Abstract: A system may include a control system coupled to various network elements that define a drilling management network. The control system may include a programmable logic controller (PLC) that performs a drilling operation. The system may further include a virtualization services manager coupled to the control system and the network elements. The virtualization services manager may implement a virtualization service on the drilling management network that controls the drilling operation. The system may further include a virtual connection controller coupled to the network elements. The virtual connection controller may establish a virtual connection between the control system and a user network.

Abstract: A method may include determining a termination time for a virtualization services manager and various termination times for various host devices operating in a drilling management network. The virtualization services manager may generate a virtual machine or a software container that implements a virtualization service on a network layer that controls a drilling operation. The method may further include transmitting, by a shutdown manager, a time delayed termination command to the virtualization services manager and various time delayed termination commands to the host devices. The method may further include terminating operations at the virtualization services manager based on the termination time and in response to the shutdown manager terminating operations. The method may further include terminating operations at the host devices based on the termination times and in response to the virtualization services manager terminating operations.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining, over a network connection, data between a remote device and a drilling management network. The method may further include determining a persistent storage device among various persistent storage devices that corresponds to a predetermined data type associated with the data. The method may further include storing the data in the persistent storage device associated with the predetermined data type. The method may further include transmitting the data in the persistent storage device to a network device in the drilling management network.

Abstract: A method may include determining a termination time for a virtualization services manager and various termination times for various host devices operating in a drilling management network. The virtualization services manager may generate a virtual machine or a software container that implements a virtualization service on a network layer that controls a drilling operation. The method may further include transmitting, by a shutdown manager, a time delayed termination command to the virtualization services manager and various time delayed termination commands to the host devices. The method may further include terminating operations at the virtualization services manager based on the termination time and in response to the shutdown manager terminating operations. The method may further include terminating operations at the host devices based on the termination times and in response to the virtualization services manager terminating operations.