Method and system for monitoring auxiliary operations on mobile drilling units and their application to improving drilling unit efficiency
AssigneeNexen Data Solutions, Inc.
InventorsCharles H. King, Eric E. Maidla
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Abstract
A system for monitoring auxiliary operations on a drilling unit includes at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter related to a start time and a stop time of at least one auxiliary operation on the drilling unit. The system includes a data acquisition device configured to determine a start time and a stop time of the at least one auxiliary operation from measurements made by the at least one sensor. The data acquisition device includes a data recorder for recording elapsed time between the start time and the stop time.
Claims20
A system for monitoring auxiliary operations on a drilling unit, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter related to a start time and a stop time of at least one auxiliary operation on the drilling unit;
- a data acquisition device configured to determine a start time and a stop time of the at least one auxiliary operation from measurements made by the at least one sensor, the data acquisition device including a data recorder for recording elapsed time between the start time and the stop time.
A method for determining auxiliary operating time on a drilling unit, comprising:
- measuring at least one parameter related to a start time and a stop time of at least one auxiliary operation;
- characterizing the auxiliary operation based on at least one of the start time, the stop time and the parameter measured;
- determining an elapsed time from the measurements of the at least one parameter;
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- at least one of storing and displaying the elapsed time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.