ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,450, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Motor power optimization for downhole motors" was invented by Albert Hoefel (Sugar Land, Texas), Jonathan Wun Shiung Chong (Calgary, Canada), Dwayne Robert Kelly (Edmonton, Canada), Jeffery Anderson (Beaumont, Canada), Derek David Meier (Katy, Texas) and Norman Andrew Weatherhead (Kitchener, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods provided herein relate to optimization of the motor of a pump system. Voltage-frequency ratios are adjusted while maintaining pumps speed in a systematic manner to lower power usage. Oscillations ...