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Granted Patent B2
US 11,919,754 · App. 17/175,201 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Automated spooling control system using stochastic inference

Inventors: Muhannad Abuhaikal (Cambridge, MA); Tianxiang Su (Cambridge, MA); Chris Bogath (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
B66D1/485E21B19/008G05B13/0275B66D2700/0191
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Patent No.
US 11,919,754
App. No.
17/175,201
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method that is configured to automatically control a spooling of a drum of a deployment unit used in hydrocarbon recovery operations. The method may comprise obtaining data related to a sensor and measurements system connected to the deployment unit. Processing the data obtained by the sensor and measurements system in a processing unit that makes a stochastic inference. Controlling an auto spooling of the drum of the deployment unit through an auto-spooling controller connected to the deployment unit based upon the stochastic inference.

Claims (16)

1. A system for automated spooling of a deployment unit, comprising:

a sensor and measurement system configured to measure a drum rotation, an elongated member length, an elongated member speed, a spooling pressure, an elongated member guide angle, an axle angle and a tension in an elongated member of the deployment unit;

a data driven system identification system configured to accept and process data related to winch parameters, spooling guide parameters, truck parameters, and site parameters;

a spooling guide interface configured to receive and process the measurements from the sensor and measurement system;

a stochastic inference system configured to receive the processed measurements from the spooling guide interface to calculate an elongated member position, a layer direction, a fleet angle, and a radius; and

an auto-spooling controller connected to the deployment unit and the data driven system identification system, wherein the auto-spooling controller is configured to interface with the stochastic inference system and control the deployment unit, and the auto-spooling controller is configured to control actions of the deployment unit based upon a processing of data from the sensor and measurement system, the stochastic inference system, the spooling guide interface, and the data driven system identification system.

2. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an orchestration system connected to the deployment unit and configured to alter at least one function of the deployment unit; and

an anomaly detection and health monitoring system connected to the auto-spooling controller, wherein the anomaly detection and health monitoring system is configured to identify an anomaly and send data to the orchestration system.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the orchestration system is further configured to vary at least one mechanical function of the deployment unit based upon a health monitoring command generated by the anomaly detection and health monitoring system.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the varying of at least one mechanical function of the deployment unit is through at least one of an actional insight and a failure preventative correction message.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor and measurement system includes a computer vision system.

6. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the anomaly detection and health monitoring system is configured with a computer vision system.

7. The system according to claim 6 , further comprising a Bayesian inference system within the anomaly detection and health monitoring system.

8. The system according to claim 7 , further comprising an arm angle controller.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the arm angle controller is configured with at least one of a feedforward friction observer, a pulse width modulation system and an active disturbance rejection system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: ABUHAIKAL, MUHANNAD; SU, TIANXIANG; BOGATH, CHRIS
To: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059643/0541 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63111909 · Nov 10, 2020
Related Publication 20220144606A1 · May 12, 2022
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