Patent ID: 11913308
Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
an electronic application identifying a downlink testing sequence for execution by a surface control system of a drilling rig;
wherein the surface control system of the drilling rig comprises a mud pump system and/or a drive system;
wherein the downlink testing sequence includes varying target operating parameters over a predetermined time period; and
wherein the varying target operating parameters are target output values of the mud pump system and/or the drive system;

instructing, via commands sent from the application to the surface control system, the surface control system to operate in accordance with the downlink testing sequence;
during and after instructing the surface control system to operate in accordance with the downlink testing sequence, measuring output values of the mud pump system and/or the drive system over the predetermined time period;
the application receiving the measured output values over the predetermined time period;
the application calculating differences between the target output values and the measured output values over the predetermined time period;
when the differences are within a predetermined level of tolerance, then the application identifies the surface control system as compliant;
when the differences are greater than the predetermined level of tolerance, then the application identifies the surface control system as non-compliant;
displaying, on a graphical user interface, a notification that the surface control system is compliant or non-compliant.