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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/02 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drilling system comprises a drilling parameter sensor in communication with a sensor applicationthat generates processed data from raw data that is received from the drilling parameter sensor. A process applicationis in communication with the sensor applicationand generates an instruction based on the processed data. A priority controller is in communication with the process applicationand evaluates the instruction for release to an equipment controllerthat then issues the instruction to one or more drilling components.