GB2604502B - A mobile offshore drilling unit and method of controlling a process automation system - Google Patents
A mobile offshore drilling unit and method of controlling a process automation system Download PDFInfo
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- GB2604502B GB2604502B GB2206838.1A GB202206838A GB2604502B GB 2604502 B GB2604502 B GB 2604502B GB 202206838 A GB202206838 A GB 202206838A GB 2604502 B GB2604502 B GB 2604502B
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- controlling
- automation system
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- offshore drilling
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- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
- 238000004801 process automation Methods 0.000 title 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- B63B35/4413—Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
- E21B19/09—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B39/00—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B79/00—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation
- B63B79/10—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
- B63B79/15—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B79/00—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation
- B63B79/20—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using models or simulation, e.g. statistical models or stochastic models
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B79/00—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation
- B63B79/30—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for diagnosing, testing or predicting the integrity or performance of vessels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B79/00—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation
- B63B79/40—Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/002—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling
- E21B19/004—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform
- E21B19/006—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables specially adapted for underwater drilling supporting a riser from a drilling or production platform including heave compensators
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
- E21B21/001—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor specially adapted for underwater drilling
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
- E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/12—Underwater drilling
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C13/00—Surveying specially adapted to open water, e.g. sea, lake, river or canal
- G01C13/002—Measuring the movement of open water
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- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
- Probability & Statistics with Applications (AREA)
- Atmospheric Sciences (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
- Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
- Automatic Tool Replacement In Machine Tools (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO20191269A NO20191269A1 (en) | 2019-10-24 | 2019-10-24 | Floating mobile offshore drilling unit and method of controlling a process automation system |
| PCT/EP2020/080006 WO2021078993A1 (en) | 2019-10-24 | 2020-10-26 | A mobile offshore drilling unit and method of controlling a process automation system |
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| GB2604502A GB2604502A (en) | 2022-09-07 |
| GB2604502B true GB2604502B (en) | 2023-09-06 |
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| GB2206838.1A Active GB2604502B (en) | 2019-10-24 | 2020-10-26 | A mobile offshore drilling unit and method of controlling a process automation system |
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| GB (1) | GB2604502B (en) |
| NO (1) | NO20191269A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2021078993A1 (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA202205231B (en) |
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| EP4098542A1 (en) * | 2021-06-02 | 2022-12-07 | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S | Estimating a sea state of an offshore wind turbine |
| CN118423047A (en) * | 2023-05-24 | 2024-08-02 | 武汉摩鸣科技有限公司 | Digital twin system of deep geological core drilling machine |
| NO349305B1 (en) * | 2024-03-21 | 2025-12-01 | Kongsberg Maritime As | Computer implemented method & tool for managing deck operations |
| US20260015916A1 (en) * | 2024-07-12 | 2026-01-15 | Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc | Automated heave compensation |
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| US6064924A (en) * | 1996-12-04 | 2000-05-16 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method and system for predicting ship motion or the like to assist in helicopter landing |
| US20100323474A1 (en) * | 2009-06-18 | 2010-12-23 | Sony Corporation | Method of manufacturing semiconductor package and method of manufacturing substrate for the semiconductor package |
| US20180081054A1 (en) * | 2016-09-16 | 2018-03-22 | Applied Physical Sciences Corp. | Systems and methods for wave sensing and ship motion forecasting using multiple radars |
| US20190040598A1 (en) * | 2017-08-02 | 2019-02-07 | Rowan Companies, Inc. | Multi-stage coming off location technology |
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| AU2013334543B2 (en) * | 2012-10-24 | 2016-09-01 | Naiad Maritime Group, Inc. | Predictive sea state mapping for ship motion control |
| WO2017007452A1 (en) * | 2015-07-07 | 2017-01-12 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Heave compensated managed pressure drilling |
| JP6867666B2 (en) * | 2015-07-10 | 2021-05-12 | 国立研究開発法人 海上・港湾・航空技術研究所 | Floating body with wave measuring device and wave measuring device |
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Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US6064924A (en) * | 1996-12-04 | 2000-05-16 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Method and system for predicting ship motion or the like to assist in helicopter landing |
| US20100323474A1 (en) * | 2009-06-18 | 2010-12-23 | Sony Corporation | Method of manufacturing semiconductor package and method of manufacturing substrate for the semiconductor package |
| US20180081054A1 (en) * | 2016-09-16 | 2018-03-22 | Applied Physical Sciences Corp. | Systems and methods for wave sensing and ship motion forecasting using multiple radars |
| US20190040598A1 (en) * | 2017-08-02 | 2019-02-07 | Rowan Companies, Inc. | Multi-stage coming off location technology |
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| NO20191269A1 (en) | 2021-04-26 |
| ZA202205231B (en) | 2024-01-31 |
| GB2604502A (en) | 2022-09-07 |
| WO2021078993A1 (en) | 2021-04-29 |
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