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:
- Issue Date:
- 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)
- 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
Citation Formats
Gutierrez, Jose, and Pereira, Luis R. Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Gutierrez, Jose, & Pereira, Luis R. Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations. United States.
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"Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632468.
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title = {Subsea processor for underwater drilling operations},
author = {Gutierrez, Jose and Pereira, Luis R.},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
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