SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LARGE OIL FIELD OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for managing large 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, safety zones objects, and work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object and having a geographic locater device for tracking its location;
(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 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 haying a description of the work associated with the work the 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) scheduling at least two surface or sub-surface work crew objects via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted; and
(c) repeating step (b) above until all surface and sub-surface work crews are scheduled for a date range of interest.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing large oil field operations are provided. A oil field map is displayed on a monitor. The oil field map includes oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, subsurface work crew objects, safety zones objects, and work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object and having a geographic locater device for tracking its location, each of the objects include a date attribute and a location attribute. The oil field map is customizable by date and has a date selector tool. At least two surface or sub-surface work crew objects are scheduled via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted. The scheduling of the surface or sub-surface work crew objects is repeated until all surface and sub-surface work crews are scheduled for a date range of interest.
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1. A method for managing large 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, safety zones objects, and work equipment rig objects associated with at least one work crew object and having a geographic locater device for tracking its location; (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 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 haying a description of the work associated with the work the 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) scheduling at least two surface or sub-surface work crew objects via a domain-specific software application from which the surface or sub-surface work crew object was extracted; and (c) repeating step (b) above until all surface and sub-surface work crews are scheduled for a date range of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing large oil field operations comprising:
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(a) a video monitor that receives information and 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, safety zones objects, and work equipment objects associated with at least one work crew object and having a geographic locater device for tracking its location; (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 arid a location attribute; (3) each of the surface 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 the crew object; (5) a safety zone object is associated with a surface or sub-surface work crew object, oil well objects or oil field facility 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) scheduling means for scheduling at least two surface or sub-surface work crew objects via a domain-specific software application from which the work crew object was extracted, wherein the scheduling means repeats the scheduling until all surface and sub-surface work crews are scheduled for a date range of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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