System, program product, and method for drilling rig activity accounting visualization

• US 8,204,692 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2007
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated (Baker Hughes Company)
• Inventors: Vestal, Wesley C., Arango, Guillermo, Blue, Daniel D. III, Sadlier, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Feliciano, Eliseo Ramos
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ngon, Ricky
• Application Number:
  US12/523,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114493A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,645 Days
• Field of Search: 702/185, 702/188, 702 6- 13, 702 34- 35, 702 81- 84, 702113-114, 702182-183, 340/853.1, 340/853.2, 700 79- 80, 700108-110, 455 301- 304, 455507-508
• US Class Current: 702/9
• 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

Abstract

A system to monitor drilling rig activity and to provide and manage drilling rig information, program product, and associated methods are provided. The system can include a communication network, a drilling rig information management server, a database accessible to the processor of the server, and drilling rig information management program product stored in the memory of the drilling rig information management server and including instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server cause the server to perform the operations of retrieving drilling rig location data from the database responsive to user selection of a geospatial location attribute, accessing digital mapping data to display a digital map associated with the user selected geospatial location attribute, and providing data to display indicia of a drilling rig location for at least one drilling rig overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the digital map.

Claims

1. A system to monitor drilling rig activity and to provide and manage drilling rig information, the system comprising:

a communication network;

at least one computer defining a drilling rig information management server positioned at a data center in communication with the communication network to provide user access to drilling rig information, the drilling rig information management server including a processor and memory in communication with the processor;

a rig information database accessible to the processor of the drilling rig information management server and including drilling rig activity data containing drilling rig location data for drilling rigs; and

drilling rig information management program product stored in the memory of the drilling rig information management server and including instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server cause the server to perform the operations of;

retrieving drilling rig location data from the database responsive to user selection of a geospatial location attribute comprising one or more of the following;

a geological province and a geological basin,

accessing digital mapping data to display a digital map of at least portions of a geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to the user selected geospatial location attribute, and

providing data to display indicia of a drilling rig location for each of a plurality of drilling rigs associated with the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute overlaid upon and spatially oriented to the at least portions of the digital map.

2. The system as defined in claim 1,

wherein the system further comprises a plurality of user communication devices each positioned remote from the drilling rig information management server and having access to the communication network and having a processor, memory coupled to the processor to store operating instructions therein and to receive drilling rig activity data and digital mapping data, a user display in communication with the processor of the user communication device to display indicia of a drilling rig location overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of a displayed digital map, and a user interface in communication with the processor of the user communication device to provide each of a corresponding plurality of users with online access to the drilling rig activity data over the communication network to thereby view the drilling rig location for each of the plurality of drilling rigs;

and

wherein the indicia of a drilling rig location is provided for each of the plurality of drilling rigs associated with at least the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute in association with portions of the digital map thereof displayed on the user display of a respective user communication device.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the drilling rig information management program product further includes instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server, cause the server to further perform the operation of:

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity for a preselected area over a preselected period of time defining an extent of the time-sequenced evolution, at least a portion of the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution graphically overlaid upon and spatially oriented to the at least portions of the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute and describing time-sequenced drilling rig physical location movement in relation to the geospatial location.

4. The system as defined in claim 1,

wherein the drilling rig information management program product further includes instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server, cause the server to further perform the operation of providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity over a preselected period of time for a preselected area;

and

wherein the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data includes at least one of the following each separately selectable by a user;

drilling rig location data describing drilling rig physical location movement into or out of the preselected area,

drilling rig monetary investment data describing investment progression into or out of the preselected area,

drilling rig asset data describing drilling rig asset movement into or out of the preselected area, and

personnel data describing movement of drilling rig-associated personnel into or out of the preselected area.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the drilling rig information management program product further comprises:

a data receiver adapted to receive data supplied in a database entry form and entered through a user interface;

a queue adapted to receive third party drilling rig attribute or activity data for data validation review;

a rig activity status displayer adapted to provide data to display rig activity status for a user selected drilling rig on a user interface;

a rig attribute displayer adapted to provide data to display rig attributes for a user selected drilling rig on a user interface;

a rig transaction history displayer adapted to provide data to display rig transaction history for a selected one or more drilling rigs or projects;

a rig activity status recorder adapted to receive data for updating rig activity;

a rig attribute recorder adapted to receive data for updating rig attributes;

a digital map interface adapted to retrieve digital mapping data for the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to user selection of the geospatial location attribute; and

a location localizer adapted to spatially orient a selected drilling rig or drilling rigs or projects with a selected portion of a digital mapping environment defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to user selection of the geospatial location attribute for display to a respective user interface.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the drilling rig information management program product further includes instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server, cause the server to further perform the operations of:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a source other than an internal or external trusted source defining third party drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable data entry form;

queuing the received third party drilling rig activity data for data validation review;

sending an electronic message to a field representative requesting performance of visual on-site verification of the third party drilling rig activity data responsive to the third party drilling rig activity data held in the queue;

receiving indicia of physical verification of the received third party drilling rig activity data from the field representative defining a data verification acknowledgment;

releasing the third party drilling rig activity data from the queue responsive to receipt of the data verification acknowledgment; and

storing the third party drilling rig activity data in the rig information database.

7. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a plurality of internal users to define internally supplied drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable database entry form; and

storing the internally supplied drilling rig activity data in a rig information database responsive to receiving the drilling rig activity data from the plurality of internal users, the operation of storing performed without processing through a queue or performing an additional data verification acknowledgment.

8. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise:

estimating a level of uncertainty in the received third party drilling rig activity data, the level of uncertainty resulting from noise comprising one or more of the following;

inaccurate drilling rig activity observation data, unverified drilling rig activity data, and unverified drilling rig attribute data.

9. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the drilling rig information management program product further includes instructions that when executed by the processor of the drilling rig information management server, cause the server to further perform the operations of:

receiving data indicating movement of a drilling rig defining a moving drilling rig from a first location within a territory assigned a first user without specification of a destination location;

creating a record assigning the moving drilling rig no location value in a location field;

providing an unknown location filter that returns a list of all rigs that have no location of value assigned to thereby provide an accounting placeholder for the moving drilling rig;

receiving data indicating discovery of a physical arrival of the moving drilling rig at a second location within a territory assigned a second user; and

assigning the moving drilling rig to the second user responsive to the data indicating the discovered physical arrival.

10. A method of monitoring drilling rig activity and providing and managing drilling rig information, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving drilling rig location data from a database responsive to user selection of a geospatial location attribute;

accessing digital mapping data to display a digital map of at least portions of a geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to user selection of the geospatial location attribute; and

providing data to display indicia of drilling rig activity for each of a plurality of drilling rigs associated with the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the digital map;

wherein the steps of receiving, accessing and providing are performed by one or more computers programmed to perform said steps.

11. The method as defined in claim 10,

wherein the geospatial location attribute comprises a geological province or basin;

and

wherein the indicia of drilling rig activity includes present location for each of the plurality of drilling rigs within the confines of the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute in association with at least portions of the digital map thereof provided for display on a user display of a respective user communication device responsive to the user selection of the geospatial location attribute.

12. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the step of providing data to display indicia of drilling rig activity comprises the step of:

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of drilling rig activity for a preselected period of time defining a time-sequenced evolution of transaction history, at least a portion of the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution graphically overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute and describing time-sequenced drilling rig activity movement in relation to the geospatial location.

13. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the step of providing data to display indicia of drilling rig activity comprises the step of:

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity over a preselected period of time for a preselected area; and

wherein the time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity includes at least one of the following each separately selectable selected by a user;

drilling rig physical location movement into or out of a preselected area,

investment progression into or out of the preselected area,

drilling rig asset movement into or out of the preselected area, and

movement in personnel into or out of the preselected region, or a combination thereof.

14. The method as defined in claim 10, the method further comprising the steps of:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a source other than an internal or external trusted source defining third party drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable data entry form;

queuing the received third party drilling rig activity data for data validation review;

sending an electronic message to a field representative requesting performance of visual on-site verification of the third party drilling rig activity data responsive to the third party drilling rig activity data held in the queue;

receiving indicia of physical verification of the received third party drilling rig activity data from the field representative defining a data verification acknowledgment;

releasing the third party drilling rig activity data from the queue responsive to receipt of the data verification acknowledgment; and

storing the third party drilling rig activity data in a rig information database.

15. The method as defined in claim 14, the method further comprising the steps of:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a plurality of internal users to define internally supplied drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable database entry form; and

storing the internally supplied drilling rig activity data in the rig information database responsive to receiving the drilling rig activity data from the plurality of internal users, the operation of storing performed without processing through a queue or performing an additional data verification acknowledgment.

16. The method as defined in claim 15, the method further comprising the step of:

estimating a level of uncertainty in the received third party drilling rig activity data, the level of uncertainty resulting from noise comprising one or more of the following;

inaccurate drilling rig activity observation data, unverified drilling rig activity data, and unverified drilling rig attribute data.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium to monitor drilling rig activity and to provide and manage drilling rig information, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of:

receiving drilling rig location data from a database responsive to user selection of a geospatial location attribute

accessing digital mapping data to display a digital map of at least portions of a geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to user selection of the geospatial location attribute; and

providing data to display indicia of a drilling rig activity for each of a plurality of drilling rigs associated with the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the digital map.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 17,

wherein the geospatial location attribute comprises a geological province or basin;

and

wherein the indicia of a drilling rig activity includes present location for each of the plurality of drilling rigs associated with the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute in association with at least portions of the digital map thereof is provided for display on the user display of a respective user communication device responsive to the user selection of the geospatial location attribute.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the operation of providing data to display indicia of drilling rig activity comprises:

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity for a preselected period of time defining a time-sequenced evolution of transaction history, at least a portion of the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution graphically overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute and describing time-sequenced drilling rig physical location movement in relation to the geospatial location.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the operation of providing data to display indicia of drilling rig activity comprises:

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity over a preselected period of time for a preselected area; and

wherein the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data includes at least one of the following each separately selectable by a user;

drilling rig location data describing drilling rig physical location movement into or out of the preselected area,

drilling rig monetary investment data describing investment progression into or out of the preselected area,

drilling rig asset data describing drilling rig asset movement into or out of the preselected area, and

personnel data describing movement of drilling rig-associated personnel into or out of the preselected area.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a source other than an internal or external trusted source defining third party drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable data entry form;

queuing the received third party drilling rig activity data for data validation review;

sending an electronic message to a field representative requesting performance of visual on-site verification of the third party drilling rig activity data responsive to the third party drilling rig activity data held in the queue;

receiving indicia of physical verification of the received third party drilling rig activity data from the field representative defining a data verification acknowledgment; and

storing the third party drilling rig activity data in a rig information database.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 21, the operations further comprising:

receiving drilling rig activity data from a plurality of internal users to define internally supplied drilling rig activity data, the data entered into a standardized Web browser readable database entry form; and

storing the internally supplied drilling rig activity data in the rig information database responsive to receiving the drilling rig activity data from the plurality of internal users, the operation or storing performed without processing through a queue or performing an additional data verification acknowledgment.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 17, the operations further comprising estimating a level of uncertainty in the received third party drilling rig activity data, the level of uncertainty resulting from noise comprising one or more of the following:

inaccurate drilling rig activity observation data, unverified drilling rig activity data, and unverified drilling rig attribute data.

24. A system to monitor drilling rig activity and to provide and manage drilling rig information, the system comprising:

a drilling rig information management server to provide user access to drilling rig information, the drilling rig information management server including a processor and memory in communication with the processor; and

drilling rig information management program product stored in the memory of the drilling rig information management server and including instructions that when executed by the server cause the server to perform the operations of;

retrieving drilling rig location data from a database responsive to user selection of a geospatial location defined by a geospatial location attribute,

accessing digital mapping data to display a digital map of at least portions of a geospatial location defined by the geospatial location attribute responsive to the user selected geospatial location attribute, and

providing time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data to graphically display a time-sequenced evolution of a drilling rig activity for the geospatial location over a preselected period of time defining an extent of the time-sequenced evolution, at least a portion of the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data graphically overlaid upon and spatially oriented to at least portions of the digital map of the geospatial location and describing time-sequenced drilling rig activity in relation to the geospatial location.

25. The system as defined in claim 24, wherein the time-sequenced drilling rig activity evolution data includes at least one of the following each separately selectable by a user:

drilling rig location data describing drilling rig physical location movement into or out of the geospatial location;

drilling rig monetary investment data describing investment progression into or out of the geospatial location;

drilling rig asset data describing drilling rig asset movement into or out of the geospatial location; and

personnel data describing movement of drilling rig-associated personnel into or out of the geospatial location.

26. The system as defined in claim 24, wherein the geospatial location comprises any user selected one of either of the following:

an area defined by economic attributes;

an area defined by geological attributes;

an area defined by geographical attributes;

an area defined by political attributes; and

an area defined by cultural attributes.