Drilling Operations Video Reporting for Faster Status Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Stakeholders in oil and gas drilling operations face challenges in obtaining timely and comprehensive updates on the current status and planned activities of drilling operations, requiring manual collection and distillation of information from multiple sources, which delays their understanding and decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that generates graphical and video reports based on drilling parameters, including historical and projected drilling activities, allowing stakeholders to set preferences for delivery and content, and automatically sends these reports to multiple users via various communication channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If manual collection and distillation of information from multiple sources is used, then comprehensive understanding of drilling operations is achieved, but time required for information gathering increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple information sources (drilling parameters, well plan data, operational status) into a single integrated report. The system combines data from various drilling operations with well plan information and generates a unified comprehensive report that provides both detailed operational updates and high-level summaries, eliminating the need to manually collect and distill information from multiple separate sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating and distributing comprehensive drilling operation reports without requiring manual intervention. The automated report generation process collects data from multiple sources, processes it according to well plans, and delivers customized reports to stakeholders, freeing them from manual information gathering tasks while maintaining comprehensive understanding.
2Loss of information
If multiple reports from multiple vendors are obtained, then complete status information is acquired, but time for follow-up communications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges status information from multiple vendors and sources into a single integrated report. The system consolidates data from various drilling operations, well plan information, and operational updates into one comprehensive document that provides complete status information, eliminating the need for multiple separate reports and subsequent follow-up communications to address questions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms by comparing actual drilling operations against well plan data and automatically generating reports that highlight variances and required actions. This feedback-driven approach ensures complete status information is provided in a structured manner that anticipates stakeholder questions, reducing the need for follow-up communications.
3Measurement precision
If detailed drilling data and parameters are processed, then accurate drilling status is achieved, but time for data collection and integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and organizing drilling data according to well plan structures before generating reports. Well plan data is used to pre-organize categories and formats, allowing accurate drilling status to be achieved through automated processing rather than manual data collection and integration, significantly reducing time requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical manual data collection and integration processes with automated electronic systems. The computer-based system automatically collects drilling parameters, processes them against well plan data, and generates accurate status reports, eliminating the time-consuming manual mechanics of data gathering while maintaining measurement precision.
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AI summary
In some implementations, a computing device may include one or more processors, a memory for storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors perform operations may include: accessing a drill plan for a drilling operation; receiving a plurality of drilling parameters for the drilling operation; generating a report including: a graphical depiction of the drilling operation based on the plurality of drilling parameters for the drilling operation, the graphic depiction including an animated or video illustration of the drilling operation within a past predetermined time period; a plurality of metrics associated with the drilling operation as provided by the drill plan; and a summary of a planned activity for a drilling operation for a future predetermined time period. Also, the device may include saving the report on a sever connected to a network. Further, the device may include providing the report to at least one user. Similar systems and methods may be used to automatically generate and distribute or provide access to video reports of completion and/or production activities during a first time interval and planned completion and/or production activities during a future, second time interval.