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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Applicant:
David P. Moran, Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventor:
David P. Moran, Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 2041/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing assistance to a drilling site including receiving, by a remote system, an assistance request from a quick-link communication device, wherein the quick-link communication device is located at the drilling location. The method also including obtaining sensor data from the rig based on the assistance request, analyzing, by the remote system, the sensor data to identify a condition of the rig, and providing assistance to the drilling site for the condition of the rig.