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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Keith Womer, Round Rock, TX (US);
William I. Koederitz, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mallappa I. Guggari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Keith Womer, Round Rock, TX (US);
William I. Koederitz, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mallappa I. Guggari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Varco I/P, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling operation of a drilling rig having a control management system, comprises programming the control system with at least one resource module, the at least one resource module having at least one operating model having at least one set of programmed operating rules related to at least one set of operating parameters. In addition, the system and method provide an authenticating hierarchical access to at least one user to the at least one resource module.