METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMS FOR PROVISIONING PETROTECHNICAL WORKFLOWS IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20120166967A1
• Filed: 12/28/2010
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Deimbacher, Franz X., Goggan, Walter H., Culley, Joseph, Pastor, Slavomir
• Granted Patent: US 9,229,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45533 Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable storage medium according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, may provide a cloud computing environment (CCE) that includes a plurality of resources, and receives, at the CCE, a request from a user for performing a petrotechnical workflow. The user may be remotely located with respect to the CCE. Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure may provision one or more of the plurality of resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow; perform the petrotechnical workflow using the one or more provisioned resources; and associate a cost with usage of the one or more provisioned resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a cloud computing environment (CCE) comprising a plurality of resources;

receiving, at the CCE, a request from a user for performing a petrotechnical workflow, wherein the user is remotely located with respect to the CCE;

provisioning one or more of the plurality of resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow;

performing the petrotechnical workflow using the one or more provisioned resources; and

associating a cost with usage of the one or more provisioned resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more resources are automatically provisioned based upon one or more requirements of the petrotechnical workflow.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining a template for selecting one or more of the plurality of resources, and wherein provisioning one or more of the plurality of resources comprises selecting the template.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, in real-time, the cost associated with usage of the one or more provisioned resources;

displaying to the user a comparison of the cost and a pre-determined budget.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring data related to seismic volumes between the CCE and the user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring three-dimensional graphical output related to performing the petrotechnical workflow from the CCE to the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a collaboration tool to the user, wherein the collaboration tool enables the user to collaborate with a second user in connection with performing the petrotechnical workflow.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory

a processor operatively connected to the memory and having functionality to execute instructions for;

providing a cloud computing environment (CCE) comprising a plurality of resources;

receiving, at the CCE, a request from a user for performing a petrotechnical workflow, wherein the user is remotely located with respect to the CCE;

provisioning one or more of the plurality of resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow;

performing the petrotechnical workflow using the one or more provisioned resources; and

associating a cost with usage of the one or more provisioned resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more resources are automatically provisioned based upon one or more requirements of the petrotechnical workflow.

10. The system of claim 8, the processor further having functionality to execute instructions for:

defining a template for selecting one or more of the plurality of resources, and wherein provisioning one or more of the plurality of resources comprises selecting the template.

11. The system of claim 8, the processor further having functionality to execute instructions for:

determining, in real-time, the cost associated with usage of the one or more provisioned resources;

displaying to the user a comparison of the cost and a pre-determined budget.

12. The system of claim 8, the processor further having functionality to execute instructions for transferring data related to seismic volumes between the CCE and the user.

13. The system of claim 8, the processor further having functionality to execute instructions for transferring three-dimensional graphical output related to performing the petrotechnical workflow from the CCE to the user.

14. The system of claim 8, the processor further having functionality to execute instructions for:

providing a collaboration tool to the user, wherein the collaboration tool enables the user to collaborate with a second user in connection with performing the petrotechnical workflow.

15. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing a processor to:

provide a cloud computing environment (CCE) comprising a plurality of resources;

receive, at the CCE, a request from a user for performing a petrotechnical workflow, wherein the user is remotely located with respect to the CCE;

provision one or more of the plurality of resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow;

perform the petrotechnical workflow using the one or more provisioned resources; and

associate a cost with usage of the one or more provisioned resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more resources are automatically provisioned based upon one or more requirements of the petrotechnical workflow.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to:

define a template for selecting one or more of the plurality of resources, and wherein provisioning one or more of the plurality of resources comprises selecting the template.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to:

determine, in real-time, the cost associated with usage of the one or more provisioned resources;

display to the user a comparison of the cost and a pre-determined budget.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to transfer data related to seismic volumes between the CCE and the user.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to transfer three-dimensional graphical output related to performing the petrotechnical workflow from the CCE to the user.