Patents by Inventor Bryan C. Lucas

Bryan C. Lucas 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).

  • Tank fluid level management
    Patent number: 9933791
    Abstract: A pumping system and method for blending hydraulic fracturing fluids includes a liquid additive holding tank having an outlet at a bottom of the holding tank, a first sensor at a first location in the holding tank adjacent a lower portion of the holding tank, and a second sensor at a second location in the holding tank above the first location. The pumping system further includes a liquid additive pump to deliver fluid gravity fed from the outlet of the holding tank, a chemical transfer pump to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a first signal that a fluid level of the holding tank is below the first sensor and cease to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a second signal from the second sensor indicating the fluid level is above the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan C. Lucas, James R. Troutman, Mehdi Mazrooee
  • TANK FLUID LEVEL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160291609
    Abstract: A pumping system and method for blending hydraulic fracturing fluids includes a liquid additive holding tank having an outlet at a bottom of the holding tank, a first sensor at a first location in the holding tank adjacent a lower portion of the holding tank, and a second sensor at a second location in the holding tank above the first location. The pumping system further includes a liquid additive pump to deliver fluid gravity fed from the outlet of the holding tank, a chemical transfer pump to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a first signal that a fluid level of the holding tank is below the first sensor and cease to pump fluid into the holding tank in response to receiving a second signal from the second sensor indicating the fluid level is above the second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan C. Lucas, James R. Troutman, Mehdi Mazrooee