System for acquiring rights to lease well services

• US 20070094368A1
• Filed: 10/25/2005
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IHS Global Incorporated (Markit Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Ods-Petrodata
• Inventors: Erb, Kim, Steven, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 7,430,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining

Abstract

A system for acquiring rights to lease well services including leassee client devices, leassor client devices, and a database server system is disclosed. The leassee client devices and leassor client devices communicate with the database server system. The database server system maintains a catalog of well services available to potential leassees via their respective client devices and comprising information on the well services available for lease. The database server maintains information on leassors with well services for lease, and information on equipment used on well services for lease. The system allows leassees and leassors to request bids, formulate potential leassor distribution lists, and determine the best leasing conditions offered by the potential leassees. The system facilitates making an award to the potential leassor offering the best leasing conditions for the lease of well services most closely matching the formulated bid request.

Claims

1. A system for acquiring rights to lease well services, wherein the system comprises:

a. a leassee client device for use by a leassee of a well service;

b. a leassor client device for use by a leassor of the well service; and

c. a database server system communicating with the leassee client device and the leassor client device, wherein the database server system comprises a processor, a database storage in communication with the processor, I/O ports in communication with the processor for communication with a network, and wherein the database storage comprises;

i. information on well services;

ii. information on bid requests;

iii. information on tender offers for well services leases; and

wherein the database server system further comprises;

i. computer instructions enabling potential leassees to specify technical requirements for a desired well services using a leassee client device;

ii. computer instructions for formulating a leassor distribution list by the potential leassee to receive an invitation to tender;

iii. computer instructions for formulating a bid request and transmitting the bid request to each leassor on the leassor distribution list via their respective leassor client devices;

iv. computer instructions enabling leassors to use their respective leassor client devices to tender offers regarding the lease of drilling rigs related to the bid request; and

v. computer instructions for enabling leassees to determine the best leasing conditions offered by the leassors.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a network accessible secure qualifications bulletin board to enable leassors with their respective leassor client devices to provide information to the leassee and receive information from the leassee, wherein the information is selected from a member of the group consisting of:

leassee bid document alternatives, leassee bid document exceptions, and combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the network accessible secure qualifications bulletin board is on a second database server connected to the database server system.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the network accessible secure qualifications bulletin board further comprises a reporting and data storage module.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the reporting and data storage module comprises information developed in the system, wherein the information comprises a member selected from the group consisting of:

initial bid requests, clarifications requested for the bid process, negotiation information developed during the bid process, final bid request, tender offers, summaries of a leassee'"'"'s selection process for well services, and combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the database storage further comprises a member selected from the group consisting of:

information on equipment used in providing well services, information on leassors with well services, and information on awards based on tender offers, and combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system further comprises computer instructions for making an award to the leassor which offers the best leasing conditions that most closely matches the bid request.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a network accessible secure information bulletin board to enable leassors to use their respective leassor client devices to request a member selected from the group consisting of:

clarification of the bid request, additional information on the bid request, and combinations thereof, and to receive information, clarification, and combinations thereof from that network accessible secure bulletin board.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the bid request comprises a link to a secure well services website for leassors to determine interest if the leassor has an interest in the bid request and to download information for review.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system permits the leassee to select operating rates to be addressed by the leassor for well services.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system permits the leassee to select a member from the group consisting of:

insurance requirements required by the leassor regarding well service operations, safety requirements for well service operations, contract terms and conditions of a well services contract, a schedule of responsibilities between leassor and leassee for well services, and combinations thereof.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system permits the leassor to indicate a list of deficient equipment.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the bid request addresses a plurality of well services.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system provides a specified time period for a leassor to reply to a tender offer.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system enables a plurality of leassees to use their respective leassee client devices to tender a joint offer regarding well services in a bid request.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the leassor client devices and leassee client devices comprise a member selected from the group consisting of:

a computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, a Blackberry™

, a satellite phone, a similar communication tool adapted to communicate with the World Wide Web, and combinations thereof.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the database server system is in communication with the leassee client devices and the leassor client devices using the World Wide Web.

18. The system of to claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to edit or modify a member selected from the group consisting of:

the distribution list, technical specification, bid request, response to bid request, tender offer and final offer, and combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein a well service comprises a member selected from the group consisting of:

paraffin removal, treatment of various earth formations around a well, washing sand within a bore well, well stimulation of various types, related well treatment processes, and combinations thereof.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the equipment used to perform a well service comprises a member selected from the group consisting of:

pumps, cranes, pipe handling equipment, pipes, drilling tubulars, tubular connectors, well stimulation equipment, similar equipment used for providing well services, and combinations thereof.