Patent ID: 7430529

Claim:
A system for acquiring rights to lease well services, wherein the system comprises: a. a leassee client device for use by a leassee of a well service; b. a leassor client device for use by a leassor of the well service; and c. a database server system communicating with the leassee client device and the leassor client device, wherein the database server system comprises a processor, a database storage in communication with the processor, I/O ports in communication with the processor for communication with a network, and wherein the database storage comprises: i. information on well services; ii. information on well service bid requests; iii. information on tender offers for well services leases; and wherein the database server system further comprises: i. computer instructions enabling potential leassees to specify technical requirements for desired well services comprising paraffin removal, treatment of various earth formations around a well, washing sand within a bore well, well stimulation of various types, workover well services, related well treatment processes, or combinations thereof, using a leassee client device, wherein the technical requirements comprise information on equipment used in providing well services, information on leassors with well services, information on awards based on tender offers, or combinations thereof; ii. computer instructions for formulating a leassor distribution list by the potential leassee to receive an invitation to tender; iii. computer instructions for formulating a bid request comprising the technical requirements and transmitting the bid request to each leassor on the leassor distribution list via their respective leassor client devices; iv. computer instructions enabling leassors to use their respective leassor client devices to tender offers comprising technical specifications regarding the lease of drilling rigs related to the bid request; and v. computer instructions for enabling leassees to automatically match multiple leasing conditions offered by the leassors including a best commercial fit, a best technical fit, and rig availability, based on the invitation to tender.