Real-Time Well Surveillance Data Integration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge in the oil and gas industry is the inability to effectively analyze and integrate real-time data streams from various sources during the drilling and completion stages of oil wells, leading to difficulties in providing timely and secure access to valuable data across multiple locations, which hinders cross-correlation and analysis necessary for optimal drilling performance.
Innovation Solution
A computer-based system that integrates real-time and non-real-time data inputs to facilitate real-time displays of drilling performance, including hydraulic surveillance and torque-and-drag analysis, using a network of servers and communication links to provide immediate feedback and prevent drilling hazards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real-time data streams from various sources are integrated and analyzed, then drilling performance and well health are improved, but data security risks and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides data processing into separate modular components: data collection modules at well sites, data transmission modules using secure communication protocols, data integration modules at centralized servers, and analysis modules. This segmentation allows real-time data from multiple sources to be processed independently and securely, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces secure communication protocols and encrypted data transmission channels as intermediaries between data sources and analysis systems. These intermediaries protect data security while enabling real-time information flow, resolving the contradiction between improved drilling performance through data integration and increased security risks.
2Loss of time
If real-time data analysis is implemented across multiple locations, then decision-making speed is improved, but data access security control becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic access control mechanisms that adjust data sharing permissions based on user roles, location, and specific operational needs. This allows real-time data analysis across multiple locations while maintaining security, as access rights can be dynamically modified without compromising overall system security or decision-making speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates encrypted copies of data that can be distributed to multiple locations for real-time analysis. These copies contain all necessary information for decision-making but are protected by security protocols, allowing fast distributed analysis while maintaining central control over data security and access permissions.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive data integration is performed, then cross-correlation analysis capability is improved, but data processing time and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data processing, filtering, and validation at the source before transmission. Data is pre-organized and pre-analyzed to identify key parameters, reducing the computational burden during real-time integration. This preliminary action enables comprehensive cross-correlation analysis without excessive processing time during critical real-time operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms raw data into standardized parameters and formats during collection, making integration more efficient. By changing data parameters to uniform structures and extracting only the most relevant features for cross-correlation, the system achieves comprehensive analysis capability with reduced processing time and computational requirements.
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AI summary
In an embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes integrating a series of data inputs related to a well. The series of data inputs includes at least one real-time data input and at least one non-real-time data input. The method further includes based, at least in part, on a result of the integrating, facilitating a real-time display of performance data for the well. The real-time display includes information related to at least one of hydraulic surveillance and torque-and-drag surveillance.