Patent ID: 9121270
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: E21B,F04D

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a pump system pumping fluid into a piping system, the piping system exhibits a resiliency characteristic by which the piping system elastically deforms when the fluid is introduced under pressure, the method comprising: determining a resiliency level of the piping system based on the resiliency characteristic of the piping system as being one of at least a low resiliency level and a high resiliency level; operating a pump assembly based on the resiliency level of the piping system, wherein the pump assembly is operated differently when the piping system is the low resiliency level as compared to when the piping system is the high resiliency level; and conducting a flow test based on the resiliency level of the piping system to determine if flow is occurring in the piping system.