Method for determining pump flow rate
US9464925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining a flow rate indicator relating to the output flow rate of one or more activated pumps of a pumping station. The pumping station includes a well configured to receive or supply fluid flow. The method includes the step of determining, using a computational device, an operating condition relating to the activated pumps. The activated pumps are temporarily deactivated and a well flow rate relating to the fluid flow is determined, responsive to the determination of the operating condition. The method further includes the step of determining the pump output flow rate indicator using the determined well flow rate. The step of temporarily deactivating the activated pumps involves deactivating the activated pumps for a predetermined period of time and determining the well flow rate over that period of time.
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