Patent protects a field-proven approach that gives AI the ability to autonomously control well backpressure and ESP performance in real time.
Physical AI provides operators with a practical, scalable path to protect deployed capital by extending run life, reduce operating costs, and deploy autonomous solutions across the field.”— Brandon BrownOKLAHOMA CITY, OK, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — ROAM-AI, a leader in advanced energy technology, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,662,918 for its mechanism that dynamically optimizes backpressure on producing oil wells. This patented system, tailored for wells utilizing electric submersible pump (ESP) artificial lift, has already been implemented in some of North America’s most productive oilfields, including the Permian and Williston basins.
Conventional ESP optimization typically relies on intermittent engineering analysis and on-site manual adjustments. Even when software flags an opportunity, recommendations often pile up faster than field and engineering teams can review and act on them. ROAM-AI’s method bridges this divide by merging artificial intelligence, edge computing, and physical wellsite control to continuously regulate a well’s backpressure choke valve using real-time operational data and machine learning models. This yields a new type of physical AI that goes beyond models and recommendations, directly executing setpoint adjustments in the field while staying within engineer-defined limits.
“This patent represents a fundamentally different approach to artificial lift management that accelerates ESP performance optimization to machine speed,” said David Benham, CPTO and Co-Founder of ROAM-AI. “Beyond the autonomous optimization benefit, the valve controller makes it possible to hold tubing pressure within a fine-grained operating window, within plus or minus 5 psi in many cases. That level of precision brings greater consistency and stability to ESP-lifted wells while increasing oil production.”
The invention enables rapid, automated responses to shifting well conditions while operating within predetermined physical constraints. It can optimize backpressure based on various factors such as oil, gas, and water flow rates, equipment performance, downhole conditions, failure risk, and production economics.
For the oil and gas sector, this patent marks a significant step from labor-intensive wellsite operations toward autonomous execution. By integrating real-time data, intelligent control, and hardware at the wellhead, ROAM-AI allows operators to move past monitoring and advisory analytics, reaching a new intelligent wellsite capable of closed-loop production optimization that enhances both safety and well performance.
“More than recognition of a new technology, this patent validates the operating model ROAM-AI was built around,” said Brandon Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of ROAM-AI. “Rather than only generating setpoint recommendations that field teams cannot possibly execute at scale, our patented approach gives AI the hands to do real work at the wellsite, around the clock. Physical AI provides operators with a practical, scalable path to protect deployed capital by extending run life, reduce operating costs, and deploy autonomous solutions across the field.”
The patent, titled “System for Dynamic Optimization of Back Pressure on a Fluid Well,” was granted on June 23, 2026, and lists David Benham as the inventor and ROAM-AI LLC as the assignee.
About ROAM-AI LLC
Based in Oklahoma City, ROAM-AI provides operators with patented, AI-powered solutions that transform ESP performance, chemical management, and wellsite monitoring. Built by operators for operators, ROAM-AI bridges the gap between data and decision-making by delivering actionable insights that maximize uptime, increase production, extend pump life, reduce costs, and ultimately give back time to engineers to focus on the next value-driving priority, such as strategic asset planning and long-term production optimization. ROAM-AI's secure, future-ready platform integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure, enabling operators to deploy autonomous solutions at any scale. For more information visit: roam-ai.io
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