Patents
US 12760638 B2: Temperature model benchmarking in flowline environments
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2023-09-27 application 18476133
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for benchmarking a flowline temperature model using acoustic detection techniques is disclosed. A predicted velocity of a pressure wave introduced into the flowline by an acoustic detection subsystem can be determined using temperature data from a known temperature model, and an expected time of flight of the pressure wave to a flowline target feature can be calculated using the predicted velocity. An actual time of flight of the pressure wave to the target feature can also be observed from received pressure data, and when the system detects a difference between the actual and predicted times of flight, an actual pressure wave velocity may be calculated based on the actual time of flight. A corrected temperature value corresponding to the actual pressure wave velocity may be subsequently calculated, and the known temperature model can be revised by substituting the corrected temperature value for the predicted temperature value.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 9,888 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bennett | Houston, TX | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Jeremy C. Nicholson | Houston, TX | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
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 | E21B47/095 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| F17D | Pipe-line systems; pipe-lines | F17D5/06 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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