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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Juan Jose Rojas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Shunfeng Zheng, Katy, TX (US);
Zhijie Liu, Katy, TX (US);
Eric Thiessen, Katy, TX (US);
Marcos Suguru Kajita, Houston, TX (US);
Guillaume Tamboise, Houston, TX (US);
Wilson Silva Dos Santos, Jr., Katy, TX (US);
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system may include a control system coupled to various network elements that define a drilling management network. The control system may include a programmable logic controller (PLC) that performs a drilling operation. The system may further include a virtualization services manager coupled to the control system and the network elements. The virtualization services manager may implement a virtualization service on the drilling management network that controls the drilling operation. The system may further include a virtual connection controller coupled to the network elements. The virtual connection controller may establish a virtual connection between the control system and a user network.