User`s Manual for The iBall Instruments Gas Charting Program
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1. Insert Renumbering Stop If the user just wants to renumber within a set of boundaries then the user has the ability to enter into the database a single or multiple renumbering stop s Renumbering stops allow the user to control where the renumbering will take place The insert renumbering stop button will allow the user to insert as many renumbering stops as needed to control the renumbering of the geolograph Remove Renumbering Stop This will remove the nearest renumbering stop to the horizontal select tool Renumber Going Up Hole This button tells the charting program to renumber from the horizontal select tool moving up towards the top of the hole Renumber Going Down Hole This buttons tells the charting program to renumber from the horizontal select tool moving down towards the bottom of the hole And Renumber Starting At If the user wishes to change the renumbering numbers then the user should en ter the number that the renumbering will start at This will start the renumbering at a new number and contin ue up or down until the end of the database or a renumbering stop is seen Renumber Geolograph Start This button will tell the charting program to begin renumbering the database with the given parameters Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 26 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software2. Peak Tags I Edited Geolograph Extractor Amps Loe Rig AC Voltage 223 rictenct 100 SE Chart WITS Item System DC Voltage IV Ou Bottom M Pumps On Off SE Bit Depth C Pixlar Oil Indicator Chart WITS Item Line Lag IC4 NC4 C3 Total Strokes Per Min Total Strokes Inclination Rotate Flip Chart Azimuth Show ROP As Ft Hour Gamma ROP Laged Gas Units IT Laged Gamma Show Inserted Packets r rc rc rc r r m r cr e VW e me Chromatograph Charting Modifiers Chart Scales CiGan 100 M C1 Gett Color Can 100 M C2 Set C2 Color ROP Inches Per 100 ft 4 C3Gan 100 MM C3 SetC3 Color Gas Units Scale Oto 2000 IC4Gain 100 M IC4 Set IC4 Color WITS Display Scale Oto 200 NC4 Gain 7 00 NC4 Set NC4 Color Dil Indicator Scale Oto 100 RaW CG Visible Size 12000 ROP Scale Oto 10 Gamma Lag Scale Oto 100 Figure 9 Charting Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen The next Setup Tab is the CHARTING Tab In the lower right section the user can select which WITS item to display on the Gas Units Chart The items that can be displayed are Total Strokes per Minute Total Strokes Inclination Azimuth and Gamma The item that is selected here is displayed when the Display WITS Check box is turned on in the Gas Chart Control Box and the chart is refreshed The upper left is the Chart Items to display on the Gas Chart Refresh chart after selection is complete In the center section the user can selec
3. Error Number Exhaust Prs backpressure at exhaust mmHG absolute Error Description To the right are displayed the data if any coming into the Bloodhound from the WITS connection In the lower left is a communications window that displays in real time the data packets being received from the Bloodhound or the Data Center The sequence of data items contained in these comma separated text data packets is described in the Bloodhound Manual 3 3 Scale Controls Setup Charting tab All setup and charting options have been moved to Charting tab in Section 4 0 3 4 Announcement Window Below the Refresh Rate Control is the Announcement Window Text and color will appear in this window to announce both Gas Chart generated alarms and Bloodhound conditions A list of Bloodhound conditions that can be reported is provided in Appendix A Typical Bloodhound conditions that will be reported are High Gas Units Low Sample Flow and Blocked Sample Line 3 5 Visible Chart Items Controls The Visible Chart Items box enables the user to select what is viewed on the Gas Chart Main Screen The items are color coded to the same colors as on the chart NOTE After turning on or off an item or items to view the user must then click on the Redraw Chart button to immediately see the chart changes The Main Screen is factory set to automatically redraw refresh every 3 minutes See Section 3 4 above
4. MDB This button will take the data that has been stored in a MDB file and save it into a comma delimited text file Text based data files are a convenient export file type because they can more easily transposed into various file formats Import IBD Or Text File This button will take a text based file and import it into the current database The Bloodhound system stores all the data on the USB key and internal SD card in this text based file format This function is useful for filling in any holes that exist in the Gas Chart program database but not in the text based file contained on the USB key Taking the USB key from the Bloodhound system and inserting it into the computer will enable the user to pull from the USB key any data that may be missing from the Gas Chart program database Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 13 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 Open Data Basel All data that is viewed in the Gas Chart program comes from a Microsoft Database or MDB file To select a file to open the Open Data Base button is hit and the directory and file name is selected The program then opens the file and displays the contents However if the Bloodhound is connected green new data will be written to the database So if you want to just look at a database and not put new data into it from the running equip
5. Page 9 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 3 2 Real Time Data Screen As shown in Figure 4 the heading of the Real Time Data Screen provides the Bloodhound Serial Number the Job Number and the date and time of the most recent data packet received Important parameters are shown in large boxes at the upper left including Gas Units Hole Depth Bit Depth ROP in minutes per foot and the current calculated Lag Depth REAL TIME DATA 0016_0060 2009 02 03 08 54 54 Gas Units RRE y gt Time Date 0108 Bit Depth 3933 4 0 32 08 54 54 2009 02 03 0110 Hole Depth 3933 4 Le Se z Sr 710112 Block Height 294 1 Hi og Tempo 0113 On Bottom ROP FH 0 j Il il 110115 Hook Load 303 9 H25 PPM m LPH m tten 110117 Weight On Bit 7 9 l 0 00 61 5 0119 Rotary Torque 11 7 5 z ae 0120 Rotary RPM 69 3 Net ler sote np 2 0121 Standpipe Pressure 3301 7 EM ji 110122 Casing Pressure 0 2 Bit Depth r Pri Volts Sec Volts H25 Volts 0123 Pump 1 Strokes Per Min 73 7 0 360 0 380 0 347 0124 Pump 2 Strokes Per Min 110 2 E Ca Vok 2 eem d RSSI 110125 Pump 3 Strokes Per Min 104 7 fy Ons TT S jr 0126 Total Mud Volume 669 064070 ST 3 10177 PVT Total Mud Gain Loss 3 ROP CS t LS 0128 Flow 40 ee a ai E 0130 Total Pump Output 396 7 E 1 110137 Total Strokes Sum 213292 r Motor HRM Tmo CG Pressure 10140 WITS Gas
6. Release 15 June 2015 APPENDIX A Glossary of Terms Acronyms and Abbreviations ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Browser a program used to view HTML documents CG Chromatograph COs Carbon Dioxide DB Database HS Hydrogen Sulfide I O Port Input Output Ports IDB iBall Database file extension LAS Logical ASCII Standard File protocol File Extension compatible with EXCEL amp Notepad LPH Liters Per Hour MDB Microsoft Database Used with Microsoft ACCESS and EXCEL mmHG Millimeters of Mercury unit of pressure defined as 1 760 of an atmosphere O2 Oxygen PC Personal Computer ROP Rate of Penetration TCP transmission control protocol a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one net work device to another TG Total Gas USB Universal Serial Bus USB is a serial bus standard to interface devices WITS Wellsite Information Transfer Specification XLS Filename Extension Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 27 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 APPENDIX B POSSIBLE ALARM MESSAGES FROM BLOODHOUND Condition Alarm Bloodhound Register Setting Number No Alarm 0 High Sample Line Pressure 1 Blocked Sample Line 2 Reg 52 factory setting 200 means 200 mmHg Detector Voltage High 3
7. Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 22 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 The final Tab allows the user to set a number of Gas Chart generated alarms to notify the user of certain events First the user must select a sound file to play when the alarm is triggered The program comes with three 3 sounds that the user can select from or the user can supply one The sound file must be a WAV file After selecting a WAV file hitting the Teen button will play the file through the PC sound card to the computer speakers or head phones for testing and volume adjustment The next selection is to check the Metric Units Box if the user desires to set the Gas Chart alarms using met ric units The third setting is the Alarm on Bloodhound Alarms box When this box is checked ANY alarms that sound on the Bloodhound instrument will cause the Gas Chart alarm to sound Text and color will appear in the Announcement Window located on the Gas Chart Control Box below the Scale Setting Area to announce both Gas Chart generated alarms and Bloodhound conditions A list of Bloodhound conditions that can be reported is provided in Appendix A Typical Bloodhound conditions that will be reported are High Gas Units Low Sample Flow and Blocked Sample Line When the Gas Chart alarm is in triggered the Repeat In Seconds box will cause the sound to repeat every so
8. data box that follows the line that 19 00 Sep 21 Figure 14 Geolograph Edit Box indicates a depth and time that the mouse is pointing to in the database While holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse up and down the user will be able to select a specific point that the user will be able to edit When releasing the right mouse button the geolograph edit box will appear next to the mouse Add Depth Tick Mar This will insert a non numbered foot tick This inserted foot tick is not numbered and will be red in col RS or with a red NF New Foot next to it These new foot ticks are intended to be renumbered by the user at a later time Add Depth Tick Mark Delete Depth Tick Mark Insert Renumbering Stop Remove Renumbering Stop Renumber Going Up Hole Renumber Going Down Hole Delete Depth Tick Mark This es will remove a single foot tick from the database This foot tick can be a blue edited foot tick or a red NF foot tick It will always Renumber Starting At 1000 Renumber Geolograph Start Gopyrignt 2019 iBall Instruments LLU All Kignts Keserved www iballinstruments com Page 25 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 remove the nearest foot tick to the horizontal selection tool Figure 15 Geolograph Edit Box Add Delete Depth
9. desired refresh rate then hit the Redraw Chart button The Number on the green Refresh button counts down the seconds until the next refresh The Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 8 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 number in the Refresh Text Box above the Gas Units box is a client entered second count down timer that defaults to what is entered in the box whenever a new packet of Bloodhound information is received If the Refresh button above the text box is red then it will count down and retry to connect to the Bloodhound every 120 seconds the default setting or whatever is entered in the text box below the Refresh button If the user clicks on this button the button will turn gray and the software will not attempt to connect to the Bloodhound and will disconnect if connected If the button is gray clicking on it again will turn it red or green and the software will attempt to connect to the Bloodhound To disable the Main Screen automatic refresh cycle click on the green Refresh Button The button will turn red with the wording Refresh Off This function is useful for disabling screen updates while working on an up hole footage renumbering issue To turn the automatic refresh cycle back on click on the red Refresh Off button NOTE the user does not have to know which serial port the Bloodhound
10. for changing the automatic refresh rate Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 11 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 ITEMS THAT CAN BE SELECTED TO APPEAR ON THE GAS UNITS CHART Gas Units If checked the gas units line will be visible on the chart when refreshed C Values If checked the gas component values C1 through n C4 will display to the left of the total gas units Raw Chromatograph If checked causes the raw chromatograph separations to be drawn on the gas chart O2 This allows for the O line to be drawn It also turns on the scale at the top of the chart The O scale is from 0 to 21 and is fixed in the software CO This allows for the CO line to be drawn It also turns on the scale at the top of the chart The CO scale is from 0 to 10 and is fixed in the software HS The hydrogen sulfide line is visible when this check mark is shown It also turns on the scale at the top of the chart The H2S scale is fixed at 0 to 500 PPM Peak Tags If checked blue total gas unit peak tags will be visible on the chart when refreshed The peak tags attach themselves to the total gas chart at peaks of the gas units Edited Geolograph The edited geolograph tick mark display will show blue foot tick marks on the left hand side of the Gas Units Chart This allows for the user to clearly see variations on th
11. is connected to The program will search all serial ports and attempt a connection to the first Bloodhound it finds WITS Connected button Gas Chart software will turn this button green if the Bloodhound has detected WITS input The number in the button is a 30 second count down timer that resets to 30 whenever a new packet of WITS information is received This button will turn red if no WITS input has been found Strokes button shows the number of total pump strokes per minute coming in from WITS When WITS pump stroke data is not being received the button turns gray and reads No Pump Data When logging without WITS input e g with a geolograph setup clicking the button changes between Pumps On and Pumps Off Print button will allow the user to print the current visible chart to a printer that is connected to the computer Before hitting Print the scale of the print can be set using the ROP Inches Per 100 ft box Setup button will allow the user to set the Gas Chart software preferences and is explained in detail later in this document Real Time Data button opens the Real Time Data Screen that allows the user to see the real time data that is being received from the Bloodhound gas detection system This is an excellent method to verify that the Bloodhound instrument is running and communicating Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com
12. many seconds The default is 10 seconds To set a Gas Chart generated alarm check the appropriate alarm selection box or boxes and fill in the de sired values in the windows Note that when running remotely the Alarm on Lag Depth uses the lag depth calculated within the Gas Chart software not the lag depth calculated by the Gas Chart running at the Blood hound location Likewise the Time And Date alarm will trigger when that time and date is reached on the computer that the Gas Chart software is running on not the time at the Bloodhound location SECTION 5 0 SELECT ITEMS BOX Select Items Box Double left clicking on the gas chart will bring up a select tool that eS eee EE changes color and is stuck to the tip of the cursor Also at the tip of Set Lag Time Depth the cursor is a green information box that displays the time in minutes If the cursor goes to the left of the geolograph tick marks the green information box displays the depth This is useful in select ing a range of feet or minutes of data By double clicking on a sec ond point on the Gas Chart you have just selected a range of data and the Select Items Box will ap pe Figure 12 Select Items Box Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 23 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 5 1 Chromatograph Data Window
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14. of the chart can be changed as explained below As the gas unit data flows into the Gas Chart program from the Bloodhound gas detection equipment the user does not have to be concerned about off scale read ings If the gas units go off scale no data are lost If the gas units are off the current scale the user can ad just the scale to view the gas by making a simple entry in the Chart Control Box CHROMATOGRAPH LINE The dark blue line displays the raw chromatograph output If the iBall Instruments equipment is furnished with the built in chromatograph and if the user selects the chromatograph viewing function in the Chart Control Box the user will see the output of the chromatograph on the left hand side of the gas chart in miniature form If your iBall Instruments equipment is not equipped with chromatograph hardware then a flat blue line will appear in that area Each time a gas sample is injected into the chromatograph a small red tick line will in tersect the blue line If the user chooses to zoom into the Gas Units Chart the separations will become more noticeable The user is also provided with the ability to select a portion of the chromatograph output and have the computer display the chromatograph data in larger format This feature is explained below HYDROGEN SULFIDE H2S LINE The orange colored line represents the hydrogen sulfide detection in parts per million PPM When enabled for viewing there will be an orange colored lin
15. or directional personnel the lagged gamma data are plotted on the ROP Chart as a green line 2 4 Movement Up and Down the Charts Fine and gross movements are possible within the Gas Chart software Main Screen GROSS MOVEMENTS On the very far left hand side of the Main Screen there is a jump bar This is a vertical line with depth num bers next to it that goes from the top to the bottom of the chart This represents all the data in the database To make a gross movement in the database place the cursor near the vertical line at the desired depth so that a double ended arrow appears and left click This will take the user to that approximate point in the da tabase and display the data After clicking a red carrot gt indicator on the jump line will show what part of the database is currently displayed This view will only remain until the next time the chart is refreshed either manually or automatically FINE MOVEMENTS Fine movements in the database are accomplished by holding down a shift key and then holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse up and down This operation will move ghost gas units up and down that show where the Gas Units Graph will move to when the mouse button is released The user is thus able to make fine movements In addition there are up and down arrow buttons in the Chart Control Box that permit the user to jump up or down a page ata time Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserv
16. screen resolution of 1024 x 768 is suggested when using this program A lower resolution is usa ble but not recommended The Main Screen is typically divided in half The two charts as shown in Figure 1 are separate and different The left hand chart primarily displays the rate of penetration ROP and is footage based The right hand chart primarily displays the gas units and is time based You can think of the left hand chart as being by foot age while the right hand chart is by time The two charts will have equal horizontal scales for similar items that are plotted on both of them such as gas units on the right and lagged gas units on the left H iBall tn Gas Chart Control Box D Se DB Ready A y Zoom In GU Zoom Du GU Real Time Data Redraw Chart Reset View Print 77 ROP Min Ft GAS UNITS 00 200 400 600 800 1900 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 00 01 02 03 0 05 06 07 08 09 10 O 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 au Gs ESE Figure 2 Gas Chart Main Screen Although new data comes into the software s database every 6 seconds the Main Screen is not automatically updated that frequently This reduces the problem of the charts shifting while the user is trying to do some thing such as make a depth correction To manually refresh the charts with the most recently received data the user may click on the Reset View button in the Chart Control Box see below 2 1 Status Line On the very top
17. the Chart Control Box for the ROP Chart to appear The ROP is plotted by depth foot by foot ROP Line When the ROP Check Box is checked in the Chart Control Box a black ROP line is plotted in minutes per foot with the depths shown to the left The horizontal ROP scale can be adjusted in the Chart Control Box as described later AUTO ROP Line When the Auto ROP Check Box is checked in the Chart Control Box the plotted ROP line is dark red and is corrected for the slow feet caused by making connections Lag Gas Units Line When the Lag Gas Check Box is checked in the Chart Control Box the lagged gas units are plotted in red foot by foot on the ROP chart The lag is calculated based on the settings in the Chart Control Box Setup Box Lag Tab described in a following section When lagged gas units are plotted on the ROP Chart they Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 6 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 have the same horizontal scale as gas units plotted on the Gas Units Chart If the lagged gas units are off the current scale the user can adjust the gas units scale in the Chart Control Box Lag Gamma Line When the Lag Gamma Check Box is checked in the Chart Control Box and the Bloodhound is connected to the WITS system and lagged gamma data is being entered into the WITS system by Measurement While Drilling MWD
18. 11 A 38 8120 365 0142 Total Pump Displacement 584285 1 Se _ 10143 Pump 1 Total Strokes 6334 5 Vesa cae Hee TE 0144 Pump 2 Total Strokes 206959 Lee 110145 Pump 3 Total Strokes 0 r Error Description 110150 Total Pump Displacement 584285 1 No Errors 0713 Inclination 210 See F SCC z er 0715 Azimuth 65 Methane Ethane Propane Iso Butane q N Butane y Column Temp 0716 Magnetic Toolface 123 4 noa ooo ooo 0 00 ooa 1487 0717 Gravity Toolface 567 8 0722 Toolface Threshold 234 5 0824 Gamma 300 3 1108 Hole Depth 3933 4 1110 Total Mud Volume 669 1111 Total Mud Volume 669 1115 Mud Tank Volume 1 94 1116 Mud Tank Volume 2 89 1117 Mud Tank Yolume 3 89 1118 Mud Tank Yolume 4 87 1119 Mud Tank Volume 5 90 1120 Mud Tank Yolume 6 87 1121 Mud Tank Volume 7 133 1122 Mud Tank Volume 8 26 1129 Trip Tank Mud Volume 11 6 6340 Gravity Toolface 12345 Figure 4 Real Time Data Screen If the Gas Chart software is running locally the Lag Depth shown is that calculated within the Gas Chart soft ware based on the settings in the Chart Control Box Setup Box Lag Tab described in a following section If the Gas Chart software is running remotely the Lag Depth shown is that being calculated by Gas Chart software running on the wellsite and transmitted through the Bloodhound to the WITS system Below these parameters are shown the levels of the gas components methane C1 through normal butane n C4 detected durin
19. A Chromatograph Data Examine Raw Chromato graph This button allows the user to see a close up view of the selected chromato graph output Left clicking and holding on the chroma togram will allow the user to adjust the trace up and down on the display window If the trace is too large or too small the user can adjust the over all visual size in the Program and Equipment Setup Screen under the Chromato graph Tab When the user is satisfied with the display a eer E print can be made of the C2 Peak Time 01 34 chromatogram C3 Peak Time 02 30 Ic4 Peak Time 03 45 NC4 Peak Time 04 47 Good Peaks 5 Next Bloodhound Chromatograph Lagged Depth 0 Previous Depth 3476 Bit Depth 3478 Serial And Job Number 0316 0100 Sample Time 11 41 05 Sample Date 2009 Apr 27 Gas Units At Injection 3930 3 Injection ID 19 Timing Lines Are On Set C1 Calculated CG Gas Units 3932 35 Calculated Methane C1 815 78 Calculated Ethane C2 812 28 Calculated Propane C3 794 37 Calculated I Butane IC4 783 96 Calculated N Butane NC4 725 96 Set C2 Peak Set C3 Set IC4 Peak Minutes Per Ft 4 8 Feet Per Hour 12 5 Set NC4 Sample Attenuation 100 Liters Per Hour 61 Carbon Dioxide 0 Oxygen 7 88 Column Temp 173 7 LARGER Chromatograph Pressure 819 mmHG ak i Ue Print Oil Indicator 2 825 Oil Indicator 0 707 Oil Indicator 79 255 E Oil Indicator 1 901 The peak search times are
20. Feb 2010 746 26 s856 5888 33 1 24 Feb 2010 208 06 D 31 8 24 Feb 2910 2 2 05 57 D 2 5 24 Feb 2010 S gt 30 38 Dm 2 om rk WON D 6045 32 1 24 Feb 2910 707 44 6076 31 7 25 Feb 2010 z 01 51 21 6108 4 31 6 25 Feb 2010 z 01 31 53 140 6 32 2 25 Feb 2010 S 02 19 07 6172 0 31 4 25 Feb 2010 01 51 57 6203 9 31 9 25 Feb 2010 02 17 07 Figure 8 Statistics Tally Tab This tab allows the user to calculate the pipe tally Total Off Bottom Time Total On Bottom Time Percentage Off Bottom Time Percentage Drilling Time etc from the data in the database by clicking Calculate Statistics and Auto Tally Database buttons Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 19 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 4 4 Charting Tab a Program And Equipment Setup Alarms Audio AutoROP LAG LAS XLS Files Charting Bloodhound Statistics Tally r Chart Items Chart Diagnostic Items i Chart Oil Indicator Chart Mud Variable kW Gas Units Sample Line Vacuum Flow None l Mud Conductivity MFM C Values Exhaust Pressure Common Oil Indicator Mud Density Lb Gal MWOUT Gg Chromatograph Case Temperature C3 1C4 NC4 C1 MudTempDegF MTOUT Cem HAM Temperature C Baroid Dil Indicator Mud Flow LPM CORFLOW E He Cromatograph Temp C1 C2 C3 104 NC4 EE C Shell Method Dil Indicator
21. No register setting Automatic from HRM Detector Voltage Low 4 No register setting Automatic from HRM High Flow Rate 5 Reg 50 factory setting 200 LPH 6 7 9 Low Flow Rate Reg 51 factory setting 20 LPH Low Power Voltage Set at 11 1 VDC No register setting High Amps going out to 12V Cavita Reg 37 factory setting 5 tor terminals 60 second average Set to 0 to disable High Temperature inside Case 10 Reg 46 factory setting 120 degrees F Low Temperature inside Case 11 Reg 47 factory setting 35 degrees F High Gas Units 12 Reg 53 factory setting 22 means 2200 units Set to 0 to disable HRM Warming Up 13 Unit In Shutdown Mode 14 No register settings Geolograph Switch Noise 15 Reg 33 factory setting 180 spikes Set to 0 to disable CG Low Pressure 16 Reg 54 factory setting 70 means 700 mmHg Set to 0 to disable High H2S Reg 56 factory setting 50 Can set from 0 to 200 Set to 0 to disable Exhaust Blocked high ex prs Set to 50 mmHg No register setting Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 28 of 28 REL15
22. User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software 3903 3892 3878 3873 3868 3364 3860 3858 3858 3855 3850 3842 3832 3825 3817 3812 3808 3803 3795 3790 3786 3782 3778 3774 3770 3766 3762 977 Release 15 June 2015 User s Manual for The iBall Instruments Gas Charting Program ROP Min Ft 00 20 40 60 00 03 06 09 3905 3900 3895 3890 3885 ELL 3880 3875 3870 3860 3855 3850 Software release version 75 GAS UNITS C VALUE IN GAS UNITS 80 2 15 18 21 3875 3870 iBall Instruments Real Time Gas Detection Equipment 3540 National Drive Norman OK 73069 USA 405 360 3300 24 HOUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT 405 570 4449 Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 1 of 28 REL15 100 120 140 160 180 200 00 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 20 24 27 30 o 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 20 org 08 00 May 28 07 00 May 28 06 05 00 May 28 04 00 May 28 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 Table of Contents SECTION 1 0 INTRODUCTION cnciccicisecccttcccessccecescetsscresteceseccessccessnecti enters sececsnceseutecestcetendessetenesoucedscdsereenesenen 3 WES e e EE 3 1 2 Database SV C O a a cena a anaa A ea aE aae T aS aoan edgar ade 4 SECTION 2 0 GAS CHART MAIN SCREEN s ssssssssssnnsenneennnennnennnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ennn ennn ennn nnnn nunnana nanena
23. and redraw the chart Restore All Geolograph Data This button restores all the geolograph data from the start of the database to the end Any changes that have been made will be undone Delete Selected Geolograph Ticks This will remove the blue geolograph tick marks from the database To see the difference between the blue edited geolograph tick marks and the raw geolograph tick marks just check either the Raw or Edited tick marks box of the Gas Chart Control Box Erase Selected Data This button will erase all of the selected data from the database The program will then perform a database check and then re index the database 5 2 Geolograph Edit Box Geolograph Edit Box D The gas chart program also has the ability to edit the geolograph Add Depth TickMak 6 00 Sep 21 tick marks on a one by one basis Delete Depth Tick Mark To change the edited geolograph E es data the user must move the mouse over the geolograph tick Remove Renumbering Stop marks and hold down the right mouse button When moving the Renumber Going Up Hole cursor over the geolograph tick Renumber Going Down Hole 18 00 Sep 21 marks it will turn into the up down E Renurbar Stating At arrow cursor This will bring up the Geolograph Edit Select Tool This 1000 tool is a blinking horizontal line that Renumber Geolograph Start will follow the mouse up and down while the right mouse button is held down There is also a green
24. and Abbreviations s esseesseeeseeeseeseneettetntttnnttntnntnnnstnnstnnnennnnt 22 B Possible Alarm Messages from Bloodhound sssssessessessrsssrssrisssirssrrssirssrissrnssrnssrnnsrnnsrnnnsrnnsnnnt 23 Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 2 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 SECTION 1 0 INTRODUCTION The iBall Instruments Gas Charting software enables the user to chart gas levels and other drilling data in real time with high resolution and flexibility using the iBall Instruments Bloodhound system The Gas Charting software gathers information from the Bloodhound system stores it in a Microsoft data base and displays gas levels rate of penetration ROP and other data from the drilling operation In addi tion it can generate LAS and XLS text based data files that can be utilized in logging software packages such as those from Wellsight Systems This functionality enables the user to produce well logs for their client or employer iBall Instruments distributes this software and future upgrades free of charge to all users of the Bloodhound Software can be downloaded from the iBall Instruments website at www iballinstruments com 1 1 Overview The Gas Chart software has full functionality when the computer it is running on is directly connected to a Bloodhound RUNNING LOCALLY see below upper left
25. are is stored in a Microsoft database structure using the Mi crosoft 4 0 JET engine database format Unless otherwise selected all databases are stored under the sub folder C DB_CUE All databases generated by this application end with the MIDD file extension are cre ated without encryption and use no proprietary data formats Therefore the user is able to examine use and modify the data with simple Microsoft tools such as Microsoft Access CAUTION When viewing or editing the database using newer versions of Microsoft Access it is important to save it under the JET 4 0 database structure otherwise the database will no longer be compatible with the Gas Chart software Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 4 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 SECTION 2 0 GAS CHART MAIN SCREEN When the Gas Chart program is started it first makes several database checks to ensure that the database is in the correct structure and has all the correct points During this database check a window will open up to display the status of the database check and alert the user if there are any problems After these database checks are completed the program will generate the Data Logger Main Screen and draw a uniform grid The Main Screen is a white box that will automatically resize to the top and bottom of the monitor screen size A minimum
26. ate Chart Depending on your preference you can have the newest data plotted at top of the chart or at the bottom of the chart depending on the setting of the check box When checked the newest data displays at the bottom This is the factory setting 3 6 Chart Data Box Chart Data Generate LAS XLS file The Chart Data Box allows the user to Import export and otherwise control Export DB To IBD TextFile data flow and storage locations Import IBD Or Text File ___OpenDataBase Generate LAS XLS file The Log ASCII Standard LAS file generator permits Start New Data Base the user to generate a file that is compatible with most mud logging software Save Data Base packages When hitting this button the user will be asked to supply a file Compact Repair Data Base name and a place to put it on the hard drive At the same time an XLS file is Figure 5 Chart Data Box generated and placed in the same folder The difference between the two is that the LAS file will not dupli cate feet depth and will place a 999 99 on missing feet The XLS file will display duplicate feet and will not show missing feet All data is time and date stamped It is suggested that the user use a different file name each time an export file is generated Export DB To IBD Text File The data that comes into the Gas Chart program is in packet form Within Gas Chart the packet is taken apart and stored in a Microsoft Database File or
27. but slightly less functionality when the computer is not directly connected to a Bloodhound but is receiving data over the internet from the iBall Data Center RUNNING REMOTELY see below upper right In each section below any limitations of the software running remotely will be pointed out Gas Chart Local Communication Network Gas Chart Remote Windows Application Windows Application Gas_Charte xe Gas_Chartexe i Gas Chart Functions lt CaculatesLag S gt im set PC Alarms com Edit Depth a mS Zoom on Chromats Data File Export Well Site PC mmm Remote PC Serial Connection Instrument to PC At Well Site m Web Remote Data Logger amrin D Te C Web Browser S AT amp T Data Senie E f ae d a __ E BCE r a veel A Archive 64 19 102 x x xxxx e a Se x Field Data Network K Ethernet connection TH i Bloodhound Logging System tee Sek ieee Total Gas Gas Chromatography c02 02 CA e H2S Local Instrument Alarms Mobile Device Access Figure 1 iBall Instrument s Bloodhound and Gas Chart Communication Network Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 3 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 At first glance the software graphics appear to emulate a typical continuous chart recorder However the software package is a powerful and accurate app
28. e drawn to indicate the presence of HS The scale for the H2S detector is from 0 to 500 PPM of HS If your iBall Instruments gas detection system does not have the H2S detector installed there will be a flat line shown on the display This scale is not adjustable BLUE DEPTH TICK MARKS If Edited Geolograph is selected in the Chart Control Box blue tick marks will appear with the depth denoted beside them at five foot intervals the left hand side of the gas chart All Bloodhound Gas Detection systems are equipped to detect foot meter changes either through connection to a geolograph depth switch or from a WITS Wellsite Information Transfer Specification interface If the drilling rate is rapid these foot or meter ticks will run together and appear as a blue streak The zoom function in the Chart Control Box provides the user the ability view the ticks in detail If the Bloodhound connected to a WITS interface green tick marks will be displayed to indicate tenths of a foot RED DEPTH TICK MARKS If Raw Geolograph is selected in the Chart Control Box red depth tick marks will appear These are called raw tick marks because these are the original unedited depth marks Viewing these unedited marks allows the user to note the differences between tick marks that have been edited and the originals 2 3 ROP Chart by Depth The left hand side of the Main Screen is the rate of penetration ROP Chart The ROP Check Box must be checked in
29. e drilling rate and also the depth These depth tick marks can be adjusted and edited Raw Geolograph The raw geolograph display will show red foot tick marks on the left hand side of the Gas Units Chart This allows for the user to clearly see variations on the drilling rate and also the depth These depth tick marks are not editable and can not be changed in the database They are available for reference WITS Data If the Bloodhound is receiving WITS data checking this box will cause the charting software to display select ed WITS items The items that can be displayed are total strokes per minute total strokes inclination azi muth and gamma To select the WITS item to chart see the following section Chart Control Box Setup Box WITS tab Off Bottom If checked an orange line is plotted along the left edge of the Gas Units Chart when the bit is off bottom Pumps On Off If checked a light blue line is plotted along the left edge of the Gas Units Chart when the pumps are off All setup and charting options have been moved to Charting tab in Section 4 0 ITEMS THAT CAN BE SELECTED TO APPEAR ON THE RATE OF PENETRATION ROP CHART ROP Turning on this check box will move the entire Gas Units Chart over to the right side of the Main Screen and an ROP Chart will be displayed on the left side of the Main Screen The ROP Chart is scaled by depth to Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments c
30. ed www iballinstruments com Page 7 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software SECTION 3 0 GAS CHART CONTROL BOX Gas Chart Control Box x DE Ready A a4 Zoom In GU Zoom Out GU Real Time Data Redraw Chart Reset View Print f g H i H Chart Data Generate LAS LS file Export DB TolBD Text File MEMEC Import IBD Or Text File 120 Insert Text Box Delete Text Box Clear Box Recalculate Lag Err No current record Errpt 3 Syncing DB Recalculate Lag Err No current record Errpt 3 Syncing DB C DB_CUE 263 mdb Help Open Error Log www iballinst com Figure 3 Gas Chart Control Box 3 1 Main Control Buttons Refrest text box Open Data Base 974 e Start New Data Base 97 4 SASUNN Save Data Base 10980 6 Drill Depth Compact Repair Data Base 109806 Bit Depth Release 15 June 2015 The Gas Chart Control Box is the main control point of the program It allows the user to control what is seen on the Gas Units Chart and ROP Chart select the input of da ta to the program generate output from the program control view control scale and insert and de lete text within the chart To bring the Chart Control Box up for use the user must RIGHT CLICK anywhere on the Gas Chart Main Screen To remove the Chart Control Box the user must LEFT CLICK on the Main Screen or click on the small x in the upper right hand corner of the Chart Control Box I
31. from time and depth if WITS is active otherwise Time Depth is the only option a Program And Equipment Setup EZ Jetzen S TI LASAXLS Files Chatting Bloodhound 1 Sasesitah Alarms ude Aut Automatic Lagging 0 0 0 0 0 ES Current Lag Depth Bottoms Up Minutes Bottoms Up Strokes From Depth To Depth Lag Zones 11 1500 12500 Sep v ie La End Depth 30000 Gamma Tool Manual Gamma Tool 40 Depth Behind Bit Override WITS Gamma Lag IV Recalculate Lag Times iecalculal Current depth N E 3 D E Select Lag Type 110 Strokes Per 100 Ft r Surface Line Lag Disable 120 Seconds D Det Generate Lag Using Pump Strokes uoz z uoz y Generate Lag Using Time Depth Zone 1 is the default lag settings Failure to set any lag settings or if any lag settings are invalid Zone 1 lag settings will be used by Default Zones that are invalid or in error are highlighted in red g uoz Si 0 6 Minutes Of Lag Per 100 Ft BLUE Availible with WITS only Clear All Lag Out Of Database Re Collect all ROP Figure 7 Auto ROP LAG Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen Zone 1 is the default lag settings Failure to set any lag settings or if any lag settings are invalid Zone 1 lag settings will be used by Default Any of the Zones that are invalid or in error are highlighted in red Differ ent Zone
32. g the most recent chromatograph cycle Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 10 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 In the upper center are shown a number of Bloodhound internal parameters These can be useful for diag nosing operational issues such as a plugged cut or leaking sample line CO2 current percent CO Time of last data packet Date of last data packet O2 current percent O gt Vac sample line suction in milli meters mercury mmHG absolute Temp circuit board temperature F H2S PPM parts per million H2S LPH sample flow in liters hr Atten attenuation setting ROP in ft hr Packet Number most recent Volts DC internal voltage Pri Volts primary gas sensor voltage Sec Volts secondary gas sensor voltage H2S Volts H2S sensor voltage CG Volts chromatograph sensor voltage CG ID most recent chromato graph run sequential ID number RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication from the modem AC Volts incoming AC voltage AC Frequency incoming AC fre quency Hz Amps amperage going out the 12 volt connector cavitator Motor percent duty of the sample pump motor HRM Temp temperature at the gas detector F CG Pressure chromatograph pressure in mmHg absolute
33. lication capable of generating highly accurate charts LAS files and XLS files with details essential to the production of accurate mudlogs The waterfall chart design was selected as it is the most familiar to the greatest number of mudloggers and geologists The iBall Gas Chart software waterfall chart by default displays the newest data at the bottom of the chart and as time goes on the data move upward If desired the user may choose to have newest data presented at the top of the page The iBall Instruments Gas Chart software user interface consists of three Control Boxes and a few logical hot keys that control every function Once the user masters the few buttons on the three Control Boxes and memorizes the hot keys they are in complete control of the program A great deal of time has been spent working with today s mudloggers and geologists at various well sites to make this program as intuitive as possible iBall Instruments is always looking for suggestions to improve the software and associated hardware devices As suggestions are received from our users improvements and refinements are integrated into the application and updates are made available at no cost to our customers This manual provides step by step instructions on how to use the iBall Instruments Gas Chart software A simulated database is available to demonstrate the operation of the software 1 2 Database Structure The data that is collected by the Gas Chart softw
34. ment you will have to turn off the green Bloodhound Connected button Start New Data Basel This button starts a fresh empty database This is used when starting a new well The user will be prompted for a directory and file name to organize the data to be saved When Start New Data Base is selected a blank white chart will be displayed on the computer because this is an empty data base and there is not yet anything to plot Save Data Base Data is constantly being written to the named database when data is being collected This button allows for the user to make a copy of the current open database to another location or another drive NOTE This does not affect the current database or its contents This just copies the current database to an other location Compact Repair Data Base This is a database utility This will check the database for errors or other problems and will then re index the database if it needs it It will also add any fields that are missing and re move any duplicate entries This utility is automatically run every time the Gas Chart program starts 3 7 Text Controls The text input area and associated buttons permit the user to insert and remove text boxes within the data base and to make notes on the Gas Units Chart itself Text Input Window First press Clear Box and then enter desired text in the Text Input Window located below the three buttons Insert Text Box
35. n allows the user to go to the iBall Instruments home page where information and downloads are available Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 15 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 SECTION 4 0 PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT SETUP SCREEN On the Gas Chart Control Box the Setup Button opens the Program and Equipment Setup Screen This screen allows the user to set program options The screen is composed of six 6 tabs 4 1 LAS XLS Files Tab Program And Equipment Setup a Alarms Audio Auto ROP LAG Charting Bloodhound Statistics T ally i LASZXLS File Generation Options Output LAS XLS Data As LAS FILE GENERATION XLS FILE GENERATION I Gas Units ls In PPM MV Generate LAS Fie I Generate XLS File I ROP is in Ft Hour IV Generate Last 48 hour LAS file Iw Generate Last 48 hour XLS file Iw Generate LAS Header Ver 1 1 I Generate Xt S Header Generate LAS Header Ver 3 0 MV Depth Column ls Lagged Depth V Depth Column ls Lagged Depth Enter LAG Header information Output Of C Values In The LAS And XLS Files Output Is In Gas Units C C Values Gain Output ls In PPM Ze 700 Output Output Of All Gasses Is 100 Of Total Gas Detected C i l Output Output Of Gasses ls Percent Of Total Sample Gas C l Data Seperation Type File Generation Depth Range Set j e Tab delineated Files z Automaticall
36. n the upper left hand corner of the Chart Control Box there are two arrow buttons that enable the user to go up or down a page on the Main Screen These are the Page Up and Page Down Buttons known position Zoom In GU will allow the user to see more detail on the Gas Units Chart and will change the scale from 1 per hour to 2 per hour Pressing this button again will double the scale to 4 per hour and so forth Zoom Out GU will allow more gas chart data onto the screen at one time Reset View will instantly set the view to the newest data and set the Gas Units Chart to 1 per hour This is handy if you get lost in the database or zoom in or out too much and want a speedy way to get back to a Redraw Chart button does not bring the most recent data into view It simply refreshes the chart that is cur rently being viewed For example if the user clicks or unclicks the Raw Chromatograph chart item the Re draw Chart button then must be pressed in order to view the changes that the user has made Bloodhound Connected button Normally this button is green If it is not green then the Gas Chart pro gram is NOT collecting and storing data from the Bloodhound The number in the window is the Main Screen automatic refresh update cycle in seconds The default is 120 seconds 2 minutes To change the refresh rate place the mouse cursor in the window and enter the
37. nning local ly the box should be unchecked When Gas Chart software is being used at a location remote from the Bloodhound running remotely check the box next to Use Ethernet Instead of Serial Connection and type in the 4 digit number of the Blood Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 21 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 hound and push the Look UP IP button and the IP and Port will be displayed in the box below Click on the red Get Data From Bloodhound and voila You are connected although depending on your internet connection and the connection from the remote Bloodhound may take a few minutes to acquire the data stream If connected to the Bloodhound on a local Ethernet through a router or computer that is running a DHCP service check the same button as above and enter the local IP address displayed on the LCD panel of the Bloodhound just wait a minute it will scroll past eventually and use 23 as the port number 192 168 1 7 23 When running locally the left section of the Bloodhound Setup Tab allows the user to read and change cer tain Bloodhound Settings Pressing Get Data From Bloodhound will query the Bloodhound and fill in the data in the windows above The right section allows the user to see the health of the IR sensors within the Bloodhound The Sensor health will go from green t
38. o yellow and finally to red When the bars turn to a mid yellow it is time to replace the IR sensors When running locally or remotely this setup tab also allows the user to send Bloodhound commands directly to the Bloodhound system When connected remotely you must connect and wait 15 minutes until the server will allow you to send commands to the remote Bloodhound with the proper login password All commands can be found in the Bloodhound user s manual that can be downloaded from the iBall Instruments web site at www iballinst com 4 6 Alarms Audio Tab a Program And Equipment Setup Ei Auto ROP LAG LAS XLS Files Charting Bloodhound Statistics T ally Select Alarm Wave File Tm Matric Unit B Test etric Units wav _Browse_ Se F Alarm On Bloodhound Alarm Alarm Settings Lost Connection To WITS Feed Repeat In Seconds Lost Connection To Bloodhound a fe ae iC Next Depth That Comes In 2500 Alarm On Lag Depth 3a i F Long Drilling Depth In Minutes s5000 7 Holels Greater Than This Hole Depth 5000 7 Bitls Greater Than This Bit Depth 1500 F High Gas Units 24Hour 12 40 24 18 Mar 2010 Time And Date Next Alarm at 3 18 2010 12 40 24 l l T l 35 e Drill Off Drilling Break Number Of Feet With Less Than ROP Value Depth ROP Figure 11 Alarms Audio Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights
39. of the Main Screen the user will always see a status line This line displays the date time and depth data at the point of the mouse cursor on the Main Screen NOT THE CURRENT DATE TIME OR DEPTH Moving the mouse cursor up and down on the Main Screen will constantly display the time date and depth at the point of the mouse cursor This helps in pinpointing an area of data to manipulate 2 3 Gas Units Chart by Time The right hand side of the Main Screen is the Gas Units Chart This graph is charting gas units and potential ly other data by time minute by minute The horizontal scales for the plotted data items are shown at the top of the Gas Units Chart GAS CHART TIME AND DATE In off yellow on the right hand side of the chart every hour there is a time and date displayed This is the time and date that is transmitted by the Bloodhound instrument Be aware that when running remotely the Bloodhound could be in a different time zone The time and date continues to be charted as long as there is an input to the Gas Chart software either locally from the Bloodhound or from the Bloodhound remotely through the Data Center Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 5 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 GAS UNITS LINE The red graph line represents the gas units that have been detected over time The red gas units scale at the top
40. om Page 12 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 help better visualize the ROP based on depth If the ROP is greater than the highest value at the top of the ROP Chart then the ROP is shown as a red line on the right hand side of the chart and the time in minutes per foot is displayed in red The ROP horizontal scale range permits the user to set the horizontal scale for ROP Chart The scale is in minutes per foot To change the ROP scale enter the desired scale in minutes per foot such as 0 to 10 0 to 20 The to must to be in the syntax for this function to work correctly If the user does not wish to view the ROP or wishes to have a larger gas unit display turn this check box off and the entire Main Screen will be the Gas Units Chart by time The ROP vertical scale can be set using the ROP Inches Per 100 ft window in the Control Box This chang es the vertical scale of the ROP graph and may be used to control the scale of printed output Lag Gas Units Checking this box displays the lagged gas units on the ROP chart Lag is calculated based on the settings in the Chart Control Box Setup Box Lag Tab as described in the following section Lag Gamma If the Bloodhound is connected to the WITS system and lagged Gamma data is being reported by the Meas urement While Drilling MWD or directional crew checking this box will display the lagged gamma data Rot
41. s can be used to model sections of casing liner and various hole sizes as the well is drilled Pump Strokes Method To use the pump strokes method the Bloodhound must be connected to the WITS interface and WITS must be supplying pump strokes To use the pump strokes method the user clicks the round button next to Generate Lag Using Pump Strokes and enters the strokes per 100 feet of hole To calculate the strokes per 100 feet of hole divide the bottom up strokes by the hole depth then multiply by 100 For instance if the hole is 5 000 feet deep with 2 800 bottom up strokes 2 800 5 000 x 100 56 strokes per 100 feet The setting will be saved upon closing the screen Information can often be obtained from the Mud Engineer or Mud Report For example for a 7 7 8 inch diameter hole containing 4 inch drill pipe the annular volume of 1 000 feet of hole is about 41 barrels bbls For a pump with a capacity of 0 0725 bbls per stroke it would take about 56 strokes to circulate 100 feet of hole For a hole 5 000 feet deep it would take about 2 800 strokes 5 x 560 to achieve bottoms up The check box labeled Always Calculate Total Strokes From Strokes Per Minute should be used if the driller is resetting WITS Total Strokes to zero every joint as some do Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 17 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Relea
42. saaeseeeeeseeeeenaaeeeenees 24 5 2 Geolograph Edit Box irei iiiam ai dai Wea nie vile ace 25 Figures Figure 1 iBall Instrument s Bloodhound and Gas Chart Communication Network AA 3 Figure 2 Gas Chart Main SCre n ii secsstee eie araa aaa e aa a Minx ce ebeas tacbla Ehe eege eg gece 5 Figure 3 Gas Chart Control Boxes aa e r ea aaa a e a a aA aa eaa aa fess ae Daaa aaraa anhaa eg goe 8 Figure 4 Real Time Data Seres uireas asna estans aaea aeaa RER ag leede EE EE ett Ces 10 Figur e 5 Chiatt Data Box aE a a a aae a aa A a a aa naa e aaa aaant eegen 13 Figure 6 LAS XLS Files Tab of the Program amp Equipment Setup Gereen 16 Figure 7 Auto ROP LAG Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen ceecceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeenees 17 Figure 8 Statistics Fally TaD r a m e aa anaa a Ta araa anaa stead aa aaiae debts eta Eed eege 19 Figure 9 Charting Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Green 20 Figure 10 Bloodhound Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Green 21 Figure 11 Alarms Audio Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen ssssssssseesissssresrrernennstnnsrnssrnssrn nns 22 Figure 12 gt Select Items Box EE 23 Figure 13 Chromatograph Data Window ccccccceecesceceeeeeceaeeeeaaeeeceeeesaaeeeeaaeseeeesaeeesaaesseaeeeseaeeseeeeseaeesanees 24 Figure 14 Geolograph Edit Box A 25 Figure 15 Geolograph Edit Box Add Delete Derth 26 APPENDICES A Glossary of Terms Acronyms
43. se 15 June 2015 Time Depth Method To use the time depth method the user clicks the round button next to Generate Lag Using Time Depth and enters the known minutes of lag time at a known depth For example for a 7 7 8 inch diameter hole containing 4 12 inch drill pipe the approximate annular volume at a depth of 5 000 feet is about 203 bbls For a pump with a capacity of 0 0725 bbls per stroke running at 60 strokes per minute it would take about 47 minutes to circulate bottoms up Minutes of lag can also be determined by a bottoms up test using carbide or other material or by converting the number of strokes needed to minutes 2 800 strokes 60 strokes per minute 47 minutes The Bottoms Up Minutes window will give the current lag minutes for the current depth With either method the user will have to periodically adjust the settings to best match drilling breaks to gas increases This is due to the many real world factors that affect lag including changes in hole washout and pump efficiencies among others If the user wants to recalculate the lag time for any depth or range of depths the right hand side of the tab will allow the user to adjust the lag times for the whole database or just a section of it based on feet If the user wishes to recalculate the lag for the whole database select the type of lag calculations adjust the lag varia bles and then hit the red button The program will recalculate the lag based on the settings
44. shown as heavy colored overlays on the chromato graph curve Each time window is centered on its associated vertical line The width of the time windows is controlled by Bloodhound registers 61 through 65 Figure 13 Chromatograph Data Window The data for the particular chromatogram is available to the right of the chromatogram If a particular peak timing is off or is incorrectly labeled then all the user has to do is click on the Set Cx peak place the cross hairs over the correct peak and DOUBLE CLICK on the peak to set the new timing window for that compo nent To see the previous separation hit the button To see the next separation hit the button Set Lag Time Depth This is an easy way to set the Time Depth feet and time settings By selecting this but ton the user will tell the computer to automatically set a lag based on time and depth This selection will bring up the Program and Equipment Setup Screen with the Auto ROP Lag Tab displayed and the time and footage filled in Figure 13 Chromatog Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 24 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 Restore Selected Geolograph Data This will restore any geolograph data that has been previously deleted or changed in the range that was selected To see the difference select the Raw Geolograph check box
45. t one or more diagnostic items to display on the Gas Chart The item s will be displayed when the chart is refreshed Next to this the user can select an Oil Indicator to display on the Gas Units Chart Chart Scales The ROP Inches per 100 ft window changes the vertical scale of the ROP graph bottom right of the Main Screen and may be used to control the scale of printed output Gas Units Scale The iBall Instruments gas detection hardware and software cannot be pegged out the gas detector can read 0 to 100 natural gas and the software can display it in very innovative ways To change the gas unit scale the user just enters the scale desired to be viewed e g 0 to 500 0 to 10000 Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 20 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 WITS Display Scale This scale is for any WITS item that is to be viewed Selecting the WITS item to display will be described in the section Chart Control Box Setup Box WITS tab The items that can be displayed include total strokes per minute total strokes inclination azimuth and gamma ROP Horizontal scale This scale permits the user to set the scale for viewing the rate of penetration The ROP is in minutes per foot To change the ROP scale the user just enters the scale desired in minutes such as 0 to 10 0 to 20 Gamma Lag Scale If
46. that the user pro vides If the user wishes to recalculate the lag for a range of feet then the user should enter the starting and ending feet that will be recalculated and then hit the yellow button to just recalculate the lag within the range selected If footage is missing from the database because of driller recalculation or other problems the brown button Insert Missing Packet Place Holders Into The Data Base should be pressed to try correcting the er rors Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 18 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 4 3 Statistics Tally Tab P io s e d Alarms Audio Auto ROP LAG Last 24 Hour Calculated Statistics Automatic Connection Tally Board Calculte Statistics Last Cale 13 32 55 Auto Tally Database Total Off Bottom Time 05 59 48 Total On Bottom Time 18 00 18 Percentage Off Bottom Time 25 0 Percentage Drilling Time 75 0 Time Per Connection Average Unknown Average Gas Units 775 Average ON BOTTOM ROP Min Ft 3 04 5950 Average ON BOTTOM ROP Ft Hr 19 71 2 2 3 2 S ee Max Gas Units 1499 5982 32 1 24 Feb 2010 21 7 10 57 3 4 2 3 1 e 7 Total Ft Drilled 497 Seas 30 3 24 Feb 2010 22 1 05 50 8 4 e Il 9 5728 4 5728 4 24 Feb 2010 5760 3 31 9 24 Feb 2910 214 21 5791 4 31 1 24 Feb 2010 z 1 56 19 Q A D 5823 31 8 24
47. the Bloodhound is connected to the WITS system and the WITS system is sending lagged gamma information this allows the user to view the collected lagged gamma data at a given scale We won t talk about the Chromatograph Charting Modifiers except to say that they should be left in their default configuration unless you discuss your unique requirements with Tech Support 4 5 Bloodhound Tab The next Setup Tab is the Bloodhound Tab At the bottom of the Tab the Local Ethernet Or Internet Connec tion Settings area allows the user to select connecting to the Bloodhound using a Local Ethernet Connection or a Remote Ethernet Connection Ci Program And Equipment Setup J S Alarms Audio Auto ROP LAG LAS XLS Files Charting Statistics T ally Bloodhound Settings Set The Depth Sample Gas Sensor Health Unknown Debounce Timer In Seconds Power Down Timer In Minutes Send Bloodhound Command Gas Units Attenuation Percent Depth Tick Chirp Level Mute Timer In Minutes High Gas Units Alarm Level Set Job Number Local Ethernet Or Internet Connection Settings a Use Ethernet Instead DI Serial Connection p001 Look Up IP Remote Bloodhound IP And Port 192 168 1 1 23 Two Way Inactive H Send Command String Figure 10 Bloodhound Tab of Program amp Equipment Setup Screen When Gas Chart software is being used on a computer directly connected to the Bloodhound ru
48. will stick the input text to the cursor The user then places the cursor over the area where he or she wishes to insert the text and then clicks the left mouse button to stick the text onto the Gas Units Chart Delete Text Box To delete a text entry from the chart left click on the text and then click on Delete Text Box Clear Boy clears text from the Text Input Area Moving Text To move text already on the Gas Units Chart left click on the text move it to the desired loca tion and left click again to drop it at the new location 3 8 File Name Window Directly below the Text Input Window is a yellow tinted window that displays the file path and name of the currently open Gas Chart database Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 14 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 3 9 Hyperlinks At the bottom of the Gas Chart Control Box are three hyperlinks Clicking on the Help link will open up this Manual You do not need to be connected to the Internet to see this help The Open Error Log button opens a log of alarm messages that have been received from the Bloodhound and error messages that have been generated by the Gas Chart software Scroll to the bottom of the window to view the most recent alarms and error messages If an internet connection is active the www iballinst com butto
49. y Use Minimum And O Comma ceeaind Fies Maximum Depth From Database Space delineated Files Minimum Depth Maximum Depth C Delineate File Using Te 1000 15000 Figure 6 LAS XLS Files Tab of the Program amp Equipment Setup Screen This Tab is for the LAS XLS file generation The user can chose to generate an LAS file an XLS file or both LAS file options 1 include whether to generate a file containing all the data or just the last 48 hours of data 2 type of LAS file header to include 3 whether the depth column is lagged depths XLS file options 1 include whether to generate a file containing all the data or just the last 48 hours of data 2 whether to generate a header 3 whether the depth column is lagged depths The user can choose to alter the output to show gas Units in PPM and ROP in ft hr The user can chose the following data separation types Tab delimited comma delimited space delimited or custom character delimited In addition the user can choose to create files from the entire depth range or a selected depth range Copyright 2015 iBall Instruments LLC All Rights Reserved www iballinstruments com Page 16 of 28 REL15 User s Manual for the iBall Instruments Gas Charting Software Release 15 June 2015 4 2 Auto ROP Lag Tab This Tab is for setting up the Auto ROP and Gas Units Lag Gamma Tool and Surface Line Lag For the Gas Units Lag the user can select between generating the lag using pump strokes or
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