US-12619926-B2 - Updating sustainability action plans based on third party data

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Abstract

An enterprise system may include devices that perform respective operations of an enterprise and a sustainability platform system. The sustainability platform system may obtain a sustainability model representative of a state of operations of the enterprise and a current sustainability action plan associated with improving one or more sustainability parameters of the enterprise via one or more abatement technologies. The sustainability platform system may also determine that updated data is available for the abatement technologies and simulate an effect of the action plan on the sustainability parameters based on the updated data. The sustainability platform system may also determine whether the simulated effect of the action plan is effective to cause the sustainability parameters to be within one or more thresholds, and in response to determining that the simulated effect is effective, send commands to the devices to maintain their respective operations according to the current sustainability action plan.

Inventors

Shashi Menon
Nader Salman
Stephanie Lee
Colin Wier
Neeraj KAMAT
Harshada Modak
Hemant Arora
David Seabrook
Gian-Marcio Gey
Hans Eric Klumpen
Debasish Das
Federico Sporleder
Jing Zhang
Rajarshi Ray

Assignees

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20240605

Claims (20)

1 . An enterprise system comprising: one or more field devices associated with one or more abatement technologies configured to perform one or more respective operations of an enterprise, wherein the one or more respective operations of the enterprise are associated with controlling a flow of hydrocarbons from a subsurface region via one or more pumps, one or more wellheads, one or more artificial lifts, or any combination thereof; and a sustainability platform system comprising a computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to: obtain a sustainability model representative of a state of operations of the enterprise; obtain a currently implemented sustainability action plan associated with improving one or more sustainability parameters of the enterprise via the one or more abatement technologies; determine that updated data is available for the one or more abatement technologies; receive the updated data; simulate an effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan on the one or more sustainability parameters over a period of time based on the updated data; determine whether the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective to cause the one or more sustainability parameters to be within one or more threshold limits, one or more ranges, or both over the period of time; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective, send one or more commands to the one or more field devices to maintain the one or more respective operations according to the currently implemented sustainability action plan; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, identify one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computer system and is configured to independently analyze the sustainability model, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified by: broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability parameters to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, or both; receive one or more responses from the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are configured to provide the one or more responses based on an association between a respective abatement technology of each of the one or more engineering workflow systems and the one or more sustainability parameters; update one or more portions of the sustainability model based on the one or more responses; obtain an alternate sustainability action plan based on the updated one or more portions of the sustainability model; and send one or more commands to the one or more field devices to adjust the one or more respective operations according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
2 . The enterprise system of claim 1 , wherein the updated data comprises updated technology parameters corresponding to the one or more abatement technologies, wherein the updated technology parameters comprise respective regional availabilities of the one or more abatement technologies, respective resource costs of the one or more abatement technologies, respective emission reduction potentials of the one or more abatement technologies, respective deployment durations of the one or more abatement technologies, respective times to implement the one or more abatement technologies, or any combination thereof.
3 . The enterprise system of claim 1 , wherein the sustainability platform system is configured to, in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, provide an indication to supplement or supplant the one or more field devices with one or more other devices according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
4 . The enterprise system of claim 1 , wherein the sustainability platform system is configured to determine that the updated data is available by: querying one or more data sources for the updated data; and determining that the updated data has changed by at least a threshold amount compared to a previous iteration of the updated data.
5 . The enterprise system of claim 4 , wherein the sustainability platform system is configured to query the one or more data sources by: identifying one or more technology parameters associated with the one or more abatement technologies and compatible with the sustainability model; and querying the one or more data sources for the updated data corresponding to the one or more abatement technologies that comprise respective technology parameters that match the identified one or more technology parameters.
6 . The enterprise system of claim 4 , wherein the sustainability platform system is configured to query the one or more data sources by scraping, via a large language model machine learning algorithm, a catalog, a database, the Internet, or a combination thereof.
7 . The enterprise system of claim 1 , wherein the sustainability platform system is configured to: generate an updated sustainability model based on the sustainability model and the updated data; and simulate the effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan based on the updated data and the updated sustainability model.
8 . The enterprise system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sustainability parameters comprise a carbon footprint of the one or more field devices, a water usage of the one or more field devices, a waste output of the one or more field devices, a greenhouse gas emission of the one or more field devices, or any combination thereof.
9 . The enterprise system of claim 8 , wherein simulating the effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan comprises optimizing the one or more respective operations of the one or more field devices with respect to a reduction of the one or more sustainability parameters utilizing the one or more abatement technologies.
10 . A method comprising: obtaining, via a computing system, a sustainability model representative of a state of operations of an enterprise; obtaining, via the computing system, a currently implemented sustainability action plan associated with improving one or more sustainability parameters of the enterprise via one or more abatement technologies; determining, via the computing system, that updated data is available for the one or more abatement technologies; receiving, via the computing system, the updated data; simulating, via the computing system, an effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan on the one or more sustainability parameters over a period of time based on the updated data; determining, via the computing system, whether the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective to cause the one or more sustainability parameters to be within one or more threshold limits, one or more ranges, or both over the period of time; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective, sending, via the computing system, one or more commands to one or more field devices of the enterprise to maintain one or more respective operations of the one or more field devices according to the currently implemented sustainability action plan, wherein the one or more respective operations are associated with controlling a flow of hydrocarbons from a subsurface region via one or more pumps, one or more wellheads, one or more artificial lifts, or any combination thereof; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, identifying, via the computing system, one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to the computing system and is configured to independently analyze the sustainability model, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified by: broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability parameters to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, or both; receiving, via the computing system, one or more responses from the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are configured to provide the one or more responses based on an association between a respective abatement technology of each of the one or more engineering workflow systems and the one or more sustainability parameters; updating, via the computing system, one or more portions of the sustainability model based on the one or more responses; obtaining, via the computing system, an alternate sustainability action plan based on the updated one or more portions of the sustainability model; and sending, via the computing system, one or more commands to the one or more field devices to adjust the one or more respective operations according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
11 . The method of claim 10 , comprising, in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, provide an indication to supplement or supplant the one or more field devices with one or more other devices of one or more other abatement technologies according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein generating the alternate sustainability action plan comprises determining, via the identified one or more engineering workflow systems, at least one implementation of the one or more abatement technologies or the one or more other abatement technologies based on an estimated improvement to at least one sustainability parameter of the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein the estimated improvement is based on the sustainability model and the updated data.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining that the updated data is available comprises: querying one or more third-party data sources for the updated data; and determining that the updated data has changed by at least a threshold amount compared to a previous iteration of the updated data.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein querying the one or more third-party data sources comprises: identifying one or more technology parameters associated with the one or more abatement technologies and compatible with the sustainability model; and querying the one or more third-party data sources for the updated data corresponding to the one or more abatement technologies that comprise respective technology parameters that match the identified one or more technology parameters.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more sustainability parameters comprise a carbon footprint of the one or more field devices, a water usage of the one or more field devices, a waste output of the one or more field devices, a greenhouse gas emission of the one or more field devices, or any combination thereof, and wherein the updated data comprises updated technology parameters corresponding to the one or more abatement technologies, wherein the updated technology parameters comprise respective regional availabilities of the one or more abatement technologies, respective resource costs of the one or more abatement technologies, respective emission reduction potentials of the one or more abatement technologies, respective deployment durations of the one or more abatement technologies, respective times to implement the one or more abatement technologies, or any combination thereof.
16 . The method of claim 10 , comprising generating, via the computing system, an updated sustainability model based on the sustainability model and the updated data, wherein simulating the effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan comprises simulating the effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan based on the updated data and the updated sustainability model.
17 . A non-transitory, machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: obtaining a sustainability model representative of a state of operations of an enterprise; obtaining a currently implemented sustainability action plan associated with improving one or more sustainability parameters of the enterprise via one or more abatement technologies; determining that updated data is available for the one or more abatement technologies; receiving the updated data; simulating an effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan on the one or more sustainability parameters over a period of time based on the updated data; determining whether the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective to cause the one or more sustainability parameters to be within one or more threshold limits, one or more ranges, or both over the period of time; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is effective, sending one or more commands to one or more field devices of the enterprise to maintain one or more respective operations of the one or more field devices according to the currently implemented sustainability action plan, wherein the one or more respective operations are associated with controlling a flow of hydrocarbons from a subsurface region via one or more pumps, one or more wellheads, one or more artificial lifts, or any combination thereof; in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, identifying one or more engineering workflow systems of a plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems corresponds to a separate computing device relative to a computing system and is configured to independently analyze the sustainability model, and wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are identified by: broadcasting a request indicative of the one or more sustainability parameters to the plurality of engineering workflow systems; and querying a database comprising a list of abatement technologies associated with each of the plurality of engineering workflow systems based on the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein each abatement technology of the list corresponds to a device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, an operational parameter for an additional device associated with the one or more respective operations of the enterprise, or both; receiving one or more responses from the one or more engineering workflow systems, wherein the one or more engineering workflow systems are configured to provide the one or more responses based on an association between a respective abatement technology of each of the one or more engineering workflow systems and the one or more sustainability parameters; updating one or more portions of the sustainability model based on the one or more responses; obtaining an alternate sustainability action plan based on the updated one or more portions of the sustainability model; and sending one or more commands to the one or more field devices to adjust the one or more respective operations according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
18 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein determining that the updated data is available comprises: querying one or more third-party data sources for the updated data; and determining that the updated data has changed by at least a threshold amount compared to a previous iteration of the updated data.
19 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 17 , the operations comprise, in response to determining that the simulated effect of the currently implemented sustainability action plan is not effective, provide an indication to supplement or supplant the one or more field devices with one or more other devices of one or more other abatement technologies according to the alternate sustainability action plan.
20 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein generating the alternate sustainability action plan comprises determining, via the identified one or more engineering workflow systems, at least one implementation of the one or more abatement technologies or the one or more other abatement technologies based on an estimated improvement to at least one sustainability parameter of the one or more sustainability parameters, wherein the estimated improvement is based on the sustainability model and the updated data.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/471,174, filed Jun. 5, 2023, and entitled “SUSTAINABILITY PLATFORM FOR IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETERS ACROSS ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS,” which is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, this application is related to U.S. Ser. No. 18/734,079, filed Jun. 5, 2024, entitled, “UPDATING SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS FOR AN ENTERPRISE BASED ON DETECTED CHANGE IN INPUT DATA”; U.S. Ser. No. 18/734,238, filed Jun. 5, 2024, entitled, “OPTIMIZING SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETERS WITH AN ACTION PLANS FOR AN ENTERPRISE”; U.S. Ser. No. 18/733,939, filed Jun. 5, 2024, entitled, “MANAGING FACILITY AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS ACROSS ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS”; and U.S. Ser. No. 18/733,951, filed Jun. 5, 2024, entitled, “PREDICTING SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN PERFORMANCE OVER TIME,” each of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND This disclosure relates generally to providing plans, workflows, and recommendations for improving sustainability parameters across enterprise operations. As hydrocarbons are extracted from hydrocarbon reservoirs via hydrocarbon wells in oil and/or gas fields, the extracted hydrocarbons may be transported to various types of equipment, tanks, processing facilities, and the like via transport vehicles, a network of pipelines, and the like. For example, the hydrocarbons may be extracted from the reservoirs via the hydrocarbon wells and may then be transported, via the network of pipelines, from the wells to various processing stations that may perform various phases of hydrocarbon processing to make the produced hydrocarbons available for use or transport. The transported hydrocarbons may be processed or refined into suitable hydrocarbon products and ultimately distributed to end consumers. Overall, the hydrocarbon enterprise may be characterized as encompassing upstream, midstream, and downstream stages. At each of these stages, sustainability parameters such as energy, carbon, waste, water, and the like may be consumed or used. As enterprises move towards becoming more sustainable organizations, it may be challenging to track sustainability parameters while simultaneously identifying opportunities for improving sustainability parameters associated with the enterprise. This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art that may be related to various aspects of the present techniques, which are described and/or claimed below. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the various aspects of this disclosure. Accordingly, it should be understood that these statements are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art. SUMMARY A summary of certain embodiments disclosed herein is set forth below. It should be understood that these aspects are presented merely to provide the reader with a brief summary of these certain embodiments and that these aspects are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Indeed, this disclosure may encompass a variety of aspects that may not be set forth below. In some embodiments, an enterprise system may include devices that perform respective operations of an enterprise and a sustainability platform system. The sustainability platform system may obtain a sustainability model representative of a state of operations of the enterprise and a current sustainability action plan associated with improving one or more sustainability parameters of the enterprise via one or more abatement technologies. The sustainability platform system may also determine that updated data is available for the abatement technologies and simulate an effect of the action plan on the sustainability parameters based on the updated data. The sustainability platform system may also determine whether the simulated effect of the action plan is effective to cause the sustainability parameters to be within one or more thresholds, and in response to determining that the simulated effect is effective, send commands to the devices to maintain their respective operations according to the current sustainability action plan. Various refinements of the features noted above may be made in relation to various aspects of this disclosure. Further features may also be incorporated in these various aspects as well. These refinements and additional features may be made individually or in any combination. For instance, various features discussed below in relation to one or more of the illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any of the above-described aspects of this disclosure alone or in any combination. The brief summary presented above is intended only to familiarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of embodiments of this disclosure without limitation to the claimed subject matter. For clarity and simplicity of descript