Aerial-based communication system

An aerial mobile communication vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• a monitoring device comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with measuring equipment of an oilfield wellsite;
• and
• a memory including computer program code, wherein the processor, the monitoring device, the memory, and the computer program code are collectively operable to cause the aerial mobile communication vehicle to:
• establish an ad hoc network at the oilfield wellsite, the ad hoc network configured to provide both unidirectional and bidirectional wireless communication solely along the ad hoc network between the measuring equipment, a control center associated with the oilfield wellsite, the aerial mobile communication vehicle, and a first communication device assigned to a first user associated with wellsite equipment in one sector of a plurality of sectors at the oilfield wellsite, wherein the first communication device comprises at least a set of smart glasses;
• receive instructions over the ad hoc network for positioning the aerial mobile communication vehicle over the one sector;
• monitor one or more operating parameters in the one sector by receiving data over the ad hoc network indicative of the operating parameters from the measuring equipment and the first communication device, wherein the operating parameters comprise one or more pressures, one or more temperatures, one or more chemical compositions, or any combination thereof related to the oilfield wellsite;
• communicate the operating parameters over the ad hoc network to the control center;
• receive an oilfield task from the control center for the first user to perform by operating the wellsite equipment, wherein the oilfield task was generated and assigned to the first user based on the operating parameters by:
• displaying visual information from the set of smart glasses to a second user via a second communication device associated with the second user;
• and
• receiving user input from the second communication device indicative of assignment of the oilfield task to the first user;
• and
• provide the oilfield task to the first communication device.

An apparatus in communication with an aerial mobile communication vehicle at an oilfield wellsite, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including computer program code, wherein the processor, the memory, and the computer program code are collectively operable to cause the apparatus to:
• establish an ad hoc network at the oilfield wellsite;
• provide instructions, over the ad hoc network at the oilfield wellsite, for positioning the aerial mobile communication vehicle over a sector of the oilfield wellsite to the aerial mobile communication vehicle, wherein the ad hoc network is established by the aerial mobile communication vehicle and is configured to provide both unidirectional and bidirectional wireless communication between the apparatus, a first communication device comprising a set of smart glasses and associated with a first user at the oilfield wellsite, a control center, and the aerial mobile communication vehicle, and wherein the ad hoc network does not rely on a wireless communication infrastructure;
• receive information from the control center, over the ad hoc network, regarding an oilfield task for the first user to perform by operating wellsite equipment in the sector, wherein the oilfield task is assigned to the first user by:
• displaying visual information from the set of smart glasses to a second user via a second communication device associated with the second user;
• and
• receiving user input from the second communication device indicative of assignment of the oilfield task to the first user;
• send the information to the aerial mobile communication vehicle, wherein the aerial mobile communication vehicle forwards the information to the first communication device;
• and
• receive one or more operating parameters of the wellsite equipment associated with the oilfield task via the first communication device and the aerial mobile communication vehicle.