Well construction communication and control

A method comprising:

• operating a processing system comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein operating the processing system comprises operating an arbiter, wherein operating the arbiter comprises:
• receiving commands from one or more non-prioritized actors and one or more prioritized actors;
• repeatedly issuing an earliest received, non-issued command received from the one or more non-prioritized actors, wherein execution of an immediately preceding issued command is completed or is terminated by a sending actor of the immediately preceding issued command before a subsequent earliest received, non-issued command is issued;
• and
• issuing a command received from one of the one or more prioritized actors upon receipt of the command received from one of the one or more prioritized actors, wherein issuance of the command received from the one of the one or more prioritized actors is operable to interrupt issuance and execution of a conflicting command received from the one or more non-prioritized actors;
• and
• wherein the commands from the one or more non-prioritized actors and the one or more prioritized actors are issued to one or more equipment controllers operable to control equipment of a well construction system.

A method comprising:

• operating a first processing system communicatively coupled to a network and comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein operating the first processing system comprises:
• executing one or more job plans based on conditions of a well construction system;
• and
• transmitting the one or more job plans through the network;
• operating a second processing system communicatively coupled to the network and comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein operating the first processing system comprises operating a human-machine interface (HMI), wherein operating the HMI comprises transmitting through the network an HMI command based on user input into the HMI;
• and
• operating a third processing system communicatively coupled to the network and comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein operating the first processing system comprises:
• receiving the one or more job plans;
• generating job commands based on the one or more job plans;
• and
• operating an arbiter comprising:
• receiving the job commands and the HMI command;
• repeatedly, issuing an earliest received, non-issued one of the job commands, wherein execution of an immediately preceding issued job command is completed or is terminated by the third processing system based on the one or more job plans before a subsequent earliest received, non-issued one of the job commands is issued;
• and
• issuing the HMI command upon receipt of the HMI command, wherein issuance of the HMI command is operable to interrupt issuance and execution of a conflicting job command of the job commands;
• and
• wherein the job commands and the HMI command are issued to one or more equipment controllers operable to control equipment of the well construction system.