US Patent Issued to BJ Energy Solutions on Aug. 12 for "Methods for detection and mitigation of well screen out" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,379, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to BJ Energy Solutions LLC (The Woodlands, Texas).

"Methods for detection and mitigation of well screen out" was invented by Tony Yeung (The Woodlands, Texas), Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon (The Woodlands, Texas) and Joseph Foster (The Woodlands, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and controllers for detecting and mitigating well screen outs may include a controller configured to operate a fracturing pump to supply fluid at a discharge rate to a wellhead at a fracturing well site. The controller may also operate a blender positioned to deliver a blend of proppant and fluid to the fra...