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Managing a workflow for an oilfield operation

  • US 10,740,730 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2013
  • Issued: 08/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a mobile computer, cause the mobile computer to:

  • receive a request to wirelessly download a default task workflow and historical information for oilfield pumping equipment used in an oilfield operation from a server computer;

    generate an adapted task workflow by loading the default task workflow and changing the default task workflow based on the historical information such that the adapted task workflow consists of tasks yet to be completed;

    display on a screen of the mobile computer the adapted task workflow in groups of the tasks yet to be completed, wherein each group of tasks yet to be completed comprises maintenance and/or inspection tasks to be performed at a different stage of operations of the oilfield pumping equipment, wherein a first one of the groups of tasks yet to be completed comprises maintenance and/or inspection tasks to be performed with an engine of the oilfield pumping equipment turned off, and wherein a second one of the groups of tasks yet to be completed comprises maintenance and/or inspection tasks to be performed with the engine of the oilfield pumping equipment turned on;

    receive a first input from a human user pertaining to one or more tasks of the adapted task workflow;

    receive a second input from one or more sensors disposed in association with one or more units of the oilfield pumping equipment used during performance of the oilfield operation, wherein the one or more sensors comprise pressure potentiometers, capacitance transducers, piezoresistive sensors, or electropneumatic transducers, and wherein the second input comprises a real-time analogue data stream;

    determine whether one or more of the tasks have been completed based on the received first and/or second input, wherein the first input pertaining to the one or more tasks comprises an interpretation of the second input;

    change the adapted task workflow based on the determination of whether the one or more tasks have been completed; and

    wirelessly transmit the received first input, the received second input, and the changed adapted task workflow to the server computer.

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