Systems and methods for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map

• US 9,959,022 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2013
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Anghelescu, Florin Mugur, Crawshay, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US14/778,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20160098174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,775 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 41/00 Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map based on a geographical area, a time frame and a preferred well activity.

Claims

1. A method for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map, which comprises:

receiving, using a computer processor, a selection of a geographical area on the electronic map via a graphical user interface and a selection of a time frame via a slider in the graphical user interface;

receiving, using the computer processor, a selection of a preferred well activity via the graphical user interface or default settings, each well having an associated time-dependent well activity and a respective geographical location on the electronic map;

identifying, using the computer processor, one or more wells that have a time-dependent well activity within the selected time frame that matches the preferred well activity; and

displaying, using the computer processor, only the identified one or more wells that have a geographical location within the selected geographical area, and each associated time-dependent well activity, on the electronic map.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferred well activity is selected using the graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferred well activity is selected from a preferred well activity group comprising drilling, cementing, casing, and pad construction.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the time-dependent well activity comprises drilling cementing, casing, or pad construction for the selected time frame.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic map is a global map.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected time frame and the selected preferred well activity are processed on a mobile device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the slider is a first slider, and wherein the selection of the graphical area is received via a second slider in the graphical user interface.

7. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer executable instructions for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map, the instructions being executable to implement:

receiving a selection of a geographical area on the electronic map via a graphical user interface and a selection of a time frame via a slider in the graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of a preferred well activity via the graphical user interface or default settings, each well having an associated time-dependent well activity and a respective geographical location on the electronic map;

identifying one or more wells that have a time-dependent well activity within the selected time frame that matches the preferred well activity; and

displaying only the identified one or more wells that have a geographical location within the selected geographical area, and each associated time-dependent well activity, on the electronic map.

8. The program carrier device of claim 7, wherein the preferred well activity is selected using the graphical user interface.

9. The program carrier device of claim 7, wherein the preferred well activity is selected from a preferred well activity group comprising drilling, cementing, casing, and pad construction.

10. The program carrier device of claim 9, wherein the time-dependent well activity comprises drilling cementing, casing, or pad construction for the selected time frame.

11. The program carrier device of claim 7, wherein the electronic map is a global map.

12. The program carrier device of claim 7, wherein the selected time frame and the selected preferred well activity are processed on a mobile device.

13. A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer executable instructions for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map, the instructions being executable to implement:

receiving a selection of a geographical area on the electronic map and a selection of a time frame via a graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of a preferred well activity, each well having an associated time-dependent well activity and a respective geographical location on the electronic map;

identifying one or more wells that have a time-dependent well activity within the selected time frame that matches the preferred well activity; and

displaying only the identified one or more wells that have a geographical location within the selected geographical area, and each associated time-dependent well activity, on the electronic map.

14. The program carrier device of claim 13, wherein the preferred well activity is selected from a preferred well activity group comprising drilling, cementing, casing, and pad construction.

15. The program carrier device of claim 14, wherein the time-dependent well activity comprises drilling cementing, casing, or pad construction for the selected time frame.

16. The program carrier device of claim 13, wherein the selected time frame and the selected preferred well activity are processed on a mobile device.

18. The program carrier device of claim 13, wherein the selection of the time frame is received via a slider in the graphical user interface.