Table of Contents I

SUMMARY

ALS 3 Operator Manual

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE

CHAPTER 3 GNA SENSOR SETUP AND CALIBRATION

CHAPTER 4 DATA TRANSFER GNA TO RTM

CHAPTER 5 GNA ARCHITECTURE

CHAPTER 6 BACKUP AND RESTORE

CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING ACQUISITION

CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING WITS

APPENDIX I GNA / RTG WITS SEND/RECEIVE FILES

APPENDIX II IN DEPTH WITS SETUP

APPENDIX III EQUIPMENT LIST

APPENDIX IV CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX V GFF MANUAL

APPENDIX VI MAINTENANCE RECORD

APPENDIX VII SENSORS LIST

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INDEX
ALS 3 Operator Manual

1. GENERAL OVERVIEW 1-1

1.1. GENERAL OVERVIEW 1-3
2. HARDWARE 2-1
2.1. EQUIPMENT PRESENTATION 2-3
2.1.1. Main characteristics 2-3
2.1.2. Hardware Overview 2-3
2.2. CONCENTRATOR GNX 110 2-5
2.2.1. Generalities 2-6
2.2.2. System Interconnection Board 2-6
2.3. FIELDBOX GNX 100 2-7
2.3.1. Generalities 2-8
2.3.2. Power and Communication Interface 2-9
2.3.3. System Interconnection Board 2-10
2.4. ACQUISITION MODULES GNX 0X 2-12
2.4.1. Generalities 2-12
2.4.2. Data Processing Board (DPB 01) 2-13
2.4.3. Standard Module GNX 01 2-14
2.4.3.1. Sensors Connection Board (SCB 01) 2-15
2.4.3.2. GNX 01 Sensor Connection Possibilities 2-15
2.4.4. 4-20 mA Module GNX 02 2-17
2.4.4.1. Sensors Connection Board (SCB 02) 2-18
2.4.4.2. GNX 01 Sensor Connection Possibilities 2-18
2.5. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 2-20
2.5.1. Concentrator GNX 110 2-20
2.5.2. Fieldbox GNX 100 2-20
2.5.3. Running, Glanding and Terminating cables 2-21
2.5.3.1. Running Cables 2-21
2.5.3.2. Glanding Cables 2-21
2.5.3.3. Terminating Cables 2-22
2.5.4. Earthing 2-22
2.5.4.1. Sensor Side 2-22
2.5.4.2. Fieldbox 2-24
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3. GNA SENSOR SETUP AND CALIBRATION 3-1

3.1. SOFTWARE PRESENTATION 3-3
3.1.1. Main Characteristics 3-3
3.1.2. Equipment Required 3-3
3.2. GNA SOFTWARE 3-3
3.2.1. GNA Startup 3-3
3.2.2. GNA Launch Acquisition 3-4
3.2.3. GNA Start Launcher 3-6
3.2.4. GNA Create New Well 3-7
3.2.5. GNA Create New Facility 3-10
3.2.6. GNA Setup Application 3-20
3.2.7. GNA Sensor Calibration 3-26
3.2.7.1. Pulse Calibration 3-26
3.2.7.2. Linear Calibration 3-28
3.2.7.3. Segment Calibration 3-31
3.2.7.4. Scan Assistant 3-32
3.2.7.5. Scan Zooming 3-33
3.2.7.6. Drawworks Calibration 3-34
3.2.7.7. Corrected HKH Parameters 3-35
3.2.7.8. Pit Sensor Averaging 3-37
3.2.8. GNA Launch Computation 3-40
3.2.9. Alarms 3-41
3.2.9.1. Application – Alarm Monitoring 3-41
3.2.9.2. Application – Setup Builder 3-43
4. DATA TRANSFER GNA TO RTM 4-1
4.1. SOFTWARE PRESENTATION 4-3
4.1.1. Main Characteristics 4-3
4.1.2. Equipment Required 4-3
4.2. GNA WITS SETUP 4-4
4.2.1. Network Settings 4-4
4.2.2. Start WITS Launcher 4-5
4.2.3. Data Out Slow Setup 4-8
4.2.4. Data Out Fast Setup 4-10
4.3. RTG WITS SETUP 4-3
4.3.1. Network Settings 4-12
4.3.2. Start WITS Launcher 4-13
4.3.3. Acquisition 4-15
4.3.4. Fast Acquisition Setup 4-17
4.4. START WITS CONNECTIONS 4-19
4.4.1. Start GNA WITS Send 4-19
4.4.2. Start RTG WITS Recieve 4-20
4.4.3. Stop WITS connections 4-22
4.5. RTG – RTM TRANSFER SETUP 4-23
4.5.1. RTM_RTG.FIC setup 4-23
4.5.2. Setup correct parameter units 4-24
4.5.2.1. Standard Metric Database 4-24
4.5.2.2. Standard API Database 4-24
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4.5.2.3. Metric Depth with API drilling parameters 4-25

4.5.2.4. API Depth with Metric drilling parameters 4-29
5. GNA ARCHITECTURE 5-1
5.1. GNA DIRECTORIES AND CONTENTS 5-3
5.1.1. C:\Geodata 5-3
5.1.2. C:\GeoData\BusinessGeonext???.BUS 5-4
5.1.3. C:\GeoData\BusinessGeonext???.BUS\Field_1.Field\Well_1.WEL\ 5-5
5.1.4. C:\GeoData\BusinessGeonext???.BUS\Field_1.Field\Well_1.WEL\
Acquisitions 5-6
5.1.5. C:\GeoData\BusinessGeonext???.BUS\Field_1.Field\Well_1.WEL\
Backup 5-7
5.1.6. C:\GeoData\BusinessGeonext???.BUS\Field_1.Field\Well_1.WEL\
Traces 5-8
5.1.7. Example of trace folder Container_HoistingSystem.HKH.CAT 5-9
5.1.8. Example of contents – trace folder Container_HoistingSystem.CAT 5-10
6. BACKUP, RESTORE AND CLEAN 6-1
6.1. OVERVIEW 6-3
6.2. GNA 6-3
6.2.1. Traces 6-3
6.2.1.1. Backup Traces 6-3
6.2.1.2. Restore Traces 6-7
6.2.1.3. Clean Traces 6-10
6.2.2. Rig Builder and Sensor Data 6-11
6.2.2.1. Backup and Restore Rig Builder Information Only 6-11
6.2.2.2. Backup and Restore Rig Builder and Sensor Information 6-10
6.2.3. WITS Setup 6-12
6.3. RTG 6-12
6.3.1. Backup and Restore WITS Configuration Data 6-12
6.4. RTM 6-13
6.4.1. Backup and Restore Configuration Data 6-13
6.5. QUICKLOOK 6-14
7. TROUBLESHOOTING DATA AQUISITION 7-3
7.1. Overview 7-3
7.2. Single Sensor not working 7-3
7.3. Single Module not working 7-3
7.4. Complete Fieldbox / Bus not working 7-3
7.5. Complete Acquisition lost 7-3
8. TROUBLESHOOTING WITS 8-1
8.1. Overview 8-3
8.2. Troubleshooting Tools 8-3
8.2.1. Hyperterminal 8-3
8.2.1.1. TCP/IP 8-3
8.2.1.2. Comm 8-7
8.2.2. Ping 8-9
8.3. Typical procedure to troubleshoot suspected WITS problems 8-10