SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INCREASING SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY IN OIL FIELD OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for increasing safety and efficiency in oil field operations comprising:
- (a) displaying an oil field map on a video monitor, wherein(1) the oil field map comprises oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object, and safety zones objects;
(2) the oil field map is customizable by date, has a date selector tool, and wherein each of the oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects and safety zones objects comprise a date attribute and a location attribute;
(3) each of the surface work crew objects and sub-surface work crew objects are coded by a visual indicator to indicate a type of work;
(4) user selection of a surface or sub-surface work crew object causes a text box to display having a description of the work associated with the work of the selected work crew object;
(5) a safety zone object is associated with surface and sub-surface work crew objects and has a radius attribute extending 360 degrees around the center of the work crew object for the distance set by the radius attribute;
(b) identifying at least one scheduling conflict, wherein the conflict comprises(1) two or more incompatible surface or sub-surface work crew objects at a single or overlapping location on the oil field map, or(2) an incompatible first surface or sub-surface work crew object within a safety zone object associated with a second surface or sub-surface work crew object; and
(c) rescheduling at least one surface or sub-surface work crew object via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted so as to remove the conflict; and
(d) repeating steps (b) and (c) above until all conflicts are removed for a date range of interest.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for increasing safety and efficiency in oil field operations are provided. A monitor displays a map of an oil field that includes oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, and safety zones objects and work equipment rig objects. Each of the objects includes a date and location attribute. Each of the work crew objects are coded by a visual indicator to indicate a type of work, and selection of a work crew object produces a text box with a description of the associated work. A safety zone object is associated with the work crew objects and has a radius attribute that can be used to identify scheduling conflicts. A scheduling conflict is identified, and at least one work crew object is rescheduled via a domain-specific software application from which the crew object was extracted to remove the conflict.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for increasing safety and efficiency in oil field operations comprising:
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(a) displaying an oil field map on a video monitor, wherein (1) the oil field map comprises oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object, and safety zones objects; (2) the oil field map is customizable by date, has a date selector tool, and wherein each of the oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects and safety zones objects comprise a date attribute and a location attribute; (3) each of the surface work crew objects and sub-surface work crew objects are coded by a visual indicator to indicate a type of work; (4) user selection of a surface or sub-surface work crew object causes a text box to display having a description of the work associated with the work of the selected work crew object; (5) a safety zone object is associated with surface and sub-surface work crew objects and has a radius attribute extending 360 degrees around the center of the work crew object for the distance set by the radius attribute; (b) identifying at least one scheduling conflict, wherein the conflict comprises (1) two or more incompatible surface or sub-surface work crew objects at a single or overlapping location on the oil field map, or (2) an incompatible first surface or sub-surface work crew object within a safety zone object associated with a second surface or sub-surface work crew object; and (c) rescheduling at least one surface or sub-surface work crew object via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted so as to remove the conflict; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) above until all conflicts are removed for a date range of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for increasing safety and efficiency in oil field operations comprising:
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(a) a video monitor that displays an oil field map, wherein (1) the oil field map comprises oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object and safety zones objects; (2) wherein the oil field map is customizable by date, has a date selector tool, and wherein each of the oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, equipment work rig objects and safety zones objects comprise a date attribute and a location attribute; (3) wherein each of the surface and sub-surface work crew objects are coded by a visual indicator to indicate a type of work; (4) wherein user selection of a surface or sub-surface work crew object causes a text box to display having a description of the work associated with the work the crew object; (5) wherein a safety zone object is associated with a surface work crew object, sub-surface work crew object, oil well object or oil field facility object and has a radius attribute extending 360 degrees around the center of the work crow object for the distance set by the radius attribute; (b) identifying means for identifying at least one scheduling conflict, wherein the conflict comprises; (1) two or more incompatible surface or sub-surface work crew objects at a single or overlapping location on the oil field map, or (2) an incompatible first surface or sub-surface work crew object within a safety zone object associated with a second surface or sub-surface work crew object; and (c) rescheduling means for rescheduling at least one surface or sub-surface work crew object via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted so as to remove the conflict, wherein the identification of scheduling conflicts and rescheduling of work crew objects are performed until all conflicts are removed for a date range of interest. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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