WO2016077593A1 - Contrôle d'écoulement fludique d'un obturateur anti-éruption bop sous-marin - Google Patents

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WO2016077593A1
WO2016077593A1 PCT/US2015/060395 US2015060395W WO2016077593A1 WO 2016077593 A1 WO2016077593 A1 WO 2016077593A1 US 2015060395 W US2015060395 W US 2015060395W WO 2016077593 A1 WO2016077593 A1 WO 2016077593A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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  • This disclosure relates in general to oil and gas equipment, and in particular to a method of measuring flow to determine if hydraulic controls have acted to carry out a specific function.
  • the disclosure provides systems and methods to monitor aggregated flow rates and pressures in hydraulic control systems to realize information about a specific load of interest.
  • Blowout preventer (BOP) systems are hydraulically-controlled systems used to prevent blowouts from subsea oil and gas wells.
  • Subsea BOP equipment typically includes a set of two or more redundant control systems with separate hydraulic pathways to operate a specified BOP function on a BOP stack.
  • the redundant control systems are commonly referred to as blue and yellow control pods.
  • a communications and power cable sends information and electrical power to an actuator with a specific address. The actuator in turn moves a hydraulic valve, thereby opening a fluid path to a series of other valves/piping to control a portion of the BOP.
  • One deficiency with current BOP systems is that hydraulic fluid communication from the surface is made through a pair of redundant conduits with fluid supplied from a single source with limited measuring means, oftentimes a single flow meter.
  • the multiple, separate control systems on the surface may not accurately realize what functions have been carried out by another control system based on a common measurement device, such as a common flow meter or common pressure meter.
  • a primary surface control system used to execute functions by feeding hydraulics to subsea components may not accurately convey to a backup safety system the executed functions when the systems have a common flow meter.
  • Embodiments of systems and methods of the disclosure allow monitoring of a flow meter on a system with multiple control systems and isolation of how much flow goes to a specific load.
  • Embodiments of the method enable synchronization of an initial activation of a load and an initial read signal.
  • Monitoring of a flow meter is used to isolate noise signals in the flow meter and filter the flow rate going to the intended load in a system with multiple control systems.
  • Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable the use of a common hydraulic power system and flow meter for multiple control systems.
  • Systems and methods of the present disclosure substantially improve the analytical capability of a BOP system and allow improved diagnostics and safety with a minimal number of additional sensors.
  • the method includes the steps of initializing a state machine algorithm, the state machine algorithm responsive to a BOP function of interest being activated and measuring an initial hydraulic flow rate baseline and an initial pressure baseline to create a hydraulic impedance variable for use in the state machine algorithm.
  • the method further includes the steps of monitoring an aggregate hydraulic flow rate and pressure of the BOP system over time and applying the hydraulic impedance variable to negate BOP system hydraulic flows not related to the BOP function of interest.
  • the method further includes the step of applying the state machine algorithm to determine when the BOP function of interest has been completed responsive to a total accumulated volume of hydraulic fluid.
  • the system includes surface hydraulics components, the surface hydraulics components comprising a hydraulic power unit (HPU) and at least two control systems, the at least two control systems fluidly coupled to the HPU and independently operable to cause flow of a hydraulic fluid from the HPU; subsea BOP components, the subsea BOP components comprising a BOP stack, wherein the BOP stack comprises BOP stack functions that are operable to be carried out by the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the HPU; and a fluid flow meter disposed between the HPU and the BOP stack on a rigid conduit, the fluid flow meter operable to measure an aggregate flow of hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack.
  • HPU hydraulic power unit
  • control systems fluidly coupled to the HPU and independently operable to cause flow of a hydraulic fluid from the HPU
  • subsea BOP components the subsea BOP components comprising a BOP stack
  • the BOP stack comprises BOP stack functions that are operable to be carried out by the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the HPU
  • the system further includes a pressure meter disposed on or proximate the HPU, the HPU feeding the rigid conduit with hydraulic fluid, the pressure meter operable to measure line pressure of the aggregate flow of the hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack and a processing unit, including a processor, operable to receive aggregate fluid flow data from the fluid flow meter and line pressure data from the pressure meter.
  • the processing unit is in communication with and includes non-transitory, tangible memory medium in communication with the processor having a set of stored instructions, the set of stored instructions being executable by the processor and including the steps of: initializing a state machine algorithm, the state machine algorithm responsive to the BOP function of interest being activated; applying a measured initial hydraulic flow rate baseline and an initial pressure baseline to create a hydraulic impedance variable for use in the state machine algorithm; monitoring the aggregate flow of hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack and the line pressure of the aggregate flow of the hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack over time; applying the hydraulic impedance variable to negate BOP system hydraulic flows not related to the BOP function of interest; and applying the state machine algorithm to determine when the BOP function of interest has been completed responsive to a total accumulated volume of hydraulic fluid.
  • an apparatus comprising a tangible, non-transitory memory medium having a set of instructions stored thereon which when executed by a suitable processing unit cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising the steps of: initializing a state machine algorithm, the state machine algorithm responsive to the BOP function of interest being activated; applying a measured initial hydraulic flow rate baseline and an initial pressure baseline to create a hydraulic impedance variable for use in the state machine algorithm; monitoring the aggregate flow of hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack and the line pressure of the aggregate flow of the hydraulic fluid from the HPU to the BOP stack over time; applying the hydraulic impedance variable to negate BOP system hydraulic flows not related to the BOP function of interest; and applying the state machine algorithm to determine when the BOP function of interest has been completed responsive to a total accumulated volume of hydraulic fluid.
  • FIG. 1 is a representative system overview of a BOP stack.
  • FIG. 2 is a representative system diagram for a BOP system.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing one embodiment of a top level system diagram for systems and methods of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing one embodiment of a surface hydraulics simulation.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing one embodiment of a subsea hydraulics simulation.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart for a simulation of the systems described in FIGS. 3-5 using a state machine algorithm, also referred to as a state machine system.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph representing a flow compensator function (S 2 ) that varies S (max flow rate allowed by a system) with time.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph showing repeating sequence blocks in the subsea hydraulic system described in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 9 is a graph representing flows throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a graph representing pressure registered at the surface throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 1 is a graph representing flow registered at the surface throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is a graph showing gallons per minute (GPM) and total gallons flowed over time in one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 13 is a graph showing the results of using a system and method of the present disclosure to remove from an aggregate flow a leak flow and flow from a second BOP function to obtain an accurate reading of the flow used to carry out a first BOP function.
  • FIG. 14 is a graph showing the results of using a system and method of the present disclosure to remove from an aggregate flow a leak flow and flow from a second BOP function to obtain an accurate reading of the flow used to carry out a first BOP function.
  • FIG. 15 is a graph showing the use of a flow rate compensator function in conjunction with a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 shows a graph for the results of a faulty function being modeled in a system of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 17 provides one embodiment for a decision tree representing the program logic for systems and methods of the present disclosure.
  • the methods and systems described are for use with components of a subsea BOP system, and provide the ability to determine the flow going to a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rated load or a basic process control system (BPCS) function (a function of interest) when the BPCS can switch loads on and off from the same hydraulic source asynchronously.
  • Systems and methods of the present disclosure eliminate flow noise from leaks in the system, as well as flow noise caused by state switching and switching transients in the BPCS.
  • BPCS blood pressure monitoring system
  • a drilling control system where there is a need to measure flow rates from functions while ignoring the flow from any leaks that are present in the system.
  • Systems and methods can pull the function signals out of the basic noise caused by leaks.
  • a more general use of the method disclosed herein includes measuring flow from one control system in an installation where several independent control systems operate functions from a common hydraulic source. Using a logic tree and specific algorithm, systems and methods allow discernment of the signal of concern while ignoring the other independent control systems.
  • FIG. 1 a representative system overview of a BOP stack is shown.
  • a BOP stack 100 is pictured, which includes a lower marine riser package (LMRP) 102 and a lower stack 104.
  • LMRP 102 includes an annular 106, a blue control pod 108, and a yellow control pod 1 10.
  • a hotline 112, a blue conduit 1 14, and a yellow conduit 120 proceed downwardly from a riser 122 into LMRP 102 and through a conduit manifold 124 to control pods 108, 110.
  • a blue power and communications line 1 16 and a yellow power and communications line 118 proceed to control pods 108, 1 10, respectively.
  • An LMRP connector 126 connects LMRP 102 to lower stack 104. Hydraulically activated wedges 128 and 130 are disposed to suspend connectable hoses or pipes 132, which can be connected to shuttle panels, such as shuttle panel 134.
  • Lower stack 104 can include shuttle panel 134, as well as a blind shear ram BOP 136, a casing shear ram BOP 138, a first pipe ram 140, and a second pipe ram 142.
  • BOP stack 100 is disposed above a wellhead connection 144.
  • Lower stack 104 can further include optional stack- mounted accumulators 146 containing a necessary amount of hydraulic fluid to operate certain functions within BOP stack 100.
  • BOP system 200 includes surface unit 202 and BOP stack 100 with riser 122, also seen in FIG. 1.
  • Surface unit 202 includes separate, independent control systems 204, 206, 208, which are in communication with hydraulic power unit (HPU) 210.
  • HPU hydraulic power unit
  • a common conduit 212 is used to provide hydraulic fluid and/or electrical current to BOP stack 100.
  • the hydraulic fluid flow is measured by meter 214.
  • BOP system 200 can also include a common pressure sensor 216. The meters 214, 216 are disposed proximate the surface and proximate HPU 210.
  • blind shear ram BOP 136 and casing shear ram BOP 138 might need to be activated.
  • Independent control system 204 can provide hydraulic fluid to close blind shear ram BOP 136. However, some of this fluid may leak.
  • independent control system 204 might fail to provide enough hydraulic fluid to carry out both functions, and might fail to activate casing shear ram BOP 138. In this instance, casing shear ram BOP 138 would need to be activated by independent control system 206 or 208. In this case, the independent control system 206 or 208 would need to know the amount of hydraulic fluid, or load, delivered first by independent control system 204, to carry out either or both functions.
  • meter 214 is unable to provide an accurate measure to independent control systems 206, 208 of the functions performed by independent control system 204.
  • An aggregate flow reading is not sufficient to know how much hydraulic fluid has been supplied to carry out individual functions subsea in a BOP stack.
  • a state machine such as state machine system 600 (also referred to as a state machine algorithm herein), clears all internal variables and flags and reads an initial flow rate baseline and an initial pressure baseline. This reading creates a "hydraulic impedance" or head loss variable, which is used to negate any flow due to leaks and/or other functions being executed prior to the function of interest.
  • F refers to fluid flow and P refers to pressure.
  • the state machine uses the aggregated flow meter, such as meter 214 in FIG. 2, and integrates the flow into a volume. Within the state machine, conditions are monitored that detect changes in flow rate, also referred to herein as dF/dt.
  • a large value for dF/dt is detected and a function of interest is not yet complete
  • the system is re-baselined using the total flow, or in other words the flow to the function of interest and the updated pressure value.
  • situations in which a large dF/dt is detected and the function is not yet complete can include, in some embodiments, a second function being called to fire before the first function is complete (see FIG. 13, regions B to C) or a hydraulic connection failure, such as, for example, a hose breakage.
  • a logic loop continues until it completes or determines an error state.
  • Error states can include situations such as a given function did not complete or there is too great a volume of hydraulic fluid for a given function. For example, error states might occur when (1) the elapsed time for a function is greater than an expected amount of time, such as, for example, 45 seconds, (2) the volume is greater than or equal to the required function volume, or (3) the function of interest is deactivated.
  • FIG. 3 a flow chart showing one embodiment of a top level system diagram is provided. While experiments and simulations of the present disclosure were programmed, run, and verified using the MATLAB® computer program, one of ordinary skill in the art will realize the systems and methods disclosed herein can be programmed and run using other software and/or hardware, such as, for example, a Siemens® programmable logic controller.
  • FIG. 3 a flow chart showing one embodiment of a top level system diagram is provided.
  • system 300 at step 302, a complete subsystem model of surface hydraulics is provided (see for example independent control systems 204, 206, 208 in FIG. 2). Step 302 is further described with regards to FIG. 4 below.
  • a subsystem model is provided modeling a hydraulic leak, a function of interest, and an unexpected function executing during the expected function (i.e. the function of interest). Step 304 is further described with regard to FIG. 5 below.
  • step 306 hardware timers and signals that are required components of a state machine are defined.
  • step 306 includes defining internal computer and/or programmable logic controller components and/or stand-alone timing mechanisms.
  • step 308 the state machine is implemented.
  • step 310 the maximum dF/dt that is acceptable in the system 300 is defined. The maximum dF/dt that is acceptable can be dynamically adjusted to accommodate for the exponential rise of flow resulting from a long pipe (rigid conduit) between surface hydraulics and subsea hydraulics (see FIG. 2, 212).
  • a simulator such as for example a simulator for system 300.
  • FIG. 4 a flow chart showing one embodiment of a surface hydraulics simulation is provided.
  • System 400 further defines step 302 discussed in reference to FIG. 3.
  • a functional model of an HPU is provided using a simple reservoir as an equivalent circuit, such as, for example, HPU 210 in FIG. 2.
  • a hydraulic flow sensor optionally measuring flow in GPM, is represented.
  • a total flow rate optionally in GPM, coming from an HPU skid model is calculated.
  • Steps 404 and 406 represent a flow meter.
  • One physical embodiment of steps 404 and 406 is a fluid flow meter.
  • a hydraulic pressure sensor is provided.
  • the pressure meter of the system 400 between the piping from the HPU and a rigid conduit is used to create a "pressure transducer.” Steps 408 and 410 together represent a pressure transmitter.
  • step 402 represents an HPU.
  • a model of a rigid conduit is provided, such as conduit 212 in FIG. 2. In some embodiments, up to two miles of rigid conduit can be used between surface and subsea components of BOP systems, and any potential length of conduit can be accurately modeled.
  • a simulator such as, for example, a simulator for system 400.
  • FIG. 5 a flow chart showing one embodiment of a subsea hydraulics simulation is provided.
  • System 500 further defines step 304 discussed in reference to FIG. 3.
  • hydraulic fluid from the surface hydraulics simulation shown in FIG. 4 is provided to the system 500.
  • Blocks 504, 506, 508 represent a BPCS function, a safety integrity level (SIL) function, and a leak flow, respectively. These blocks represent similar functions; however, in block 504 the BPCS sync signal is unique, and in block 508, which is representing a leak flow, a lower flow rate is used to represent a leak rather than a desired function.
  • SIL safety integrity level
  • a signal that represents a repeating sequence is simulated and this opens and closes a gate valve represented at step 512.
  • the gate valve represented at step 512 is the valve that supplies hydraulic fluid to a function of interest in the BOP stack.
  • the sync signal for the BPCS is calculated, and this is only applicable to block 504, and is not applicable to blocks 506 and 508.
  • Step 516 represents a pipe that sets a flow rate approximately equal to that required for a BOP stack function.
  • FIG. 6 a flow chart is provided for a simulation of the systems described in FIGS. 3-5.
  • FIG. 6 provides one embodiment of the functions that could be run in a state-machine algorithm of the present disclosure.
  • A refers to hydraulic fluid volume accumulated in gallons; F refers to fluid flow; P refers to pressure; FM refers to flow meter measurements from surface hydraulics; PM refers to pressure meter measurements from surface hydraulics; K refers to a "hydraulic impedance" or head loss variable P/F; T refers to time in seconds; Fault refers to a flag to indicate if a fault is detected; S refers to the maximum flow rate allowed by the system; and S2 refers to a compensator that varies S (maximum flow rate allowed by the system) with time. S2 can be adjusted if the product is used with extremely short piping or electronics that do not include capacitors.
  • Certain subscript numbers indicate a temporary storage location for the variable indicated.
  • t 2 is a temporary location used to process time as the loop progresses
  • F 4 is a location to store a temporary flow rate.
  • SilFnct is a local representation of the BPCS sync variable described with regard to FIG. 5.
  • step 602 in FIG. 6 state machine system 600 is not monitoring flow.
  • Step 604 is the initialization state, which sets the starting value of the variables prior to a sync signal.
  • Step 606 for flow monitoring is the main state. During the monitoring state, the flow and pressure meters are monitored and time variables are updated in response to hardware clocks, such as hardware timers and signals at step 306 of FIG. 3. In addition, a totalizer integrates the flow meter and the S2 compensator is calculated over time.
  • step 608 for the store function is executed. Step 608 captures the initial flow that may be due to leaks or other functions.
  • Step 614 calculates the dF/dt used by the loop. If dF/dt is less than S 2 , which is the GPM, and the function is not complete, then the system returns to the monitoring step 606. If dF/dt is too large, then the process is re-baselined by calculating a new hydraulic impedance variable K in steps 610 and 612. Step 616 is a dummy state.
  • Step 618 is the point where the state machine system 600 has determined that the function failed.
  • a fault state may exist where A>75, or in other words the accumulated volume is greater than 75 gallons and a function of interest has not been completed.
  • a fault state may exist where t>45 and A ⁇ 67, or in other words the elapsed time is greater than 45 seconds and the accumulated volume is still less than 67 gallons after executing a function of interest. This is important because 45 seconds is the American Petroleum Institute (API) required timing to close a BOP and the 67 gallons is the volume required to close a shear ram BOP.
  • API American Petroleum Institute
  • FIG. 7 a graph is provided showing a compensator (S 2 ) that varies S (max flow rate allowed by a system) with time.
  • S refers to the maximum flow rate allowed by the system and S2 refers to a compensator that varies S (maximum flow rate allowed by the system) with time.
  • S2 may need to be adjusted if the product is used with extremely short piping or electronics that do not include capacitors.
  • S2 compensates for the initial flow.
  • Line 700 shows S, the maximum gallons per minute allowed by the system. The S2 compensator adjusts the maximum allowable flow rate over time to compensate for transient response of the hydraulic system.
  • FIG. 8 a graph is provided showing repeating sequence blocks in the subsea hydraulic system described in FIG. 5.
  • Line 802 denotes the modeled "leaks" in the system 500, and the leaks are active and modeled at all times.
  • Line 804 denotes that the BPCS (function of interest) is activated at 25 seconds after the simulation begins.
  • Line 806 denotes that the SIL is active at 50 seconds after the simulation begins.
  • Line 808 denotes that the BPCS has been deactivated to an off state.
  • Line 810 denotes that the SIL has been deactivated to an off state.
  • FIG. 9 is a graph representing flows throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • a BOP stack such as BOP stack 100 represented in FIG. 1
  • leaks are represented by line 902, a constant amount.
  • the chosen amount for leaks is a decision made when simulating. During validation, many different levels can be tested to ensure the algorithm is robust as to different faults in the system.
  • the BPCS function represented by line 904
  • the flow increases quickly to about 600 GPM, and then decreases step-wise back to 0 GPM at about 74 seconds.
  • an SIL function represented by line 906, is activated, which requires additional hydraulic load from the surface. As can be seen, the SIL flow initially increases quickly to about 500 GPM, and then it decreases to 0 GPM at about 100 seconds.
  • line 908 represents the total flow rate measured from the surface to a BOP stack.
  • Line 908 represents the sum of the flows of lines 902 (leaks), line 904 (function of interest), and line 906 (an SIL function).
  • the total flow rate registered on the surface such as by meter 214 (represented in FIG. 9 by line 908), includes the sum of leaks represented by line 902, a BPCS function (function of interest) represented by line 904, and an SIL function represented by line 906.
  • line 908 lags in returning to only leak flow at about 104 seconds after both the BPCS function flow and SIL function flow terminate.
  • Line 10 is a graph representing pressure registered on the surface throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • Line 1002 shows a decrease in line pressure for the embodiment of the simulation represented in FIG. 9. As total flow increases, the line pressure decreases. Such changes in line pressure and flow can be measured in some embodiments by meters such as meters 214, 216 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 11 is a graph representing flow rate registered on the surface throughout one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • Line 908 shows an increase in flow for the embodiment of the simulation represented in FIG. 9.
  • the line pressure decreases (shown in FIG. 10).
  • Such changes in line pressure and flow can be measured in some embodiments by meters such as meters 214, 216 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2.
  • a combination of aggregate pressure and flow measurements are used together to accurately gauge hydraulic flow to components of a BOP stack in a BOP system.
  • the embodiments of systems and methods simulated herein are simulated by MATLAB®, however, other commercial software can be used in combination with hardware to implement the systems and methods. Referring to FIGS. 10 and 1 1, since the pressure and flow curves are inverted shapes, the hydraulic impedance (P/F) is constant for any given situation.
  • FIG. 12 is a graph showing GPM and total gallons flowed over time in one embodiment of a simulation of a system and method of the present disclosure.
  • Line 908 shows the total flow in GPM from the embodiment of the simulation described in FIG. 9.
  • an integration function can be provided.
  • Line 1202 represents the total number of gallons that have flowed over time to a BOP stack, and this line is calculated by integrating the total flow rate over time.
  • FIG. 13 shows the results of using a system and method of the present disclosure to remove from aggregate flow a leak flow and a second function's flow to obtain the hydraulic flow to a first function of interest, also called a BPCS function.
  • line 908 represents the total flow from the surface to a BOP stack.
  • Line 908 represents the sum of the flows of lines 902 (leaks), line 904 (function of interest), and line 906 (an SIL function).
  • a BOP system such as BOP system 200, the total flow registered on the surface, such as by meter 214 (represented in FIG.
  • line 908 represents leakage in GPM.
  • Line 1202 in this region represents the total leakage in gallons at a given time.
  • the state machine algorithm ignores it, shown by line 1302 remaining at 0 GPM and diverging from line 1202.
  • a BOP system such as BOP system 200 in FIG. 2, should not count leakage toward a total amount of hydraulic fluid needed to carry out a given function.
  • line 908 for the total flow measured in the system includes the flow from leaks and the BPCS function.
  • the BPCS function is activated at 25 seconds.
  • line 1202 for integrated total flow and line 1302 for the state machine algorithm are offset by the amount of the leakage, but have about the same slope.
  • an SIL function also called a second function, is activated.
  • line 908 represents the total flow for leakage in the system, plus flow for the BPCS function, and flow for the SIL function.
  • line 1202 continues to aggregate total flow in region C
  • line 1302 shows that the state machine function algorithm is ignoring the flow from the second SIL function.
  • the state machine algorithm is calculating the flow going to the BPCS function by removing flow from leaks and the SIL function by using measurements provided by a flow meter and a pressure meter, as described with regard to the variable K in FIG. 6.
  • line 1302 for the state machine algorithm shows that the total flow having gone to the BPCS function is about 68 gallons.
  • the state machine algorithm does not count the leakage of the system and the flow from the SIL function.
  • the total flow aggregator shows the total flow is about 95 gallons. This would include the flow caused by leakage, the flow from the first BPCS function, and the flow from the second SIL function.
  • line 1302 for the state machine algorithm provides an accurate reading of the total flow going to a function of interest, and discounts other flow sources, such as leaks or secondary functions.
  • values of interest include when a BOP function has been executed, or in other words when a sufficient amount of hydraulic fluid has been provided to carry out the function.
  • line 1304 shows that line 1302 for the state machine algorithm reaches about 73 gallons at about 76 seconds. However, based on line 1202 for the integration of the total flow, about 76 gallons is reached at about 62 seconds.
  • the state machine algorithm provides an accurate measure of when a function is accomplished by providing an accurate measure of the relevant total hydraulic flow to a function of interest.
  • FIG. 14 is a graph showing the results of using a system and method of the present disclosure to remove from an aggregate flow a leak flow and flow from a second BOP function to obtain an accurate reading of the flow used to carry out a first BOP function.
  • the state machine algorithm represented by line 1302 starts calculating the total volume of accumulated flow when the BPCS function is activated. Lines similarly labeled represent the same lines from the previous figures.
  • FIG. 15 is a graph showing the results of using a system and method of the present disclosure to remove from an aggregate flow a leak flow and flow from a second BOP function to obtain an accurate reading of the flow used to carry out a first BOP function.
  • line 1502 represents a flow rate compensator function, such as a flow rate compensator function S2 as described previously with regard to FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the rise time of line 908, representing the flow meter of a system gauging total flow is slow due to the length of a rigid conduit, such as conduit 212 shown in system 200.
  • a flow rate compensator function such as flow rate compensator function S2
  • Adding a flow rate compensator function, such as flow rate compensator function S2 provides rigid or straight-line transitions shown by line 1504, and this is advantageous in making state transitions.
  • FIG. 16 shows a graph for the results of a faulty function being modeled in a system of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 represents an experimental simulation in which a BPCS timing driver was altered to turn off a valve at an incorrect time. The graph is normalized to show all results.
  • Line 1602 represents a faulty function
  • line 1604 represents a total flow rate
  • line 1606 represents an error signal.
  • the experiment shows that in some embodiments, a minimum acceptable flow rate during the time a function is fired needs to be added. Additionally, in some embodiments, a maximum flow rate is added for a function to trap fault cases that occur due to high flow rate, such as, for example, a hose blowing off of a fitting.
  • FIG. 16 shows a graph for the results of a faulty function being modeled in a system of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 represents an experimental simulation in which a BPCS timing driver was altered to turn off a valve at an incorrect time. The graph is normalized to show all results.
  • step 17 provides one embodiment for a decision tree representing the program logic for systems and methods of the present disclosure.
  • a BOP system such as BOP system 200
  • only one aggregate flow meter and one aggregate pressure meter are provided.
  • S represents allowable flow step change
  • t represents time
  • K represents "hydraulic resistance”
  • P represents pressure
  • F represents flow rate
  • A accumulated volume.
  • step 1704 a first flow Fi is measured and a first pressure Pi is measured.
  • a BOP function is activated.
  • step 1710 a second flow measurement F 2 is measured and a second pressure measurement P 2 is measured.
  • step 1728 a fourth value for flow F 4 and a fourth value for pressure P 4 are read.
  • the decision tree returns to step 1710, and the logic is carried out until A is complete, or the desired accumulated volume has been attained.
  • Examples of computer-readable medium can include but are not limited to: one or more nonvolatile, hard-coded type media, such as read only memories (ROMs), CD-ROMs, and DVD- ROMs, or erasable, electrically programmable read only memories (EEPROMs); recordable type media, such as floppy disks, hard disk drives, CD-R/RWs, DVD-RAMs, DVD-R/RWs, DVD+R/RWs, flash drives, memory sticks, and other newer types of memories; and transmission type media such as digital and analog communication links.
  • ROMs read only memories
  • CD-ROMs compact discs
  • DVD-RAMs digital versatile disk drives
  • DVD-R/RWs digital versatile disk drives
  • DVD+R/RWs digital and analog communication links
  • transmission type media such as digital and analog communication links.
  • such media can include operating instructions, as well as instructions related to the systems and the method steps described previously and can operate on a computer.

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L'invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes permettant de mesurer et de contrôler avec précision un volume cumulé de fluide hydraulique dans un système (200) d'obturateur anti-éruption (BOP), spécifiquement pour une fonction d'intérêt. Un procédé comprend l'initialisation d'un algorithme de machine d'état (600), l'algorithme de machine d'état répondant à une fonction d'intérêt BOP activée; la mesure d'une ligne de base de débit hydraulique initial et d'une ligne de base de pression initiale afin de créer une variable d'impédance hydraulique pour utilisation dans l'algorithme de machine d'état; la surveillance d'une pression et d'un débit hydraulique d'agrégat du système BOP dans le temps; l'application de la variable d'impédance hydraulique pour inverser les écoulements hydrauliques de système BOP non liés à la fonction d'intérêt BOP; et l'application de l'algorithme de machine d'état (600) afin de déterminer le moment où la fonction d'intérêt BOP a été achevée en réponse à un volume cumulé total de fluide hydraulique.
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