Stage profiles for operations of hydraulic systems and associated methods

Abstract

A system and method of enhancing operation of hydraulic fracturing equipment at a hydraulic fracturing wellsite may include determining if a hydraulic fracturing stage profiles are available for use for hydraulic fracturing equipment at a wellsite. The method may include prompting an acceptance or amendment of one of the hydraulic fracturing stage profiles for a hydraulic fracturing pumping stage. The method may include, in response to an amendment of one of the hydraulic fracturing stage profiles, prompting acceptance of the amended hydraulic fracturing stage profile as the current hydraulic fracturing stage profile for use in association with the controller. The method may include, when a hydraulic fracturing stage profile is not available, prompting configuration of hydraulic fracturing pumping stage parameters for the current hydraulic fracturing stage profile. The method may include storing the current hydraulic fracturing stage profile as the previous hydraulic fracturing stage profile in association with the controller.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method of operating equipment at a selected site, the method comprising:
 determining if one or more equipment operating stage profiles is available for use in association with a controller in operative communications with one or more pumps, the one or more equipment operating stage profiles including one or more pumping stage parameters and a plurality of pumping stages at a selected site;   in response to a determination that a previous equipment operating stage profile is available for use by the controller, accepting or amending the previous operating stage profile as a current operating stage profile for a pumping stage for the one or more pumps;   in response to a reception of an amendment of the previous hydraulic fracturing stage profile:
 accepting the amended previous equipment operating stage profile as the current equipment operating stage profile, and 
 storing the current equipment operating stage profile in memory as another previous equipment operating stage profile for use in association with the controller; and 
   in response to a determination that the previous equipment operating stage profile is not available for use in association with the controller:
 configuring the one or more pumping stage parameters for the one or more pumps for the current equipment operating stage profile; and 
 verifying that the one or more pumping stage parameters in the current operating equipment stage profile is correct for use with the one or more pumps.