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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shyam Janakiraman, Houston, TX (US);
Seetharam Kothuru, Houston, TX (US);
Ramakrishna Madhireddy, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a drilling rig are disclosed herein. A driller can select between modes: local, human-machine interface (HMI), and automatic. In a local mode a motor operator is instructed to operate a genset for the drilling rig. In a Remote mode the driller can operate the genset directly without the need for a motor operator to start or stop the gensets. In an automatic mode, the genset is controlled according to a well plan including a power consumption schedule.