Patent ID: 6896055

Claim:
A method for remotely controlling and/or monitoring at least one parameter of well operation equipment at an oil or gas well, comprising: i) collecting data corresponding to the at least one parameter by a sensor module assigned to the well operation equipment and adapted to collect data referring to at least torque and number of rotations for monitoring joint make-up of tubing and casing connections; ii) transmitting the collected data to an on-site universal data acquisition and control system, the universal data acquisition and control system located proximate the well; iii) transmitting said collected data from the universal data acquisition and control system to a remote control/monitoring unit via a communication link; iv) displaying and/or analyzing the collected data, and v) transmitting control data from the control/monitoring unit back to at least the universal data acquisition and control system for modifying the operation of the well operation equipment within predefined limits.