Controller for oil wells using a heated probe sensor
CA 2240606 C · Owner: Bevan, Stuart F. · Inventors: Bevan, Stuart F.; Lownie, Timothy
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A controller for controlling the pump unit of an oil well includes a sensor having a first and second probe for placement in the flow of oil from the well bore. Each of the probes contains a heater. A constant power source is selectively connected to one of the heaters. Each of the probes also includes a linear RTD at each of their tips respectively for generating a signal indicative of the temperature measured at each of the first and second probes. A control unit receives signals from the RTD's and determines a flow rate therefrom. A pump control signal is generated in response to the flow rate wherein the pump control signal continuously varies a predetermined parameter for controlling …
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- Filed June 12, 1998 and granted November 4, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 12, 2018.
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