In situ real-time communication via internet with well dispatcher for permanent well optimisation. RU patent 2510971.

FIELD: physics, communication.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to remote control over rod pumps, displacement pump, variable-speed drive etc, for example, used for extraction of hydrocarbons and drainage for them to be optimised. Device and method uses independent network server computer integrated with pump controlled arranged at every well in oil field. Will controller controls downhole pump in situ, processes well and pump data, generates surface and well diagrams and transmits reports on extraction, recommendations on improvement of extraction and production statistics at remote locations in Internet. Said controller can make remote requests for output of aforesaid reports via email or Internet messages, for example, at default state.

EFFECT: better serviceability, lower hardware costs.

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The technical field to which the invention relates

The invention refers, in General, to methods and devices for remote monitoring, control and automation of pumps, for example for production of hydrocarbons and drainage, and more specifically, to the controller for rod pumps, pumps, progressive cavity, injection wells, variable speed drives, gas measurement in wells, etc. for their continuous optimization.

The level of technology

Hydrocarbons are often extracted from wells rod pumps, reciprocating pumps, driven from the surface of the pump blocks that move wellhead sealing the shaft up and down through the stuffing box at the mouth of the well. These blocks can be mainly rod type, or any other type that implements the reciprocating movement of the wellhead sealing of the shaft.

Because of the increasing cost of larger rod pumps usually smaller than value added, as embodied in the extraction of oil from wells at the highest possible rate of extraction, rod pumping units, as a rule, the sizes for pumping faster than can issue well. Consequently rod pumps periodically stop to drain fluid and suck the gas in the cylinders via suction valves. The expression "emptied" is used to describe the condition, when the liquid level in the well is insufficient to fill the pump cylinder during up. On the next course down the piston will affect the surface of the liquid in partially filled cylinder and send shock waves through the column rods and other components of the pump system. This "kick piston fluid reduces the efficiency of production wells and over time can cause such damage to the drive unit or borehole pump, like a broken rods.

To minimize the current emptying rod pumps are usually managed by a certain type of controller. Still controllers consisted of simple controllers, such as temporary timers, which starts and stops the pump block in response to user-selectable program, allowing the well to fill in the time, when the pump is turned off. However, a simple temporary timers do not respond to the actual conditions of the well and does not find a valid conditions emptying.

Thus, in the early 1970s, appeared healthy way of managing the wells with the help of more sophisticated controllers that stop rod pump, when the well actually emptied. This method is known as the management emptying (PP) (RUS). Over the years, the way of the MA applied different algorithms for perception States emptying. Some of them included a change to changes in surface loads, the current engine or motor speed.

In addition to the movement of the rod pump emptying other abnormal condition of the pump reduce the efficiency of production from the well. General abnormal condition include movement tubing string, the influence of gas, broken pump, tremors pump up and down, bent cylinder sticking pump, worn piston or discharge valve, frayed or cracked cylinder, liquid friction and friction broaching. Because many of these problems appear slowly and worsen over time, early detection of these problems can often be minimized maintenance costs, minimize the cost of inefficient work and to prevent or minimize loss of production.

Traditionally the problem of finding the damage and recover the pumps require lifting of all downhole unit to the surface. It is not uncommon to have a mile or more pumping rods or lift columns that you want to lift and remove one or pairs of partitions of length twenty-five or thirty feet. This method of diagnostics of pumps and Troubleshooting is costly both from the point of view of labour costs and income from the well.

Fortunately, many of the symptoms of health pumps and abnormal conditions of operation can be detected due to accurately track pumps, which reduces the need for physical inspection of the components of well pumps and lowers the cost of failure in the well. So way from its humble beginnings simple downtime to prevent mechanical damage from stroke piston fluid and prevent inefficiencies associated with the work of an incomplete pump, the way the MA has developed in the last quarter century in diagnostic system abilities robust well control. Gradually, the expression "management dump" is replaced by expressions such as "Manager of the well", "controller rod pump", etc. (Lufkin Automation uses the trademark SAM® Well Manager to identify your source control rod pump). These recent expressions mean more than the management of emptying. Later systems usually include diagnostic capacity, and the collection and analysis of performance for well operation economical way.

Many of these intelligent controllers wells track work or something related to their work, as a function of position wellhead sealing of the shaft. This information is used, for example, to determine whether there is a well drained state whether the valve is leaking or dents, or for Troubleshooting in a wide variety of other problems. This information is usually represented and analyzed in the shape of the load curve wellhead sealing rod depending on the provisions of the wellhead stuffing stock at the measurement on the surface. For normal running of the pump form of this schedule, known as "surface chart" or "surface dynamometer", usually have irregular elliptic shape. The area bounded by the curve, often called a square surface charts, proportional to the work done by the pump. Many controllers emptying use a graph of surface dynamogram to determine when rod pump is not populated, to stop the pump for some time. For example, U.S. patent no 3.951.209, issued April 20, 1976, in the name Gibbs, describes the controller, which measures on the surface as the load on the convoy of stocks, and displacement of vertical rods to determine the status emptying, and incorporated here by reference.

However, because of the surface chart is not always an accurate representation of the load and displacement descended into the well of the column of stocks, particularly for deep wells, more precise the well control is achieved with "well charts", i.e. the load curve depending on the offset of the column of stocks at measured on a lowered into the borehole pump. Downhole chart is extremely useful. Its form identifies defective pumps, fully completed pumps, gas-filled or emptied well, nezakonnoy column, breakage of stocks, etc. Next, borehole chart may be useful for detection of the column. Quantitative calculation of leakage pump from borehole chart is described in "Quantitative Determination of Rod-Pump Leakage with Dynamometer Techniques" ("Quantitative determination of leakage rod pumps torque methods"), Nolen, Gibbs, SPE Production Engineering, August 1990.

First developed in 1936, borehole pump chart directly measured by the dynamometer, located in the subsurface pump. Measured data were extracted expensive way by the pulling of rod and pump. Because even today these measurements are difficult to obtain directly, because they require expensive telemetry system for transmission of data to the surface of the developed methods for calculation of downhole dynamogram of the more easily accessible surface charts. One such method is described in US patent # 3.343.409 (in the name of Gibbs), which is incorporated here by reference. Patent Gibbs uses surface measurements load and column position of the rods to build a well pump diagrams; to get well the chart, with the help of the computer calculated solution of the wave equation which satisfy torque temporary changes in surface loads and the provisions of the rods.

In addition to the identification of abnormal status wells or improper operation of the pumps, the most advanced on today managers wells can also give an opinion on the rate of extraction from wells with considerable precision through the use of subsurface pump as a flow meter and well diagrams for the calculation of working pressure, volume of production of liquid or gas and effects shrinkage of oil. In other words, the production rate can be determined continuously without using traditional measurement equipment or test production. For example, the fall of the rate of production can confirm mechanical problem, well specified diagram;

lowered into the borehole pump can be worn, or may manifest leak columns. This decline can be also caused by the change in formation conditions in well drainage area; may be reduced susceptibility well to the side of injection, which can lead to the fall of working pressure and the decrease in the rate of production. On the contrary, increased performance, calculated by the Manager of a well, may indicate that the well reacts to the efforts of the secondary production; well you want to upload more vigorously to obtain increased production that is available. These complicated managers wells are used for many aspects of oil production, including the efficient operation of oil fields as commercial enterprises, compliance with governmental regulations, Troubleshooting well and assessment of reserves formation. The method proposed production Manager of wells uncovered Gibbs (Gibbs) in conjunction pending application at the U.S. patent №10/940 .273, which is incorporated here by reference.

Important is the ability of managers wells to communicate with a Central main computer for centralized control and data acquisition (CFPD) (SCADA). For example, unit Manager, well accepts the surface of the information of stock and load (or the equivalent measurements), measures the surface chart calculates well and displays a chart on the place of the graphical representation of the surface charts and (or) in-situ chart for the convenience and benefit of the operator. However, the benefit from features Manager wells decreases when the operator must be present at the wellsite, to see and to analyze downhole data. Manager wells with the possibility CFPD, on the other hand, can automatically send borehole data to a remote management station. CFPD allows to display in place for manual registration and automatically send to the remote Central location information subsurface pump, including the performance of the well and pump, the estimated rate of production in time and of surface and borehole chart. Next, the system CFPD can be configured to send emergency signals, allowing time alerts about problems. The control signals can also be sent to the Central control station to the Manager of the well. The ability CFPD reduces or eliminates the need for people to visit the drilling site, to determine the state of the controller, and leads to several benefits, including the reduction of delays in the notification about emergency or alarming condition, increase the accuracy of the data scattered managers wells, lowering management costs of the oil fields and minimize the need for the operator to visit a potentially harmful drilling sites. Thus, the most complicated managers wells have built-in ability CFPD for data transmission by radio, cable or phone. This telemetry ability makes it possible for one or more computers to retrieve data from the controller to get the status of operations, to issue control commands, track alarming situation and submit a report.

Although the current system CFPD provide some remote connectivity between the remote location managers wells in the oil field, they are in General use costly proprietary hardware and HF radios short-range low-frequency band. A typical system CFPD are a polling system that can only examine each hole several times each day to extract torque and other qualitative data. So well pump diagrams can on average be viewed in a Central location through CFPD only a few times each day.

It is therefore desirable to provide higher bandwidth and continuous communication with the Manager of wells on the exploitation of current Internet technologies. This technology, combined with the complicated managers wells, would allow to collect more data wells in a Central location at a lower cost. Several patents have turned on the connection to the oil fields to the Internet. For example, U.S. patent no 6.857.474 issued in the name Bramlett et al. 22 February 2005, reveals Manager wells for rod pump with the ability to display graphics pump chart on the remote output display on the Internet line 131 and incorporated here by reference. However, consideration Bramlett limited to using the Internet for remote graphical display of surface and borehole charts; patent Bramlett not disclose the reports to be sent to the extraction wells, statistics, diagnosis, pumps, alarm, fault and other data from a Manager wells remote users over the Internet or obtain management data Manager wells from remote users over the Internet.

US patent # 6.967.589 issued in the name of Peters 22 November 2005 and is illustrated in figure 2, reveals a system for monitoring gas / oil wells local witness blocks (58), located in each well (61, 62), located in the Central field the translation block (64) in the wireless RF communication range with several witness blocks (58) and the main interface bound (66) with transmitting unit (64) on the Internet (1000). The witness blocks (58) collect data on the condition of the gas / oil wells (61, 62) and provide wireless data transfer to the PA unit (64). The translation block (64), in turn, connects to the main interface (66) on the Internet (1000) and transmits the data. I.e. the Central field of translation unit (64), implemented on the basis of web-applications, used for numerous monitoring wells blocks (58). Each witness unit (58), we may share information on demand or after a perception anxiety. The translation block (64) may request information from the witness unit (58) or to respond to the alarming transfer sent to him either from the main interface (66)or the witness box (58). The main interface (66) accepts data from speaker unit (58) to report data to the operator. Patent Peters does not disclose that controllers (58) wells are adapted to control rod pumps or that they calculate the downhole and surface charts or predict prey.

Also illustrated in figure 2 the U.S. patent №6.898.148 issued in the name of the Hill et al. on may 24, 2005, reveals data transfer system for use with an oil or gas well (60), including lowered into the borehole sensors (67)that communicate through traditional wireless interface CFPD (68) with local Internet server (64), located in the oil field. In other words, field server (64), implemented on the basis of web-applications, is used to serve numerous wells. Internet server (64) works for the transfer of information recorded in remote locations, for display. Patent Hill does not disclose controllers designed to control rod pumps or to calculate wells or surface charts.

Figure 3 the U.S. patent №6.873.267 issued in the name Tubel et al. on 29 March 2005, shows a system for tracking and control wells (63, 65) the production of hydrocarbons from the first remote location (70), which includes system (72, 74) surface control and data acquisition, each with one or more sensors, or downhole tools (76, 78) flow control. System (72, 74) surface management and collection of data are in satellite communication with the remote controller (80), placed in the second remote location (82). Remote controller includes a network the Internet server to provide access to end users in the first remote location (70) on the Internet (1000). Internet server (80) is placed in a remote location, not in place of each well (63, 65) and not in systems (72, 74) surface control and data acquisition. Patent Tubel does not reveal that the system is adapted for control rod pumps or to calculate downhole and surface charts.

Finally, US patent # 6.498.988 issued in the name Robert et al. December 24, 2002, reveals the method of centralized processing and analysis on the server computer engineering data from the oil fields transferred across the Internet from the client computers in distributed locations. These data are processed in the remote server computing device, and the results are communicated over the Internet client computing device. Although each remote client computer has an Internet connection, they do not function as web servers, but the data are not processed on the spot.

Goals, provide some variants of the invention

The Prime aim of the invention consists in ensuring Manager for wells control rod pump with constant and direct Internet connection and the ability to act as an Internet server, to the Manager of the well can act as host for a remote user over the Internet at any time from anywhere in the world to provide remote the operator unlimited access to critical business data.

Another aim of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells that handles well data on the rig floor and requires little or requires no further processing of collected data.

Another objective of the invention consists in evaluating the need for special or custom Protocol CFPD and the ways of connecting hardware, such as a serial communication, or other means of communication type of survey to issue data on remote Central location.

Another objective of the invention consists in providing the unit Manager of the well, which requires only a standard commercial technology serial computer.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells having a computer with a standard network properties, management, and security, which do not require any specialized knowledge or training beyond what is normally has a staff corporate information technology (it) (IT)to provide the Manager of the well to integrate seamlessly into your existing corporate it system.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells, which operates completely independently of all other control systems.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells, which generates in place rapid processing of data and reports and displays them on the output display on the well or remotely over the Internet.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring the Manager of the well, which communicates with the remote user using the standard e-mails about alarms, SMS text messages or other common carriers of messages on the Internet, to provide remote user warnings and messages in real time, generated directly by the unit Manager of wells, thereby eliminating the need for continuous monitoring of the personnel for the well and the expensive hardware systems.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring the Manager of the well, where all the data and settings are available via web-interface to reduce the cost maintenance by eliminating the requirement of physical presence for Troubleshooting or reconfiguration Manager wells.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells, which extracts, stores, organizes and processes data on a place in real time, providing reports, compatible with ready-made software products such as Excel, Word®, accessž etc.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells that uses a custom software, such as SROD or DIAG, specific data to identify opportunities for operational improvements and increased efficiency.

Another objective of the invention consists in ensuring Manager wells quickly backward compatible CFPD.

Disclosure of the invention

The above objectives, as well as other features of the invention is built into the device and system for control of wells with rod pumps, including pumping the controller Manager of the well, which has a computer system with a scheme acquisition and management of data for data collection from rod pump and control rod pump. Preferably Manager wells calculates wells or surface pump chart to manage the dump. Computer system provides processing borehole data and generates a full set of bottomhole formation and business management reports in a user-friendly format of the data collected rod pump to issue analysis, diagnosis and recommendations for optimization indicators of the well. The computer system also includes an Internet server of great capacity for sampling and secure remote computer access client Manager wells on the Internet to request borehole data, well control and configuration Manager wells. Manager of wells may also grant messages, warning and alarm remote operator through, for example, e-mail, text messages or instant Internet messages during a state of denial rod pump.

In the oil field with many wells each rod pump has a separate and dedicated Manager wells with built-in web server, which is independent from all others. This system eliminates the need for traditional CFPD.

Brief description of drawings

The invention is described on the basis of options for implementing presented on the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a conditional diagram illustrating the installation of level of technique, in which the downhole sensors associated with the scheme, hosted locally on well with downhole scheme for several wells in the oil field, connected to the Central Internet server.

Figure 2 is a conditional scheme, illustrating the installation of level of technique, in which the downhole sensors associated with the scheme, hosted locally on the well, which transmits data over wireless RF or CFPD lines in Central Internet server that serves the oil field with numerous wells.

Figure 3 is a conditional diagram illustrating the installation of level of technique, in which the downhole sensors communicate with surface control schemes, which, in turn, transmit data via satellite to a remote Internet server.

Figure 4 is a conditional scheme according preferred variant of the invention, illustrating many rod pumps, each with a Manager of a well, with a built-in web server, which communicates with the remote client over the Internet.

6 is a view in perspective controller wells under variant of the invention, showing the screen of the computer display and input from the keyboard, are enclosed in a weather resistant enclosure.

Fig.7 is conditional functional scheme computer architecture Manager wells under variant of the invention.

Fig is conditional functional scheme Manager software well under variant of the invention.

Figure 9 is a block diagram of the algorithm shows a typical implementation of communication between the Manager wells on 5-8 and the remote client computer.

Description of the preferred embodiments of the invention

Figure 4 illustrates several rod pumps with the preferred option for practicing the invention. Rod pumps 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D and 10TH equipped with every Manager 100A, 100B, 100S, 100D and 100E wells respectively. Each Manager 100A, 100B, 100S, 100D and 100E well preferably provides management emptying and control the speed of rod pumps 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D and 10TH respectively for speed negotiation production to fill rate of the well.

Unlike existing installations on 1-3 each Manager 100A, 100B, 100S, 100D and 100E wells includes a built-in web server that intelligently handles the request from the remote client to borehole data, formatted hypertext markup language (HTML) or other user-friendly formats the messages.

Figure 5-7 illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention. Figure 5 shows a typical system rod pumps, indicated in General reference item 10, which includes the primary engine of 12, as a rule, the electric motor. The power output of the primary engine of 12 is transferred by the belt 14 to the box 16 transmission. Box 16 transmission reduces the speed produced by the primary engine of 12, and gives the rotational movement of uravnoveshivanie pumping unit, the counterweight 18 and crank 20 are pivotally connected with the end of the 22 crankshaft box 16 transmission. The rotary movement of the crank 20 converted into reciprocating motion through the balancer 24. Crank 20 connected with the balancer 24 by the connecting rod 26. For a rocking 28 and rope 30 suspended wellhead stuffing box stem 32, which passes through the stuffing box 34.

A column of 36 pump rods suspended wellhead stuffing stock 32 in the column 38 tubes, placed in the casing pipe 40. Column 38 pipes can stay fixed in the casing pipe 40 due to anchor 37. Column 36 rods connected to the piston 42 subsurface pump 44. Pump 44 includes the discharge valve 48 and the pump cylinder 50. In the cycle of the reciprocating motion of this design, including the balancer 24, ustawy gland stem 32, a column of 36 rods and pump piston 42, liquid climb up on the course. When the course is up filling the pump between the discharge valve 46 and intake valve 48, liquid captured above suction valve 48. Part of this fluid is placed over the discharge valve 46 when this discharge valve moves down. Then the liquid rises to the surface in the course up.

The primary engine of 12 pump systems 10 promptly controlled located on site Manager 100 wells. Manager 100 wells can use any number of methodologies well control, including the management of primary engine of 12 on the basis of superficial diagrams, well charts or engine power. US patent # 3.951.209 issued in the name Gibbs, who describes the control of the pump by means of surface charts, and U.S. patent no 5.252.031 issued in the name Gibbs, who describes the control of the pump by means of well charts, incorporated here by reference.

Manager 100 wells includes computer system 102 (Fig.7). Computer system 102 collects data from rod pump 10 and sends control signals to rod pump 10. Computer system 102 provides the handling of well data, generate a full set of working papers for the management of the well and reservoir from the data collected rod pump. Next, the computer system 102 operates as an Internet server with high bandwidth, which performs the functions of leading server software application for selective and safe access a remote client computer 91 to the server over the Internet 1000 to transfer well data and reports. Computer system 102 preferably has a memory capacity and the functional capacity of at least desktop to maintain a large number of input and output channels, perform continuous mathematical calculations and keep in touch via the Internet with high bandwidth.

Figure 6 Manager 100 perfectly well supplied with local display monitor 120 and input by keyboard, keypad and (or) input pointing device 122, effectively connected with the computer system 102 to interact with the local operator. Manager of 100 wells, usually built in a single chassis electronics are enclosed in a weather resistant enclosure 101. Manager wells may also include wireless local interface to improve efficiency of field operator, for example a Bluetooth.

Fig.7 is a block diagram, which illustrates the architecture of the preferred option of the implementation of the computer system 102, although you can optionally use and other architecture. Computer system 102 includes the Central processor (CPU) 104, which is connected with different tyres via chipset North bridge 150 and South bridge 152. CPU 104 promptly associated with volatile memory 106 high-speed bus 107 memory and video display 120 graphics bus 121, such as high-speed bus, Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI).

CPU 104 promptly connected with several other devices or tires at a slower Bus back side (BSB), i.e. through young bridge 152. For example, keypad 122, non-volatile memory 108 and network interface 105 directly connected with the South bridge 152. Network interface 105 is preferably a standard interface with the possibility of using Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is available for hardware or wireless network connection. Optional universal serial bus (THEFT) (USB) 154 connects the ports 156 USB South bridge 152, and an optional tape drive 158 on the hard disk or CD-ROM (CD) is connected with BSB bus 160 built-in electronics control drive (IDE) (also known as Advanced Technology Attachment). Scheme 110, 112 receipt and management of input and output data is preferably connected with the South bridge 152 bus 162 PCI. Although not shown, the computer system 102 includes power supply control circuit power settings, which usually takes power lines and supplies DC power to the low-voltage in the other components of the computer systems 102.

CPU 104 preferably is a microprocessor or microcontroller, although you can use and electronic logic of special purpose. As it is well known in the field of computers, 104 CPU executes code that is extracted from the storage device, 106, 108, 158 for user interaction, control and receive input and access, manipulate, save, transfer and display of data on external devices. Word size of the CPU can be in the range from 8 to 64 bits, but the computer system 102 preferably able to handle words sufficient size to accurately and in a timely manner to control rod pump 10 (figure 5), to process the downhole data and perform all services of the Internet-server in real time.

During the control rod pump 10 on the part of the Manager 100 wells (figure 5) 104 CPU continuously scans the status of all the input devices connected with the scheme 110 obtaining input, correlates adopted entrance PAC in memory 106 and produces suitable weekend responses needed to pump 10, through output drive circuit 112, as shown in figure 5 and 7, typical input circuits include sensor 93 load wellhead stuffing stock 32 and inclinometer 94 on the balancer 24, although it can be used and other input circuit. The input circuit 110 preferably includes one or more analog-to-digital converters (ADCS) (ADC) 111 to provide the ability to monitor analog electronic signals and multiple input valves 109 digital logic for receiving digital signals, which provides input from almost any sensors, monitor, probe or Converter. Sensor input Manager 100 wells can be either discrete or continuous form or combination of them both. Discrete input signals may come from keys, microswitches, restrictors, photocells, blizosti switches, sensors of angular position, optional scales or, for example, pressure sensors. A continuous input signals may come from sources such as strain gages, transducers coordinates, thermocouples, measuring converters, resistive bridges, potentiometers or voltmeters.

Manager 100 wells checks the state of a set of input signals, and on the basis of this condition and command encoded in the software 200 digital control logic, operates or regulate the output signal for actuation of this hardware as solenoids and drive circuit of the motor variable speed. Output management scheme 112 preferably includes one or more digital-to-analog converters (DACS) (DAC) 113 to generate analog output signals and more output valves 114 digital logic to derive digital signals to dispatcher 100 wells can connect to almost any analog or digital device into the field for management purposes. Output control line 92 for the issuance of the control signal for variable speed motor 12V variable speed shown in figure 5 and 7.

Manager 100 wells can provide management with open-loop, control closed loop or a combination of both. If throttling open-loop chain Manager 100 wells issues commands to the components rod pump, but has no means of assessing results of these commands, not provided feedback information concerning, for example, move a managed element. Regulation with a closed circuit, also called the regulation with feedback, Manager of 100 wells issues a command signal for the real measured move and position driven component. The difference is the error signal which is fed back into the Manager 100 wells to adjust the command signal as long as there is an error. Regulation closed loop is usually required to use a servo motor. Feedback devices are commonly used for measure the travel or the position of a component, called converters coordinates, coders, measuring converters mductosyn® or optical scales, and any of these, or other suitable means their combinations are used with the Manager of 100 wells, if necessary. Because control systems in General and computerized data acquisition and management in particular is well known from the prior art, specific details are not discussed here.

Manager 100 wells includes computer software 200, as a part of the system. Figure 5 illustrates Manager 100 wells. Fig.7 is a functional block diagram of the preferred option of the implementation of the computer system 102, and Fig is a functional block diagram of the preferred option of the implementation of the software 200. Figure 5, 7 and 8 together code 200 placed in RAM 106, non-volatile memory 108, hard drive, CD or other media 158 mass memory. In addition, the software 200 can be stored on a separate computer, and you can access it on the Internet 1000 network interface 105. Computer software is 200 serves several purposes, including extracting well data from the input chain, transformation and data display on computer monitors, reports, issuing control commands for rod pump and data transfer to the remote user through the Internet. Computer software is 200 includes an operating system (OS) (OS) 210 Annex 220 Manager wells, Annex 230 network server, optional application 240 network browser and optional 250 application network firewall.

Software 200 running on a computer system 102, generates local user interface 180, 180', which is displayed on the monitor 120 (6) at the wellsite. In a preferred embodiment, the local user interface 180 is a graphical user interface (GUI) (GUI), built from the standard display window-type and management mechanisms, including Windows client Windows, frames, icons, buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, dropdown menus, pulling menu, shortcuts to folders, column graph of the subwindow, panels, shapes, floaters, blocks of choice, dialog boxes, text boxes, list the blocks, the menu bar, "advisers", etc. Graphical user interface preferably built using an object-oriented language, such as C++ for Microsoft Windows OS, Linux or Unix. Graphical user interface 180 can generate a standard application 240 network browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape running on a computer system 102, which is displayed as code of hypertext markup language (HTML) web pages generated simultaneously by the application 220 Manager wells and application 230 network server, or, alternatively, graphical user interface 180' can be generated directly by the application 220 Manager wells (using OS resources 210 if necessary). In other variant of implementation (not illustrated) local user interface may consist entirely of display inherited signs and graphics and keyboard control, and not from the interface with Windows. In this case, the local user interface is obtained without application of 240 of the browser. Because the user interface and object-oriented programming is well-known in this field, the details of constructing user interfaces are no longer discussed.

Software application 220 Manager wells preferably is a package of extended programs and files that control rod pump 10 (figure 5)generate local custom display 180, 180', analyze downhole data, provide a user reports Internet remote users, send alarms and alerts to remote users and accept control commands over the Internet from remote users to control rod pump. Software application 220 Manager wells preferably includes a module 221 well control, family files, 223 HTML forms with hyperlinks placed in the directory browser page, the address to which the application 230 network server, and a number of scenarios shell common gateway interface (OSHA) (CGI) or a compiled program (227), placed in the cgi-bin, which selectively enforced to convert static in other cases, the files 223 HTML forms in a dynamic user interface for display in the web browser.

Module 221 well control is a custom software, which preferably provides the ability to control emptying and production optimization, automatic testing of wells, monitoring and management of the compressor, trend analysis and analysis of the pumping system. In applications rod pumps, for example, celebrates its own optimization software, such as SROD and DIAG, each stroke pumping unit to determine the optimal speed of the pump, whether the block should be turned off or continue, the value of production through the pump, the pressure at the inlet to pump, mechanical efficiency and possibilities for improvements in the operation and increased efficiency. For example, the application Manager is well described in the application at the U.S. patent №10/940 .273, filed on January 5, 2005 in the name Gibbs et al., entitled "the Projected rate of extraction wells with rod pump with surface and information pump diagram", which is incorporated here by reference.

Manager 100 wells collect huge amounts of data rod pump in the input circuit 110 for analysis software application 220 Manager wells. The application 220 Manager wells extracts, stores, organizes and processes data on a place in real time, providing reports, compatible with ready-made software products such as Excel, Word®, accessž etc. The application 220 Manager generates well and makes available locally numerous reports from the data collected, allowing the user to query and format borehole data and graphically display trends with maximum flexibility. Optional application 225 relational database such as MySQL server can be built into the application 220 Manager wells to facilitate the handling of large number of well data collected. Because relational databases are well known in engineering, database 225 data is not discussed here anymore.

Software 200 includes the application 230 network server, which allows users on a remote computer 91 (figure 5) to apply to the Manager of 100 wells to download command and forwarding well data and reports. Apache is a popular freeware network server application hypertext transport Protocol (HTTP) (HTTP), which is used with Linux, Windows and other operating systems. Using standard network protocols Ethernet and TCP/IP Manager 100 wells are connected to the Internet 1000 and assigns a static address Internet Protocol (IP) (IP)that provides direct inbound communication unit at the wellsite. This addressing scheme eliminates the need for specialized and own SCADA protocols and methods, hardware connections, such as a direct serial connection, analog radio or other means of communication of survey type. With communication, managed by the application 230 network server Manager 100 wells available through the static IP address from anywhere in the world where there is Internet access. Because the application server network are common place and are well known in engineering, the application 230 network server is not discussed here anymore.

Manager 100 wells may include a network firewall to protect against unauthorised intrusion and actions computer hackers. This firewall can be software application 250 firewall, executable by a computer system 102, or it can be separate and independent hardware firewall 190, promptly included between the network interface 105 computer systems 102 and the Internet 1000. Regardless of the type installed firewall, this firewall is preferable commercial finished product and provides controlled access to the Manager 100 wells with many well-known methods of network security, such as changing users and passwords, access virtual private network (VPN) (VPN)access is filtered IP addresses, etc. in Other words, the Manager 100 well protected to prevent unauthorized access in the same way as secured and regular computer using existing or future General of firewall products. As network firewalls well known in engineering, firewall, 190, 250 is not discussed here anymore.

Figure 9 is a block diagram of the algorithm that illustrate the approximate sequence of communication between the remote user on the computer 91 and Manager 100 wells according to one variant of the invention. On Fig and 9 Supplement 230 network server and the application 220 Manager wells are working together to provide secure remote access through the Internet to the Manager 100 wells. Network server 230 provides primary treatment of registration to the remote client computer 91. When the remote client 91 identified, initial or default file 224 HTML is passed to the network server 230 to this remote client computer. The initial file 224 HTML may include current borehole data and state, the application issued 220 Manager wells. In other words, the file 224 default HTML is not necessarily static or immutable file. The initial file 224 HTML displayed as a web page in the application 241 network browser that is running on the remote client computer 91, forms the remote user interface 181. Network server 230 issues queries from remote users through one or more network page 223. Manager 220 well interprets each request using scripts or programs 227 CGI and selects, analyzes, sorts and encodes borehole data in HTML format in response to this request. Network server 230 sends the generated HTML code on the Internet 1000 to a remote computer 91 to display in the running for the application 241 network browser. Thus, the remote user interface 181 consists entirely of HTML that is displayed in the software browser application that runs on a remote computer system 91. In addition, due to the huge power embedded processing provided by computer 102, Manager of 100 wells able to generate immediate processing of data and reports on the spot, and not on the basis of subsequent processing borehole data remote computer equipment. These data reports generated by the application Manager well in Word format® or Excel, for example, can be sent by the remote computer 91 through the network server 230 and Internet 1000.

The remote computer 91 can be a personal computer, a desktop computer, portable computer, mini-computer, or a large computer, for example, but the remote computer 91 may also be a wireless personal digital assistant (OCA) (PDA)such as portable device, BlackBerry or Palm®or cell phone, which communicates with the Manager 100 wells through wireless Internet or via e-mail.

Manager 100 wells may additionally be programmed for "pushing" data to the remote user, and not in response to a user request, which "pulls" data. For example, reports can be automatically and regularly generated and sent to a remote user by e-mail. In addition, situations requiring critical decisions, warnings and alarms can immediately be transmitted in real-time operators on call through email, SMS text messages or other standard form of a platform for the exchange of messages, the Internet, eliminating the need for expensive hardware systems and continuous monitoring by personnel at the station SCADA control. Because the programming of Internet applications, it is common knowledge in technology, more details here are not reported.

Management and Manager access 100 wells for system administration are provided by a network interface, a built-in Manager 100 wells and accessible via TCP/IP over a computer network browser. Manager 100 wells is just another computer node in the corporate network that requires few changes - if they are necessary at all - in security policy and the ways of protection. Thus the administration of the network properties and security unit Manager wells are easily done the usual corporate staff responsible for information technology, because no additional training protocols or specialized knowledge is not necessary in order to guarantee the successful embedding of the block 100 Manager wells in the network. All the generated configuration, management and reporting is perfectly accessible directly from the network interface. Next Manager 100 wells easily updated by downloading new software 200 or built-in programs on the Internet 1000.

As shown in figure 4, Manager of 100 wells operates completely independently of the control system or other well controllers. With direct access on the Internet, accessible to block 100 Manager wells, the need for traditional management systems and specialized hardware or software systems is excluded. Thus, SCADA systems that use the collection of data by interview, no longer needed. However, Manager of 100 wells preferably compatible with previous versions, to give the opportunity to work with existing legacy devices SCADA up until disused SCADA system will be gradually completely collapsed.

Although the invention described here with a link to the control rod pumps, the invention is not limited to this. Instead, the invention includes a full range of controllers artificial lift with integrated Internet services, such as managing rod pumps, promotion of screw pumps, injection wells, ESP, variable speed drives, etc. Not limited to the invention and hydrocarbons; the invention includes controllers with built-in network servers on the Internet for extraction of water for pumping water, for gas metering etc. Finally, the invention is not limited to a standalone controller, but includes, for example, portable diagnostic equipment with built-in network Internet servers and controllers with built-in network servers on the Internet, which are also integrated with other systems.

Although described here realization Manager 100 wells use HTML and TCP/IP, the invention is not limited to using these formats. Over time, can develop new formats and communication protocols that can replace the existing formats, and Manager of 100 wells preferably uses technology that is consistent with standards of the Internet, currently used.

In summary, by providing Manager 100 wells in real time with permanent Internet connection at the place of remote operators all times have access to the working data. All borehole data that report on the functioning of the Manager of 100 wells, which are available on the site may be transferred to remote users through the Internet. For example, engineers, fishermen can track the response to the flooding by the minute, commercial operators may have periodic registered reports on the status of each well, issued automatically and equipment can determine the discharge pressure compressor station in a small remote field. The cost and requirements for maintenance are reduced, because no physical presence for Troubleshooting or reconfiguration blocks Manager wells operator; remote Troubleshooting wells, pump 10 or Manager 100 wells available on the Internet 1000 the need for corrective actions can be detected rather to minimize costly repairs, loss of production or leaks into the environment.

Summary description written only for submission to the patent and trademark office, the U.S. and the public in General so quickly to determine from a cursory reading of the nature and essence of the technical description and it is only the preferred option implementation and does not specify the nature of the invention as a whole.

1. Device to control rod pump (10), characterized by the presence of stem (32), which is contained in the reciprocating movement of the primary engine (12), containing: Manager (100) wells, associated with the said rod pump and located near from the mentioned rod pump, and referred Manager (100) well developed and adapted for speed control referred to the primary engine for receiving and recording of measurement of multiple parameters mentioned rod pump, to retrieve, save, organize and data processing on a place in real time and to generate and provide locally operational reports from the data collected, allowing the user to query and format borehole data and graphically display trends with extraordinary flexibility; and network server (102, 210, 230), built in the mentioned Manager (100) well and quickly connected to the Internet (1000), and referred to a network server developed and adapted to operate with a request from the remote client computer (91) and the transfer of the aforementioned work report to the remote client computer (91) through the Internet, in which of the mentioned work report is transmitted with alerts in real time.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said Manager (100) wells contains: a computer system (102); the input circuit (110) obtain data quickly associated with the mentioned computer system and the sensor (93, 94) and adapted to the dimensions mentioned rod pump; software application (220) Manager of a well structured for the execution of the mentioned computer system and location mentioned in a computer system and is designed and adapted to calculate the desired speed of the mentioned primary engine as a function of the dimension mentioned parameter; and the output circuit (112) management, operational included mentioned between the computer system and mentioned the primary engine and developed and adapted to force mentioned the primary engine to move with the mentioned desired speed.

3. The device according to claim 2, which referred Manager (100) wells contains hereinafter: the first and second sensors (93, 94) and adapted for the measurement of the provisions of the mentioned stock (32) and the load acting on the mentioned rod pump (10), respectively; the software application (220) Manager well adapted to generate borehole pump diagram of measurements from the first and second sensors (93, 94) and to calculate the desired speed of the mentioned primary engine (12) as a function of mentioned borehole pump chart.

4. The device according to claim 2, which referred to a network server contains: software application (230) network server, structured for the execution of the mentioned computer system and location mentioned in the computer system.

5. Device for control the speed of the pump in the well from which are mined by the pump (10)with Manager (100) well, operatively connected with the said pump speed control referred to pump containing: a network server (102, 210, 230), combined with the aforementioned Manager (100) wells, and referred Manager (100) well developed and adapted to retrieve, save, organize, and manipulate data on a place in real time and to generate and provide locally operational reports from the data collected, allowing the user to query and format borehole data and graphically display trends with extraordinary flexibility, as mentioned network server connected to the Internet (1000), developed and adapted for communication between the Manager (100) wells and the remote client computer (91) through the Internet, where the mentioned communication transmitted alerts in real time.

8. The method according to claim 7, containing next phases in which: format mentioned report mentioned by the Manager (100) wells in the hypertext markup language; and display the mentioned report referred to the remote client as a web page (181).

9. The method of claim 6, containing the next stage at which: identify mentioned remote client (91) the said Manager (100) wells.

10. The method of claim 6, in which the said pump (10) is a rod pump, characterized by the presence of stem (32), which is in the back-and -forward movement of the primary engine (12), and the method contains further phases in which: measured load mentioned rod pump (10) and position of the mentioned stock (32) the said Manager (100) wells; generate mentioned by the Manager (100) wells downhole pumping chart measurements load and regulations; maintain mentioned in the Manager (100) wells mentioned measurements load and conditions as mentioned data; and control the speed of the mentioned rod pump mentioned by the Manager (100) well as the function mentioned borehole pump chart.

11. The method of claim 6, containing the next stage at which: send a notification about the state referred to pump a remote user (91) on the said Internet (1000) mentioned by the Manager (100) wells.

12. The method of claim 6, containing the next stage at which: configure referred Manager (100) wells remote user (91) on the said Internet (1000).

13. Way to control the extraction of petroleum layer, from which extraction are the first and the second well with the first and second pumps (10A, 10V), respectively, containing the steps where: place the first and second managers (100A, 100B) wells have mentioned the first and second pumps, respectively, and mentioned the first Manager of the well promptly associated with first-mentioned pump to control its speed, and mentioned second Manager wells efficiently connected with the mentioned second pump to control his speed, and each of these first and second Manager (100A, 100B) well extracts, stores, organizes and processes data on a place in real time, and generates and provides locally operational reports from the data collected, allowing the user to query and format borehole data and graphically display trends with extraordinary flexibility, combined first network server with first-mentioned Manager (100A) well, and referred to the first network server designed and equipped for receiving the first request from a remote client (91) and transmission of the first mentioned response to a remote client over the Internet (1000), the first response includes reports in real time to eliminate the need for constant monitoring wells; bind mentioned the first network server with the mentioned Internet; unite second network server with the mentioned second Manager (100V) well, and mentioned a second network server designed and equipped for receiving the second request from the remote client (91) and the second answer is mentioned a remote client over the Internet (1000), in fact the second Manager wells independent mentioned first Manager of the well; and link mentioned a second network server with the mentioned Internet.

14. The method indicated in paragraph 13 that contains the next phases in which: generate mentioned first the answer is mentioned first Manager (100A) well out of the data mentioned first pump (10A); and generate mentioned second response mentioned the second Manager (100V) well out of the data referred second pump (10V).

15. The method according to 14, contains the next phases in which: format mentioned, the first answer is mentioned first Manager (100A) wells in the hypertext markup language; and display the first mentioned response referred to a remote client (91) as the first web page (181); format mentioned second response mentioned the second Manager (100V) well in the hypertext markup language; and display the mentioned second reply referred to a remote client (91) as a second network page.

16. The method indicated in paragraph 13 that contains the next phases in which: identify mentioned remote client (91) mentioned the first Manager (100A) wells; and identify mentioned remote client (91) mentioned the second Manager (100V) wells.

17. The method according to 14, which referred to the first and second pumps (10A, 10B) represent the first and second rod pumps, respectively, and the method contains further phases in which: measured first load mentioned first rod pump (10A) and the first position rod mentioned first rod pump mentioned the first Manager of the well; generate first-mentioned Manager (100A) well first borehole pump chart of the first measurements load and regulations; maintain mentioned in the first Manager wells mentioned first measurements load and conditions as mentioned first data; control the speed referred to the first rod pump (10A) mentioned the first Manager (100A) well as the function mentioned first borehole pump diagram; the second measure the load mentioned second rod pump (10V) and the second position of the rod mentioned second rod pump mentioned the second Manager wells; generate mentioned the second Manager (100V) wells second borehole pump diagram second load measurements and regulations; maintain mentioned in the second Manager wells mentioned second load measurement and provisions as mentioned second data; and control the speed of this second rod pump (10V) mentioned the second Manager (100V) well as the abovementioned second borehole pump chart.

18. The method indicated in paragraph 13 that contains the next steps, : send the first notice about the state referred to the first pump (10A) remote user (91) via the Internet (1000) mentioned the first Manager (100A) wells; and send a second notice of the state mentioned second pump (10V) remote user (91) via the Internet (1000) mentioned the second Manager (100V) wells.

19. The method indicated in paragraph 13 that contains the next phases in which: configure mentioned first Manager (100A) wells remote user (91) via the Internet (1000); and configure mentioned second Manager (100V) wells remote user (91) via the Internet (1000).