Patent ID: 7881869

Claim:
A method for transferring data from an unmanned offshore energy platform to a manned offshore energy platform, comprising: monitoring, using a first monitoring device, for a presence of hydrocarbons in water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform, wherein the first monitoring device is configured to detect the presence of hydrocarbons in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform; detecting, using the first monitoring device, the presence of hydrocarbons in a location in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform; obtaining first data associated with the presence of hydrocarbons in the location in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform from the first monitoring device; formatting the first data for transmission; wirelessly transmitting the first data from the unmanned offshore energy platform to a control system on the manned offshore energy platform; determining, by the control system, that the first data indicates the presence of hydrocarbons in the water surrounding the offshore energy platform; adjusting, in response to determining that the first data indicates the presence of hydrocarbons in the location in the water surrounding the offshore energy platform, using the control system, a position of a second monitoring device on the unmanned offshore energy platform, wherein the second monitoring device is configured to measure an amount of hydrocarbons in the location in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform; obtaining, using the second monitoring device, second data corresponding to the amount of hydrocarbons in the location in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform; formatting the second data for transmission; wirelessly transmitting the second data from the unmanned offshore energy platform to the control system on the manned offshore energy platform; and determining, based on the second data collected from the second monitoring device, that the amount of hydrocarbons in the location in the water surrounding the unmanned offshore energy platform exceeds a predetermined threshold value.