SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING PRODUCTION PROBLEMS IN OIL FIELD OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing production problems in an oil field operations comprising:
- (a) displaying on a first video monitor an oil field diagnosis process flow chart in a master schedule visualizer system, wherein each object in the flow chart is a selectable object and where the selectable objects comprise Review Well Test Differences, Review Sliders, Review Bad Actors, and Perform Steam Flood Performance Check, wherein each selectable object is associated with one or more incompatible domain-specific software applications;
(b) selecting, in series, one or more of the selectable objects in the oil field diagnosis process flow chart, and upon selection(1) displaying, on one or more additional video monitors, one or more reports extracted by a middle-ware software code segment layer from the associated domain-specific software applications;
(2) listing any oil wells having production problems;
(3) displaying any problem oil wells on an oil field map via a geographic information system;
(4) visually identifying any commonalities among the displayed problem oil wells, wherein such commonalities are indicative of a common cause of the production problems; and
(5) scheduling work in the associated domain-specific software applications sufficient to remedy the common cause.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for diagnosing production problems in oil field operations are provided. A first video monitor displays an oil field diagnosis process flow chart that includes selectable objects such as Review Well Test Differences, Review Sliders, Review Bad Actors, and Perform Steam Flood Performance Check. Each selectable object is associated with one or more incompatible domain-specific software applications. One or more of the selectable objects are selected and one or more additional video monitors display reports extracted by a middle-ware software code segment layer from the associated domain-specific software applications. Oil wells having production problems are listed and problem oil wells are displayed on an oil field map. Any commonalities among the displayed problem oil wells indicative of a common cause of the production problems are visually identified. Work is scheduled in the associated domain-specific software applications sufficient to remedy the common cause.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for diagnosing production problems in an oil field operations comprising:
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(a) displaying on a first video monitor an oil field diagnosis process flow chart in a master schedule visualizer system, wherein each object in the flow chart is a selectable object and where the selectable objects comprise Review Well Test Differences, Review Sliders, Review Bad Actors, and Perform Steam Flood Performance Check, wherein each selectable object is associated with one or more incompatible domain-specific software applications; (b) selecting, in series, one or more of the selectable objects in the oil field diagnosis process flow chart, and upon selection (1) displaying, on one or more additional video monitors, one or more reports extracted by a middle-ware software code segment layer from the associated domain-specific software applications; (2) listing any oil wells having production problems; (3) displaying any problem oil wells on an oil field map via a geographic information system; (4) visually identifying any commonalities among the displayed problem oil wells, wherein such commonalities are indicative of a common cause of the production problems; and (5) scheduling work in the associated domain-specific software applications sufficient to remedy the common cause. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A master schedule visualizer system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of incompatible domain-specific software applications, each having a different domain-specific functionality useful for oil field management and having a work crew scheduling code segment, each in communication with a dedicated database, each software application loaded into memory of a general purpose personal computer or general purpose server class computer; (b) a middle-ware software code segment layer in communication with each of the domain-specific software applications for extracting work schedule data from each of the domain-specific software applications; (c) a geographic information system in communication with the middle-ware software code segment layer for displaying an oil field map, oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, subsurface work crew objects, work-equipment rig objects and safety zones objects; (d) plurality of video monitors operatively connected with the middle-ware software code segment layer and the geographic information system, for displaying the oil field map, oil well objects, oil field facility objects, surface work crew objects, sub-surface work crew objects, work equipment rig objects, and safety zones objects, and reports from the software applications, and (e) a plurality of input devices operatively connected with the middle-ware software code segment layer for allowing a plurality of users to input instructions to the middle-ware software code segment layer and communicate with the software applications, wherein the master schedule visualizer system (1) displays on a first video monitor of the plurality of video monitors an oil field diagnosis process flow chart that includes a plurality of selectable objects that comprise Review Well Test Differences, Review Sliders, Review Bad Actors, and Perform Steam Flood Performance Check, wherein each selectable object is associated with one or more of the incompatible domain-specific software applications; (2) provides for selection of one or more of the selectable objects in the oil field diagnosis process flow chart, and upon selection (i) displays on one or more additional video monitors of the plurality of video monitors, one or more reports extracted by the middle-ware software code segment layer from the associated domain-specific software applications; (ii) lists any oil wells having production problems; (iii) displays any problem oil wells on the oil field map via a geographic information system; (iv) provides for visual identification of any commonalities among the displayed problem oil wells, wherein such commonalities are indicative of a common cause of the production problems; and (v) allows scheduling of work in the associated domain-specific software applications sufficient to remedy the common cause. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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