Method and apparatus for controlling wellbore equipment
First Claim
1. A method for remotely controlling and/or monitoring at least one parameter of well operation equipment at an oil or gas well, comprising:
- i) collecting data corresponding to the at least one parameter by a sensor module assigned to the well operation equipment and adapted to collect data referring to at least torque and number of rotations for monitoring joint make-up of tubing and casing connections;
ii) transmitting the collected data to an on-site universal data acquisition and control system, the universal data acquisition and control system located proximate the well;
iii) transmitting said collected data from the universal data acquisition and control system to a remote control/monitoring unit via a communication link;
iv) displaying and/or analyzing the collected data, and v) transmitting control data from the control/monitoring unit back to at least the universal data acquisition and control system for modifying the operation of the well operation equipment within predefined limits.
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Abstract
The present invention generally provides a method for remotely controlling and/or monitoring at least one parameter of well bore equipment. In one aspect, the invention includes a method comprising the steps collecting data corresponding to the parameter with a sensor module; transmitting the collected data to an on-site universal data acquisition and control system; transmitting the data from the universal data acquisition and control system to a remote control/monitoring unit via a communication link; and transmitting control data from the control/monitoring unit back to at least the universal data acquisition and control system for modifying the operation of the well operation equipment.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for remotely controlling and/or monitoring at least one parameter of well operation equipment at an oil or gas well, comprising:
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i) collecting data corresponding to the at least one parameter by a sensor module assigned to the well operation equipment and adapted to collect data referring to at least torque and number of rotations for monitoring joint make-up of tubing and casing connections;
ii) transmitting the collected data to an on-site universal data acquisition and control system, the universal data acquisition and control system located proximate the well;
iii) transmitting said collected data from the universal data acquisition and control system to a remote control/monitoring unit via a communication link;
iv) displaying and/or analyzing the collected data, and v) transmitting control data from the control/monitoring unit back to at least the universal data acquisition and control system for modifying the operation of the well operation equipment within predefined limits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rig control and monitoring system comprising:
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i) at least one piece of mechanized well bore equipment with a sensor module assigned thereto;
ii) an on-site universal data acquisition and control system; and
,iii) a remote control/monitoring unit comprising a torque—
turn and torque—
time monitoring means and connected with said universal data acquisition and control system by a first communication link, wherein the control/monitoring unit includes a display means and/or a storage means and said universal data and control system is connected with the sensor module for data transmission by a second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A rig control and monitoring system comprising:
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i) at least one Piece of mechanized well bore equipment with a sensor module assigned thereto;
ii) an on-site universal data acquisition and control system; and
,iii) a remote control/monitoring unit and connected with said universal data acquisition and control system by a communication link, wherein the control/monitoring unit includes a display means and/or a storage means, said universal data and control system is connected with the sensor module for data transmission, and at least one other control/monitoring unit can be connected to the universal data acquisition and control system as a back up unit.
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30. A method of monitoring and/or adjusting parameters of a tubular make up at a well site, comprising:
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i) collecting data related to a connection, the data including torque, turn, and time parameters; and
ii) displaying the parameters graphically using a software that permits the parameters to be analyzed at any time during the make up. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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