公开(公告)号：US20210077923A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US16573723

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Koby Byron Carlson ,  Matthew Allen Kieke ,  Shawn Marshall Woodard ,  Kenneth Paul Hagar

IPC: B01D21/30 ,  E21B43/34 ,  B01D21/00

Abstract: A sand handling system having, for example, one to three sand separators are configured to be operatively connected to a well and an inlet of a common dumping vessel. Advantageously, the dumping vessel has a sensor to measure an amount of sand in the dumping vessel and provide a signal to a programmable controller which is arranged to dump the dumping vessel when a specified amount of sand is in the dumping vessel. The system automates the sand handling process and also measures and records data associated with a number of flowback parameters. The data can then be used in well design to improve oil and/or gas production, lessen sand production, reduce well damage and/or equipment corrosion due to, for example, sand.

公开(公告)号：US11607628B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16573723

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Koby Byron Carlson ,  Matthew Allen Kieke ,  Shawn Marshall Woodard ,  Kenneth Paul Hagar

IPC: B01D21/30 ,  B01D21/00 ,  E21B43/34 ,  B01D21/24 ,  E21B21/06

Abstract: A sand handling system having, for example, one to three sand separators are configured to be operatively connected to a well and an inlet of a common dumping vessel. Advantageously, the dumping vessel has a sensor to measure an amount of sand in the dumping vessel and provide a signal to a programmable controller which is arranged to dump the dumping vessel when a specified amount of sand is in the dumping vessel. The system automates the sand handling process and also measures and records data associated with a number of flowback parameters. The data can then be used in well design to improve oil and/or gas production, lessen sand production, reduce well damage and/or equipment corrosion due to, for example, sand.