Patent ID: 11942781
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC H  E | IPC E  H

Claim 3:
4. An apparatus comprising:
a power manager installable in association with a well construction rig, wherein the well construction rig comprises:
well construction equipment operable to perform well construction operations to construct a well;
power equipment electrically connected to the well construction equipment, wherein the power equipment is operable to supply electrical power to the well construction equipment to permit the well construction equipment to perform the well construction operations; and
a plurality of power equipment sensors associated with the power equipment and operable to output power equipment sensor data indicative of operational status of the power equipment;

wherein the power manager is communicatively connectable with the power equipment and the power equipment sensors;
wherein the power manager comprises a processor and a memory storing a computer program code that, when executed by the processor, causes the power manager to:
receive the power equipment sensor data;
receive power management settings entered by a human user via a human-machine interface (HMI), wherein each power management setting is associated with a corresponding mode of operation of the power manager;
for each power management setting, change the mode of operation of the power manager to the mode of operation associated with that power management setting; and
for each mode of operation, cause the power equipment to supply electrical power to the well construction equipment in a predetermined manner with respect to that mode of operation;

wherein when the power manager is in a first instance of the modes of operation, the computer program code, when executed by the processor, causes the power manager to cause the power equipment to supply electrical power to the well construction equipment in a manner that minimizes emission rate of pollutants by the power equipment;
wherein when the power manager is in a second instance of the modes of operation, the computer program code, when executed by the processor, causes the power manager to cause the power equipment to supply electrical power to the well construction equipment in a manner that minimizes consumption rate of fuel by the power equipment; and
wherein when the power manager is in a third instance of the modes of operation, the computer program code, when executed by the processor, causes the power manager to cause the power equipment to supply electrical power to the well construction equipment in a manner that maximizes operational life of the power equipment.