System And Method For Storing Equipment Management Operations Data

• US 20140095554A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: Thomeer, Hubertus V., Faught, Edwin Guy, Capps, Kay Stefan, Marshall, Kyle Charles
• Application Number:
  US13/631,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/821
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A management operations data tracking system and method are disclosed. The management operations data tracking system has one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions cause the one or more processor to receive equipment operations parameter data indicative of an operating status of one or more equipment. The equipment operations parameter data is translated relative to a threshold level. A log is created for the one or more equipment and within the log one or more log entry is created indicative of the operation at sequential instants of time of the one or more equipment. The translated equipment operations parameter data is segmented and stored within the one or more log entry for the one or more equipment. The translated and segmented data is then transmitted and synchronized with a central hub. The equipment can be wellsite equipment.

Claims

1. A maintenance tool unit, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium being non-transitory and local to the processor, the computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions, that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

receive first equipment operations parameter data indicative of a first operating status of a first equipment at a first location;

receive second operations parameter data indicative of a second operating status of a second equipment at the first location;

translate the first and second equipment operations parameter data relative to a threshold level;

segment the translated first and second equipment operations parameter data to create first segmented translated data indicative of the first equipment operations parameter data, and second segmented translated data indicative of the second equipment operations parameter data; and

store the first segmented translated data in a first log, on the computer readable medium, and the second segmented translated data in a second log on the computer readable medium, with the first and second logs being parts of a first database.

2. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein the first operating status is selected from a group comprising pressure, temperature, flow rate, hours of operation, start time, of operation, and end time of operation.

3. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein the first and second equipment operations parameter data includes equipment identification information.

4. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein the threshold level is selected from a group comprising a baseline pressure, baseline temperature, baseline flow rate, and baseline hours of operation.

5. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein the first log and the second log comprise data indicative of a start time and a last modified time.

6. The maintenance tool unit of claim 5, wherein the first log and the second log comprise data indicative of the start time, the last modified time, and an end time.

7. The maintenance tool unit of claim 6, wherein the last modified time corresponds with the end time.

8. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein segmenting the translated first and second equipment operations parameter data divides the translated first and second equipment operations parameter data based on a time interval, the time interval creating a start time, a last modified time, and an end time for the translated data.

9. The maintenance tool unit of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the processor causes the processor to create a first log entry for the first segmented translated data, and a second log entry for the second segmented translated data, the first and second log entries comprising data indicative of the start time, the last modified time, an equipment identification, and a maintenance tool unit identification.

10. The maintenance tool unit of claim 9, wherein the first log entry further comprises data indicative of a first unique identification code assigned to a first threshold event, and the second log entry further comprises data indicative of a second unique identification code assigned to a second threshold event.

11. The maintenance tool unit of claim 10, wherein the first and second threshold events are indicative of at least one of the first and the second equipment operations parameter data intersecting the threshold level.

12. The maintenance tool unit of claim 1, wherein the first location is a wellsite.

13. A method implemented by computer executable instructions running on a processor, the method comprising:

receiving data indicative of an operating status of equipment at sequential instants of time;

translating the data indicative of the operating status of the equipment relative to a threshold level to create translated data indicative of the operating status of the equipment at the sequential instants of time;

segmenting the translated data to create a first segmented translated data and a second segmented translated data indicative of the operating status of the equipment at different periods of time; and

storing the first and second segmented translated data within a log local to the processor.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the operating status is selected from a group comprising pressure, temperature, flow rate, hours of operation, start time of operation, and end time of operation.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the threshold level is selected from a group comprising a baseline pressure, baseline temperature, baseline flow rate, and baseline hours of operation.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the log contains data indicative of a first start time and a first last modified time for the first segmented translated data, and a second start time and a second last modified time for the second segmented translated data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein segmenting the translated data divides the translated data based on a time interval, the time interval creating the first and second start times and the first and second last modified times.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of creating a first log entry for the first segmented translated data, and a second log entry for the second segmented translated data, the first and second log entries comprising data indicative of a start time, a last modified time, and an equipment identification.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first log entry further comprises data indicative of a first unique identification code assigned to a first threshold event, and the second log entry further comprises data indicative of a second unique identification code assigned to a second threshold event.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first and second threshold events are indicative of the data indicative of the operating parameter of the equipment intersecting the threshold level.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the equipment is wellsite equipment.

22. A system, comprising:

a first equipment at a first location;

a first maintenance tool unit at the first location, the first maintenance tool unit comprising;

a first processor; and

a first computer readable medium coupled to and local to the first processor, the first computer readable medium being non-transitory and storing first computer executable instructions, that when executed by the first processor causes the first processor to;

receive and store first management operations data indicative of first equipment operations parameter data indicative of a first operating status of a first equipment in a first log of a first database on the first computer readable medium, the first management operations data being translated and segmented from the first equipment operations parameter data;

store a first unique identification code identifying the first equipment, and a second unique identification code identifying the first maintenance tool unit in the first log;

a central hub having a second processor storing a second database on a second computer readable medium separate from the first computer readable medium, the second computer readable medium being non-transitory, the second processor synchronizing the first database with the second database, whereby the first log is stored in the second database; and

a second maintenance tool unit at a second location different from the first location, the second maintenance tool unit comprising a third processor storing a third database on a third computer readable medium being non-transitory and separate from the first and second computer readable mediums, the third processor synchronizing the third database with the second database, whereby the first log is stored in the third database.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the first equipment operations parameter data is indicative of operating time of the first equipment above and below a threshold level.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the first equipment operations parameter data is segmented based on a start time and a last modified time indicative of predetermined time intervals.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein synchronizing the first database with the second database is performed at predetermined time intervals.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor of the central hub uses a last modified time of the first management operations data to determine a portion of data in the first log stored in the first database to synchronize with the second database.

27. The system of claim 22, wherein the first location is a first wellsite, and wherein the second location is a second wellsite.

28. A method, comprising:

creating a first database on a first computer readable medium being non-transitory and local to a first maintenance tool unit, and a second database on a second computer readable medium being non-transitory and local to a second maintenance tool unit;

storing management operations data indicative of equipment operations parameter data within the first and second databases, the equipment operations parameter data indicative of operating status of equipment located locally to the first and second maintenance tool units, and wherein the management operations data is created by translating and segmenting the equipment operations parameter data; and

synchronizing the management operations data stored in the first and second databases with a third database stored on a third computer readable medium at a central hub, the third computer readable medium being non-transitory.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the equipment operations parameter data is indicative of operating time of pieces of equipment above and below a threshold level.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the equipment operations parameter data is segmented based on a start time and a last modified time indicative of predetermined time intervals.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein synchronizing the first and second databases with the third database is performed at predetermined time intervals.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein synchronizing the first and second databases with the third databases uses a last modified time of the management operations data to determine the management operations data to be synchronized.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the equipment is wellsite equipment.