Field equipment gps system

Abstract

A method can include responsive to supplying power to a timer, equipment and a GPS unit at a wellsite, receiving information generated by the GPS unit; following interruption of power supplied to the equipment and the GPS unit, receiving no information; responsive to re-supplying power to the equipment and the GPS unit, receiving additional information generated by the GPS unit; and analyzing the information and the additional information to determine a wellsite status for the wellsite.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 responsive to supplying power to a timer, equipment and a GPS unit at a wellsite, receiving information generated by the GPS unit;   following interruption of power supplied to the equipment and the GPS unit, receiving no information;   responsive to re-supplying power to the equipment and the GPS unit, receiving additional information generated by the GPS unit; and   analyzing the information and the additional information to determine a wellsite status for the wellsite.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing comprises comparing the information and the additional information to a timer schedule for interruption of power and re-supplying power. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the wellsite status indicates that the timer is operating according to the timer schedule or that the timer is not operating according to the timer schedule. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the equipment comprises artificial lift equipment. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the equipment comprises an electric motor. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising associating the GPS unit and the wellsite based at least in part on the information. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the associating comprises accessing a database that comprises location information for the wellsite. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving information, the receiving additional information and the analyzing are performed using computing equipment. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the computing equipment comprises remote computing equipment at a location remote from a location of the wellsite. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing is performed using a web service accessible via the Internet. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information and the additional information comprise pings. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information and the additional information comprise GPS coordinates. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the GPS unit comprises an accelerometer and wherein the information and the additional information comprise accelerometer information. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the analyzing comprises assessing the accelerometer information for indications of vibration of the equipment. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein vibration of the equipment is indicative of operation of the equipment, indicative of fluid flow and/or indicative of sanding. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information and the additional information comprise power usage information. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the analyzing comprises assessing the power usage information to determine operational performance of the equipment. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the operational performance is a power utilization efficiency. 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 a processor;   memory accessible to the processor; and   processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to instruct the system to:
 responsive to supplying power to a timer, equipment and a GPS unit at a wellsite, receive information generated by the GPS unit; 
 following interruption of power supplied to the equipment and the GPS unit, receive no information; 
 responsive to re-supplying power to the equipment and the GPS unit, receive additional information generated by the GPS unit; and 
 analyze the information and the additional information to determine a wellsite status for the wellsite. 
   
     
     
         20 . One or more computer-readable storage media comprising processor-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to:
 responsive to supplying power to a timer, equipment and a GPS unit at a wellsite, receive information generated by the GPS unit;   following interruption of power supplied to the equipment and the GPS unit, receive no information;   responsive to re-supplying power to the equipment and the GPS unit, receive additional information generated by the GPS unit; and   analyze the information and the additional information to determine a wellsite status for the wellsite.