Systems and methods for collecting, displaying, analyzing, recording, and transmitting fluid hydrocarbon production monitoring and control data

A system for processing information from instruments associated with hydrocarbon processing equipment, the system comprising:

• (a) a communication system;
• and
• (b) a computing system, said computing system comprising:
• (1) a computing device with a data processor;
• (2) an operating system;
• (3) software including executable code written for performing tasks of the computing system;
• (4) said data processor adapted for executing said software;
• (5) a display device;
• (6) a camera;
• and
• (7) a geographical position fixing system;
• (c) said computing system being in communication with said communication system, said computing system adapted for monitoring the instruments associated with said hydrocarbon processing equipment and for communicating data from said instruments;
• (d) said computing system being adapted for detecting the proximity of said computing device to nearby instruments associated with said hydrocarbon processing equipment and for obtaining data from detected nearby instruments, each of said instruments being in electronic communication with a wireless transceiver;
• and
• e) said computing system being adapted to display said data from said detected nearby instruments and to superimpose said data onto said display device to provide a graphical user interface;
• f) said computing system being adapted for comparing data from said instruments to norm data indicative of normal equipment operating condition limits;
• g) said computing system being adapted for providing an alert when said data from the instruments differs from said norm data;
• and
• h) said computing system being adapted for providing identification information about one or more particular instruments whose data differs from said norm data for said one or more particular instruments to assist in confirming the identity of said one or more particular instruments.