US 12,276,179 B2
Intelligent power management system
Mateo Garcia, Houston, TX (US); Shunfeng Zheng, Katy, TX (US); and Seetharam Kothuru, Cypress, TX (US)
Assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,920.
Application 18/594,920 is a continuation of application No. 16/655,396, filed on Oct. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,920,438.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209717 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 13/04 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 41/00 (2013.01) [E21B 44/00 (2013.01); G05B 13/042 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, from a digital drilling program and by a power manager coupled to a drilling management network, a drilling operation sequence indicating a predetermined order of scheduled events of a drilling rig, the drilling management network comprising a plurality of network elements and being coupled to the drilling rig, rig equipment, a sensor device, and a plurality of electric power generators;
determining, by the power manager, a power management sequence that matches an electric power capacity of the drilling rig to an electric power consumption of the rig equipment, wherein the determining the power management sequence comprises determining to change a number of online electric power generators, of the plurality of electric power generators, to match a projected electric power consumption of the rig equipment; and
executing, by the power manager, the power management sequence to the rig equipment and the plurality of electric power generators, wherein the executing the power management sequence comprises:
automatically adjusting the drilling operation sequence based on power consumption data and rig power supply to produce an adjusted drilling operation sequence;
automatically adjusting operation parameters of the rig equipment for the adjusted drilling operation sequence;
changing the number of online electric power generators based on the adjusted drilling operation sequence and the adjusted operation parameters; and
executing the adjusted drilling operation sequence on the drilling management network.