Patents
US 12209491 B2: Automated sand dump system for oil and gas wells
- Granted
- 2025-01-28
- Filed
- 2023-03-22 application 18125104
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automated sand dump system for oil and gas wells is provided that uses sensed parameters to determine and effective sand level within a sand trap. When the control system determines that the effective sand level reaches a predetermined level, an automated dump sequence is executed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADS Services, LLC 18 patents | US company or organization | Midland, TX | ADS SERVICES, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ellis | Spring, TX | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Charles | Houston, TX | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Thomas Scarborough | Jersey Village, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B43/35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHARLES, SCOTT signed 2023-05-02 ELLIS, BRIAN signed 2023-05-02 SCARBOROUGH, JOHN THOMAS signed 2023-05-02 | ADS SERVICES, LLC MIDLAND, TX | 63523/152 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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