Patent ID: 11859468
Assignee: HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 23:
24. A non-transient computer readable medium comprising program code that is executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
receive information from a plurality of sensors associated with a drilling rig and associated equipment during drilling of a well by the drilling rig;
receive information from a camera configured to obtain visual images of a portion of the drilling rig or the associated equipment during drilling of the well;
determine, responsive to the information from the plurality of sensors and the information from the camera, a state of the drilling rig or its associated equipment; and
responsive to the determination of the state of the drilling rig or the associated equipment, determine an appropriate rig control action and sending a control signal to implement the rig control action.