Displaying Data for a Preferred Well

• US 20160132196A1
• Filed: 07/29/2013
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Anghelescu, Florin Mugur, Crawshay, David
• Granted Patent: US 11,086,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 2210/16 Survey configurations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying a preferred well on a mobile device displaying data for another well and reconfiguring a system based on geographical coordinates for the mobile device and/or the system.

Claims

1. A method for displaying data for a preferred well on a mobile device, which comprises:

determining geographical coordinates for the mobile device using the mobile device;

locating the preferred well in a list of wells by comparing geographical coordinates for each well in the list of wells with the geographic coordinates for the mobile device and automatically designating a well with geographical coordinates closest to the geographical coordinates for the mobile device as the preferred well when the geological coordinates for the mobile device are determined; and

displaying the data for the preferred well on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a satellite system is used for determining the geographical coordinates for the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data for the preferred well is displayed on the mobile device by automatically replacing data for another well displayed on the mobile device with the data for the preferred well.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferred well is located in the list of wells based only on the geographical coordinates for each well in the list of wells and the geographical coordinates for the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the steps in claims 1 and 3 after the mobile device is moved to another location with new geographical coordinates.

6. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer executable instructions for displaying data for a preferred well on a mobile device, the instructions being executable to implement:

determining geographical coordinates for the mobile device using the mobile device;

locating the preferred well in a list of wells by comparing geographical coordinates for each well in the list of wells with the geographic coordinates for the mobile device and automatically designating a well with geographical coordinates closest to the geographical coordinates for the mobile device as the preferred well when the geological coordinates for the mobile device are determined; and

displaying the data for the preferred well on the mobile device.

7. The program carrier device of claim 6, wherein a satellite system is used for determining the geographical coordinates for the mobile device.

8. The program carrier device of claim 6, wherein the data for the preferred well is displayed on the mobile device by automatically replacing data for another well displayed on the mobile device with the data for the preferred well.

9. The program carrier device of claim 6, wherein the preferred well is located in the list of wells based only on the geographical coordinates for each well in the list of wells and the geographical coordinates for the mobile device.

10. The program carrier device of claim 6, further comprising repeating the steps in claims 6 and 8 after the mobile device is moved to another location with new geographical coordinates.

11. A method for reconfiguring a system on a computer, which comprises:

determining geographical coordinates for the system using the computer; and

reconfiguring the system by automatically replacing at least one of a parameter, a data format and data for the system with at least one of a respective new parameter, new data format and new data when the geographical coordinates for the system are determined, the new parameter, the new data format and the new data being associated with the geographical coordinates for the system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a satellite system is used for determining the geographical coordinates for the system.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the new parameter, the new data format and the new data are associated with a system phase.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the geographical coordinates for the system represent a well location and the system phase represents a well activity.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the new parameter represents rights to access or edit data or new data for the system and the new data format represents one or more custom formatted reports.

16. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer executable instructions for reconfiguring a system on a computer, the instructions being executable to implement:

determining geographical coordinates for the system; and

reconfiguring the system by automatically replacing at least one of a parameter, a data format and data for the system with at least one of a respective new parameter, new data format and new data when the geographical coordinates for the system are determined, the new parameter, the new data format and the new data being associated with the geographical coordinates for the system.

17. The program carrier device of claim 16, wherein a satellite system is used for determining the geographical coordinates for the system.

18. The program carrier device of claim 16, wherein the new parameter, the new data format and the new data are associated with a system phase.

19. The program carrier device of method of claim 18, wherein the geographical coordinates for the system represent a well location and the system phase represents a well activity.

20. The program carrier device of claim 16, wherein the new parameter represents rights to access or edit data or new data for the system and the new data format represents one or more custom formatted reports.