Communications systems and methods for subsea processors

Gutierrez, Jose; Pereira, Luis

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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:: Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1248883

Patent Number(s):: 9322264

Application Number:: 14/055,795

Assignee:: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD (George Town, 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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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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patent, July 2007

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

RAM BOP position sensor
patent, November 2010

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

Systems and methods for an expert system for well control using Bayesian intelligence
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patent-application, April 2007

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

System and Process for the Precise Positioning of Subsea Units
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System and Method for Depth Measurement and Correction During Subsea Intervention Operations
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Buoy Supported Underwater Radio Antenna
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System and Method for Severing a Tubular
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Blowout Preventer Monitoring System and Method of Using Same
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