System and method of facilitating petroleum engineering analysis

• US 8,781,879 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2010
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Stundner, Michael, Nunez, Gustavo, Zangl, Georg, Fruhbauer, Herwig
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUNG D
• Application Number:
  US12/939,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/7.36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method capable of facilitating the efficient analysis of oilfield data utilizing at least one computer database containing a plurality of stored petroleum engineering operations. In one embodiment, stored petroleum engineering operations may include individual petroleum engineering tasks/calculations, workflows comprising multiple engineering tasks/calculations, and/or third party applications capable of analyzing at least a portion of collected oilfield data. In one embodiment, petroleum engineering operations may be proven in the field, i.e., tested and proven to be accurate under real-world oilfield conditions, prior to storage upon the database. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a graphic user interface adapted to receive customer data and identify stored engineering operations associated thereto. Identified engineering operations stored upon the database may then be displayed and executed according to user instructions and/or predefined execution arrangements.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating petroleum engineering analysis comprising:

providing a computer database;

storing petroleum engineering operations to said database;

receiving customer data relating to a petroleum engineering project;

utilizing said customer data, searching said database and identifying engineering operations associated with said customer data;

displaying said identified engineering operations;

executing one or more of said identified engineering operations;

storing historical information pertaining to said engineering operations upon said computer database;

displaying said historical information to the user;

wherein at least one of said engineering operations comprises a custom workflow entered by a prior user and wherein said historical information comprises the name of the prior user, the name or location of the petroleum engineering project where the custom workflow was utilized, and the date upon which the custom workflow was utilized;

wherein said identified engineering operations are executed according to a schedule entered by the user through a graphic user interface coupled to said database, wherein said graphic user interface displays at least one timeline for each identified engineering operation and one or more adjustable scheduling parameters for each identified engineering operation; and

wherein the customer data comprises at least one custom engineering operation entered by the user.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said engineering operations comprise petroleum engineering tasks, workflows, or third party applications.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said customer data comprises desired engineering operations.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein said engineering operations are proven in the field prior to storage upon said database.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing validity information comprising at least one data validity threshold range upon said database; and

comparing at least a portion of said customer data to said validity threshold range.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

if said customer data is outside of said validity threshold range, displaying a notice to the user.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for facilitating petroleum engineering analysis comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to:

receive and store customer data relating to a petroleum engineering project upon a computer database, said database containing stored petroleum engineering operations;

search said database utilizing said customer data to identify engineering operations associated with said customer data;

display said identified engineering operations;

execute one or more of said identified engineering operations;

store historical information pertaining to said engineering operations upon said computer database;

display said historical information to the user;

wherein at least one of said engineering operations comprises a custom workflow entered by a prior user and wherein said historical information comprises the name of the prior user, the name or location of the petroleum engineering project where the custom workflow was utilized, and the date upon which the custom workflow was utilized;

wherein said identified engineering operations are executed according to a schedule entered by the user through a graphic user interface coupled to said database, wherein said graphic user interface displays at least one timeline for each identified engineering operation and one or more adjustable scheduling parameters for each identified engineering operation; and

wherein the customer data comprises at least one custom engineering operation entered by the user.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said engineering operations comprise petroleum engineering tasks, workflows, or third party applications.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said customer data comprises desired engineering operations.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said engineering operations are proven in the field prior to storage upon said database.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to:

store validity information comprising at least one data validity threshold range upon said database; and

compare at least a portion of said customer data to said validity threshold range.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to:

display a notice to the user if said customer data is outside of said validity threshold range.

13. A petroleum engineering analysis system comprising:

a processor configured to receive customer data relating to a petroleum engineering project and to store said customer data upon a computer database, said database containing stored petroleum engineering operations;

search said database utilizing said customer data to identify engineering operations associated with said customer data;

display said identified engineering operations;

execute one or more of said identified engineering operations;

store historical information pertaining to said engineering operations upon said computer database;

display said historical information to the user;

wherein at least one of said engineering operations comprises a custom workflow entered by a prior user and wherein said historical information comprises the name of the prior user, the name or location of the petroleum engineering project where the custom workflow was utilized, and the date upon which the custom workflow was utilized;

wherein said identified engineering operations are executed according to a schedule entered by the user through a graphic user interface coupled to said database, wherein said graphic user interface displays at least one timeline for each identified engineering operation and one or more adjustable scheduling parameters for each identified engineering operation; and

wherein said customer data comprises at least one custom engineering operation entered by the user.

14. The petroleum engineering analysis system of claim 13, wherein said engineering operations comprise petroleum engineering tasks, workflows, or third party applications.

15. The petroleum engineering analysis system of claim 13, wherein said customer data comprises desired engineering operations.

16. The petroleum engineering analysis system of claim 13, wherein said engineering operations are proven in the field prior to storage upon said database.

17. The petroleum engineering analysis system of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

store validity information comprising at least one data validity threshold range upon said database; and

compare at least a portion of said customer data to said validity threshold range.

18. The petroleum engineering analysis system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to:

display a notice to the user if said customer data is outside of said validity threshold range.