Methods and systems for tracking drilling equipment
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1. A drilling equipment tracking system, comprising:
- a catwalk configured to convey a tubular to and from a rig floor;
a traceability tag coupled to the catwalk, wherein the traceability tag has a unique identifier; and
a mobile device configured to obtain the unique identifier and access a remote server containing an equipment file corresponding to the catwalk based on the unique identifier, wherein the traceability tag comprises a transmitter configured to communicate directly with the mobile device and directly with the remote server, and wherein the traceability tag is configured to automatically initiate an active-sync link with the remote server at predetermined times to update the equipment file.
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Abstract
A drilling equipment tracking system includes a piece of drilling equipment and a traceability tag coupled to the piece of drilling equipment. The traceability tag has a unique identifier. A mobile device is configured to obtain the unique identifier and access a remote server containing an equipment file corresponding to the piece of drilling equipment based on the unique identifier.
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1. A drilling equipment tracking system, comprising:
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a catwalk configured to convey a tubular to and from a rig floor; a traceability tag coupled to the catwalk, wherein the traceability tag has a unique identifier; and a mobile device configured to obtain the unique identifier and access a remote server containing an equipment file corresponding to the catwalk based on the unique identifier, wherein the traceability tag comprises a transmitter configured to communicate directly with the mobile device and directly with the remote server, and wherein the traceability tag is configured to automatically initiate an active-sync link with the remote server at predetermined times to update the equipment file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of tracking a catwalk, comprising:
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accessing a remote server via a mobile device; scanning a traceability tag coupled to the catwalk to obtain a unique identifier, wherein the traceability tag comprises a transmitter configured to transmit the unique identifier directly to the mobile device and directly to the remote server; retrieving an equipment file corresponding to the catwalk from the remote server based on the unique identifier; viewing the equipment file on the mobile device; and automatically initiating an active-sync link between the traceability tag and the remote server at predetermined times to update the equipment file. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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