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- Page 1 Acoustic Fluid Logger III Pressure Pulse Gas Gun Reference Manual Sage Sage Sage Sage Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 1466, Grapevine, TX, USA 76099-1466 Phone: 817-488-2579 Email: info@sageoiltools.com Website: www.sageoiltools.com...
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- Page 3 Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 Sage Technologies, Incorporated All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. Mail Address: Sage Technologies Incorporated • P.O. Box 1466 • Grapevine, TX, USA 76099-1466 Telephone: (817) 488-2579 E-Mail: info@sageoiltools.com •...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents ................5 How to contact Sage Technologies ................7 Introduction to Acoustic Fluid Logger ................ 8 Included with your Acoustic Fluid Logger System ............. 9 Other tools needed in the field ........................9 Shooting the pumping fluid level..........10 Quick start instructions .................... - Page 6 Acoustic Fluid Logger - Maintenance ................ 35 Charging the battery ..........................35 Loading thermal paper ..........................35 Battery Replacement ..........................36 Accessories ......................... 39 Replacement Parts and Supplies ................39 Sage Technologies, Inc., Limited Warranty............... 41 Index ....................43 Sage Technologies...
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Page 7: How To Contact Sage Technologies
How to contact Sage Technologies For sales, service, or technical support, you may write our office at: Sage Technologies, Inc. Attn: Customer Support P.O. Box 1466 Grapevine, TX, USA 76099-1466 Or you may call or FAX us at: Phone: 817-488-2579 Tollfree in U.S.: 877-488-2579... -
Page 8: Introduction To Acoustic Fluid Logger
All of the products at Sage Technologies are the result of years of field experience and technical innovation. In addition, our technical and training staff and our full repair shop stand behind each piece of equipment. -
Page 9: Included With Your Acoustic Fluid Logger System
Included with your Acoustic Fluid Logger System • Acoustic Fluid Logger 10 rolls thermal paper Acoustic Fluid Logger System manual Wall-mount battery charger Microphone cable Pressure Pulse Gas Gun and Microphone • Charge hose for CO² bottle ... -
Page 10: Shooting The Pumping Fluid Level
Inspect the resulting compressed tape chart for valid fluid and readable collars. • If valid fluid is found, push Print to get an exact reprint of the same fluid level in its full-length form. • Otherwise, follow the above procedures to shoot another shot on the well. Sage Technologies... -
Page 11: Fluid Level Procedure
Fluid Level Procedure 1. Mount the Pressure Pulse Gun to the wellhead, turning by hand at first. Finish tightening by inserting the spanner wrench provided into the notches in the gun and tightening the gun firmly to the wellhead. Use of Teflon tape on the gas gun threads will help achieve a better seal. 2. - Page 12 “4 – C – Start” on the keypad. This will advance the tape slightly and set up the Acoustic Fluid Logger to print a compressed echo tape of ¼ the full size. Sage Technologies...
- Page 13 After the 4 - C - Start (1/4 compressed) printout determines a fluid level, press “Stop” to stop the printout, then press “Print” to print a full-length tape. Note: The Acoustic Fluid Logger III stores seven representations of each echo internally, each time the gun is fired. These echoes are ready to be printed individually, each offering different amplification levels of the well data.
- Page 14 Use the Spanner wrench to loosen the gun from the wellhead. Once loose, the gun may be removed by hand. After the gun is removed from the wellhead, remember to open the casing flowline valve. Repack the gun and accessories into the black case for easy transport from the well site. Sage Technologies...
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Page 15: Pressure Pulse Gas Gun - Quick Instructions
Pressure Pulse Gas Gun – Quick Instructions Shooting a positive pressure wave: • Push the shuttle valve to the “Load” position. • Insert hose from the CO² bottle into the “Fill” connection on the gun. As you do this, pressure will increase on the gauge. •... -
Page 16: Pressure Pulse Gun - Gauge Quick-Connects
• Align bodies and stems when coupling or uncoupling. • Support hanging hoses or other equipment to prevent side load. • Re-lubricate stem seal o-rings periodically. Caution: Do not rotate gauge when coupled. Do not insert foreign objects into uncoupled bodies or stems. Sage Technologies... -
Page 17: Adapter Connection -- 3,000 Psi Pressure Pulse Gun
Adapter Connection -- 3,000 psi Pressure Pulse Gun To 2" Line Pipe 1. In the fluid level set-up photographs below, the standard 3,000 psi Pressure Pulse Gun is being attached to standard 2" line pipe with the addition of pipe adapters. First, attach the adapters necessary to fit the gun to the wellhead. -
Page 18: Keypad And Interface
STOP to stop the compressed echo and the printer. Then push PRINT again to reprint a full-length echo. The Compressed feature allows the easy identification of major events on the tape – fluid levels and other wellbore features -- in a tight format normally seen only on computer displays. Sage Technologies... -
Page 19: Print
PRINT PRINT is used to print the echo in memory in one of the seven display modes. PRINT – Prints the echo in the special square root of the amplitude manner. 1 PRINT – Prints the echo in the 1(minimum) amplified mode. 2 PRINT –... -
Page 20: Special Features Of Fluid Level Tapes
Command: Print This command prints an overall plot, using the square root of the largest amplitude of the signal. Command: 1 Print This command produces minimum amplification of the signal. Sage Technologies... - Page 21 Command: 2 Print This is the second step in amplification of the signal. Command: 3 Print This is the third step in amplification of the signal. Command: 4 Print This is the fourth step in amplification of the signal. Command: 5 Print This is the fifth step in amplification of the signal.
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Page 23: Well Analysis
Well Analysis Identifying the fluid level kick Remembering these few facts to make reading the fluid level tape easier. • The fluid level is usually the deepest kick in the well. • When shooting fluid levels with a positive pressure wave (as if is with compressed gas), the fluid level always kicks down on the tape. -
Page 24: Reading The Fluid Level Tape
Place the left-most point of the now-pre-set dividers at the first mark on the tape (above right). This is where the gas gun fired the shot. Many times collars are not visible early on in tape due to a large shot size, and that is where the 11-point dividers are useful. Sage Technologies... -
Page 25: Calculating Distance To The Fluid In Feet Or Meters
With a pencil, place a mark at the right-most point of the dividers. You have just marked the first ten collars on the well. Move the dividers to the right, now lining up the left-most point of the dividers with the pencil mark you just made. Again, put a pencil mark at the right-most point of the dividers (below left). -
Page 26: Fluid Depth - Most Accurate Method
The number of joints measured multiplied times the average joint length will give the fluid level in feet from the K.B. Fluid depth -- when no joint length is available When no average joint length is available, then using 31.00/jt is a rule of thumb, with the understanding that there are inaccuracies involved. Sage Technologies... -
Page 27: Shooting A Reverse Pressure Wave
Shooting a Reverse Pressure Wave The Pressure Pulse Gas Gun can be used to shoot both a positive pressure wave, using compressed bottle gas, and a reverse pressure wave, using gas from inside the well being tested. Important: A positive pressure wave will show the fluid level as the biggest kick down on the trace. -
Page 28: Frequently Asked Questions
Why didn’t I get a shot from the gun? Check bottle for CO². • • Did you charge up the gun? Check the gauge for pressure. Is the microphone cable fully connected to both the Acoustic Fluid Logger and to the gun? • Sage Technologies... -
Page 29: Why Won't The Unit Come On
• Is the Acoustic Fluid Logger turned on? • Is the battery charged? Why won’t the unit come on? • Is the battery charged? • Is the unit turned on? Check for the on/off bulb to light when the unit is turned on. •... -
Page 30: Pressure Pulse Gun - Maintenance
If the microphone is dirty, wipe it clean, by holding the microphone by the stainless steel parts and by avoiding pressing on the circular microphone crystals on either side of the microphone head. Sage Technologies... - Page 31 Disassemble the gun by removing the eight socket-cap screws on the top of the gun bonnet. Remove the screws in opposing fashion, using the ball-end socket, first removing one screw, then the one across from it (not adjacent to it), as shown below. Continue removing screws, alternating sides. After removing the eight screws from the top, separate the bonnet top from the gun body for maintenance.
- Page 32 Before reinstalling the microphone, check the o-rings for damage, and replace if necessary. Lubricate the o-rings with silicone lubricant before sliding the microphone back into the gun and securing it with the microphone bolt. Sage Technologies...
- Page 33 For maintenance on the fill valve, remove it with the thick, notched end of the gun maintenance tool, turning counter clockwise. An o-ring and the valve core will be exposed under the fill valve. Remove the valve core with the tapered, notched end of the gun maintenance tool, turning counterclockwise.
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Page 34: Charge Hose - Maintenance
When attaching the charge hose, first place the Teflon O-ring (attached to the charge hose at time of sale) is inside the charge hose connection on the large end of the black fill hose. Then, tighten the hose connection onto CO² bottle with an adjustable wrench. Sage Technologies... -
Page 35: Acoustic Fluid Logger - Maintenance
Thermal paper rolls must be replaced as they are consumed. The thermal printer built into the Acoustic Fluid Logger will operate for many years without maintenance if used with the thermal paper supplied with the unit and stocked by Sage Technologies. Common office paper rolls can damage the print head, and should be expressly avoided. -
Page 36: Battery Replacement
Be careful not to disconnect the cables. Flip the panel over to allow access to the battery box. Disconnect the red and yellow battery wire connections from the battery. Warning: DO NOT work on the front panel with the battery still connected. Sage Technologies... - Page 37 Use a small Phillips screwdriver and a 5/16" wrench to remove the six screws that hold the battery box to the back of the front panel on the Acoustic Fluid Logger, again being careful to retain all six screws, lockwashers and nuts for reuse. Be careful to retain the lockwashers with the screws. (Caution: A dropped lockwasher or screw inside the fluid logger could cause a short on the circuit board during use.) The replacement battery is a 12-volt 7.0 amp standard motorcycle battery.
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Page 39: Accessories
Accessories Quick-change gauge adapters for Pressure Pulse Gun Pipe adapters Replacement Parts and Supplies Battery Charge hose for Pressure Pulse Gun CO² bottle 11-point dividers Fill valve Microphone Microphone Cable Microphone tool and allen wrenches O-ring kit for charge hose tip O-ring kit for Pressure Pulse Gun Spanner wrench T-ball wrench... - Page 40 Sage Technologies...
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Page 41: Sage Technologies, Inc., Limited Warranty
This Sage Technologies, Inc.'s product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for twelve (12) months from the date of original sale by Sage Technologies, Inc. to its customer. This warranty shall extend only to the electronic components incorporated in the product subject to this limited warranty and is available only to wholesale customers who purchase the product directly from Sage Technologies, Inc. - Page 42 Sage Technologies...
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Page 43: Index
Index Accessories ............... 39 Compressed mode ............11 Acoustic Fluid Logger Manual - amplified mode ..........18 Accessories included ............8 most accurate method ..........26 Battery charging ............36 most common method ..........26 Battery replacement ............. 37 no joint length available ..........26 Loading thermal paper .......... - Page 44 ..........10, 13 Loading ............... 36 Casing flowline valve ..........10 replacement ..............36 Release gun pressure ............ 13 Storage................. 29 Sage Technologies valve core how to contact ..............6 replacement ..............33 Service Manager ............... 40 Valve cores ............... 30...