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1. 2006 10 18 Copyrigh c 2002 2006 Pioneer Petrotech Sersoes Inc pionaenps com FEomruricton succeded Gauge 89521 Sensi NO 087 6 1 Viewing the Memory Gauge Help This Help icon allows you to view the Memory Gauge manual in a standard HTML format from the software itself To view the Memory Gauge help 1 Double click the Help icon or click the Help button in the upper right corner of the main window The Help window pops up as a separate window which allows you to work with the software without any inconvenience 2 Click the Contents tab title at the upper left corner of the Help window to view the topic list 3 Double click the topic to see the subtopics you are interested in and select any subtopic to view its content 42 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 6 2 Viewing Tool Information Memory Gauge tools are designed to set aside a section of memory that holds information about the construction materials calibration date memory capacity etc This general information is unique to each gauge and can be viewed anytime while the gauge is communicating with the Memory Gauge software To view tool information double click the Tool Info icon to display tool information as follows Tool Information Tool Details Serial Number Pressure Rating PSI Temperature Rating Memory Capacity Sample Housing Material Transducer Material 55 IASI 316L Max Calibrated Presssure PSI 773 201 M
2. 0 5 0 01 C 105 F S Single AA lithium pack USB RS232 Time Pressure T emperature 500 000 data sets Standard 1 000 000 data set Optional 0 75 19 mm 4 8 122 mm MRO H2S 1 second to 18 hours Inconel 718 SS 17 4 Quartz up to 20 000 psi 0 02 F S 0 01 psi 105 F S 1 psi year 150 C 302 F 177 C 351 F 0 5 C 0 15 C typical 0 01 C 110 F S Single or double AA or C lithium pack USB RS232 Time Pressure T emperature 500 000 data sets Standard Outside diameter Overall length Work mode Service Sample rate Housing material 4 PPS31 Transducer Pressure ranges Pressure accuracy Pressure resolution Overpressure capacity Pressure drift Temperature rating Temperature accuracy Temperature resolution Over temperature capacity Power source Communications Data set Memory capacity Display mode Data receiving mode Wireless transmission distance Outside diameter Overall length Work mode Service Sample rate Safety rating JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 1 000 000 data set Optional 4 000 000 data set Optional 0 75 19mm 1 24 5 mm 1 25 32 mm 21 533 4 mm MRO H2S 1 second to 18 hours Inconel 718 SS 17 4 Silicon Sapphire Up to 15 000 psi 0 05 F S 0 0003 110 F S lt 3 PSI year 40 C 40 F to 80 C 176 F 0 5 C 0 01 C 105 FS Two single D lithium pack up to one year usage USB
3. D 720 metres BS color 7 i 1378 8 kPaa 1 m Color 8 T 27 65 degC color 9 color 10 eee SAY 612122222225 pp NNI B color 11 Bl color 12 Sg te ee ae Spee A Color 13 HE E Zoom All 2 IB color 14 rae Options W coo 15 EA E co gt Gauge 1 Temperature gt E gt w Visible D 50 metres Renae sea SR Se 4096 95 kPaa T 27 69 degC interes hoaa i Zoom All Graph Options pue epo oon Gauge 1 Temperature gt No Point ER v Visible E Square Circle Triangle 7 Down Triangle Cross 79 Diagonal Cross star 7 Diamond oa eae ik ola iai P 4996 95 kPaa 2006 12 07 06 00 00 2006 12 07 12 00 00 Hiding Curves on the Graph 29 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 The Visible menu item allows you to hide any curves on the graph display Choose the curve you want to hide first i e temperature curve and then uncheck the Visible selection on the menu to hide the curve Note Checking the Visible menu item will bring the curve back Changing Color of the Curves Select the Color submenu from the curve menu and then choose the color of your preference Changing Data Point Shape To change the point shape of any data curve select Shape submenu from the curve menu and then choose the shape perfect for you Or you can choose the No Point item to make the poin
4. psig C bag C MPag kgg cm2 Temperature Units C DegF Depth Units C Feet Time Units Hours C Minutes Cancel Next click the corresponding radio buttons in front of the units preferred to use and then the OK button to finish the changing Note For the Pressure Units the letters a and g following the units stand for absolute with reference to a vacuum and gauge with reference to atmospheric pressure 6 7 Changing Startup Settings The Startup Settings option allows you to disable COM port scanning and manually define COM port search range during application startup Note JMCO Memory Gauge software will scan ports COM 1 to COM 10 for the connected gauge by default If there is no gauge found a warning message will pop up 46 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 To change startup settings 1 Double click the Startup Settings icon to display the following dialog window E Startup Settings BAE Start Detection Option Do Not Detect Tool Serial Port Search Range FromCOM 1 m 9 Cancel 2 Click the Do Not Detect Tool radio button to disable startup COM port scanning Or click the Detect Tool radio button to enable startup COM port scanning 3 Select starting and ending ports of the scanning under the Serial Port Search Range box 4 Click the OK button to finish the setting change 6 8 Changing Working Directory The working dir
5. ElapsedTime Hours 14 981138 Depth Meas Depth metres 200 TVD metres koo Add Gradient with Ava Value 3 Input the measured depth and true vertical depth TVD numbers in the corresponding boxes 32 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 Click on the Add Gradient with Point Value button to add the stop and the gradient window will pop up 5 Repeat the above steps to add more gradient stops 6 Click the Close button on the gradient window to return to the data graph To add a gradient stop with average value 1 Define the data range that you want to add the gradient stops by clicking a starting point on the graph and then click the Selection Start button Next click an ending point and then click the Selection End button to define the segment Data Chart 2 Click the Add Gradient button to display the Add Gradient Stop dialog window 3 Input the preferred measured depth and the TVD values 4 Click the Add Gradient with the Average Value button to complete the process Add Gradient Stop StopT ype C Flowing Static Time Date Time ElapsedT ime Hours Depth Meas Depth metres 200 TVD metres poo Add Gradient with Avg Value Note Once you add a gradient stop the information will be added to the Gradient table automatically 33 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 3 2 Viewing Gradient Stops There is a View Gradient button allowing you to view the gradient ta
6. MEMORY GAUGE PROGRAM 38 5 1 SAMPLING PROGRAM EXPLICATION eee 39 5 2 CREATE A NEW TOOL PROGRAM eee 39 5 3 GETTING PROGRAM FROM A TOOL eee 40 5 4 READING PROGRAM FROM A FILE eene 40 5 5 PROGRAMMING A 5 40 5 6 SAVING A PROGRAM TO A 41 5 7 PRINTING PROGRAM REPORT 200022 41 MEMORY GAUGE OPTIONS 42 6 1 VIEWING THE MEMORY GAUGE 42 6 2 VIEWING TOOL 9 9 9 999 43 6 3 ADDING OR CHANGING JOB INFORMATION 43 6 4 CONNECTING A NEW 45 6 5 ADDING ACSTART TIME 45 6 6 CHANGING UNITS 5 46 6 7 CHANGING STARTUP 5 46 6 8 CHANGING WORKING DIRECTORY eene 47 6 9 CHANGING PRINT 5 48 6 10 CHANGING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE SETTINGS 49 6 11 CHANGING DATE AND TIME FORMAT 2 1 49 6 12 DIXGNOSTIGS 2 eere eren et Er 50 6 13 TOOL DUMPING tiic t eben 51 6 14 RECOMPENSNXTE 51 6 15 rU 52 6 15 1 How to synchronize files if the sampling rate
7. RS232 Time Pressure T emperature 500 000 data sets standard 1 000 000 optional 20 characters LCD Wireless 915MHz ISM 328 100 m 4 625 117 48 mm indicator dial 10 254 mm MRO SRO H2S 1 second to 18 hours Class I Division 1 Groups A B C and D T4 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 1 22 Components Each set of PPS gauge comes with the following components 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 Item lor 2 Pressure gauge logger JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 1 3 Operating sequence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 For PPS25 PPS51 and PPS28 Connect the gauge to the computer using interface box through USB or RS232 port Program the gauge using the Memory Gauge software i e sampling rates and durations are defined Disconnect the gauge from the interface box after programming Insert the battery pack directly to the gauge and put it into the well after it starts taking samples The gauge will be working under the well Take out the gauge from the well and disconnect the battery pack to end its job Connect the gauge to the computer again to download and process the data recorded For PPS31 Wellhead pressure Logger Connect the logger to the computer using interface box through USB or RS232 port Program the logger using the Memory Gauge software Disconnect the interface box after programming Install logger on to the wellhead and let it start working Logger is uninstalled from wellhead and moved to a safe place Con
8. not established All buttons No active Follow the troubleshooting tips in the except data file is hardware section above to make sure Download loaded the gauge is connected properly Read File and Uncompress are disabled Selection No active Download a data file from the gauge or Start data file is read data from the file Selection End loaded Add Gradient No point is Click on the graph to select a data point and Add clicked in the Event buttons are disabled graph Delete from the beginning to the clicked point and Delete from the clicked point to the end radio buttons in the Filter dialog are disabled No point is clicked in the graph Close the Filter dialog click on the graph to select a data point and then open the Filter dialog again Delete selection radio button in the Filter dialog is disabled No selection is defined in the graph Close Filter dialog define the selection refer to Section 4 1 4 for more information and then open the Filter dialog again 61 Program page JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Symptom Possible Solution problem The Get Communication Follow the troubleshooting tips Program with the gauge in the hardware section above to From Tool was not make sure the gauge is and established connected properly Program Tool buttons are disabled The Save To File
9. point close to the time running the gauge in the well may be necessary 53 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Synchronize Sampling Rate Normalize Time Denormalize Time Merge Files REC Fie Load File Load the file by clicking the REC button drag drop on the application window After clicking Normalize button the elapsed time will be adjusted so that it starts from 0 The file will be saved with same name and the word normalized added to the end of file name To make starting time to zero 1 Open the target file by clicking on Load File button located on the right size of the text box 2 Click on Normalize button below the text box Then a new file will be generated with elapsed time starting from zero The file is recognized by normalized added 6 15 3 How to make a file starting from a specific time Users may want to make a file from a specific time The Denormalize Time function is created to serve this purpose Rec Utils Synchronize Sampling Rate Normalize Tim REC File New Start 77 23 2006 v 120626PM Time Load the file by clicking the button or drag drop on the application window After clicking Denormalize button the elapsed time will be adjusted so that it starts from specified starting time The file will be saved with same name and the word denormalized added to the end of file name To make a starting time to a specific time 54 J
10. remove any unwanted file 3 Click on Merge button to bring all files into one file The finished file name will be the first file name with merged sign added 6 16 Alberta EUB PAS File Export JMCO Memory Gauge software offers the PAS file form for you to export and to submit the test results to Alberta Energy amp Utilities Board 55 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 To export the report 1 Switch to metric units kPaa degC m before continuing 2 Double click the EUB PAS File icon to display the PAS file format selection dialog window EUB PAS File PAS GRD File 4 0 PAS TRG File 4 0 3 Choose either PAS GRD file format or PAS TRG file format to display the chart below PAS GRD File 4 0 Well Information Test Data Pressure Results Summary Gauges Unique Well ID test well Packer Diiling Lea Tubing in Well Well License Number 100 Flow Path Formation Name test formation Inside Diameter of Production Tubing mm Well Fluid Type at Test Date Inside Diameter of Production Casing mm Well Type Vertical Outside Diameter of Production Tubing mm Mandatory data field Conditional data field Optional data field Validate Export as PAS fle Import Cancel Note For the PAS GRD format you must have your gradient stops defined before exporting the PAS file In addition any information entered in the job in
11. the Delete from the beginning to the clicked point radio button and then click OK button to complete the process The filtered graph will remain in the area Option 2 Delete from the Clicked Point to the End This function is similar to option 1 but it filters the unwanted sample points after the gauge was pulled out from the well Simply choose the division point first and then click the delete from the clicked point to the end radio button to delete the data from the clicked division point to the end of the data file Option 3 Prune by Deleting a Selection This operation allows you to delete a segment anywhere in between the data file 1 Define a segment by clicking on the point where you want to start and then click pu Next click on the end point on the graph and then the burp e on to end the segment 17 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Selection start and end points are marked with the red arrows on top of the graph area Data Chart gt Note Double clicking on the graph will undo the defined segment 2 Click OK button to delete the segment you selected The filtered graph will remain in the area Option 4 Cut by Point Rate The number you type in the box means how many data points you want to skip For instance if you want to skip every two data points and keep the third one you should select 2 in the Rate text box After click the OK button the filtered
12. 7104 Samples Job 2 15360 Samples Job 3 1024 Samples Job 4 1024 Samples Job 5 1024 Samples Job 1024 Samples Job 7 1024 Samples Job 8 1024 Samples Job 9 1024 Samples Job 10 1024 Samples Anh 11 1024 Samnles Total 12 Jobs a Click on the job you want to download and then the OK button to start the downloading process A Save As dialog box appears and allows you to change location or file name either the default file name or your own file name PPSDownload_Belen z amp rk E3 Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name 2533Jobt Dec08 2005 0958 rec hd Save as type Data file rec Zi Places Click the Save button to save the data file The progress window appears and indicates how far the downloading has been running Download is complete The confirmation window pops up to show you the data file has been successfully saved JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Download Complete Download is complete The job file is saved as C Program Files Pioneer Petrotech Services 2518Job3 Dec07 2006 0901 4 1 3 Reading an Existing Data File To read a data file from hard drives 1 Click the Read File button to display the Open dialog window Note For more information on how to locate and open a file using the Open dialog window refer to Microsoft Windows for help 2 Select the file needed and click
13. DF resolution radio button 48 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 3 Input any necessary information as you like and then click the OK button to finish To change the report file 1 Double lick the Print Settings icon to display the Print Settings dialog window 2 Click the button at the of Report File box to open a file selection list 3 Select the customized report file template and then the Open button to load the file 4 Click the OK button to finish Note If you need customized report template i e to include your company logo please contact us at info datareporting net 6 10 Changing Atmospheric Pressure Settings This option allows you to convert the gauge pressure values and absolute pressure values To change the atmosphere pressure settings double click the Atmos Pressure icon to display the following dialog window Atmos Pressure Setting Atmospheric Pressure 14 300 OK Cancel Next enter the value of the atmosphere pressure and then click the OK button to complete 6 11 Changing Date and Time Format To change date and time format double click the Time Format icon to display the following dialog window 49 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Set Date and Time Format Date Format Time Format yyyy mm dd Y hh mm ss You can push down the arrow buttons for Date and Time format to choose the preferred formats and then click OK button to complete
14. JMCO Memory Gauge Version 6 0 2 User manual JMCO Instruments Division of Data Reporting Services Phone 888 389 8389 toll free USA Fax 928 505 8393 E mail info datareporting net Web www datareporting net JMCO Instruments JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION vssisiscssscssenssonsietsssossessonnsdeessovstonsesesdessseusennscs 1 1 1 SPECIFICATIONS 0 02001000 01 6 00000000 0000000 2 1 2 8 11 1000000000 000000000000 5 1 3 OPERATING SEQUENCE 258 6 2 PRODUCT AND HARDWARE CONNECTION 7 2 1 BATTERY PACK INSTALLATION PPS25 28 51 ONLY 7 22 CONNECTING USING USB SERIAL INTERFACE 8 2 3 TOOL OPERATING MODES 8 2 4 USING PPSS T ws 5 3 n eet Eee Serie 9 MEMORY GAUGE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11 3 1 COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIRED eee 11 3 2 JMCO MEMORY GAUGE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1 3 3 STARTING THE MEMORY GAUGE SOFTWARE PROGRAM 12 4 MEMORY GAUGE DATA PAGE ecce eee eene nennen 13 4 1 DATA VIEWING AND PROCESSING 13 4 1 1 Default File Naming 13 4 1 2 Downloading Data from Tools esses 13 4 1 3 Reading an Existing Data 15 4 1 4 Adding a Start Time to the 15 4 1 5 Filtering esse
15. Log Time menu item to switch the time axis to the logarithmic scale Editing Annotations 27 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 To edit Event annotation double click on it and select Edit Annotation option from the drop down menu and then you can change the content of the annotations pommi Edit Annotation E 5 5 455 Hide Annotation Gaerne Note Click on Hide Annotation to make it invisible Manually Setting Time Pressure and Temperature Scales As you work with the graphs zoom in and out scroll the pressure and temperature axes change automatically By using the Time Axis Scale Left Axis Pressure Scale and Right Axis Temperature Scale menu items you can set the scales manually Time Axis Scale Minimum 2006 12 07 00 00 01 Maximum 2006 12 08 00 09 29 a Smallest Step Between Labels hours OK Cancel 28 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Pressure Axis Scale Minimum kPaa 392 02 Maximum kPaa 5495 5 Smallest Step Between Labels kPaa 0 01 OK Cancel Customize the Graph Series Display JMCO Memory Gauge software also has many features allowing you to customize the graph color shapes and visibility according to your preference To do that you just need to move your mouse to the graph area and right click and then select the preferred menu item to customize your graphs 1 Bi color 6
16. MCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 1 Open the target file by clicking on Load File button located on the right size of the text box 2 Select the new starting time in the text boxes showing date and time respectively 3 Click on Denormalized button below the t ext box A new file will be generated with elapse t time starting from the new time The file is recognized by normalized added Note Calendar time should be added into the targeting file before this operation is performed 6 15 4 How to merge files This function is to merge two files into a single file Rec Utils REC File Files to Load the by clicking the Load File button drag drap on the application window Then click Add button to add it to list of fle to merge Click Remove button to remove the individual file from the list Remove button wil clear the list of files to merge Files have to use the same time unit hours or minutes and they have to include the SlartTime Merging is based on calendar absolute time After clicking Merge button the files will be merged into one The files wil be saved with same name as the first file in the list and the word merged added to the end of file name To merge files 1 Open the first file by clicking Load File button on the right size of the REC file box 2 Click on Add button to add one or more files to be merged Use Remove button to
17. and Print buttons are disabled No program is active Define at least one program or read a program from the file 62 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 APPENDIX A SPARE PARTS LIST Spare Parts List for PPS25 PPS28 Description Interface Box Transportation Case Battery Tester Cross Over Bull Nose Transducer Housing Battery Housing Electronic Board Retainer Retainer Ring O rings Transducer Software Presentation Software Calibration Software Memory Gauge Spare Parts List for PPS31 Description Interface Box Transportation Case Cross Over 1 2 NPT Transducer Housing Electronic Board Retainer Retainer Ring O rings Transducer Software Presentation Software Calibration Software Memory Gauge pet FTN OE N 5 e lt lt Part Number P201 P203 P302 P101 P102 P103 P104 P105 P106 P107 P108 on request P401 P402 P403 Part Number P201 P303 P301 P303 P305 P106 P107 P308 on request P401 P402 P403 63
18. ax Calibrated Temperature 83 64 Calibration Date 05 12 2006 Memory Capacity Remaining Sample 427 296 User Notes Editable Enter or edit user notes up to 2000 characters in the User Notes box for future reference if necessary and then click the OK button to return to the Memory Gauge main window and any changes you made will automatically update in the tool memory 6 3 Adding or Changing Job Information JMCO Memory Gauge software Job Information feature allows you to record details about the source of a data set such as the well information test information and tool information Adding the job information is optional and you can enter the information later in the future 43 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Job information is entered after a job is finished downloading and this information is used to generate the Summary page of the printed test report To add job information into a data file just double click the Job Information icon to display the following three tabbed information dialog pages and fill out the information you want to write Click Save amp Close button to finish the process Job Information Well Information Test Information Gauge Information ClentNam SCS Packer C Yes C No Client Address Tubing inWel C Yes No Flow Path Annular Well Fluid Type at Test Date Well Type Welloaiov 0000000 KB Elevant 00000 Fie
19. ble as follows mebes VPan meter eardat p Press Grad eme z EET SUNL 200 2000 NAON 27051 500 assag aon so nss 3 Dette at Pint Save Saves Ligue Level Toads op chek Core blion and velc a dala pori ihe dala gagh Presse metres Zeaeeesat Each stop has nine fields calendar time and hours stop type measured depth true vertical depth TVD pressure temperature pressure gradient and temperature gradient After viewing the window you can click on the Close button to hide it or return to the data graph page 4 3 3 Deleting a Gradient Stop Select the stop in the Gradient window and click the Delete button to remove it Alternatively you can click the Delete All button to remove all the stops Note Adding a gradient stop will add an event in the event table the same deleting a gradient stop will remove the related event record in the event table 4 3 4 Printing Gradient Report To print the gradient table and graph click the Print button on the Gradient window If you want to print gradient table and graphs as a part of data report please refer to the 4 1 9 Printing a Report section for details 34 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 3 5 Saving Gradient Table To save a gradient table click the Save button on the gra
20. ck Setup button to setup the printer and Cancel button to quit Click the OK button to proceed To save a report to PDF file 1 2 3 Click the Print Report button to display a Report Printing dialog Select the report sections you want to save and click Save PDF button Select the file name and location in the File Save dialog window Note If you need to adjust the resolution to PDF file follow the 22 steps in Changing Print Settings on OPTIONS PAGE JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 1 10 Units Conversion Reference This program is for handy calculation to a value in different units Click the Units converter on the right side of the page to display the following converter window Eile Options Help Distance Energy Flow Force Light Mass Power Pressure Speed Temperature Time Torque Volume Volume Dry Acceleration Angle Area Computer Concentration Custom Density Input Output centimeter sec foot sec ft s free fall 9 free fall 9 meter sec m s meter sec m s mile hour second mi h s mile hour second mi h s millimeter sec mm s millimeter sec mm s Input 10 foot sec ft s Output 3048 centimeter sec Click on any input and output units in the boxes to obtain the conversion result displaying in the bottom areas 4 1 11 Deleting Testing Data in the Gauge Please refer to 5 5 Programming Tool for deleting pr
21. condition Or use the Diagnostics function on the Memory Gauge Options page to check your gauges Check the battery pack voltage using the battery tester The lowest voltage required is 3 2V so make sure the battery has enough power to support the gauge s performance Clean the threads and check for any damage All threads should be greased after each time they run For PPS31 Loggers The following regular maintenance should be implemented before each time they run Check the logger s functionality before attaching it to the wellhead You can download and record some data to check if the logger is in good condition Or use the Diagnostics function on the Memory Gauge Options page to check your loggers Clean threads and check for damage All threads should be greased after each time they run 58 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 7 2 Manufacturer s Maintenance The manufacturer s maintenance is implemented at JMCO Instruments manufacturing shop or the authorized representative locations The following maintenance services are performed Check the electronic components and sensors for defections Correct the data problems spiking loss of data Correct the gauge communication errors In addition we recommend you take the gauges for recalibration at least once a year to keep them at the best condition and performance 59 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 8 1 Hardwa
22. d in 15 rows each representing a program step The Minutes and Seconds cells make up the Rate value The Days Hours and Minutes cells make up the Duration value The Summary area contains a general description of the program result from the program grid It includes the total samples and the over run time which is the amount of time the tool can perform after the program ends until the tool memory reaches its capacity Also the over run time takes into account the memory occupied by jobs that are currently stored in the tool memory As you input new step values into the program grid cells the summary will be updated automatically The Function buttons allows you to view the tool program program the tool read a program file save a program to file create a new tool program and print a program as listed on the page Read the next sections for detailed instructions 38 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 5 11 Sampling Program Explication A sampling program defines how often rate and how long duration the tool will be taking pressure and temperature samples The rate value tells the tool the amount of time to wait to take the next sample The duration value is the total performing time at the current rate For example if a tool were programmed at a rate of 2 minutes and a duration time of hour it would take one sample every 2 minutes for total time 1 hour which gives 30 samples in total Moreover a program can contain up to 15 in
23. data sets will display in the data table Option 5 Cut by Pressure Difference This filtering option allows you to filter out smooth and stable data yet ensuring all important pressure changes stay intact DeltaP is a pressure threshold which can be set at any value After you click the OK button the point which has a smaller pressure difference value from its last point than delta P will be deleted Nevertheless the one that has larger pressure difference value will remain in the table 4 1 6 Saving the Data After the alterations have been done to your original data the Save As button allows you to save the data set into a new file whenever you need to To save the data to a new data file 1 Click the Save As button to display the Save As dialog box 2 Select the directory where you want to save and input the file name If the name already exists in the selected directory a warning message appears to confirm the overwriting of the file 3 Click the Save button to save the file 18 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 The file header start time units etc together with the lines of data in the grid will be written to the specified directory as well 4 Saving is complete A confirming message pops up on the screen Note If you have existing gradients event or job info they will also be saved respectively These files share the same name as your data files with different file extension 4 1 7 Exporting a Fil
24. dient form The text file with the same name as the data file but with grd extension will automatically created in the same working directory When reading the data file Memory Gauge software checks for existence of the gradient file If the gradient file exists it will open automatically 4 3 6 Liquid Level Setup To display the liquid level depth line on the pressure gradient graph click the Liquid Level button to display the following dialog window Liquid Level Liquid Level 110 tena Click on the Detect button to display the liquid level automatically or input the value in the text box manually Next click on the Add button or the Change button if it have been added previously to display the liquid level curve on the graph Alternatively if you want to delete the liquid level line from the graph click the Remove button 4 4 Event Comments JMCO Memory Gauge software also allows you to view add remove save export and print the event comments 4 41 Adding Events For the Add Event button to be available there has to be one single data file the one that you want to add gradient stops in the graph area 35 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 To add an event 1 Select the data point at which you want to add the event comment on the graph you can check the chart info on the upper right corner of the page to locate the exact point or zoom in the graph for better accuracy 2 Click on the Add Event button t
25. dividual program steps which are performed in the order they appear in the program grid sequence After the tool finishes each sampling program step the collected data samples will be stored as a job in the tool memory Once the tool finishes its last program step it will not simply stop working It continues to take samples at the rate of the last program step until the memory capacity is full unless the battery charge is fully consumed or the battery is disconnected Note If there is still some memory space remaining in the tool reconnecting a battery will activate the tool to start performing from the very first program step again 5 2 Create a New Tool Program Decide whether you wish to start from scratch or use and existing program as a starting point before you start To create a new tool program 1 Click the Clear Steps button to clear the program grid rows if you have values in them 2 You can get the program from the connected tool or read a program from a file OR type the rate and duration values into the program grid cells 3 Define the overrun time for this new program other than the rate from the last program step you need to enter any non zero duration value into the last program grid row which will be used as the overrun rate 4 Save your new program by either programming the tool or saving to a file to finish the process 39 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 5 3 Getting Program from a Tool Make s
26. e You can export the data into different file formats in case you want to process the data in different applications To export a file 1 Click the Export button The Save As dialog box appears C3 Pioneer Petrotech Services geret FB Files 525 march 3 2005 My Recent march 4 2005 Documents CyPPsz5 2 528 531 Desktop pps Calibration PPS SmartView 6 0 0 My Network File name 2518Job3D ecO7 2005 0801 Places MS Excel CSV v Cancel MS Excel CSV file csv Save as type 19 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 2 Follow the steps similar to the Save As Process and 3 Select the export format you want from the Save as type drop down list as in the picture above Export as MS Excel CSV file The CSV file can be directly opened in MS Excel You have the option to include gradient event and job information if your data file has these files linked Note MS Excel uses system settings as a default date and time format Changing the cell date format allows you to change date and time format To change system settings for the date and time format please select Regional settings in Control Panel Export as text file with or without a header The data file can be exported in text format with or without the header information and you can select the type preferred 4 1 5 Compressing Uncompressing File The Compress button allows you to compres
27. e gauge is in stand by mode when it is not taking samples i e in between the samples Sampling and Stand by modes Note JMCO Instruments gauges are designed to switch to stand by mode automatically among samples to save the battery power JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 e Communication mode The gauge is in communication mode when it is connected to the computer though the USB interface box or the serial download box to perform tasks through the software program Communication mode using USB interface box Communication mode using serial download box 2 4 Using PPS31 Logger The PPS31 logger has several switches controlling different functions The switch button on the right side of the logger turns on off the LCD where you read the current pressure and temperature from See the picture below Micro switches Display On button Radio antenna Optional The switches under the cover lens are used to turn the logger on off and to convert the pressure and temperature units correspondingly See the picture below JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 On turn the logger on Off turn the logger off On display pressure in metric units kPa C Off display pressure in imperial units Psi F Note The pressure and temperature units on the LCD are independent from the units used in JMCO Memory Gauge software You can have pressure displayed in psi on the LCD but download and process the data in kPa or
28. ectory is the place in the computer where all files created by the Memory Gauge software are supposed to be stored at and retrieved from If you prefer another specific directory of folder to save your data files you need to create the new directory or folder in Windows File Manager and set it as your working directory To change the working directory 1 Double click the Working Directory icon to display the following dialog window 47 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Working Directory Setting Working Directory Drive cll Directory 3 March 3 2005 C March 4 2005 C PPS Calibration 3 PPS SmartView 6 0 0 3 525 3 PPs28 OK Cancel 2 Click the drive drop down arrow to show the list of drives and then click on the drive preferred 3 Select the directory listed in the selected drive shown in the Directory box to be your new working directory Note Your selection of the directory is displayed in the bottom box 4 Click the OK button to complete the process or Cancel button to quit 6 9 Changing Print Settings To change the PDF file out resolution 1 Double click the Print Settings icon to display the following dialog window Print Settings PDF Resolution 72 dpi screen i 300 dpi printer Report File C PROGRA 1 PIONEE 1 PPSSMA 1 ONPPSRYProject ra Service Company Info For Report Service Company EUB code 2 Select the desired P
29. essure and temperature data stored in the gauge 4 0 Graph Viewing and Modifying The graph is a graphical representation of the data Each data file consists of a set of temperature and pressure value points plotted against a time value point The vertical axis on the left represents the pressure scales and the axis on the right represents the temperature scales The horizontal axis indicates the time scales according to either calendar absolute time or elapsed time 4 2 1 Viewing the Graph Plot To zoom a part of the graph plot 1 Press the left button of the mouse on the graph do not release and keep dragging the cursor to define the area you want to zoom in 23 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 2 Release the button to show the enlarged area 3 To zoom out to the entire graph press Shift key and left click the mouse or drag the area in the direction from right to left Note you have to drag the cursor from left to right direction to zoom in To scroll the graph plot up down left or right 1 Press and hold the right button of the mouse 2 Move the mouse to move the whole graph in any directions Note you can still move the graph after zooming in To view the content of a selected point on the graph 1 Click on any point on the graph The time of the point and the pressure and temperature values display in the box on the right top corner Chart Info MaxP 5345 55 kPaa 82 01 degC Gauge 1 Press
30. ext labels on the graph using Show Hide Graph Annotations on the graph option menu Or click on the Show Annotations selection listed on the right side of the DATA PAGE 26 Zoom All Switch Elapsed Calendar Time Gauge 1 Pressure Show Hide Graph Annotations Gauge 1 Temperature gt Normal Log Time ae aa Time Axis Scale Left Axis Pressure Scale Normal Inverted Left Axis Right Axis Temperature Scale Normal Inverted Right Axis Graph Options test gauge OR Add Event View Event Show Annotations E Units convertor JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Moving Graph Annotations If you have added several gradient stops or event points closely on the graph you can simply press and hold the left mouse button and drag the overlapped annotation boxes to other places on the graph D 80 metres 300 tpe 4096 95 kPaa feel T 27 68 degC RN 15001 i 4 2 lt 52 1 1 9550 metres 1 1 J P 715 9 T 63 67 degC 50 eee Se J Dye 2006 12 07 06 00 00 2006 12 07 12 00 00 2006 12 07 18 00 00 2006 12 08 00 00 Date Time Rane Danua la Rana Tamnenhwa B Switching Between Regular and Logarithmic Time Displa For some test such as pressure build up test you might need to use the Normal
31. files being compared in the graph plot Click the View Pressure Diff button listed on the right side of the page and then the pressure difference window will pop up as follows Pli PressureDiffForm vow e Pressure Diference 2004 04 01 05 20 00 2004 04 01 08 00 00 pm Now you can alter the graph display preferred if necessary See 4 2 2 Modifying Graph Display for details To end the viewing click on the Close button 31 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 2 6 Printing Data Graph Plot Please refer to 4 1 9 Printing a Report section for details 4 3 Gradient Stops This operation is applicable for PPS25 PPS28 PPS51 only For PPS31 wellhead logger Gradient is not applicable JMCO Memory Gauge software allows you to view add remove save export and print gradient stops easily Read the following sections to learn the steps 43 1 Adding Gradient Stops For the Add Gradient button to be available there has to be one single data file the one that you want to add gradient stops in the graph area To add a gradient stop with a point value 1 Click a data point on the graph where you need to add the gradient stop 2 Press the Add Gradient button to display the Add Gradient Stop dialog window The time value calendar time or elapsed time of the selected point is in the table already Add Gradient Stop StopType Flowing Static Time Date Time
32. fo before will be imported into the PAS file too 4 Import data fields from other jobs by clicking the Import button or type in manually 5 Click the Export As Pas file button to export the PAS file 6 Click the Save amp Close button to save the information into PAS file Or 56 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 7 Click the Cancel button to close the window without saving the changes Note The PAS file dialog contains three types of data fields mandatory conditional and optional Mandatory fields have always to be in present Conditional fields can be either mandatory or optional according to other fields values you entered Before you save the file click the Validate button to check for business rules imposed by Alberta EUB and errors are displayed in the text area in the bottom box if there is any 57 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 7 PRODUCT MAINTENANCE The products must be well maintained in order to obtain the best results and two levels of maintenance should be implemented field maintenance and manufacturer s maintenance 7 1 Field Maintenance For PPS25 PPS51 Gauges The following regular maintenance should be implemented for PPS25 PPS31 before each time they run the tasks e Replace the exposed o rings to protect the gauges from potential damage caused by the o ring failure Check the functionality of the gauges before putting it into the well You can download some data to check if the gauge is in good
33. ial number and a prm extension at the end To save a program to a file 1 2 3 4 5 Input the program steps by writing a new program or by reading from a file or by viewing the program inside the connected tool Click the Save To File button to display the Save File dialog window Select the directory you want to save the program file at Enter the file name you would like to use in the File Name box or use the default program file name Click the Save button to finish the process or Cancel button to quit 5 7 Printing a Program Report To print a program 1 2 3 4 Input the program steps in the grid area by writing a new program or getting the program from the connected tool or by opening a program from a file Click the Print button Choose the printer you are sending the program report to Click OK button to start printing or the Cancel button to quit 41 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 6 MEMORY GAUGE OPTIONS PAGE This Options page consists of a set of icons that allow you to configure some of the function settings in the Memory Gauge software and perform certain advanced operations You will find the explicit explanations in the next sections The following picture is the Options window Program Options Connect Toot Toads sS Mera Te Sep sanp mo 2 amp Tooldump Recomp RecUtiities EUBPAS FPS SmartviewV600 Version 00
34. int selected pages only 1 Select Preview under Report Destination on the Report Setup dialog window 2 Click the OK button to see the Report Preview window 21 3 4 5 6 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Report Preview File Page Zoom SE 9144 gt gt l Page 1 1 Awe zoom 500 Client WellName TestDate 2006 12 07 Location ToolSeriaW 2518 FieldiP ool Date Time Elapsedime Pressure Temp Date Time Elapsedime Pressure 2 hours degC YyyyimmM mm ss hours 2006 12 000 00 01 0 00028 98787 23271 9860 23291 98775 23 305 420010 00 02 100056 2006 120020 00 03 0 00083 2006 12 000 00 04 000111 98774 23321 2006 121000 00 06 98787 23 333 2006 12 070 00 06 T i 2006 12 000 00 07 98 807 23357 2006 12 000 00 08 0 002 98808 23350 2006 120020 00 09 08 816 23 368 00 1 0 00278 2006 12 070 00 11 98 827 23 384 2006 12 00 00 13 000 00 14 2006 12 070 00 15 07 0 00 16 2006 12 070 00 17 5nneionmnon a Click the File menu of the Report Preview window and then select Print to see the Output Options dialog window or you can use the printer icon on the left top of the window Click the Pages button and then input the page numbers you need to print Output Options Selected Printer WY2KSERVERIHP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6 Print Range All C Selection Um C Pages p o Setup Options Copies Collate 1 Duplex Cli
35. k on any of the buttons to alter the data files or the graphs according to your preferences Follow the instructions and examples next you will find it much easier to work with JMCO Memory Gauge software for all your purposes 4 1 1 Default File Naming System JMCO Memory Gauge software automatically generates file names to help you identify the file content easily The default file name starts with the tool serial number the job number and then the current date and time For example you try to download the second job from the tool with a serial number of 6100 at 8 00 AM in Christmas morning 2006 You will have the following file name created 6100 Job2 Dec25 2006 0800 rec 4 1 2 Downloading Data from Tools Data files are stored in the tool memory called jobs and you can download these jobs one at a time Once you have transferred these data files from the tool to the computer hard drives you can read and view them at anytime without connecting to the tools again To download data files from a tool 1 Connect the tool to your computer using the USB interface box or the serial download box 2 Click the Connect New Tool button at the top of the main window to establish communication 3 Select the Download button to display all the jobs listed in the memory of the connected tool 13 4 5 6 14 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Data Download Tool Serial 2518 Select A Job To Download Job 1 4
36. l also show wrong data In dealing with this issue the Synchronize Sampling Rate utility is created to make two files from two gauges with different sampling rates to be the same sampling rate in order to do better report and data analysis 52 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Rec Utils Time Denomalize Time Merge Files REC File1 Load File REC Load File Load the 2 files by clicking the comesponding Load File button After clicking Synchronize button the sampling rate will be adjusted so the 2 gauge report data table and pressure differential graph will be corrected The files will be saved with same name and the word synchronized added to the end of file name To synchronize files 1 Open file one by clicking on Load File button on right size of the REC File 1 text box 2 Open file two by clicking on Load File button on the right size of the REC File 2 text box 3 Click on Synchronize button in the middle of the window Then two new files with the same sampling rate will be generated at the same directory The new files are recognized name added into original file names 6 15 2 How to make a file starting from zero in elapsed time The Normalize Time function is designed for changing starting time to zero from a specific time in the file For example gauge operators may plug in batteries into the gauges a lot of time ahead of running gauges in well cutting data points from beginning to the
37. ld Pootf 7 CF Elevation m Reservoir 71 Ground Elevation m Well ID Inside Diameter of Production Tubing mm License Number Inside Diameter of Production Casing mm Dillingleg 13000001 Outside Diameter of Production Tubing mm Formation Name test formation Impot Save sEscel Cancel Job Information Well Information Test Information Gauge Information Test Name 4 Test job Number Gauge Run Depth m KB TVD Test Purpose H2S Yes C No Test Prod Interval Top m KB Lot Test Prod Interval Top m KB TVD Test Prod Interval Base m KB Log Test Prod Interval Base m TVD Time Date Well Shuttn 2000 01 01 Final Test Date Time 2000 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 Initial Tubing Pressure kPaa Initial Casing Pressure kPaa Final Tubing Pressure kPa Final Casing Pressure kPaal Final oeil Surface Temperature degC SaveAsEscel Cancel 44 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Job Information Well Information Test Information Gauge Information Gauge Serial Number Maximum Recorder Range kPaa 5171 Date Of Last Calibration 2006 05 12 Resolution Of Full Scale 0 0003 Accuracy Of Full Scale 0 03 Date Time Gauge On Bottom 2000 01 01 7 Date Time Gauge Off Bottom 2000 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 Import SaveAsExcel Cancel The information entered is saved a
38. n 16 4 1 6 Saving the Data eese 18 4 1 7 Exporting a File sss 19 4 1 8 Compressing Uncompressing File 20 4 1 9 Printing d cte tens 20 4 1 10 Units Conversion 23 4 1 11 Deleting Testing Data in the Gauge 23 4 2 GRAPH VIEWING AND MODIFYING eee 23 4 2 1 Viewing the Graph Plot eese 23 4 2 2 Modifying Graph Display eee 24 4 2 3 Comparing Multiple Data Files esses 30 4 2 4 Removing Added Data Files sees 30 4 2 5 Viewing Pressure Differences eese 31 4 2 6 Printing Data Graph Plot eese 32 4 3 GRADIENT 5 8 32 4 3 1 Adding Gradient Stops eee 32 4 3 2 Viewing Gradient Stops eese 34 4 3 3 Deleting a Gradient Stop esee 34 4 3 4 Printing Gradient Report eene 34 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 3 5 Saving Gradient 06 35 4 3 6 Liquid Level Setup eene 35 4 4 EVENT COMMENTS 35 4 4 1 Adding Events anta 35 4 4 2 Viewing Events Table eese 36 4 4 3 Removing an Event 2 37 4 4 4 Printing an Event 2 37 4 4 5 Saving Event 04 37 4 4 6 Exporting Event 2000000 37
39. nect the logger to the computer again to download and process the data recorded Do not use the Interface Box with your computer at places where explosive or flammable gases are present due to safety concern spark Please program the gauge at a safe location before installing it on site or putting it into well JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 2 PRODUCT AND HARDWARE CONNECTION 2 1 Battery Pack Installation PPS25 28 51 Only All battery packs are supplied by JMCO Instruments in various configurations for different temperature requirements Typical battery packs are rated for maximum working temperatures of 85 C 185 F 150 C 302 F 165 C 329 F and 180 C 356 F respectively Battery power consumptions at different modes are as follows Stand by mode 0 4mA Sampling mode 2 2 mA PPS25 51 PPS28 Communication mode Powered by USB box Note Battery of PPS31 is installed internally already This step is not needed To Install a Battery Pack 1 Remove the battery housing from the gauge 2 Align the lug on the battery pack with the slot on the gauge connector and push the battery pack to connect the gauge The LED on the battery pack should flash sixteen times indicating that the gauge has been initialized and started working N Align red dots and connect the battery DO NOT TWIST Note De passivation may be needed if the lithium battery pack is new
40. o display the Event table where all the events are listed 3 Youcan type in or edit the event comments directly from the event table under the description column 4 Click the Close button to return to the data graph or to add more event comments Hours CalendarTime Description 0 00111 D 100 metres P 99 kPaa T 22 1 degC 0 00167 Test2 0 00194 D 50 metres 98 9 kPaa T 221 degC 0 00306 EE Delete _SaveAsExcel Note Closing the Event window will automatically save the entry you made 4 42 Viewing Events Table To view events click the View Events button to display the events table Each event has three fields calendar elapsed time and event comment When finishing viewing the table you can click the Close button to hide it or to return to the data graph Note All the added gradient stops are shown on the event table as well if there is any 36 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 443 Removing an Event Comment To remove an event comment select the comment you want to remove in the Event window and then click the Delete button Or click on the Delete All button to remove all the event comments Note 1 If you have added an event comment to the same gradient stop you cannot delete the event comment from the Event table unless you delete the same gradient stop from the Gradient table first Note 2 All empty records no description will be deleted fr
41. om the data file when Event Dialog is closed 444 Printing an Event Report To print the Event table click the Print button on the Event window If you want to print event table as a part of the data report please refer to 4 1 9 Printing a Report section for details 4 45 Saving Event Table To save the Event table click the Save button on the Event window The text file with the same name as the data file but with the event extension will be created in the same working directory automatically Note Memory Gauge software checks for existence of the event file automatically when reading the data file If the even file exists it will be opened as well 4 4 6 Exporting Event Table To export and Event table into MS Excel CSV file click the SaveAsExcel button on the event window 37 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 5 MEMORY GAUGE PROGRAM PAGE This program page consists of a grid area used to display and enter program values a summery area on the upper right corner of the page and several function buttons listed on the right side of the page Data Program Options Your Progrern information Hare 305290 Samples Get Program From Program Too Read Program File 13 Save To File Clear Ali Steps Print Fanexzicatun 4 Gauge Type FPSB Sensi 667 The Program grid has information entry cells arrange
42. or has not been used for a long time Contact JMCO Instruments for more information if needed 3 Place the battery housing back on to the battery pack and screw it tightly to the gauge JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 The gauge is now all set to be put into the well 2 2 Connecting Using USB Serial Interface Box To establish communication with the gauge using a USB interface box you need to disconnect the battery pack first if necessary for PPS25 PPS28 and then connect the USB interface box with both gauge and your computer Alternatively to establish communication using serial interface box you need to disconnect the battery pack first if necessary for PPS25 PPS28 and then connect the interface box along with the supplied serial cable to the gauge through the serial port RS232 on your computer Next insert the battery pack to the interface box and wait until the LED to flash once indicating the gauge is in communication mode Note The first time the USB interface box is used the computer will automatically install the required device drivers Once the gauge is properly connected to the computer you are able to launch the Memory Gauge software 2 3 Tool Operating Modes During operations gauges are in one of the following three operation modes sampling mode stand by mode and communication mode e Sampling mode The gauge is in sampling mode when it is connected with the battery and taking samples e Stand by mode Th
43. or the Cancel button to quit 6 12 Diagnostics To diagnose the tool 1 2 3 4 50 Double click the Diagnostics icon to display the following dialog window Diagnostics 7 Start te Pressure kPaa Temperature degC Pressure counts Temperature counts Close Select sampling frequency 1 3 5 10 20 or 30 seconds from the drop down list and click the Start button The pressure and temperature values and counts will be displayed in the corresponding text boxes Click the Stop button to end Click the Close button to close the window JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 6 13 Tool Dumping In some rare cases you might need to dump the complete memory of a tool into a file and sent it back to JMCO Instruments for troubleshooting analysis or maintenance Just click on the Tool Dump icon to create this file and a progress window appears on the screen indicating how far the process has been running Note this operation may take longer time to finish 6 14 Recompensate This option allows you to shift or multiply the pressure and temperature values However Recompensation is just a temporary fix method and should not be used as a substitute for scheduled gauge recalibration To shift data 1 Double click the Recompensate icon to display the following dialog window Recompensate Shift values Pressure kPaa Temperature degC 0 0 Positive value will add negative value will sub
44. other units using the Memory Gauge software 10 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 3 MEMORY GAUGE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 Computer System Required Before installing the Memory Gauge software you should have your computer system ready with any one of the following operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista 3 20 JMCO Memory Gauge Software Installation The Memory Gauge software CD contains all the files you need to install the program Alternatively registered customers can download the latest version from out web site at www datareporting net To install Memory Gauge software from the CD ROM 1 Insert the CD into your CD drive 2 To view the CD contents just click the My Computer icon on your computer desktop and then choose the Compact Disc icon 3 Double click the JMCO Memory Gauge msi icon to launch the Memory Gauge installation 4 Follow the instructions leading you to finish the installation process To install Memory Gauge software from the downloaded file 1 Goto our web site www datareporting net and click on Support menu and select Downloads 2 Enter the required user name and password provided by JMCO Instruments to access to the files Note If you do not have your user name and password you can fill out the registration form online and the information will be sent to you soon after 3 Download the file you need and decompress it to your hard drive 4 Double click the JMCO Memo
45. re Problems Symptom Possible problem Solution LED does not Battery was not Unplug the battery and plug it flash after the installed correctly back in again battery is installed Not enough Change the battery power LED on battery 15 Check LED not working Gauge is Return the gauge or interface defective box to the manufacturer Memory is Full Erase the memory Memory Gauge is not Make sure the gauge is Gauge properly connected according to the software connected to the instructions Refer to section doesn t detect computer 2 2 for more information the gauge or Interface box is Use another interface box the gauge was defective detected but it COM port is Reboot computer and restart the stopped locked software communicating COM port number Make sure the gauge is is too high connected to ports COM1 to COM10 Data recorded Low voltage to the Check the battery voltage to memory is transducer noisy Data is out of Use the Diagnostics function to the gauge check if the gauge is sending specification the correct data verify with the calibration records 60 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 8 2 Software Problems Data page Symptom Possible Solution problem The Communicati Follow the troubleshooting tips in the Download on with the hardware section above to make sure button is gauge was the gauge is connected properly disabled
46. rt date The calendar closes automatically when you select a day 7 Select the Add button to finish this function OR the Cancel button to quit Note Adding a start time to a data file that already contains this information will overwrite the existing start time For information about Time Format Job Info Tool Info and Units Setting on the menu refer to chapter 6 MEMORY GAUGE OPTIONS PAGE 415 Filtering Data 16 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Click the Filter button to display the Filter dialog window and you have five options listed However certain options might not be available yet depending on whether a data point or a segment has been defined upon the data graph Fortunately when unsatisfying alteration occurs you can always click on the Undo Filter button to go one step back during the process Option 1 Delete from Beginning to the Clicked Point If the battery packs were plugged into the tools long time before the actual well testing samples are taken you might want to trim the beginning part of the sample points off the data file and you can do the following 1 Select a division point on the graph first Note This is usually the point where your real data sampling begins i e the point where the gauge was put into well In addition you can zoom in the picture for better accuracy See the Graph Viewing and Modifying section on how to zoom in 2 Click the Filter button to display the Filter window 3 Select
47. rtation to and from the test sites effortless JMCO Instruments has taken the data quality obtained from quartz and sapphire transducers to new frontiers and the state of the art electronics and surface mount technology have enabled us to provide you the top rank quality products This User Manual will help you with the maintenance and proper use on the products and our newly released JMCO Memory Gauge software program accompanying If there are questions about our other products or any information beyond this manual please let us know through the contact information on the cover page 1 1 Specifications JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 The new generation technology enables JMCO Instruments to manufacture the world s smallest and most rugged pressure gauges to make field operations easier and more accurate JMCO Memory Gauge 6 0 2 supports 3 series of gauges manufactured by JMCO Instruments They are PPS25 PPS51 Electronic memory pressure gauge PPS28 Quartz electronic memory gauge and PPS31 Wellhead pressure logger The followings are the standard specifications of these gauges However for the updated information or special requirements of our products please check our website www datareporting net or contact JMCO Instruments salesperson near your location 1 PPS25 Transducer Pressure ranges Pressure accuracy Pressure resolution Overpressure capacity Pressure drift Temperature rating Temperature accuracy Tempera
48. ry Gauge msi icon to launch the Memory Gauge installation 5 Follow the instructions leading you to finish the installation process 11 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 3 3 Starting the Memory Gauge Software Program You can run the program with or without a tool connected to the computer To start JMCO Memory Gauge software 1 Click the Start button at the lower left corner of your Windows desktop to display the Start menu 2 Select JMCO Memory Gauge shortcut from the JMCO Instruments program group The program is trying to detect any connected tools If there is no tool found a notice message will appear as follows No Connection Found 1 Cannot find tool connected to SERIAL port If the tool is detected the Memory Gauge main widow will pop up as in the picture below alai ni 3 Click on the three tab titles at the upper left corner of the tabbed page to switch the active page Note For detailed information on these pages please refer to the section Data Page Program Page and Options Page next 12 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 4 Memory Gauge data page 41 Data Viewing and Processing The Memory Gauge Data Page consists of two major areas the data sets table and the graph plot On this page you can retrieve view process and save pressure and temperature sample data There are plenty of features listed on the right side of the page so you can simply clic
49. s two gauges are different iconii irai arepe eee 52 6 15 2 How to make a file starting from zero in elapsed time 53 6 15 3 How to make a file starting from a specific time 54 6 15 4 How to merge files essere 55 6 16 ALBERTA EUB PAS FILE 55 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 7 PRODUCT MAINTENANCE ee eee eese eee eee eee esee eese eee 7 1 FIELD 7 2 MANUFACTURER S MAINTENANCE eee eene 8 TROUBLESHOOTING eee ee eee ee eee eese eese eese eee eee eee eee 8 1 HARDWARE PROBLEMS nennen 8 2 SOFTWARE 5 22 00 APPENDIX SPARE PARTS LIST e eee eee eee iii JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of the JMCO Instruments series gauge JMCO Instruments manufactures a wide variety of oilfield related instruments using the advanced technologies on product material the interior and exterior design and the product accuracy and resolution The most demanded products include the memory and surface readout pressure recorders surface pressure loggers permanent installation systems and DPT down hole pressure tools Our series products are durable and reliable yet simple to operate and the unique lightweight design makes the transpo
50. s a separate file with the same name but with a job extension at the end In addition you can export job info into MS Excel CSV file format by clicking the SaveAsExcel button If you want to import the information from the existing job files linked to other data files you can click the Import button and select the job info file you want to import Note If you previously opened a data file or downloaded a job and the job information was added already there will be some information in the blank area displayed as the default values This will save you time of typing in too much same information 6 4 Connecting a New Tool When you have a new tool connected you need to ask the Memory Gauge to detect and recognize the change you made Double click the Connect New Tool icon or the button on the upper right corner of the main window to establish the connection 6 5 Adding a Start Time Please refer to section 4 1 4 Adding a Start Time to the Data of this manual for details 45 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 6 6 Changing Units Setting There are numbers of parameters used by the Memory Gauge software to determine how the data is processed For example you can switch the units setting for the pressure and temperature data in this section To change units settings double click the Units Setting icon to display the following dialog window Units Setting Pressure Units kPaa C psia atma C bara C MPaa kga cm2 C kPag
51. s the data file together with all the gradient file event file and job info file into one ZIPPED file so that you can easily send the data via e mails for processing at other locations The Uncompress button decompresses all the files contained within the ZIPPED data file 4 1 9 Printing a Report To print a report 1 Click the Print Report button The Report Printing dialog window appears 20 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Report Printing Cover Page Graphs r Data Table limb ft Limit to pages 2 pages selected Selectall Pin SaveAsPOF Cance 2 Check or uncheck individual sections according to your preferences or click Select All to check all sections 3 Limit the page numbers you want to print if your report includes single or double gauge data tables so you can reduce the size of your huge data set table into a few pages Note This function is for printing purpose only The original data file rec file will not be affected 4 Click the Print button to see the Output Options dialog window It also gives the option of previewing the report first Report Setup Selected Printer WV2KSERVER HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6 Report Destination Printer 2 Preview Cancel Format Rave Snapshot File NC v Setup Options Copies E 5 Choose Printer button and input the copies you want to print 6 Click Print button to print all the pages that you selected To pr
52. the Open button A status window appears indicating the file reading is in progress If the data file has linked gradient event and job info files they will be opened as well 3 Reading is complete The data file now appears in the data table and graph and you are able to do other alterations next 4 1 4 Adding a Start Time to the Data Since the tool memory stores only the time elapsed when the battery was connected you need to add a start time to express the data set according to a calendar time To add a start time 1 Right click anywhere on the Data Page except the graph area to display the content menu Start Time Time Format Job Info Tool Info Units Setting 2 Click Start Time to display the following dialog window 15 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Start Time Select Values For Date And Time Date 2005 10 05 Time 00 00 00 Remove Cancel 3 Type in the date and time manually OR 4 Select the date and time by clicking the arrows on the right side of the boxes respectively when you click the data selecting arrow a calendar date selector appears on your screen automatically Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr Sat 1 2 3 4 5 B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 lt gt Today 5 19 2006 5 Click the previous or next arrow buttons at the top left and right corner of the calendar to view different months 6 Click the date preferred to be your sta
53. tract Multiply values Cancel 2 Choose the Shift values radio button and then enter the pressure and temperature shift parameters in the corresponding boxes 3 Click OK button to start the data recompensation Note Positive values will add to the original data and negative values will subtract from the data 51 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 To multiply data 1 Press the Recompensate icon and then choose the Multiply values radio button 2 Enter the pressure and temperature multiplier needed 3 Click OK to start the recompensation Note Values greater than 1 will amplify the original data and values smaller than 1 will reduce the data 6 15 Rec Utilities The Rec Utilities functions are designed to help users deal with some issues which might be encountered in doing reports and data analysis 6 15 1 How to synchronize files if the sampling rates in two gauges are different Although operators should program two gauges with the same sampling rate one common issue in running two gauges in tandem is having the two gauges with two different sampling rates For example the top gauge may use 5 seconds sample and the bottom gauge may have 30 seconds sample The top gauge will generate a file with five times bigger than the bottom gauge since the top gauge runs five times faster Users will have problem printing the two files head to head in two columns in the report The pressure difference graph wil
54. ts invisible 4 23 Comparing Multiple Data Files This feature allows you to compare and verify data sets from two or more gauges that have run simultaneously for the same well testing job To view multiple data files on a graph 1 Read the first data file you want to plot by either downloading from a gauge or Reading an existing data file from your computer 2 Click the Add File button to import the second data file See section 4 1 2 for detailed instruction 3 Repeat the last step to import more data files Note The Read File button is to bring in a new primary file replacing t he file displayed in the table The Add File button is to bring in the second or more file into the graph for comparison purpose 4 24 Removing Added Data Files To remove any pair of data curves Pressure and Temperature just click the Remove File button listed on the right side of the page and in the following pop up window select the unwanted file and then click the OK button to remove the curve on the graph 30 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Select the series to remove Series List Gauge 2 Pressure and Gauge 2 Temperature Note You can only remove the curves one at a time so repeat the actions to remove all the unwanted curves 4 2 5 Viewing Pressure Differences When comparing multiple data files you are able to view the differential graph in a separate window The differential graph gives you the pressure differences between all
55. ture resolution Over temperature capacity Power Supply Communications Data set Memory capacity Outside diameter Overall length Work mode Service Sample rate Housing material Silicon Sapphire Up to 20 000 psi 0 03 F S 0 0003 F S 110 F S lt 3 psi year 125 C 257 F 150 C 302 F 177 C 351 F 0 5 C 0 01 C 105 F S Single AA or C lithium pack USB RS232 Time Pressure T emperature 500 000 data sets Standard 1 000 000 data set Optional 4 000 000 data set Optional 0 75 19 mm 1 1 25 31 mm 9 203 2 mm MRO H2S 1 second to 18 hours Inconel 718 SS 17 4 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 2 PPSSI Short Electronic Memory Gauge Transducer Pressure ranges Pressure accuracy Pressure resolution Overpressure capacity Pressure drift Temperature rating Temperature accuracy Temperature resolution Over temperature capacity Power Supply Communications Data set Memory capacity Outside diameter Overall length Work mode Service Sample rate Housing material 3 PPS28 Transducer Pressure ranges Pressure accuracy Pressure resolution Overpressure capacity Pressure drift Temperature rating Temperature accuracy Temperature resolution Over temperature capacity Power source Communications Data set Memory capacity Silicon Sapphire Up to 15 000 psi t 0 0396 F S 0 0003 F S 110 F S 3 psi year 125 C 257 F 150 C 302 F
56. ure and Gauge 1 Temperature 37 90972 hours 116 528 kPaa 51 031 degC 2 Use the left up and right down arrow keys on keyboard to move to the previous or the next point respectively for desired points Note you can also click on any row in the data table to select the point corresponding to the graph 4 22 Modifying Graph Display You can modify the graph display by right clicking the mouse in the graph area and the Graph Options content menu appears on your screen 24 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Data Chart Zoom All 2 Graph Options Calendar Time Gauge 1 Pressure Gauge 1 Temperature gt Normal Log Time Time Axis Scale Left Axis Pressure Scale Normal Inverted Left Axis Right Axis Temperature Scale Normal Inverted Right Axis Switching time axis between Elapsed and Calendar Times When there is no Start Time present in your data file the time axis displays the elapsed time When you add the Start Time the time axis switches to calendar time by default The Switch Elapsed Calendar Time selection allows you to view the graph in elapsed time even though the Start Time in the data table is calendar time The following pictures use the different time axis scales according to the elapsed and the calendar time 25 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 Showing and hiding graph annotations If you have defined some gradient stops or events you can display them as t
57. ure you have a tool connected to the computer first and then click on the Get Program From Tool button to display the rate and duration for each program steps in the program grid area 5 4 Reading Program from a File Tool programs can be saved in files for later uses and you can read them whenever is possible To read a program file press the Read Program File button to display the File Open dialog window and then select the program file with the prm extension the tool program file you prefer Click the Open button to continue or the Cancel button to quit this operation 5 5 Programming a Tool When there is no program written to the tool a default overrun rate of 30 seconds is used If the program only has one step one rate value this value is used as the overrun rate First you need to create a new program in the grid cells see section 5 2 or you can load the saved program into the cells When you have the steps ready click the Program Tool button to display the confirmation dialog box below Confirm Erase All Data Files in Tool Cancel This is the only place you erase all the data files inside the tool permanently when you click on the Yes button However you can keep the data files inside by clicking on the No button to program the tool Alternatively click the Cancel button to quit 40 JMCO Memory Gauge v6 0 2 5 6 Saving a Program to a File Program file names are created using the tool ser

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