Portable system for monitoring and controlling surface equipment

1 . A monitoring and control system for surface equipment used in industrial services, comprising:

one or more sensors configured to collect sensor data from the surface equipment, wherein the one or more sensors are movable and configurable sensors;

one or more control devices configured to control one or more operations of the surface equipment, wherein the one or more control devices are movable and configurable control devices; and

a data acquisition and control apparatus coupled with the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices, the data acquisition and control apparatus configured to:

receive the sensor data from the one or more sensors and automate sensor data acquisition from the one or more sensors, and

transmit control information to the one or more control devices and automate the control of the one or more operations of the surface equipment using the one or more control devices.

2 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the surface equipment includes two or more separate surface equipment systems.

3 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the surface equipment includes at least a first surface equipment and a second surface equipment,

the one or more sensors includes at least one sensor installed in the first surface equipment, and at least one sensor installed in the second surface equipment, and

the one or more control devices includes at least one control device installed in the first surface equipment and at least one control device installed in the second surface equipment.

4 . The monitoring and control system of claim 3 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to:

receive first sensor data from the at least one sensor installed in the first surface equipment;

receive second sensor data from the at least one sensor installed in the second surface equipment;

transmit first control information to the at least one control device installed in the first surface equipment; and

transmit second control information to the at least one control device installed in the second surface equipment.

5 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the surface equipment is new or legacy surface equipment, wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is operable to configure the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices for operation in the new or legacy surface equipment.

6 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to:

analyze the sensor data locally and determine the control information locally based, at least in part, on the sensor data, and

transmit the locally-determined control information to the one or more control devices of the surface equipment to locally control the one or more operations of the surface equipment based on the locally-determined control information using the one or more control devices.

7 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to digitize and analyze the sensor data for at least one of monitoring, control, and automation of the surface equipment.

8 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to:

transmit the sensor data received from the one or more sensors to a remote cloud network; and

receive, from the remote cloud network, at least one of analytics information associated with the sensor data, control information for the one or more control devices, automation information for the monitoring and control system, and updates for the monitoring and control system.

9 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices are coupled with the surface equipment, the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices are configurable and movable between the surface equipment and one or more additional surface equipment, and the data acquisition and control apparatus is a portable computer system.

10 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes at least first sensor data and second sensor data and the control information includes at least first control information and second control information, and wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to:

receive the first sensor data from the one or more sensors after installation of the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the surface equipment for monitoring and analysis, determine the first control information based on the first sensor data, and transmit the first control information to the one or more control devices of the surface equipment;

receive the second sensor data from the one or more sensors, determine the second control information based on the second sensor data, and transmit the second control information to the one or more control devices of the surface equipment; and

determine automation of the sensor data acquisition and automation of the control of the one or more operations of the surface equipment based, at least in part, on the first sensor data and the second sensor data.

11 . The monitoring and control system of claim 1 , wherein the surface equipment includes at least a first surface equipment and a second surface equipment and the sensor data includes at least first sensor data and second sensor data, and wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is configured to:

receive the first sensor data from the one or more sensors after installation of the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the first surface equipment for monitoring and analysis;

receive the second sensor data from the one or more sensors after removal of the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices from the first surface equipment and installation of the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the second surface equipment for monitoring and analysis; and

determine automation of the sensor data acquisition and automation of the control of the one or more operations of the surface equipment based, at least in part, on the first sensor data and the second sensor data.

12 . A method for monitoring and controlling surface equipment used in industrial services, comprising:

installing one or more sensors and one or more control devices in the surface equipment, wherein the one or more sensors are movable and configurable sensors and the one or more control devices are movable and configurable control devices;

receiving sensor data at a data acquisition and control apparatus from the one or more sensors in the surface equipment and automating sensor data acquisition from the one or more sensors; and

transmitting control information from the data acquisition and control apparatus to the one or more control devices in the surface equipment to control one or more operations of the surface equipment and automate the control of the one or more operations of the surface equipment using the one or more control devices.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the surface equipment includes at least a first surface equipment and a second surface equipment, further comprising:

receiving, at the data acquisition and control apparatus, first sensor data from at least one sensor installed in the first surface equipment, and second sensor data from at least one sensor installed in the second surface equipment; and

transmitting, from the data acquisition and control apparatus, first control information to at least one control device installed in the first surface equipment and second control information to at least one control device installed in the second surface equipment.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the surface equipment is new or legacy surface equipment, further comprising:

configuring the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices for operation in the new or legacy surface equipment.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus is a portable computer system, further comprising:

temporarily installing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the surface equipment for monitoring and analysis; and

removing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices from the surface equipment after the monitoring and analysis.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the surface equipment includes at least a first surface equipment and a second surface equipment, and the data acquisition and control apparatus is a portable computer system, further comprising:

temporarily installing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the first surface equipment for monitoring and analysis;

removing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices from the first surface equipment after the monitoring and analysis;

temporarily installing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices in the second surface equipment for monitoring and analysis; and

removing the one or more sensors and the one or more control devices from the second surface equipment after the monitoring and analysis.

17 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

analyzing the sensor data locally at the data acquisition and control apparatus and determining the control information locally at the data acquisition and control apparatus based, at least in part, on the sensor data, and

transmitting the locally-determined control information from the data acquisition and control apparatus to the one or more control devices of the surface equipment to locally control the one or more operations of the surface equipment based on the locally-determined control information using the one or more control devices.

18 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising digitizing and analyzing the sensor data for at least one of monitoring, control, and automation of the surface equipment.

19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data acquisition and control apparatus, the one or more sensors, and the one or more control devices are part of a monitoring and control system, further comprising:

transmitting the sensor data received from the one or more sensors to a remote cloud network; and

receiving, from the remote cloud network, at least one of analytics information associated with the sensor data, control information for the one or more control devices, automation information for the monitoring and control system, and updates for the monitoring and control system.

20 . An apparatus for monitoring and controlling surface equipment used in industrial services, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the one or more processors, the instructions including:

instructions for receiving and processing sensor data from one or more sensors in the surface equipment and automating sensor data acquisition from the one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors are movable and configurable sensors;

instructions for determining control information for one or more control devices in the surface equipment based, at least in part, on the sensor data, wherein the one or more control devices are movable and configurable control devices; and

instructions for transmitting the control information to the one or more control devices in the surface equipment to control one or more operations of the surface equipment and automate the control of the one or more operations of the surface equipment using the one or more control devices.

21 . The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the surface equipment includes at least a first surface equipment and a second surface equipment, the instructions further including:

instructions for receiving and processing first sensor data from at least one sensor installed in the first surface equipment, and second sensor data from at least one sensor installed in the second surface equipment; and

instructions for transmitting first control information to at least one control device installed in the first surface equipment and second control information to at least one control device installed in the second surface equipment.