Patent ID: 8381838
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A system for directing the drilling of a well at a drill-site, comprising: (a) an instructing unit communicatively coupled with a central unit, the instructing unit configured to receive one or more drilling instructions from an instructing driller, send received drilling instructions to the central unit, receive one or more instruction confirmations from the central unit, and present received instruction confirmations to the instructing driller; (b) an instructed unit located at the drill-site and communicatively coupled with the central unit, the instructed unit configured to receive one or more instruction confirmations from an instructed driller, send received instruction confirmations to the central unit, receive one or more drilling instructions from the central unit, and present received drilling instructions to the instructed driller; and wherein (c) the central unit is communicatively coupled with the instructing unit and instructed unit, and comprises: