EDGE Operations Manual
5208 W. Reno
Suite 325
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
Phone (405) 702-0008
Quick Start Guide
In order to facilitate a fast start of the system, we have provided this Quick Start guide.
Step 1 is to locate this icon on the desktop. Double click on it.
Step 2.This screen will be displayed next. Be sure you see the Project: Surface Logging System located in the box as seen on the diagram.
Step 3 is to find the ‘run’ icon within the program. It is found here. Click the icon to start the program.
When the program begins, the next screen you will see is…..
This is the user login and account maintenance screen. If you haven’t already created an account , click on ‘Create New Account’ to setup your login ID and password.
Step 4. With an active account found in the ‘Login selection window, click on your login.
Step 5. On the left side of the screen you will see the a list of wells. If no wells are found, simply click on ‘ROOT’ to display all the available wells. After you locating your well, click on it to enter the logging system. The next screen you will see should look like this…….
This screen might look somewhat busy. However the data is organized in such a manner to be practical for logging operations.
Take a moment to look around the screen. Starting with the block of data in the center at the top. This is primary logging data showing depth, rop, and gas. You will notice the system displays depth in True Vertical Depth (TVD), bit location, block height, and a vacuum pressure monitor on the gas system. If you are starting the system for the first time, most of these values will be zero. We must enter some basic data in order to start logging.
Step 6 On the right side of this display, and all logging displays, are the navigation tabs that allow movement around the system. Locate ‘Depth, Lag Setup’ on the menu. It is 10th item down. Click on it. The next screen will be displayed.
Step 7 On this screen the user can input your initial depth, seen as step 1 on the slide to the left. You must identify for the system the source of the depth information. As you can see from the popup on the left, select the depth source as either a shaft encoder, EDR pulse (1 ro 10 ft) or WITS. Next indicate the Drill Mode. If you are not driling, select ‘OFF”. Otherwise choose the correct operation. Next indicate the rig type and the Rig Equipment. Close the popup when you are done.
Step 8 The Geometry of the well is required next. Like the pipe book of old, the system keeps a continuous record of the drill string assembly. It is up to the logger to enter the pipe tally information. Enter the Bottom Hole Assembly from the drillers log. On the right of the three displays, Drill pipe, Heavy Weight Drill Pipe, and Collars you will see ‘ADD, INSERT, EDIT, DELETE, and REFRESH. Use these buttons to maintain your ‘pipe tally’. As you drill, the color of the joint willchange to green as it goes into the hole.
Note: You must enter the OD, ID,and length of each joint. All this data is used throughout the system for calculations. If incorrect data is entered, calculated output in other sectionsof the software will be incorrect! Once the pikpe tally is setup. Input the correct depth information.
Step 9 Input the depth information using this screen. Find the ‘Set Initial Depth’ button on the screen. Input the starting depth for logging. Note: the logger also has the ability to modify the depth
as a manual overide during drilling. That button is found to the left of ‘SET INITIAL DEPTH’ as ‘TOTAL DEPTH MANUAL UPDATE’. Use this for depth modifications during drilling.
Note: Many data entry operations use this display. The CHECK indicates ‘enter’. The X indicates ‘erase’. The arrow indicates ‘back-up’. You can use the keypad on the keyboard, the number keys on top of the keyboard, or ‘click’ on the numbers on the pop-up keypad to make your entry.
Once Well Geometry and Depth are setup, the mud pumps are the next entry item. On the screen selection tabs to the right of the display, come down to the 11th item, Pump Setup and click on it.
Step 10 From the Driller or Tool Pusher gather information about the pumps. The system maintains a list of common pump information. If your rig has one of these common configurations, all you will need is the name and type of the pump, the system will determine all the rest of the data. If is not in the system, you must provide all the pump data. Again this information is critical for calculationms within the system, specifically lag information.
Step 11 With the setup of the drill string, depth, and pumps we must setup the gas system for monitoring. On the screen tabs, select ‘GAS SETUP’ screen.
Here you can turn the trap on, blow back the gas lines, select the Chromatograph Mode and other gas analysis operations. However to start logging, be sure the trap is running, the Chromatograph is in AUTO CYCLE, and the Mode is SAMPLE. The user can select the pen color and style of the gas curves displayed by clicking the buttons shown.
Engineering data from the well is collected by several inputs. We can use PML sensors, WITS, EDR, or MWD. We need to identify to the system where these inputs originate. To do this we use the WITS SETUP screen. Locate the WITS… tab from the menu tabs and click on it.
The next screen should look like this.
Step 12 From the drop down under ‘Third Party, click the EDR down chvron. Slect the EDR, if any. Indicate if the input is Ehternet or Serial into the system.
Do the same for the MWD selection.
Note: if these devices areused, be sure to click ‘CONNECT’ to the right of each button.! On the right of the top of the disply, indicate the version of the input connections from the drowdown REVISIONS selector. For LAS BATCH inputs, use the button on the top right to load the file.
The restof the screen is the selector that identifies the origin of the systems inputs. Go through the list clicking on the appropriate box that identifies each input. If an input is neither used or available, the input isn’t required.
SPECIAL NOTE: All the setup data, configuration data, and logging data are being stored in a databsase.
At this point the system should be in a logging mode. The next section will discuss the other facilities of the EDGE system that monitor specific logging functions, log drawing, provide system diagnostics, data manipulation, ands other functions. These are all important to the service that PML provides and should be studied as soon as the system is in logging mode. The logger will certainly be required to use these additional functions during the coarse of the well.
PML EDGE Surface Logging System
After going through the QUICK START, your system should be running. You have already seen a glimpse of the capability provided by the EDGE system. Here we will dig deeper into the concept and operation that was passed over by the QUICK START GUIDE and provide a detailed look and operation manual for the system.
The concept of EDGE is to provide our customers with a web based access to near real-time data being collected while drilling. That means that a customer will be able to monitor not only current activity but generate up to the minute logs on demand. The following diagram provides an overview of how this is possible.
As seen in the diagram, data enters the EDGE system from sensors, WITS, and MWD. That data is processed and stored in a local database. The system then updates the main database on or primary logging server in Ft. Worth. That system maintains a continuous link to your local system and provides the foundation for client access to the data. From there the client can display the data in log form or LAS, which ever they choose.
The heart of the system is comprised of the EDGE software and the Data Acquisition & Gas Analyzer built by PML.
In a single unit we provide total gas, chromatography, and data gathering consolidating instrumentation that use to require numerous instruments and a lot of space. This reduction and consolidation of equipment is what gives PML the EDGE!
Alarms
Continuing with the operation of the system beyond our QUICK START discussion, we will discuss the ALLARM screen.
If you have just gone through the QUICK START you probably have numerous alarms, flashing red displays, on the screen. On the menu tab select ALARMS. In the middle of the screen is a button “ACK ALL’. Click this button to acknowledge the alarms. This display identifies what items are in alarm mode and what the alarm is. If you wish, the display can be filtered on specific alarms and the data printed.
Setting alarms is the same for all alarmed functions. Here we can see how alarms are set.
Notice that alarms are set using a black triangular slider located within the data display box. Moving that slider adjusts the alarm limit up or down.
NOTE: Only those displays with this slider can be alarmed!
Pits
Pit monitoring within EDGE is a simple procedure. The input of this data is defined in the QUICK START as either WITS or PML sensors. The display for the Pits looks like this.
By clicking on the radio buttons, you can select which pit is the SLUG pit, SUCTION pit and identify the Trip Tank. Alarms are set using the sliders on the PVT and Gain/Loss. For each pit you wish to display, you must select that pit as active. When this is done a representation of the pit will appear on the screen an fill in direct proportion to the amount of fluid present.
On the bottom of the screen the mud properties are displayed. We monitor Mud Weight, Temperature, and Resistivity. Chlorides are calculated if the input data is present.
Gas Bubbles – Main Screen
EDGE is unique in it’s ability to monitor multiple gas bubbles in the system. For example if the user drops a carbide to check lag time, this constitutes one bubble. If a drilling break occurs during the carbide, this would be a second bubble. If a connection occurs during all this we can launch a third bubble. All of these bubbles can be launched from a selected point in the well bore or at the bit. The graphic on the DEPTH/LAG SCREEN will display each bubble as it travels through the circulating system. The image below shows how the bubbles are defined and launched.
As the bubble travels, the system will display a count-down timer along with the strokes remaining until that bubble has reached the surface. The current Bottoms-Up strokes and Lag time are also displayed here. Again, you can watch these bubbles on the Depth/Lag screen. Each separate bubble will be identified by the color on the Logging Screen.
Drilling Screen
An important function of any logging system is the ability to monitor, record, and display drilling parameters. EDGE can provide this function straight forward and graphic manner by use of the DRILLING SCREEN.
This display can provide graphic information on ROP, WOB, RPM, STAND PIPE PRESSURE, FLOW, PVT, GAS, and more. Each track is configurable to display the specific types of parameters, line color, and style. The user has the ability of load stored data, save data, and even delete data.
Scales can be automatically defined and the pens grouped for display efficiency. As with all the data, the information is stored continuously in the drilling database by timed interval.
Waterfall: Gas Analysis Screen
The Waterfall plot provides a quick visual analysis of the trend of the component gases. As a reference screen, it can be used to identify possible productive formations by use of the Wetnes Ratio seen on the right side of the gas plot.
Both plots are displayed in a time-based format and scaled to meet the requirements of the user. As a reference, the Initial and Final depths for the display are indicated in the two data boxes on top of the plot.
As with all the graphic displays in the system, the user can customize the plot line styles and colors. The user can also specify the number of Spectrums to display as well as the number of points.
Well Control
Well Control operations during a kick or blow-out require specialized knowledge. PML offers a course in Well Control that takes the logger through each step in the ‘Kill’ process, You should take this course before attempting this process.
The ‘Kill’ process requires the input of data into the system that is either not monitored by the computer or requires special monitoring that the system is not capable of providing. For example, the ‘slow-pump-rate’ in PSI is one of the first parameters required. This data is required to be collected by the driller when he comes on tower and must be obtained from him.
Next we have the ‘shut-in-drill pipe pressure’ and ‘shut-in-casing’ pressures. These are read after a kjck occurs by either the Tool Pusher or Drilling Foreman (Company Man).
The initial mud weight is known prior to the kick. The pit increase is measured over time and entered in barrels. Temperatures are measured by mud sensors.
Together all these variables are used in the ‘Kill’ calculations to determine the mud weight necessary to kill the kick and other important information.
Diagnostics Screen
Designed to be used by the service staff, the Service screen provides a quick analysis of the health of the hardware. As a logger you might be asked to examine the screen for specific situations under guidance from a technician or other qualified individual. However as a rule, this screen is for display purposes only for the logging staff.
Simulator
EDGE has a built in SIMULATOR function that allows a user to train or demonstrate the system. To activate the simulator, select the ‘slider’ beginning with ROP. With the mouse, click on the slide while holding the button down and moving it upward to the value desired. Do this for each slider to activate simulation for that function. Then you MUST click the button ‘START’ button to begin simulation. Look closely at the diagram above to locate all necessary buttons and sliders.
Service Screen
The SERVICE SCREEN provides a means to monitor your gas system for any problems that may be occurring. Here you will find your vacuum pressure and other necessary information to be able to troubleshoot system problems. This is also the place that a technician will instruct you to go to assist with problem solving. Therefore you should become acquainted with this screen early in your use of the system. Refer to the diagram above to help identify specific areas on interest on this screen.