Patent ID: 9417970
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: identifying a well job data file for storage in a well job data archive; performing an initial duplicate check to determine if the well job data file is a duplicate of a data file stored in the well job data archive, wherein the initial duplicate check is based on information related to at least one of a size of the well job data file and a size of one or more data files stored in the well job data archive or a checksum of the well job data file and a checksum of one or more data files stored in the well job data archive; performing a secondary duplicate check on the well job data file to determine if the well job data file is a duplicate of a data file stored in the well job data archive, wherein the secondary duplicate check includes comparing values of a plurality of parameters contained in the well job data file to values of corresponding parameters of one or more data files stored in the well job data archive, wherein the plurality of parameters used in the secondary duplicate check include two or more of job identification information, well identification information, well location, a job-related date, a job client, or a volume of fluids associated with a job, wherein the initial duplicate check includes determining if the well job data file is identical to a data file in the well job data archive and the secondary duplicate check includes determining if the well job data file corresponds to a same well job as a data file in the well job data archive; identifying at least one of the well job data file or one or more of the data files stored in the well job data archive as a duplicate data file based on the secondary duplicate check; and storing the well job data file in the well job data archive in accordance with the secondary duplicate check and the identification of a duplicate data file.