Patent ID: 7599943

Claim:
A system for acquiring rights to lease a drilling rig, wherein the system comprises: a. a leassee client device for use by a leassee of the drilling rig; b. a leassor client device for use by a leassor of the drilling rig; and c. a database sewer system communicating with the leassee client device and the leassor client device, wherein a database sewer 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 in drilling rigs; ii. information on bid requests; iii. information on tender offers for drilling rig leases; and wherein the database sewer system further comprises: i. computer instructions enabling potential leassees to specify technical requirements for the drilling rig using a leassee client device; ii. computer instructions for formulating a leassor distribution list by the potential leassee to receive an invitation to tender; iii. computer instructions for formulating the bid request 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 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 the availability of the drilling rig, based on the invitation to tender.