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20150226051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALLY PERFORMING WELL TESTING - A method for locally performing a well test may include receiving, at a processor, data associated with a flow of hydrocarbons directed into an output pipe via a multi-selector valve configured to couple to one or more hydrocarbon wells. The method may also include determining one or more virtual flow rates of the liquid and gas components based on the data. The method may then send a signal to a separator configured to couple to the output pipe, wherein the signal is configured to cause the separator to perform a well test for a respective well when the virtual flow rates of the liquid and gas components do not substantially match well test data associated with the respective well, wherein the well test data comprises one or more flow rates of the liquid and gas components determined during a previous well test for the respective well. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226056 | MULTI-USE DATA PROCESSING CIRCUITRY FOR WELL MONITORING - A circuit for processing data associated with a well may include a power port that receives an input voltage and a processor. The processor may receive data associated with one or more properties of the well and a well device configured to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from the well. The processor may also receive a value that corresponds to the input voltage. The processor may then operate in a first power mode when the value is not greater than a threshold, such that the first power mode may limit one or more processes performed by the processor to conserve power. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED WELL ANALYSIS AND CONTROL - A system may include a well device to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from a well and a monitoring device to receive data associated with one or more properties of the well and the well device. The monitoring device is disposed on the well device and receives pressure data and temperature data associated with the well device. The monitoring device may then determine an inflow performance relationship, a tubing performance relationship, a choke performance relationship, and a wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof based on the pressure data and the temperature data. The monitoring device may also generate at least one plot that illustrates the inflow performance relationship, the tubing performance relationship, the choke performance relationship, and the wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof. The monitoring system may then display the at least one plot on a display device disposed on the monitoring system. | 08-13-2015 |