IP Library Granted Patent US 11,603,741
Granted Patent B2
US 11,603,741 · App. 17/838,435 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

System and method for restoration of safety integrity level (SIL) capability in a subsea installation

Inventors: Mark Edwin Organ (Singapore, SG); Duncan Stuart Hogg (Singapore, SG)
Assignee: Dril-Quip, Inc.
E21B43/01E21B41/0007E21B47/001E21B41/04
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Patent No.
US 11,603,741
App. No.
17/838,435
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A well production system comprises a safety instrumented system (SIS) having one or more logic solvers; one or more pressure transmitters disposed along a flowpath and communicatively coupled to the one or more logic solvers; one or more valves disposed along the flowpath and communicatively coupled to the SIS, wherein the SIS is configured to selectively actuate the one or more valves based on feedback from the one or more pressure transmitters; and a spare pressure transmitter disposed along the flowpath, wherein the spare pressure transmitter is configured to be selectively coupled to the one or more logic solvers.

Claims (36)

1. A system, comprising:

a safety instrumented system (SIS) having one or more logic solvers;

one or more pressure transmitters disposed along a flowpath and communicatively coupled to the one or more logic solvers;

one or more valves disposed along the flowpath and communicatively coupled to the SIS, wherein the SIS is configured to selectively actuate the one or more valves based on feedback from the one or more pressure transmitters; and

a spare pressure transmitter disposed along the flowpath, wherein the spare pressure transmitter is configured to be selectively coupled to the one or more logic solvers.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a monitoring device configured to selectively couple the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the spare pressure transmitter is coupled to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device is configured to receive input signals from the spare pressure transmitter.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the spare pressure transmitter is configured to be decoupled from the monitoring device and coupled to the one or more logic solvers to restore a voting logic.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the spare pressure transmitter is communicatively coupled to the SIS and is configured to be communicatively coupled to the one or more logic solvers via software to restore a voting logic.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the spare pressure transmitter is physically connected to the SIS and configured to be physically coupled to the one or more logic solvers to restore a voting logic.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pressure transmitters and the one or more valves each form part of a barrier disposed along the flowpath, the barrier providing a pressure barrier between components located upstream of the barrier and components located downstream of the barrier.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are configured, when executed by a processor, to:

receive signals transmitted by one or more pressure transmitters disposed along a flowpath and communicatively coupled to one or more logic solvers;

determine a change in a voting logic provided by the one or more pressure transmitters, wherein the voting logic is reduced by failure of one of the one or more pressure transmitters;

actuate one or more valves disposed along the flowpath based, at least in part, on feedback from the one or more pressure transmitters; and

couple a spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers to restore the voting logic.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

actuate the one or more valves disposed along the flowpath based, at least in part, on feedback from the spare pressure transmitter.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

decouple the spare pressure transmitter from a monitoring device prior to coupling the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

signal a remotely operated vehicle to physically couple the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

communicatively connect the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

transmit the received signals to an information handling system at a surface location.

14. A method for restoring a voting logic of one or more transmitters, comprising:

receiving, by a safety instrumented system (SIS), signals transmitted by one or more transmitters disposed along a flowpath and communicatively coupled to one or more logic solvers;

determining a change in voting logic in the SIS based on feedback from the one or more transmitters, wherein the voting logic is reduced by failure of one of the one or more transmitters; and

coupling a spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers within the SIS to restore the voting logic.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising actuating one or more valves disposed along the flowpath based, at least in part, on feedback from the one or more transmitters and the spare pressure transmitter.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the spare pressure transmitter is coupled to a monitoring device prior to being coupled to the one or more logic solvers.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising decoupling the spare pressure transmitter from the monitoring device prior to coupling the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising actuating a remotely operated vehicle to physically couple the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers, wherein the spare pressure transmitter is physically connected to the SIS prior to being coupled to the one or more logic solvers.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising communicatively connecting the spare pressure transmitter to the one or more logic solvers via software, wherein the spare pressure transmitter is communicatively connected to the SIS prior to being coupled to the one or more logic solvers.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more transmitters and the one or more valves each form part of a barrier disposed along the flowpath, the barrier providing a pressure barrier between components located upstream of the barrier and components located downstream of the barrier.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: TRENDSETTER ENGINEERING, INC.
Reel/Frame 071883/0293 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS, LLC; INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TERCEL OILFIELD PRODUCTS USA L.L.C.; DOWNHOLE WELL SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 070692/0509 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2024
From: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS, LLC; INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TERCEL OILFIELD PRODUCTS USA L.L.C.; TOP-CO INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 069746/0780 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: DRIL-QUIP, INC.
To: INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 069175/0551 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2022
From: ORGAN, MARK EDWIN; HOGG, DUNCAN STUART
To: DRIL-QUIP, INC.
Reel/Frame 060179/0211 →