IP Library Granted Patent US 12,361,346
Granted Patent B2
US 12,361,346 · App. 18/733,942 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Managing facility operations to achieve sustainability goals

Inventors: Shashi Menon (Houston, TX); Hemant Arora (Houston, TX); David Seabrook (London, GB); Gian-Marcio Gey (London, GB); Hans Eric Klumpen (Houston, TX); Debasish Das (Houston, TX); Federico Sporleder (Pune, IN); Jing Zhang (Houston, TX); Rajarshi Ray (London, GB); Nader Salman (Houston, TX); Stephanie Lee (Houston, TX); Colin Wier (Houston, TX); Neeraj Kamat (Pune, IN); Harshada Modak (Pune, IN)
Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
G06Q10/063G06Q10/06315G06Q10/0633G06Q10/0637G06Q10/0639G06Q10/067G06Q50/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,361,346
App. No.
18/733,942
Filed
Jun 5, 2024
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3625
USPC
705/7.27
Abstract

A method may include receiving production data and facility data associated with an enterprise, such that the production data includes operational tasks performed in a hydrocarbon production system and facility data includes utility operations within buildings associated with the enterprise. The method may involve receiving sustainability parameter data associated with corresponding to the enterprise based on the production data and the facility data. The method may include generating a sustainability report representative of sustainability parameters associated with the operations of the enterprise based on the sustainability parameter data, sending the sustainability report to engineering workflow systems that determine action plans associated with improving the sustainability parameters associated with the one or more utility operations, and sending commands to devices associated with the buildings based on the action plans, such that the commands cause the plurality of devices to adjust their respective operations.

Claims (59)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a computing system, production data and facility data associated with an enterprise, wherein the production data comprises information related to operational tasks performed with regard to extracting hydrocarbons from a subsurface region of the earth as part of a hydrocarbon production system, and wherein the facility data comprises additional information related to one or more utility operations within one or more buildings associated with the enterprise;

receiving, via the computing system, sustainability parameter data associated with one or more operations corresponding to the enterprise based on the production data and the facility data, wherein the one or more operations corresponds to the one or more operational tasks and the one or more utility operations;

receiving, via the computing system, sustainability target data corresponding to one or more target values associated with one or more sustainability target goals of the one or more utility operations;

generating, via the computing system, a sustainability report representative of one or more sustainability parameters associated with the operations of the enterprise based on the sustainability parameter data;

identifying, via the computing system, one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems in response to one or more differences between the one or more target values and one or more current values of the sustainability parameter data being greater than one or more thresholds, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified based on:

a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to performing a certain operation to modify at least one of the one or more current values;

sending, via the computing system, the sustainability report and the sustainability target data to the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems determine one or more action plans associated with improving a portion of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the one or more utility operations based on the sustainability report and the sustainability target data;

receiving, via the computing system, the one or more action plans from the one or more engineering workflow systems; and

sending, via the computing system, one or more commands to a plurality of devices associated with the one or more buildings based on the one or more action plans, wherein the one or more commands are configured to cause the plurality of devices to adjust the one or more utility operations.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more utility operations comprise one or more operational schedules for one or more lighting systems, one or more irrigation systems, one or more heating/venting and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, one or more plumbing systems, or any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the facility data comprises energy costs data, type of energy resource data, water consumption data, waste cost data, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the facility data is acquired from one or more internet-of-things (IoT) devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the facility data comprises one or more operational schedules of a plurality of employees that visit the one or more buildings.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more action plans comprise adjusting one or more employee work schedules to attend work remotely.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

generating a sustainability model representative of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the operations of the enterprise over a period of time based on the sustainability report;

determining that the one or more sustainability parameters are less than one or more additional thresholds;

identifying the one or more engineering workflow systems in response to the one or more sustainability parameters being less than the one or more additional thresholds, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems correspond to improving the portion of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the one or more utility operations; and

sending one or more requests to provide the one or more action plans to the one or more engineering workflow systems.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more action plans comprise one or more modifications to the one or more utility operations.

9. A system, comprising:

a production system configured to produce a plurality of products over time as part of an enterprise;

a plurality of buildings associated with the enterprise; and

a processing system comprising a memory configured to store instructions that cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

receiving production data and facility data associated with the enterprise, wherein the production data comprises information related to operational tasks performed in the production system, and wherein the facility data comprises additional information related to one or more utility operations within the plurality of buildings associated with the enterprise;

receiving sustainability parameter data associated with one or more operations corresponding to the enterprise based on the production data and the facility data, wherein the one or more operations corresponds to the operational tasks and the utility operations;

receiving sustainability target data corresponding to one or more target values associated with one or more sustainability target goals of the one or more utility operations;

generating a sustainability model representative of one or more sustainability parameters associated with the operations of the enterprise based on the sustainability parameter data;

identifying one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems in response to one or more differences between the one or more target values and one or more current values of the sustainability parameter data being greater than one or more thresholds, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified based on:

a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to performing a certain operation to modify at least one of the one or more current values;

sending the sustainability model and the sustainability target data to the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems determine one or more action plans associated with improving a portion of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the facility data based on the sustainability model and the sustainability target data;

receiving the one or more action plans from the one or more engineering workflow systems; and

sending one or more commands to a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of buildings based on the one or more action plans, wherein the one or more commands are configured to cause the plurality of devices to adjust the one or more utility operations.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more commands correspond to adjusting one or more operational schedules for one or more lighting systems, one or more irrigation systems, one or more heating/venting and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, one or more plumbing systems, or any combination thereof of the plurality of buildings.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the facility data comprises energy costs data, type of energy resource data, water consumption data, waste cost data, or any combination thereof, and wherein the one or more commands correspond to modifying one or more operational schedules associated with equipment operated in the plurality of buildings.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the portion of the one or more sustainability parameters corresponds to greenhouse gas emissions associated with a plurality of vehicles being used for travel by a plurality of employees to the plurality of buildings.

13. The system of claim 9 , comprising:

determining that the one or more sustainability parameters are less than one or more additional thresholds based on the sustainability model; and

identifying the one or more engineering workflow systems in response to the portion of the one or more sustainability parameters being less than the one or more additional thresholds, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems correspond to improving the portion of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the one or more utility operations.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more action plans comprise one or more modifications to the one or more utility operations.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to cause a computing system to perform operations comprising:

receiving production data and facility data associated with an enterprise, wherein the production data comprises information related to operational tasks performed in a production system, and wherein the facility data comprises additional information related to one or more utility operations within a plurality of buildings associated with the enterprise;

receiving sustainability parameter data associated with one or more operations corresponding to the enterprise based on the production data and the facility data, wherein the one or more operations corresponds to the operational tasks and the utility operations;

receiving sustainability target data corresponding to one or more target values associated with the sustainability parameter data;

generating a sustainability model representative of one or more sustainability parameters associated with the operations of the enterprise based on the sustainability parameter data;

identifying one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems in response to one or more differences between the one or more target values and one or more current values of the sustainability parameter data being greater than one or more thresholds, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified based on:

a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to performing a certain operation to modify the one or more current values;

sending the sustainability model and the sustainability target data to the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems determine one or more action plans associated with improving a portion of the one or more sustainability parameters associated with the facility data based on the sustainability model and the sustainability target data;

receiving the one or more action plans from the one or more engineering workflow systems; and

sending one or more commands to a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of buildings based on the one or more action plans, wherein the one or more commands are configured to cause the plurality of devices to adjust the one or more utility operations.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more commands correspond to:

adjusting one or more operational schedules for one or more lighting systems, one or more irrigation systems, one or more heating/venting and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, one or more plumbing systems, or any combination thereof of the plurality of buildings.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the facility data comprises sensor data acquired via one or more greenhouse gas sensors.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , comprising:

determining that the one or more sustainability parameters are less than one or more additional thresholds based on the sustainability model; and

identifying the one or more engineering workflow systems in response to the one or more sustainability parameters being less than the one or more additional thresholds.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the facility data comprises energy costs data, type of energy resource data, water consumption data, waste cost data, or any combination thereof, and wherein the one or more commands correspond to modifying one or more operational schedules associated with equipment operated in the plurality of buildings.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the portion of the one or more sustainability parameters corresponds to greenhouse gas emissions associated with a plurality of vehicles being used for travel by a plurality of employees to the plurality of buildings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: MENON, SHASHI; ARORA, HEMANT; SEABROOK, DAVID; GEY, GIAN-MARCIO; KLUMPEN, HANS ERIC; DAS, DEBASISH; SPORLEDER, FEDERICO; ZHANG, JING; RAY, RAJARSHI; SALMAN, NADER; LEE, STEPHANIE; WIER, COLIN; KAMAT, NEERAJ; MODAK, HARSHADA
To: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63471174 · Jun 5, 2023
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