Graphical Indexing For Life Cycle Management Of Drilling System Assets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016306831-A1
Application number	US-201615099145-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Apr 14, 2015
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a life cycle tracking system including a memory and a processor. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform certain operations. For example, the operations can include effecting a change in a first database including data related to a set of components installed on a blowout preventer stack, in response to a drag and drop operation having been performed on a human machine interface. The change can include associating information from a second database to the first database. The second database includes data related to a set of spare components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A life cycle tracking system for tracking components of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, comprising:
a processor; a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
effecting a change in a first database including data related to a set of components installed on the BOP stack, in response to a drag and drop operation having been performed on a human machine interface (HMI),
wherein the change includes associating information from a second database to the first database, the second database including data related to a set of spare components.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the HMI includes a first graphical model and a first region, and the drag and drop operation includes moving the first graphical model to the first region.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the first graphical model is associated with a subsystem of the BOP stack.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the components include at least one of a pod and a sensor.

5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the operations further include dragging a second graphical model away from the first region prior to moving the first graphical model to the first region.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations include effecting an additional change in the second database.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the change includes removing a first data set from the first database and storing the first data set in the second database.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the change further includes associating a second data set with the first database, the second data set being distinct from the first data set.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first database is a relational database.

10 . A life cycle tracking method for use with a human machine interface (HMI) and a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, comprising:
effecting, by a processor, a change in a first database including data relating to a set of components installed on the BOP stack, wherein the effecting is performed in response to a drag and drop operation having been performed on the HMI, and wherein the change includes associating information from a second database to the first database, the second database including data related to a set of spare components.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the drag and drop operation includes moving a first graphical model to a first region of the HMI.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first graphical model is associated with a component of a blowout preventer.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the component is a pod.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising effecting an additional change in the second database in response to the drag and drop operation.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the change includes removing a first data set from the first database and storing the first data set in the second database, the first data set being associated with a graphical component of the HMI.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the change further includes associating a second data set with the first database, the second data set being distinct from the first data set.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a usage tracking system including instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
effecting, by a processor, a change in a first database that includes information relating to a set of components of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, wherein the effecting is performed in response to a drag and drop operation having been performed on a human machine interface (HMI), and wherein the change includes associating information from a second database to the first database, the second database including data related to a set of spare components.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the drag and drop operation includes moving a first graphical model to a first region of the HMI.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the change includes removing a first data set from the first database, the first data set being associated with a graphical component of the HMI.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the change further includes associating a second data set with the first database, the second data set being distinct from the first data set.

21 . A life cycle tracking system for updating calibration data in a control system of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack, comprising:
a processor; a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
disassociating first calibration data from a first database coupled to the control system, the first calibration data being related to a first sensor removed from the BOP stack; and
associating second calibration data to the first database, the second calibration data originating from a second database and the second calibration data being related to a second sensor replacing the first sensor on the BOP stack.

Assignees

• Hydril Usa Distrib Llc

Inventors

• Holmes John Steven
• Milliman Douglas
• Arcot Prakash Kumar

Classifications

• E21B44/00 Primary

  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 · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F16/22

  Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures · CPC title

• E21B33/064 Primary

  specially adapted for underwater well heads · CPC title

• G06Q10/20 Primary

  Administration of product repair or maintenance · CPC title