SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING A SENSED PARAMETER GROUP FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
A system for changing a sensed parameter group for oil and gas production equipment includes a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to a component comprising equipment for an oil and gas production environment; a controller, comprising: a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values corresponding to a sensed parameter group, wherein the sensed parameter group comprises at least a portion of the plurality of input sensors; a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine a recognized pattern value in response to the plurality of detection values; and a sensor learning circuit structured to update the sensed parameter group in response to the recognized pattern value.
1 . A system, comprising:
a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to a component comprising equipment for an oil and gas production environment;
a controller, comprising:
a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values corresponding to a sensed parameter group, wherein the sensed parameter group comprises at least a portion of the plurality of input sensors;
a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine a recognized pattern value in response to the plurality of detection values; and
a sensor learning circuit structured to update the sensed parameter group in response to the recognized pattern value.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to update the sensed parameter group by adding one of the plurality of input sensors to the sensed parameter group.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to update the sensed parameter group by replacing one of the plurality of input sensors of the sensed parameter group with a distinct one of the plurality of input sensors.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to update the sensed parameter group by changing a setting of one of the plurality of input sensors of the sensed parameter group.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to change the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors by adjusting a resolution of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to change the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors by adjusting a sensor range of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
7 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to change the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors by adjusting a sensor scaling value of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
8 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to change the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors by changing a sampling frequency of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to update the sensed parameter group by changing a sampling rate of the data collector with regard to at least one of the plurality of input sensors.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine a sensor effectiveness value in response to the recognized pattern value, and wherein the sensor learning circuit is further structured to update the sensed parameter group in response to the sensor effectiveness value.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine a sensor effectiveness value by determining an effectiveness of the sensed parameter group to determine a value of interest of the component.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine the sensor effectiveness value by determining a sensitivity of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.
13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine the sensor effectiveness value by determining a predictive confidence of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine the sensor effectiveness value by determining a predictive delay time of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.
15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine the sensor effectiveness value by determining a predictive accuracy of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.
16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the pattern recognition circuit is further structured to determine the sensor effectiveness value by determining a predictive precision of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.
17 . A method, comprising:
interpreting a plurality of detection values corresponding to a sensed parameter group, the sensed parameter group comprising at least a portion of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to a component comprising equipment for an oil and gas production environment;
determining a recognized pattern value in response to the plurality of detection values; and
updating the sensed parameter group in response to the recognized pattern value.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein updating the sensed parameter group comprises changing a setting of one of the plurality of input sensors of the sensed parameter group.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein changing the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors comprises adjusting a resolution of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein changing the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors comprises adjusting a sensor range of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein changing the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors comprises adjusting a sensor scaling value of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein changing the setting of the one of the plurality of input sensors comprises changing a sampling frequency of the one of the plurality of input sensors.
23 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising determining a sensor effectiveness value in response to the recognized pattern value, and further updating the sensed parameter group in response to the sensor effectiveness value.
24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising determining the sensor effectiveness value by determining an effectiveness of the sensed parameter group to determine a value of interest of the component.
25 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising determining the sensor effectiveness value by determining a predictive delay time of the sensed parameter group to determining a value of interest of the component.