USING POCKET DEVICE TO SURVEY, MONITOR, AND CONTROL PRODUCTION DATA IN REAL TIME

• US 20100127888A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prader Research &AMP Development Company Limited, Schlumberger Canada Limited (Schlumberger NV), Schlumberger Holdings Ltd. (Schlumberger NV), Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV), Services Petroliers Schlumberger (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Prader Research &AMP Development Company Limited, Schlumberger Canada Limited (Schlumberger NV), Schlumberger Holdings Ltd. (Schlumberger NV), Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV), Services Petroliers Schlumberger (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Lin, Chen, Wang, YinLi, He, Min
• Application Number:
  US12/323,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20100127888A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/853.200
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/40 specially adapted for well-logging

Abstract

A system for real-time data surveillance in an oilfield operation includes a data collection system deployed at a well site for collecting oilfield data; an office-based computer system for storing and analyzing the oilfield data; a portable device, wherein the portable device includes at least one program for communicating with the office-based computer system, for surveying the oilfield data stored in the office-based computer system, and for causing the office-based computer system to perform a process implemented on the office-based computer system; and a communication system providing communication links among the data collection system, the office-based computer system, and the portable device.

Claims

1. A system for real-time data surveillance in an oilfield operation, comprising:

a data collection system deployed at a well site for collecting oilfield data;

an office-based computer system for storing and analyzing the oilfield data;

a portable device, wherein the portable device includes at least one program for communicating with the office-based computer system, for surveying the oilfield data stored in the office-based computer system, and for causing the office-based computer system to perform a process implemented on the office-based computer system; and

a communication system providing communication links among the data collection system, the office-based computer system, and the portable device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the office-based computer system includes a program for generating and sending an alarm message to the handheld device based on the collected oilfield data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program on the handheld device contains instructions for requesting information about the alarm message from the office-based computer system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program on the handheld device contains instructions for surveying the oilfield data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program on the handheld device contains instructions for validating an alarm condition.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program on the handheld device contains instructions for controlling an outfield operation.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the oilfield operation is oil or gas production.

8. A method for real-time data surveillance in an oilfield operation, comprising:

receiving an alarm message on a portable device, wherein the alarm message is sent from an office-based computer system;

interrogating, using the portable device, a database stored in the office-based computer system;

sending from the handheld device, based on results from the interrogating, a response from the portable device to a well site to control the oilfield operation or to the office-based computer system.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the interrogating the database comprises obtaining details of the alarm message.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the interrogating the database comprises surveying data collected from the oilfield operation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data are production data

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the interrogating the database comprises obtaining details of the alarm message.