Systems and methods for analyzing metadata

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022019620-A1
Application number	US-202117378509-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 16, 2021
Priority date	Jul 17, 2020
Publication date	Jan 20, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control system for aggregating metadata at hydrocarbon site is shown. The control system includes one or more edge devices. At least one of the one or more edge devices includes a processing circuit configured to receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors and integrate the received sensor data into a set of metadata, the set of metadata including stored operational data of the hydrocarbon site. The processing circuit is configured to aggregate the set of metadata according to one or more criteria, the one or more criteria configured to categorize the received sensor data. The processing circuit is configured to identify one or more connected devices based on the aggregated set of metadata and the one or more criteria and adjust operation of the one or more edge devices based on the aggregated set of metadata.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A control system for aggregating metadata at hydrocarbon site, the control system comprising one or more edge devices, wherein at least one of the one or more edge devices comprises a processing circuit configured to:
receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors; integrate the received sensor data into a set of metadata, the set of metadata comprising stored operational data of the hydrocarbon site; aggregate the set of metadata according to one or more criteria, the one or more criteria configured to categorize the received sensor data; and adjust operation of the one or more edge devices based on the aggregated set of metadata.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying one or more connected devices based on the aggregated set of metadata and the one or more criteria; and adjusting the operation of the one edge devices based on aggregated set of metadata and a set of information received from at least one of the one or more connected devices.

3 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein:
the integrated sensor data is a first subset of the metadata and the operational data is a second subset of the metadata; and aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria comprises:
creating at least one of a dictionary or lexicon configured to determine relationships within the set of metadata; and
determining relationships between the first subset of the metadata and the second subset of the metadata.

4 . The control system of claim 3 , wherein aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria further comprises mapping disparate representations using the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon.

5 . The control system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon comprises categories that combine the criteria into one or more of the categories.

6 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein receiving sensor data from the plurality of sensors comprises receiving data from at least one of a field controllers or a hydrocarbon site device.

7 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria comprises using heuristics and a prior information of register contents to automatically infer one or more characteristics of the set of metadata.

8 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform an automatic scan to detect the one or more connected devices or one on or more criteria or a combination of the one or more connected devices and the one or more criteria.

9 . A computer readable media for aggregating metadata at hydrocarbon site comprising a processing circuit comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors; integrate the received sensor data into a set of metadata, the set of metadata comprising stored operational data of the hydrocarbon site; aggregate the set of metadata according to one or more criteria, the one or more criteria configured to categorize the received sensor data; identify one or more connected devices based on the aggregated set of metadata and the one or more criteria; and adjust operation of the one or more edge devices based on the aggregated set of metadata.

10 . The media of claim 9 , wherein:
the integrated sensor data is a first subset of the metadata and the operational data is a second subset of the metadata; and aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria comprises:
creating at least one of a dictionary or lexicon configured to determine relationships within the set of metadata; and
determining relationships between the first subset of the metadata and the second subset of the metadata.

11 . The media of claim 10 , wherein aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria further comprises mapping disparate representations using the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon.

12 . The media of claim 10 , wherein the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon comprises categories that combine the criteria into one or more of the categories.

13 . The media of claim 9 , wherein receiving sensor data from the plurality of sensors comprises receiving data from at least one of a field controllers or a hydrocarbon site device.

14 . The media of claim 9 , wherein aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria comprises using heuristics and a prior information of register contents to automatically infer characteristics of the set of metadata.

15 . The media of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform an automatic scan to detect the one or more connected devices or one on or more criteria or a combination of the one or more connected devices and the one or more criteria.

16 . A method for aggregating metadata at hydrocarbon site, the method comprising:
receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors; integrating the received sensor data into a set of metadata, the set of metadata comprising stored operational data of a hydrocarbon site; aggregating the set of metadata according to one or more criteria, the one or more criteria configured to categorize the received sensor data; and identifying one or more connected devices based on the aggregated set of metadata and the one or more criteria; and adjusting operation of the one or more edge devices based on the aggregated set of metadata.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:
the integrated sensor data is a first subset of the metadata and the operational data is a second subset of the metadata; and aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria comprises:
creating at least one of a dictionary or lexicon configured to determine relationships within the set of metadata;
determining relationships between the first subset of the metadata and the second subset of the metadata; and
mapping at least part of the first subset of the metadata to at least part of the second subset of the metadata.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein aggregating the set of metadata according to the one or more criteria further comprises mapping disparate representations using the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one of the created dictionary or created lexicon comprises categories that combine the criteria into one or more of the categories.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving sensor data from the plurality of sensors comprises receiving data from at least one of a field controllers or a hydrocarbon site device.

Assignees

• Sensia Llc

Inventors

• Weatherhead Norman Andrew
• Gray Edward Anthony
• Anderson Jeffery P
• Brown Michael John Ross
• Murrell Shelby Adam

Classifications

• E21B2200/22

  Fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, neural networks or the like · CPC title

• G06F16/2465 Primary

  Query processing support for facilitating data mining operations in structured databases · CPC title

• G06F16/36

  Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri · CPC title

• E21B47/12

  Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling · CPC title

• G06F16/907 Primary

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title