Patents Assigned to SM ENERGY COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20240117706
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and related methods for controlling a pressurized flow from a high or low pressure system. An actuated sand dump system and related methods include a first valve positioned downstream of a high or low pressure system, a second valve positioned downstream of the first valve, a choke positioned between in the first and second valves, a plurality of pressure gauges, and a control unit operable to automatically open and close the first and second valves and the choke in a predetermined sequence, upon initiating the predetermined sequence, and in response to pressure measurements from the plurality of pressure gauges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SM ENERGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean SAYERS, Nathan GERBER, Ryan DAVIS, Robert BALCER
  • Patent number: 11885199
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and related methods for controlling a pressurized flow from a high or low pressure system. An actuated sand dump system and related methods include a first valve positioned downstream of a high or low pressure system, a second valve positioned downstream of the first valve, a choke positioned between in the first and second valves, a plurality of pressure gauges, and a control unit operable to automatically open and close the first and second valves and the choke in a predetermined sequence, upon initiating the predetermined sequence, and in response to pressure measurements from the plurality of pressure gauges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SM ENERGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean Sayers, Nathan Gerber, Ryan Davis, Robert Balcer
  • Publication number: 20230025302
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and related methods for controlling a pressurized flow from a high or low pressure system. An actuated sand dump system and related methods include a first valve positioned downstream of a high or low pressure system, a second valve positioned downstream of the first valve, a choke positioned between in the first and second valves, a plurality of pressure gauges, and a control unit operable to automatically open and close the first and second valves and the choke in a predetermined sequence, upon initiating the predetermined sequence, and in response to pressure measurements from the plurality of pressure gauges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: SM ENERGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean SAYERS, Nathan GERBER, Ryan DAVIS, Robert BALCER