Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations

Gutierrez, Jose; Pereira, Luis R.

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Title: Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations

Abstract

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. The subsea processor may relay information to the surface for recording or monitoring. The subsea processor may also be programmed with a model from which to base operation of the BOP, such as in emergency conditions.

Inventors:: Gutierrez, Jose; Pereira, Luis R.

Issue Date:: Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2020

Research Org.:: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd., Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1632468

Patent Number(s):: 10539010

Application Number:: 14/055,669

Assignee:: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. (Grand Cayman, KY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING

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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B33/0355 - {Control systems, e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, acoustic, for submerged well heads}
E21B33/063 - {for shearing drill pipes
E21B33/064 - specially adapted for underwater well heads
E21B41/0007 - {for underwater installations
E21B7/12 - Underwater drilling

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DOE Contract Number:: NFE-12-04104

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/16/2013

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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In a processor having multiple clusters which operate in parallel, the number of clusters in use can be varied dynamically. At the start of each program phase, the configuration option for an interval is run to determine the optimal configuration, which is used until the next phase change is detected. The optimum instruction interval is determined by starting with a minimum interval and doubling it until a low stability factor is reached.
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An electronic device includes a processor having a micro-operation queue, multiple scheduler entries, and scheduler compression logic. When a pair of micro-operations in the micro-operation queue is compressible in accordance with one or more compressibility rules, the scheduler compression logic acquires the pair of micro-operations from the micro-operation queue and stores information from both micro-operations of the pair of micro-operations into different portions in a single scheduler entry. In this way, the scheduler compression logic compresses the pair of micro-operations into the single scheduler entry.
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RF communication with downhole equipment patent, July 2007

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Multiplexed electrohydraulic type of control system for use in undersea production system patent, March 1994

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Communications Apparatus and Method patent-application, April 2007

System and Method for Determining Downhole Conditions patent-application, December 2005

Apparatus for exchanging data between a central station and a plurality of wireless remote stations on a time divided commnication channel patent, October 1997

Collision-free multiple access reservation scheme for multi-tone modulation links patent, November 2005

Supplying Power to Underwater Devices patent-application, February 2012

System and Method for Depth Measurement and Correction During Subsea Intervention Operations patent-application, November 2009

Position instrumented blowout preventer patent, April 1995

Providing a string having an electric pump and an inductive coupler patent, August 2010

Distributed Databases for a Well Control Drilling System patent-application, October 2009

Deepwater Containment System and Method of Using Same Background patent-application, August 2012

Laser Assisted System for Controlling Deep Water Drilling Emergency Situations patent-application, August 2012

Cable Integrity Monitor for Electromagnetic Telemetry Systems patent-application, May 2008

Communications Systems and Methods for Subsea Processors patent-application, April 2014

Time-division multiplex communication control circuit for ATM terminal patent, February 1999

Blowout Preventer Monitoring System and Method of Using Same patent-application, August 2014

Systems and Methods for Providing a Wireless Power Provision and/or an Actuation of a Downhole Component patent-application, May 2012

Offshore Universal Riser System patent-application, November 2012

Surface Real-Time Processing of Downhole Data patent-application, September 2005

Electric control and supply system patent, September 2013

Fiber Optic Control Network and Related Method patent-application, January 2004

Apparatus for Responding to an Anomalous Change in Downhole Pressure patent-application, June 2008

System and Method for Verifying Perforating Gun Status Prior to Perforating a Wellbore patent-application, June 2010

Communications systems and methods for subsea processors patent, April 2016

Electric Control and Supply System patent-application, January 2010

System and Method for Severing a Tubular patent-application, September 2011

Resource Allocation in PON Networks Via Wave-Front Multiplexing and De-Multiplexing patent-application, August 2013

Wireless Power and Data Transfer Device for Harsh and Extreme Environments patent-application, July 2012

Method for Subsea Pod Retrieval patent-application, January 2003

Systems and methods for an expert system for well control using Bayesian intelligence patent, December 2015

Electrode System and Sensor for an Electrically Enhanced Underground Process patent-application, October 2012

Subsea Electronic Data System patent-application, March 2014

Systems and Methods for an Expert System for Well Control Using Bayesian Intelligence patent-application, May 2014

RAM BOP position sensor patent, November 2010

Blowout Preventer Control and/or Power and/or Data Communication Systems and Related Methods patent-application, April 2015

Riser lifecycle management system, program product, and related methods patent, December 2011

Underwater Communications Using RF patent-application, August 2009

Communications apparatus and method patent, December 2006

Devices and Methods for Transmitting EDS Back-up Signals to Subsea Pods patent-application, June 2012

Redundant Parallel Operation of Motor Vehicle Electrical System Generators patent-application, November 2011

Condition Assessment System and Method patent-application, July 2007

Apparatus for responding to an anomalous change in downhole pressure patent, April 2010

Control System for Blowout Preventer Stack patent-application, August 2009

Coupling network for time-division telecommunication system patent, March 1978

Universal process control device and method for developing a process control loop program patent, May 1987

System and Method for Validating Networked Devices patent-application, April 2006

Buoy Supported Underwater Radio Antenna patent-application, September 2010

Boat steering system patent, March 2009

Blowout Preventer Shut-In Assembly of Last Resort patent-application, May 2013

Underwater Acoustic Communications and Networking: Recent Advances and Future Challenges journal, March 2008

Device detection system and method patent, November 2008

Well Treatment Apparatus and Method patent-application, March 2004

Subsea well electrical coupling system patent, November 1987

Methods and apparatus for hydraulic and electro-hydraulic control of subsea blowout preventor systems patent, November 2002

SMS-Messaging patent-application, March 2004

Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Corroborator patent-application, June 2013

MUX BOP database mirroring patent, April 2012

Packing Object Supplying Apparatus, Box Body Supplying Apparatus, Boxing Apparatus, Packaging System and Packaging Method patent-application, January 2004

Wireless Communication System and Method patent-application, May 2003

Systems and Methods for Downhole Electric Field Measurement patent-application, December 2014

Portable Drilling Simulation System patent-application, August 2012

Method and system for controlling well fluid circulation rate patent, June 2004

Device for monitoring a switch patent, November 1996

Medium access control protocol for centralized wireless network communication management patent, July 2003

Riser Lifecycle Management System, Program Product, and Related Methods patent-application, June 2008

Wireless Communication System for Monitoring of Subsea Well Casing Annuli patent-application, October 2013

Reducing peak-to-average variance of a composite transmitted signal generated by a digital combiner via carrier phase offset patent, November 1998

Position and seal wear indicator for valves and blowout preventers patent, May 1990

Systems and Methods for Expert Systems for Underbalanced Drilling Operations Using Bayesian Decision Networks
patent-application, May 2014

Wind Turbine Controller and Method for Controlling a Wind Turbine to Provide Redundancy
patent-application, July 2013

Blowout Preventer Monitoring System and Method of Using Same
patent-application, January 2012

Borehole equipment position detection system
patent, September 2007

Intelligent Wellhead Running System and Running Tool
patent-application, April 2013

RF communication with downhole equipment
patent, July 2007

Three Dimensional Steerable System
patent-application, December 2001

Multiplexed electrohydraulic type of control system for use in undersea production system
patent, March 1994

Emergency Blowout Preventer (EBOP) Control System Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and Method of Use
patent-application, February 2012

System and Method for Authorizing Access to a UMA Network Based on Access Point Identifier
patent-application, November 2007

Communications Apparatus and Method
patent-application, April 2007

System and Method for Determining Downhole Conditions
patent-application, December 2005

Apparatus for exchanging data between a central station and a plurality of wireless remote stations on a time divided commnication channel
patent, October 1997

Collision-free multiple access reservation scheme for multi-tone modulation links
patent, November 2005

Supplying Power to Underwater Devices
patent-application, February 2012

System and Method for Depth Measurement and Correction During Subsea Intervention Operations
patent-application, November 2009

Position instrumented blowout preventer
patent, April 1995

Providing a string having an electric pump and an inductive coupler
patent, August 2010

Distributed Databases for a Well Control Drilling System
patent-application, October 2009

Deepwater Containment System and Method of Using Same Background
patent-application, August 2012

Laser Assisted System for Controlling Deep Water Drilling Emergency Situations
patent-application, August 2012

Cable Integrity Monitor for Electromagnetic Telemetry Systems
patent-application, May 2008

Communications Systems and Methods for Subsea Processors
patent-application, April 2014

Time-division multiplex communication control circuit for ATM terminal
patent, February 1999

Blowout Preventer Monitoring System and Method of Using Same
patent-application, August 2014

Systems and Methods for Providing a Wireless Power Provision and/or an Actuation of a Downhole Component
patent-application, May 2012

Offshore Universal Riser System
patent-application, November 2012

Surface Real-Time Processing of Downhole Data
patent-application, September 2005

Electric control and supply system
patent, September 2013

Fiber Optic Control Network and Related Method
patent-application, January 2004

Apparatus for Responding to an Anomalous Change in Downhole Pressure
patent-application, June 2008

System and Method for Verifying Perforating Gun Status Prior to Perforating a Wellbore
patent-application, June 2010

Communications systems and methods for subsea processors
patent, April 2016

Electric Control and Supply System
patent-application, January 2010

System and Method for Severing a Tubular
patent-application, September 2011

Resource Allocation in PON Networks Via Wave-Front Multiplexing and De-Multiplexing
patent-application, August 2013

Wireless Power and Data Transfer Device for Harsh and Extreme Environments
patent-application, July 2012

Method for Subsea Pod Retrieval
patent-application, January 2003

Systems and methods for an expert system for well control using Bayesian intelligence
patent, December 2015

Electrode System and Sensor for an Electrically Enhanced Underground Process
patent-application, October 2012

Subsea Electronic Data System
patent-application, March 2014

Systems and Methods for an Expert System for Well Control Using Bayesian Intelligence
patent-application, May 2014

RAM BOP position sensor
patent, November 2010

Blowout Preventer Control and/or Power and/or Data Communication Systems and Related Methods
patent-application, April 2015

Riser lifecycle management system, program product, and related methods
patent, December 2011

Underwater Communications Using RF
patent-application, August 2009

Communications apparatus and method
patent, December 2006

Devices and Methods for Transmitting EDS Back-up Signals to Subsea Pods
patent-application, June 2012

Redundant Parallel Operation of Motor Vehicle Electrical System Generators
patent-application, November 2011

Condition Assessment System and Method
patent-application, July 2007

Apparatus for responding to an anomalous change in downhole pressure
patent, April 2010

Control System for Blowout Preventer Stack
patent-application, August 2009

Coupling network for time-division telecommunication system
patent, March 1978

Universal process control device and method for developing a process control loop program
patent, May 1987

System and Method for Validating Networked Devices
patent-application, April 2006

Buoy Supported Underwater Radio Antenna
patent-application, September 2010

Boat steering system
patent, March 2009

Blowout Preventer Shut-In Assembly of Last Resort
patent-application, May 2013

Underwater Acoustic Communications and Networking: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
journal, March 2008

Device detection system and method
patent, November 2008

Well Treatment Apparatus and Method
patent-application, March 2004

Subsea well electrical coupling system
patent, November 1987

Methods and apparatus for hydraulic and electro-hydraulic control of subsea blowout preventor systems
patent, November 2002

SMS-Messaging
patent-application, March 2004

Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Corroborator
patent-application, June 2013

MUX BOP database mirroring
patent, April 2012

Packing Object Supplying Apparatus, Box Body Supplying Apparatus, Boxing Apparatus, Packaging System and Packaging Method
patent-application, January 2004

Wireless Communication System and Method
patent-application, May 2003

Systems and Methods for Downhole Electric Field Measurement
patent-application, December 2014

Portable Drilling Simulation System
patent-application, August 2012

Method and system for controlling well fluid circulation rate
patent, June 2004

Device for monitoring a switch
patent, November 1996

Medium access control protocol for centralized wireless network communication management
patent, July 2003

Riser Lifecycle Management System, Program Product, and Related Methods
patent-application, June 2008

Wireless Communication System for Monitoring of Subsea Well Casing Annuli
patent-application, October 2013

Reducing peak-to-average variance of a composite transmitted signal generated by a digital combiner via carrier phase offset
patent, November 1998

Position and seal wear indicator for valves and blowout preventers
patent, May 1990

Wireless Portable Sensor Monitoring System
patent-application, June 2010

System and Method for Inductive Signal and Power Transfer from ROV to In Riser Tools
patent-application, April 2012

TDMA frame design for a prototype underwater RF communication network
journal, May 2012