Patents by Inventor Edwin Guy Faught

Edwin Guy Faught 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).

  • Patent number: 10415562
    Abstract: Automated operation of well site pumping equipment, including generating a mathematical belief model for maintaining an interrelationship between flow rate achievable by a pump unit discharge pressure of the pump unit, and probability of achieving the flow rate at corresponding discharge pressure. Speed of the pump unit is controlled to achieve a target speed based on a flow rate set-point and the mathematical belief model and updating the mathematical belief model at least while the target speed is achieved. Updating the mathematical belief model may include increasing the probability of achieving the flow rate set-point when actual flow rate of the pump unit is not less than the flow rate set-point and decreasing the probability of achieving the flow rate set-point when the actual flow rate of the pump unit is less than the flow rate set-point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marcos Kajita, Miguel Angel Lopez, Hassanain A. Jwair, Manuel Alfonso Bobadilla Larios, Edwin Guy Faught
  • Publication number: 20180363640
    Abstract: Automated operation of well site pumping equipment, including generating a mathematical belief model for maintaining an interrelationship between flow rate achievable by a pump unit discharge pressure of the pump unit, and probability of achieving the flow rate at corresponding discharge pressure. Speed of the pump unit is controlled to achieve a target speed based on a flow rate set-point and the mathematical belief model and updating the mathematical belief model at least while the target speed is achieved. Updating the mathematical belief model may include increasing the probability of achieving the flow rate set-point when actual flow rate of the pump unit is not less than the flow rate set-point and decreasing the probability of achieving the flow rate set-point when the actual flow rate of the pump unit is less than the flow rate set-point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Marcos KAJITA, Miguel Angel, Hassanain A. JWAIR, Manuel Alfonso BOBADILLA LARIOS, Edwin Guy FAUGHT
  • Publication number: 20140095114
    Abstract: A maintenance terminal unit is provided with a processor and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor. The computer readable medium is non-transitory and local to the processor. The computer readable medium stores computer executable instructions, that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: (1) receive equipment operations parameter data indicative of an operating status of a plurality of equipment, wherein separate equipment operations parameter data is received for at least two of the plurality of equipment; (2) translate the equipment operations parameter data relative to at least one threshold level into management operations data; (3) generate indicia of logs for the plurality of equipment; (4) generate indicia of log entries for the plurality of equipment; and (5) display indicia of the logs and log entries. The equipment can be wellsite equipment located at a wellsite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hubertus V. Thomeer, Edwin Guy Faught, Kay Stefan Capps, Kyle Charles Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140095554
    Abstract: A management operations data tracking system and method are disclosed. The management operations data tracking system has one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions cause the one or more processor to receive equipment operations parameter data indicative of an operating status of one or more equipment. The equipment operations parameter data is translated relative to a threshold level. A log is created for the one or more equipment and within the log one or more log entry is created indicative of the operation at sequential instants of time of the one or more equipment. The translated equipment operations parameter data is segmented and stored within the one or more log entry for the one or more equipment. The translated and segmented data is then transmitted and synchronized with a central hub. The equipment can be wellsite equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hubertus V. Thomeer, Edwin Guy Faught, Kay Stefan Capps, Kyle Charles Marshall