IP Library Granted Patent US 12709975
Granted Patent B2
US 12709975 · App. 18/825,792 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Systems and methods for auditable emission models

Inventor: Alexander Harry Roskoss (York, GB)
Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
E21B47/00E21B49/003
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Patent No.
US 12709975
App. No.
18/825,792
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for display emission data associated with a site device includes obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the site device, determining, based on the sensor data, emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the site device over a period of time using one or more emission systems, generating display data corresponding to the emission data and traceable relationships between the emission data and the sensor data, and operating a display device to provide the display data to a user.

Claims (79)

1 . A method for auditing emissions associated with one or more emission sources, the method comprising;

obtaining, from at least one input associated with the one or more emission sources, operational data associated with operation of the one or more emission sources;

determining, based on the operational data, emission data corresponding to the emissions associated with the one or more emission sources over a period of time using one or more emission systems;

determining, based on the operational data, emission uncertainty data corresponding to uncertainty of the emission data using one or more emission uncertainty systems;

mapping, based on methods utilized by the one or more emission systems, a portion of the operational data input into the one or more emission systems to a portion of the emission data output by the one or more emission systems to determine a traceable relationship between the portion of the emission data and the portion of the operational data;

mapping, based on methods utilized by the one or more emission uncertainty systems, an uncertainty portion of the operational data input into the one or more emission uncertainty systems to the portion of the emission uncertainty data output by the one or more emission uncertainty systems to determine a traceable uncertainty relationship between the portion of the emission uncertainty data and the uncertainty portion of the operational data;

identifying, based on the traceable relationship, the traceable uncertainty relationship, and the portion of the operational data, at least one controllable element associated with the portion of the emission data; and

operating the at least one controllable element by sending a control signal to the at least one controllable element, wherein the control signal causes the at least one controllable element to operate to decrease the emissions and the uncertainty of the emission data associated with the operation of the one or more emission sources.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the operational data, a plurality of emission rates associated with the emissions of the one or more emission sources over a period of time utilizing the one or more emission systems;

wherein the one or more emission systems determine the emission data by combining the plurality of emission rates.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating display data corresponding to the portion of the emission data, the portion of the operational data, and the traceable relationship; and

operating a display device to provide the display data to a user;

wherein the display data includes an element corresponding to the traceable relationship, the element linking the portion of the emission data to the portion of the operational data.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating uncertainty display data corresponding to the portion of the emission uncertainty data, the uncertainty portion of the operational data, and the traceable uncertainty relationship; and

operating a display device to provide the uncertainty display data to a user.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining, based on the operational data a plurality of emission rates associated with the one or more emission sources over a period of time utilizing the one or more emission systems; and

determining, based on the operational data, a plurality of emission uncertainty rates associated with the plurality of emission rates;

wherein the one or more emission uncertainty systems determine the emission uncertainty data by combining the plurality of emission uncertainty rates.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the uncertainty display data includes an element corresponding to the traceable uncertainty relationship, the element linking the portion of the emission uncertainty data to the uncertainty portion of the operational data.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining the emission data includes the one or more emission systems modeling the operational data to determine the emission data; and

the mapping of the portion of the operational data to the portion of the emission data is based on the modeling of the operational data by the one or more emission systems.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mapping of the portion of the operational data to the portion of the emission data includes implementing a data schema that includes the operational data and the emission data to determine the traceable relationship.

9 . A computing system configured to audit and/or control one or more operations of one or more emission sources associated with a hydrocarbon site, the computing system comprising:

at least one input associated with the hydrocarbon site; and

a processor configured to:

obtain, from the at least one input, operational data associated with the one or more operations;

determine, based on the operational sensor data, combined emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the hydrocarbon site;

determine, based on the operational data, emission uncertainty data corresponding to uncertainty of the emission data using one or more emission uncertainty systems;

map, based on methods utilized to determine the combined emission data, a portion of the operational data to a portion of the combined emission data to determine a traceable relationship between the portion of the combined emission data and the portion of the operational data;

map, based on methods utilized by the one or more emission uncertainty systems, an uncertainty portion of the operational data input into the one or more emission uncertainty systems to the portion of the emission uncertainty data output by the one or more emission uncertainty systems to determine a traceable uncertainty relationship between the portion of the emission uncertainty data and the uncertainty portion of the operational data;

identify, based on the traceable relationship, the traceable uncertainty relationship, and the portion of the operational data, at least one controllable element associated with the portion of the emission data; and

operate the at least one controllable element by sending a control signal to the at least one controllable element, wherein the control signal causes the at least one controllable element to operate to decrease the emissions and the uncertainty of the emission data associated with the operation of the one or more emission sources.

10 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine, based on the operational data, a plurality of combined emission rates associated with the emissions of the hydrocarbon site over a period of time;

wherein the combined emission data is determined by combining the plurality of combined emission rates.

11 . The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate display data corresponding to the portion of the combined emission data, the portion of the operational data, and the traceable relationship; and

operate a display device to provide the display data to a user;

wherein the display data includes:

a first element corresponding to the first traceable relationship, the first element linking the first portion of the combined emission data to the first of the one or more emission sources; and

a second element corresponding to the second traceable relationship, the second element linking the second portion of the combined emission data to the second of the one or more emission sources.

12 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate display data corresponding to the portion of the combined emission data, the portion of the operational data, and the traceable relationship;

operate a display device to provide the display data to a user;

generate uncertainty display data corresponding to the portion of the emission uncertainty data, the uncertainty portion of the operational data, and the traceable uncertainty relationship; and

operate the display device to provide the emission uncertainty data to the user.

13 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein:

the processor is configured to determine the combined emission data by modeling the operational data using an emission model; and

the processor is configured to map the portion of the operational data to the portion of the combined emission data based on the emission model.

14 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to map the portion of the operational data to the portion of the combined emission data by implementing a data schema that includes the operational data and the combined emission data to determine the traceable relationship.

15 . A hydrocarbon system comprising:

a first emission source;

a second emission source; and

a processor configured to:

obtain operational data from at least one input associated with at least one of the first emission source or the second emission source;

determine, based on the operational data, combined emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the first emission source and the second emission source;

map, based on methods utilized to determine the combined emission data, a first portion of the operational data to a portion of the combined emission data to determine a first traceable relationship between the portion of the combined emission data and the first portion of the operational data;

determine, based on the operational data, emission uncertainty data corresponding to uncertainty of the combined emission data;

map, based on uncertainty methods utilized to determine the emission uncertainty data, a second portion of the operational data to a portion of the emission uncertainty data to determine a second traceable relationship between the portion of the emission uncertainty data and the second portion of the operational data;

identifying, based on (i) the first traceable relationship and the first portion of the operational data and (ii) the second traceable relationship and the second portion of the operational data, at least one controllable element associated with at least one of the first portion of the operational data or the second portion of the operational data; and

operate the at least one controllable element by sending a control signal to the at least one controllable element, wherein the control signal causes the at least one controllable element to operate to decrease the emissions associated with the first emission source and the second emission source and the uncertainty of the combined emission data.

16 . The hydrocarbon system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate display data corresponding to the portion of the combined emission data, the first portion of the operational data, and the first traceable relationship;

generate uncertainty display data corresponding to the portion of the emission uncertainty data, the second portion of the operational data, and the second traceable relationship; and

operate a display device to provide the display data and the uncertainty display data to a user, wherein:

the display data includes a first element corresponding to the first traceable relationship, the first element linking the portion of the combined emission data to the first portion of the operational data; and

the uncertainty display data includes a second element corresponding to the second traceable relationship, the second element linking the portion of the emission uncertainty data to the second portion of the operational data.

17 . The hydrocarbon system of claim 15 , wherein:

the processor is configured to determine the combined emission data by modeling the operational data using an emission model; and

the processor is configured to map the portion of the operational data to the portion of the combined emission data based on the emission model.

18 . The hydrocarbon system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to map the portion of the operational data to the portion of the combined emission data by implementing a data schema that includes the operational data and the combined emission data to determine the first traceable relationship.

19 . The hydrocarbon system of claim 15 , wherein:

the processor is configured to determine the emission uncertainty data by modeling the operational data using an emission uncertainty model; and

the processor is configured to map the second portion of the operational data to the portion of the emission uncertainty data based on the emission uncertainty model.