Toby J Harkless

US Patent:

20160186531, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Nov 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/938319

Inventors:

Toby J. Harkless - Cypress TX, US
Stephen R. Burns - Spring TX, US
Erik Berg - Sandes, NO
Daniel J. Daulton - The Woodlands TX, US
David Kendrick - Houston TX, US
Sunil J. Jose - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

International Classification:

E21B 41/00

Abstract:

A method of remotely reducing downtime of an operational system includes directly accessing information from the operational system by a diagnostic computer, the information accessed from at least one prime mover controller, a user interface computer, at least one switch, at least one networking connection, and at least one sensor configured to sense and capture a measurable parameter of the operational system; transmitting the information from the diagnostic computer to an off-site operations center; using the information at the off-site operations center to monitor, review or improve status and performance of components within the operational system; using the information at the off-site operations center to assess communication status and connectivity issues of connections between the components of the operational system; and, communicating issues with the operational system from the off-site operations center to the operational system.