Communications systems and methods for subsea processors

Title: Communications systems and methods for subsea processors

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A subsea processor may be located near the seabed of a drilling site and used to coordinate operations of underwater drilling components. The subsea processor may be enclosed in a single interchangeable unit that fits a receptor on an underwater drilling component, such as a blow-out preventer (BOP). The subsea processor may issue commands to control the BOP and receive measurements from sensors located throughout the BOP. A shared communications bus may interconnect the subsea processor and underwater components and the subsea processor and a surface or onshore network. The shared communications bus may be operated according to a time division multiple access (TDMA) scheme.

Inventors:: Gutierrez, Jose; Pereira, Luis

Issue Date:: 2016-04-26

Research Org.:: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD, George Town, KY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1248883

Patent Number(s):: 9,322,264

Application Number:: 14/055,795

Assignee:: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD (George Town, KY)

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 16

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 42 ENGINEERING

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