Automatic determination of pumping methods

Abstract

Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium are provided for automatically determining pumping methods within an oil production environment. Sensor data can be collected from pumps configured in the oil production environment and can be used to generate an advisory statement identifying a new or alternate pumping method to replace a currently deployed pump. The advisory statement can identify a suitable replacement pump and determine the appropriate operating parameters necessary for the new pump to achieve maximal production rates. The advisory statement can be transmitted to a computing device configured within a supervisory control and data acquisition system. The computing device can provide the advisory statement via a display of the computing device.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a first computing device including a data processor, pump sensor data associated with a first pump, the pump sensor data generated by one or more sensors affixed to the first pump configured within an oil production environment and operating according to a first set of operating parameters associated with the first pump, the one or more sensors coupled to the first computing device via a supervisory control and data acquisition system configured with a plurality of computing devices, linked via a network, to monitor and control one or more pumps within the oil production environment in relation to one or more sets of operating parameters associated with the one or more pumps;   generating, by the first computing device, an advisory statement based on the received pump sensor data, the advisory statement identifying a second pump and a second set of operating parameters associated with the second pump; and   providing, by the first computing device, the advisory statement.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pump sensor data includes well head pressure sensor data, flow line pressure sensor data, variable speed drive sensor data, and/or downhole sensor data. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first pump and/or the second pump include at least one of an electric submersible pump, a sucker rod pump, a progressive cavity pump, a beam pump, or a gas lift pump. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating the advisory statement identifying the second pump further includes removing the first pump from a list of one or more pumps available to be identified as the second pump. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second set of operating parameters identified in the advisory statement includes a production estimate associated with the second pump, and an operating frequency associated with the second pump and the production estimate. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the advisory statement identifying the second pump includes a type of the second pump and a model number of the second pump. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating the advisory statement includes analyzing historical pump sensor data associated with the first pump in regard to the first set of operating parameters and generating the advisory statement based on the historical pump data associated with the first pump. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first set and the second set of operating parameters are stored in a memory of the first computing device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more pumps, the one or more operating parameters, and the generated advisory statements are stored in a memory configured on the first computing device or a second computing coupled to the first computing device and the advisory statements are provided via a dashboard interface configured on the second computing device. 
     
     
         10 . A system comprising:
 a first pump operating within an oil production environment according to a first set of operating parameters associated with the first pump;   one or more sensors, affixed to the first pump, the one or more sensors configured to generate pump sensor data associated with the first pump;   a first computing device, including a data processor, the first computing device configured to receive the generated pump sensor data and coupled to the one or more sensors via a supervisory control and data acquisition system configured with a plurality of computing devices, linked via a network, to monitor and control one or more pumps within the oil production environment in relation to one or more sets of operating parameters associated with the one or more pumps, wherein the first computing device includes a memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the data processor to perform operations comprising:
 generating an advisory statement, based on the received pump sensor data, the advisory statement identifying a second pump and a second set of operating parameters associated with the second pump; and 
 providing the advisory statement; and 
   a second computing device, including a data processor and a display, the second computing device configured to receive the advisory statement from the first computing device and to display the advisory statement on a display of the second computing device.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the pump sensor data includes well head pressure sensor data, flow line pressure sensor data, variable speed drive sensor data, and/or downhole sensor data. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first pump and/or the second pump include at least one of an electric submersible pump, a sucker rod pump, a progressive cavity pump, a beam pump, or a gas lift pump. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein generating the advisory statement identifying the second pump further includes removing the first pump from a list of one or more pumps available to be identified as the second pump. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second set of operating parameters identified in the advisory statement includes a production estimate associated with the second pump, and an operating frequency associated with the second pump and the production estimate. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein advisory statement identifying the second pump includes a type of the second pump and a model number of the second pump. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein generating the advisory statement includes analyzing historical pump sensor data associated with the first pump in regard to the first set of operating parameters and generating the advisory statement based on the historical pump data associated with the first pump. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first set and the second set of operating parameters are stored in a memory of the first computing device or the second computing device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more pumps, the one or more operating parameters, and the generated advisory statements are stored in a memory configured on the first computing device or the second computing device and are provided via a dashboard interface configured on the display of the second computing device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the dashboard interface is configured to receive a user input specifying a time frame associated with operation one or more pumps during the user specified time frame, the one or more operating parameters occurring during the user specified time frame, and/or the advisory statements generated during the user specified time frame and in response to the user input display the one or more pumps, the one or more operating parameters, and/or the generated advisory statements associated with the specified time frame. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory machine readable storage medium containing program instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving pump sensor data associated with a first pump, by a computing device including a data processor, the pump sensor data generated by one or more sensors affixed to the first pump operating within an oil production environment according to a first set of operating parameters associated with the first pump, the one or more sensors coupled to the computing device via a supervisory control and data acquisition system configured with a plurality of computing devices, linked via a network, to monitor and control one or more pumps within the oil production environment in relation to one or more sets of operating parameters associated with the one or more pumps;   generating an advisory statement, by the computing device and based on the received pump sensor data, the advisory statement identifying a second pump and a second set of operating parameters associated with the second pump; and   providing, by the computing device, the advisory statement.