patent number: 12180825
    Abstract: A diagnostics and control system (DCS) for an artificial lift system (ALS) in a well, comprising: a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensors for monitoring and obtaining measurements at a power source of the ALS and at a downhole pump of the ALS; a conditioning subsystem configured to measure ALS system performance data; a processing subsystem configured to receive communications from the conditioning subsystem and comprising a processor configured to process sensor data obtained by the sensor network; and a permanent local wellsite monitor that is controlled by the processing subsystem and is powered using a production controller of the ALS, wherein the permanent local wellsite monitor comprises a central surveillance center for transmitting commands and coordinating testing of the ALS among the sensor network, the conditioning subsystem, and the processing subsystem; wherein a condition of the ALS is evaluated by the permanent local wellsite monitor using the processed sensor data, testing results a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, SHANKS TECH LTD
    Inventors: Rafael Adolfo Lastra Melo, Dave Shanks, Jinjiang Xiao, Christopher Wrighton
  • ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230296015
    Abstract: A diagnostics and control system (DCS) for an artificial lift system (ALS) in a well, comprising: a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensors for monitoring and obtaining measurements at a power source of the ALS and at a downhole pump of the ALS; a conditioning subsystem configured to measure ALS system performance data; a processing subsystem configured to receive communications from the conditioning subsystem and comprising a processor configured to process sensor data obtained by the sensor network; and a permanent local wellsite monitor that is controlled by the processing subsystem and is powered using a production controller of the ALS, wherein the permanent local wellsite monitor comprises a central surveillance center for transmitting commands and coordinating testing of the ALS among the sensor network, the conditioning subsystem, and the processing subsystem; wherein a condition of the ALS is evaluated by the permanent local wellsite monitor using the processed sensor data, testing results a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Shanks Tech Ltd
    Inventors: Rafael Adolfo Lastra Melo, Dave Shanks, Jinjiang Xiao, Christopher Wrighton