IP Library Granted Patent US 12,423,627
Granted Patent B2
US 12,423,627 · App. 18/734,219 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Updating sustainability action plan for an enterprise based on detected sustainability alert

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 12,423,627
App. No.
18/734,219
Filed
Jun 5, 2024
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3623
USPC
705/7.37
Abstract

A method includes receiving sustainability datasets associated with enterprise operations of an enterprise, such that the enterprise operations correspond to production data performed in a hydrocarbon production system, facility data related to utility operations within buildings associated with the enterprise, or both. The method may involve determining that one or more sustainability alerts are present for the enterprise operations based on the sustainability datasets; and identifying assets of the hydrocarbon production system, the one or more buildings, or both associated with the one or more sustainability alerts in response to determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present. The method may include retrieving asset data associated with the assets, sending the asset data to engineering workflow systems, receiving updated action plans from the engineering workflow systems, and sending commands to devices to adjust operations based on the updated action plans.

Claims (101)

1. A method comprising:

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

determining, via the computing system, that one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets, wherein the one or more sustainability alerts correspond to the one or more sustainability datasets being outside one or more respective threshold ranges;

identifying, via the computing system, one or more assets of the hydrocarbon production system, the one or more buildings, or both associated with the one or more sustainability alerts in response to determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present;

retrieving, via the computing system, asset data associated with the one or more assets;

identifying, via the computing system, one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more assets and the one or more sustainability alerts, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system and is configured to independently analyze a sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations with respect to at least one of the one or more sustainability datasets, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems is identified by:

broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability alerts to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and

querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one more assets, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, or both;

sending, via the computing system, the asset data to the one or more engineering workflow systems;

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

sending, via the computing system, one or more commands to one or more devices to adjust one or more operations based on the one or more action plans, wherein the one or more devices correspond to controlling one or more properties associated with extracting the hydrocarbons from the subsurface region, adjusting the one or more utility operations within the one or more buildings, or both, wherein the one or more devices are configured to adjust the one or more operations in response to receiving the one or more commands.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present comprises:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present comprises:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets;

generating an updated sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability model.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a carbon monoxide (CO) alert, an ozone (O3) alert, a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) alert, a sulfur dioxide (SO2) alert, a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) alert, an ammonia (NH3) alert, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) alert, a carbon dioxide (CO2) alert, or any combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a solid waste overflow alert, a hazardous waste leak alert, a liquid waste level alert, a temperature alert, a pressure alert, a gas emission alert, a recycling contamination alert, an illegal dumping detection alert, a composting process alert, or any combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise:

a leak detect alert detected using an acoustic sensor, a flow meters, one or more pressure sensors, or any combination thereof;

an excessive water usage alerts detected using a smart water meter;

an irrigation system alert detected with a soil moisture sensor;

a drought condition alert detected with a weather monitoring station, a hydrological sensor, or both;

a water quality alert detected with a contaminant sensor;

a reservoir level alert detected by an ultrasonic level sensor, a float switch, or both;

a pump failure alert detected by an operational status monitor;

a rainwater harvesting system alert detected by a rainfall sensor;

an unauthorized water use alert detected by a security system;

a seasonal watering restriction alert;

or any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising identifying the one or more engineering workflow systems based on querying the database comprising one or more descriptions of services provided by the one or more engineering workflow systems.

8. A system, comprising:

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

one or more 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 one or more sustainability datasets associated with one or more enterprise operations of the enterprise, wherein the one or more enterprise operations correspond to production data corresponding to one or more operational tasks performed with regard to extracting hydrocarbons from a subsurface region of the earth as part of the production system, facility data comprising additional information related to one or more utility operations within one or more buildings associated with the enterprise, or both;

determining that one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets, wherein the one or more sustainability alerts correspond to the one or more sustainability datasets being outside one or more respective threshold ranges;

identifying one or more assets of the hydrocarbon production system, the one or more buildings, or both associated with the one or more sustainability alerts in response to determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present;

retrieving asset data associated with the one or more assets;

identifying, via the computing system, one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more assets and the one or more sustainability alerts, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system and is configured to independently analyze a sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations with respect to at least one of the one or more sustainability datasets, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems is identified by:

broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability alerts to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and

querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one more assets, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, or both;

sending the asset data to the one or more engineering workflow systems; and

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

sending one or more commands to one or more devices to adjust one or more operations based on the one or more updated action plans, wherein the one or more devices correspond to controlling one or more properties associated with extracting the hydrocarbons from the subsurface region, adjusting the one or more utility operations within the one or more buildings, or both, wherein the one or more devices are configured to adjust the one or more operations in response to receiving the one or more commands.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine that the one or more sustainability alerts are present by:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report.

10. The system of claim 8 , the processing system is configured to determine that the one or more sustainability alerts are present by:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets;

generating an updated sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability model.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a carbon monoxide (CO) alert, an ozone (O3) alert, a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) alert, a sulfur dioxide (SO2) alert, a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) alert, an ammonia (NH3) alert, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) alert, a carbon dioxide (CO2) alert, or any combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a solid waste overflow alert, a hazardous waste leak alert, a liquid waste level alert, a temperature alert, a pressure alert, a gas emission alert, a recycling contamination alert, an illegal dumping detection alert, a composting process alert, or any combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise:

a leak detect alert detected using an acoustic sensor, a flow meters, one or more pressure sensors, or any combination thereof;

an excessive water usage alerts detected using a smart water meter;

an irrigation system alert detected with a soil moisture sensor;

a drought condition alert detected with a weather monitoring station, a hydrological sensor, or both;

a water quality alert detected with a contaminant sensor;

a reservoir level alert detected by an ultrasonic level sensor, a float switch, or both;

a pump failure alert detected by an operational status monitor;

a rainwater harvesting system alert detected by a rainfall sensor;

an unauthorized water use alert detected by a security system;

a seasonal watering restriction alert;

or any combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing system performs the operations comprising identifying the one or more engineering workflow systems based on querying the database comprising one or more descriptions of services provided by the one or more engineering workflow systems.

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

receiving one or more sustainability datasets associated with one or more enterprise operations of an enterprise, wherein the one or more enterprise operations correspond to production data corresponding to one or more operational tasks performed with regard to extracting hydrocarbons from a subsurface region of the earth as part of a hydrocarbon production system, facility data comprising additional information related to one or more utility operations within one or more buildings associated with the enterprise, or both;

determining that one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets, wherein the one or more sustainability alerts correspond to the one or more sustainability datasets being outside one or more respective threshold ranges;

identifying one or more assets of the hydrocarbon production system, the one or more buildings, or both associated with the one or more sustainability alerts in response to determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present;

retrieving asset data associated with the one or more assets;

identifying, via the computing system, one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more assets and the one or more sustainability alerts, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system and is configured to independently analyze a sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations with respect to at least one of the one or more sustainability datasets, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems is identified by:

broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability alerts to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and

querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one more assets, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more enterprise operations, or both;

sending the asset data to the one or more engineering workflow systems;

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

sending one or more commands to one or more devices to adjust one or more operations based on the one or more action plans, wherein the one or more devices correspond to controlling one or more properties associated with extracting the hydrocarbons from the subsurface region, adjusting the one or more utility operations within the one or more buildings, or both, wherein the one or more devices are configured to adjust the one or more operations in response to receiving the one or more commands.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine that the one or more sustainability alerts are present by:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine that the one or more sustainability alerts are present by:

generating an updated sustainability report associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the one or more sustainability datasets;

generating an updated sustainability model associated with the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability report; and

determining that the one or more sustainability alerts are present for the one or more enterprise operations based on the updated sustainability model.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a carbon monoxide (CO) alert, an ozone (O3) alert, a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) alert, a sulfur dioxide (SO2) alert, a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) alert, an ammonia (NH3) alert, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) alert, a carbon dioxide (CO2) alert, or any combination thereof.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise a solid waste overflow alert, a hazardous waste leak alert, a liquid waste level alert, a temperature alert, a pressure alert, a gas emission alert, a recycling contamination alert, an illegal dumping detection alert, a composting process alert, or any combination thereof.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sustainability alerts comprise:

a leak detect alert detected using an acoustic sensor, a flow meters, one or more pressure sensors, or any combination thereof;

an excessive water usage alerts detected using a smart water meter;

an irrigation system alert detected with a soil moisture sensor;

a drought condition alert detected with a weather monitoring station, a hydrological sensor, or both;

a water quality alert detected with a contaminant sensor;

a reservoir level alert detected by an ultrasonic level sensor, a float switch, or both;

a pump failure alert detected by an operational status monitor;

a rainwater harvesting system alert detected by a rainfall sensor;

an unauthorized water use alert detected by a security system;

a seasonal watering restriction alert;

or any combination thereof.

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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