Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. DaCunha

Jeffrey J. DaCunha 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: 10145230
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved monitoring of downhole pump conditions may provide real-time monitoring, high accuracy, and low noise when monitoring downhole pump conditions. Systems for monitoring pump conditions may be coupled to any suitable sucker rod pump, and may gather desired data from the pump. The desired data may be gathered at several points-in-time during a pump stroke to provide real-time monitoring. A wave equation corresponding to the behavior of the downhole pump may be solved when the desired data is received to provide real-time monitor. In some embodiments, the wave equation may be solved by separating it into static and dynamic solutions. In some embodiments, the dynamic solution of the wave equation may be solved utilizing an integral-based method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: HENRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. DaCunha
  • Publication number: 20160102542
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved monitoring of downhole pump conditions may provide real-time monitoring, high accuracy, and low noise when monitoring downhole pump conditions. Systems for monitoring pump conditions may be coupled to any suitable sucker rod pump, and may gather desired data from the pump. The desired data may be gathered at several points-in-time during a pump stroke to provide real-time monitoring. A wave equation corresponding to the behavior of the downhole pump may be solved when the desired data is received to provide real-time monitor. In some embodiments, the wave equation may be solved by separating it into static and dynamic solutions. In some embodiments, the dynamic solution of the wave equation may be solved utilizing an integral-based method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Henry Research and Development LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. DaCunha
  • Patent number: 9279838
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor; correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: LONG MEADOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Publication number: 20150226775
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor, correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: LONG MEADOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Patent number: 9041332
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor; correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Long Meadow Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Publication number: 20150091492
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor; correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: LONG MEADOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Publication number: 20140343743
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting energy consumption for a set of loads in an oil and gas field lease includes a network, a network server connected to the network, a set of energy monitoring devices connected to the network, the set of loads connected to the set of energy monitoring devices, an electricity meter connected to the set of loads and the set of energy monitoring devices, a power supply connected to the electricity meter, and an electricity utility company connected to the network and to the power supply. The method includes the steps of receiving an electricity meter reading, receiving an amount of energy consumed by each load, receiving an amount of energy generated by each load, and determining a correct net energy consumption for each load of the set of loads from the electricity meter reading, the amount of energy consumed, and the amount of energy generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Long Meadow Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Publication number: 20130127390
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for controlling a motor of a rod pumping system using previous RPMs of the motor and predicting an RPM of the motor; correcting a power factor of a motor of a rod pumping system; allocating energy consumption and allocating energy generation for a set of wells connected to an electricity meter using an amount of energy generated by each well; and generating an alert if a set of data is beyond a threshold for the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. DaCunha, Richard M. Myers
  • Patent number: 8433516
    Abstract: An instrumentation system for assessing operation of a reciprocating pump system which produces hydrocarbons from a non-vertical or a vertical wellbore. The instrumentation system periodically produces a downhole pump card as a function of a directly or indirectly measured surface card and a friction law function from a wave equation which describes the linear vibrations in a long slender rod. A control signal or command signal is generated based on characteristics of the downhole pump card for controlling the pumping system. It also generates a pump and well analysis report that is useful for a pump operation and determination of its condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam G. Gibbs, Doneil M. Dorado, Kenneth B. Nolen, Eric S. Oestreich, Jeffrey J. Dacunha
  • Patent number: 8036829
    Abstract: An instrumentation system for assessing operation of a reciprocating pump system which produces hydrocarbons from a non-vertical or a vertical wellbore. The instrumentation system periodically produces a downhole pump card as a function of a directly or indirectly measured surface card and a friction law function from a wave equation which describes the linear vibrations in a long slender rod. A control signal or command signal is generated based on characteristics of the downhole pump card for controlling the pumping system. It also generates a pump and well analysis report that is useful for a pump operation and determination of its condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam G. Gibbs, Doneil M. Dorado, Kenneth B. Nolen, Eric S. Oestreich, Jeffrey J. DaCunha
  • Publication number: 20100111716
    Abstract: An instrumentation system for assessing operation of a reciprocating pump system which produces hydrocarbons from a non-vertical or a vertical wellbore. The instrumentation system periodically produces a downhole pump card as a function of a directly or indirectly measured surface card and a friction law function from a wave equation which describes the linear vibrations in a long slender rod. A control signal or command signal is generated based on characteristics of the downhole pump card for controlling the pumping system. It also generates a pump and well analysis report that is useful for a pump operation and determination of its condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Sam G. Gibbs, Doneil M. Dorado, Kenneth B. Nolen, Eric S. Oestreich, Jeffrey J. DaCunha