SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-BASED COMMISSIONING OF WELL DEVICES

• US 20150369014A1
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensia Netherlands B.V. (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte Ltd (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Inventors: Weatherhead, Andrew, Gray, Edward Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 10,443,357 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 41/00 Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 44/00 Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work

Abstract

A method may include receiving, via at least one processor of a cloud-computing system, an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete. Here, the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site. The method may then include identifying one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed and sending the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via at least one processor of a cloud-computing system, an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete, wherein the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site;

identifying one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed; and

sending the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the workflow comprises a plurality of instructions associated with the commissioning of the well devices.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising sending each of the one or more subsequent portions to a different user of the one or more users.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising identifying the one or more users based on one or more roles associated with the one or more users.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the roles of the users are determined based on one or more titles associated with the users, one or more certifications acquired by the users, one or more trainings performed by the users, or any combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising identifying the one or more users based on one or more locations associated with the one or more users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein identifying the one or more users based on one or more locations associated with the one or more users comprises:

determining one or more proximities between the one or more users and the one or more well devices; and

identifying the one or more users based on the proximities.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a request for support associated with one or more operations of the one or more well devices;

identifying one or more second users associated with the operations of the well devices, wherein the one or more users are accessible to the cloud-computing system; and

sending one or more notifications to the one or more second computing devices associated with the one or more second users, wherein the notifications comprise the request.

9. A system, comprising:

a cloud-computing system;

a display configured to communicatively couple to at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

receive a request, via an input to the at least one processor, to commission an operation of a well device configured to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from a hydrocarbon well;

send identification information associated with the well device to the cloud-computing system upon receiving the request;

receive one or more instructions associated with commissioning the operation of the well device from the cloud-computing system; and

depict the instructions on the display.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions comprise:

one or more data sheets associated with the well device;

a work order associated with the well device;

an indication of personal protective equipment recommended to operation the well device;

safety information associated with the well device;

troubleshooting instructions associated with the well device;

knowledge-base documents associated with the well device;

webpages associated with the well device;

a commissioning schedule associated with the well device;

or

any combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the commissioning schedule comprises a hierarchal order of actions to be performed.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is configured to depict the instructions on the display as a workflow diagram.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is configured to depict one or more videos associated with the instructions on the display.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the one or more instructions associated with commissioning the operation of the well device by:

sending information regarding a user of the system to the cloud-computing system, wherein the cloud-computing system is configured to determine a role associated with the user based on the information; and

receiving the one or more instructions from the cloud-computing system based on the role, wherein the one or more instructions comprise actions to be performed by the user based on the role of the user with respect to the hydrocarbon well.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the role of the user is based on one or more certifications or trainings associated with the user.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the cloud-computing system is configured to assign the one or more instructions associated with the commissioning of the operation of the well device to a user of a plurality of users associated with the hydrocarbon well.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the cloud-computing system is configured to assign the one or more instructions to the user based on a proximity of the user to the hydrocarbon well.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the proximity of the user to the hydrocarbon well is determined based on global positioning system (GPS) coordinates associated with the user, a scanning device configured to receive data associated with the user, or any combination thereof.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:

receive an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete, wherein the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site;

identify one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed; and

send the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to:

receive a request for support associated with one or more operations of the one or more well devices;

identify one or more second users associated with the operations of the well devices, wherein the one or more second users are accessible to a cloud-computing system; and

send one or more notifications to one or more second computing devices associated with the one or more second users, wherein the notifications comprise the request.