Methods and systems for providing a package of sensors to enhance subterranean operations
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMarty Paulk, Loyd Eddie East, Jr., Ronald Johannes Dirksen
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Abstract
A method and system for autonomously enhancing the performance of rig operations at a rig-site, including subterranean operations at a rig-site. The system may include an integrated control system, wherein the integrated control system monitors one or more parameters of sensor units of the rig operations, and a central computer that can communicate with sensor units reporting the health and operational status of the rig operations. The system may further be upgraded by a package of sensors attached to the various tools that allow the central computer an overall synchronized view of the rig operations.
Claims20
An integrated system for enhancing the performance of subterranean operations comprising:
- an integrated control system;
- wherein the integrated control system monitors one or more subterranean operations;
- wherein the integrated control system comprises a centralized functional unit communicatively coupled to one or more functional units that require monitoring;
- wherein the one or more functional units record data;
- wherein the centralized functional unit monitors the one or more functional units based, at least in part, on the recorded data;
- a package of sensors, wherein the package of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least two different types of sensors;
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- wherein the package of sensors is communicatively coupled to at least one of the one or more functional units, wherein the centralized function unit receives data from the package of sensors corresponding to the at least one of the one or more functional units.
A method for enhancing the performance of subterranean operations comprising:
- providing a package of sensors that enhance the performance of subterranean operations, wherein the package of sensors are communicatively coupled to one or more functional units that require monitoring, wherein the package of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise at least two different types of sensors;
- receiving data relating to a subterranean operation from at least one sensor of the package of sensors corresponding to one or more functional units, wherein the function units are communicatively coupled to an integrated control system comprising a centralized function unit;
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- recording the data by the one or more functional units;
- monitoring, by the centralized function unit, the one or more functional units based, at least in part, on the recorded data.
An integrated subterranean operation control system for enhancing the performance of subterranean operations comprising:
- an integrated control system comprising a centralized data acquisition server communicatively coupled to one or more functional units that require monitoring;
- wherein the one or more functional units record data;
- wherein the centralized data acquisition server monitors the one or more functional units based, at least in part, on the recorded data;
- a package of sensors, wherein the package of sensors is communicatively coupled to at least one of the one or more functional units to enhance subterranean operations, wherein the package of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least two different types of sensors, and wherein the centralized data acquisition server receives the data from at least one sensor of the package of sensors communicatively coupled to one or more functional units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.