Well construction communication and control

An apparatus comprising:

• a network;
• one or more equipment controller communicatively coupled to the network and operable to control equipment of a well construction system;
• a first processing system communicatively coupled to the network and comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein the first processing system is operable to:
• develop a job plan based on current conditions of the well construction system and geological and/or geophysical data descriptive of a target formation of a well to be constructed by the well construction system, wherein the job plan includes details pertaining to trajectory of the well and mud, casing, drill bits, and bottom hole assembly components to be used during the constructions;
• and
• transmit the job plan through the network;
• and
• a second processing system communicatively coupled to the network and comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein the second processing system is operable to:
• receive the job plan through the network;
• implement the job plan comprising generating commands for the one or more equipment controllers based on the job plan;
• transmit, through the network, the commands to the one or more equipment controllers for execution of the commands by the one or more equipment controllers;
• and
• iteratively:
• monitor, through the network, the current conditions of the well construction system during execution of commands by the one or more equipment controllers;
• update the implementation of the job plan comprising generating updated commands for the one or more equipment controllers based on the job plan and on the current conditions of the well construction system when the current conditions of the well construction system indicate a deviation from the implementation;
• and
• transmit, through the network, the updated commands to the one or more equipment controllers for execution of the updated commands by the one or more equipment controllers.

A method comprising:

• operating a first processing system comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, wherein operating the first processing system comprises:
• receiving a job plan developed by a second processing system, wherein the job plan:
• is based on geological and/or geophysical data descriptive of a target formation of a well to be constructed by a well construction system;
• and
• includes details pertaining to trajectory of the well and mud, casing, drill bits, and bottom hole assembly components to be used during the constructions;
• and
• implementing the job plan comprising generating commands for one or more equipment controllers based on the job plan, wherein the one or more equipment controllers are operable to control equipment of the well construction system;
• transmitting, through a network, the commands to the one or more equipment controllers for execution of the commands by the one or more equipment controllers;
• and
• iteratively:
• monitoring, through the network, current conditions of the well construction system during execution of commands by the one or more equipment controllers;
• updating the implementation of the job plan comprising generating updated commands for the one or more equipment controllers based on the job plan and on the current conditions of the well construction system when the current conditions of the well construction system indicate a deviation from the implementation;
• and
• transmitting, through the network, the updated commands to the one or more equipment controllers for execution of the updated commands by the one or more equipment controllers.