Wireless automation systems and processes for wells
First Claim
1. Systems for measuring and controlling the production of hydrocarbons at two or more associated automated wellheads, each automated wellhead having two or more (groups of) end-devices, each end device (group) being connected to remote telemetry unit RTU, and each RTU being connected to one or more local area network LAN communication system, the improvement including:
- each remote telemetry unit RTU including computing hardware means and associated software means, each said RTU having means for two way communications with one or more associated end device;
one or more master remote terminal/telemetry unit MRTU, in which each said MRTU includes means for computing and associated software, and also including means for two way communications by hard wire connection or wirelessly with one or more LAN;
one or more wide area network WAN communication system, wherein each WAN is in turn connected by hard wire or wirelessly to at least one said MRTU; and
at least one host computer system;
whereby each MRTU is in two way wireless communication with and controlled by a said host computer system; and
whereby further such associated end devices may be monitored and measured during production by the automated wellhead, and then controlled from virtually any location from one or more host computer system.
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Abstract
This system connects groups of end-devices at two or more automated oil or gas production wellheads or groups of end-devices at two or more associated wellhead facilities so that such associated end devices may be wirelessly monitored and measured during wellhead production, and then wirelessly controlled by one or more master remote terminal/telemetry unit MRTU. Each MRTU is in turn in communication with and controlled by a host computer system. Such measurement and control of the end devices is accomplished through slave remote terminal/telemetry units SRTUs which are connected to and capable of communications with associated end-devices. Each SRTU is in turn connected to one or more local area network LAN communication system, each of which LAN is in turn connected, by hard wire or wirelessly, to a wide area network WAN transmitter. Each WAN is in wireless communication with a host computer.
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15 Claims
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1. Systems for measuring and controlling the production of hydrocarbons at two or more associated automated wellheads, each automated wellhead having two or more (groups of) end-devices, each end device (group) being connected to remote telemetry unit RTU, and each RTU being connected to one or more local area network LAN communication system, the improvement including:
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each remote telemetry unit RTU including computing hardware means and associated software means, each said RTU having means for two way communications with one or more associated end device;
one or more master remote terminal/telemetry unit MRTU, in which each said MRTU includes means for computing and associated software, and also including means for two way communications by hard wire connection or wirelessly with one or more LAN;
one or more wide area network WAN communication system, wherein each WAN is in turn connected by hard wire or wirelessly to at least one said MRTU; and
at least one host computer system;
whereby each MRTU is in two way wireless communication with and controlled by a said host computer system; and
whereby further such associated end devices may be monitored and measured during production by the automated wellhead, and then controlled from virtually any location from one or more host computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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