High performance and grid computing with fault tolerant data distributors quality of service

A data processing system for computerized processing of data for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the data processing system comprising a plurality of master nodes, each with an established quality of service standard profile including an assigned ownership strength, and with the master node of the plurality of master nodes having a highest assigned ownership strength being designated master publisher node, a plurality of processor nodes and a data memory, the data processing further comprising:

• (a) the master node established as a publisher of exploration and production data with an established quality of service standard profile including a durability policy for exploration and production data being processed, the master node performing the steps of:
• (1) transmitting the established quality of service standard profile from the designated master publisher to the subscriber processor nodes;
• (2) establishing with the designated master publisher a domain for exploration and production processing by the designated master publisher and designated ones of the plurality of processor nodes as subscriber processor nodes;
• (3) sending a source data sample of the exploration and production data from the designated master publisher to the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
• (b) the plurality of processor nodes established as subscribers to receive exploration and production data from the designated master publisher, the plurality of processor nodes performing the steps of:
• (1) receiving in the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain the exploration and production data and the established quality of service standard profile from the designated master publisher;
• (2) processing the transmitted exploration and production data in the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
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• (c) the master node further performing the steps of:
• (1) monitoring the processed exploration and production data of the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
• (2) determining whether the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile from the designated master publisher;
• (3) if so, receiving the processed exploration and production data from the designated subscriber processor nodes which comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile;
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• (4) if not, inhibiting at the designated master publisher transfer of the processed exploration and production data from the designated subscriber processor nodes which do not comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile;
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• (5) joining additional processor nodes as designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain during processing of exploration and production data;
• (6) delivering the published exploration and production data to the joined additional processor nodes;
• (7) assembling in the data memory the processed exploration and production data from the designated subscriber processor nodes which comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile;
• (8) monitoring performance of the designated master publisher node during the processing of the exploration and production data to determine operating status of the designated master publisher node;
• (9) if the step of monitoring performance of the designated master publisher node indicates the designated master publisher node is operating, continuing the processing of the exploration and production data;
• and, if not
• (10) determining ownership strength of the others of the plurality of master nodes according to their respective ownership strength quality of service profile;
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• (11) establishing as designated master publisher node the master node having the highest ownership strength quality of service profile and resuming the processing of the exploration and production data.

A data storage device having stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium computer operable instructions for causing a data processing system to perform computerized processing of data for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the data processing system including a plurality of master nodes, each with an established quality of service standard profile including an assigned ownership strength, and with the master node of the plurality of master nodes having a highest assigned ownership strength being designated master publisher node, the data processing system including a plurality of processor nodes established as subscribers to receive the exploration and production data from the designated master publisher node, and a data memory, the instructions stored in the data storage device causing the data processing system to perform the following steps:

• (a) transmitting the established quality of service standard profile from the designated master publisher to the subscriber processor nodes;
• (b) establishing with the designated master publisher a domain for exploration and production processing by the designated master publisher and designated ones of the plurality of processor nodes as subscriber processor nodes;
• (c) sending a source data sample of the exploration and production data from the designated master publisher to the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
• (d) processing the transmitted exploration and production data in the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
• (e) monitoring at the designated master publisher the processed exploration and production data of the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain;
• (f) determining in the designated master publisher whether the designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile from the designated master publisher;
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• (g) if so, receiving at the designated master publisher the processed exploration and production data from the designated subscriber processor nodes which comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile;
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• (h) if not, inhibiting at the designated master publisher transfer to the publisher master node of the processed exploration and production data from the designated subscriber processor nodes which do not comply with the transmitted established quality of service standard profile;
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• (i) joining additional processor nodes as designated subscriber processor nodes of the domain during processing of exploration and production data;
• (j) delivering the published exploration and production data to the joined additional processor nodes;
• k) assembling in the data memory of the computer system the processed exploration and production data received at the designated master publisher;
• (l) monitoring performance of the designated master publisher node during the processing of the exploration and production data to determine operating status of the designated master publisher node;
• (m) if the step of monitoring performance of the designated master publisher node indicates the designated master publisher node is operating, continuing the processing of the exploration and production data;
• and, if not
• (n) determining ownership strength of the others of the plurality of master nodes according to their respective ownership strength quality of service profile;
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• (o) establishing as designated master publisher node the master node having the highest ownership strength quality of service profile and resuming the processing of the exploration and production data.