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Acoustic

Fluid

Logger III

and

Pressure Pulse Gas Gun

Reference Manual

Sage

Technologies, Inc.

P.O. Box 1466, Grapevine, TX, USA 76099-1466
Phone: 817-488-2579
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sageoiltools.com

Summary of Contents for Acoustic Fluid Logger III

Page 1: ...id Logger III and 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 sageo...

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Page 3: ...and other countries All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 2008 2009 2010 Sage Technologies Incorporated All Rights Reserved P...

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Page 5: ...17 To 2 Line Pipe 17 Keypad and Interface 18 START 18 C Compressed 18 PRINT 19 STOP 19 MAN Manual mode 19 Special features of fluid level tapes 20 Seven amplification levels hone the accuracy of flui...

Page 6: ...is the unit printing lightly or printing strange shapes 29 Why is the tape rolling but not printing a trace on the paper 29 Pressure Pulse Gun Maintenance 30 Charge Hose Maintenance 34 CO Bottle Set...

Page 7: ...tomer 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 The phone numbers must be prefixed with the United States Internatio...

Page 8: ...e distance to the liquid Included in the Acoustic Fluid Logger system is the Pressure Pulse Gun and Microphone The Pressure Pulse Gas Gun is available in both the 1 500 psi and 3 000 psi versions The...

Page 9: ...h Service Tool for valve core and o ring maintenance Two 5 32 Allen wrenches 3 16 balldrive wrench O ring and valve core repair replacement kit Waterproof carrying case Other tools needed in the field...

Page 10: ...e Pressure Pulse Gun Turn on the Acoustic Fluid Logger unit and verify that the header prints as the paper advances Press 4 and then C This puts the unit in the compressed mode that makes the tape of...

Page 11: ...wellhead Use of Teflon tape on the gas gun threads will help achieve a better seal 2 First open the backside casing valve shown below left This will allow the compressed gas shot to travel down the w...

Page 12: ...l shot In general a shot of 100 to 200 psi above wellbore pressure should be sufficient 5 Attach the microphone cable from the connector on top of the Pressure Pulse Gun to the microphone connection o...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...e valve into the Fire position to fully release pressure from the gun as shown below The gauge on the gun must be returned to zero psi before you begin to remove the gun from the wellhead 10 To remove...

Page 15: ...ed gas from the internal volume chamber Close the pressure bleed and move the shuttle valve to the Fire position You will notice that the gauge on top of the gas gun suddenly travels from zero to what...

Page 16: ...connect Align stem with body Push stem into body until it clicks See left photo To Uncouple the Quick connect Pull the body sleeve on the quick connect toward the stem in other words pull the sleeve...

Page 17: ...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 Make sure to tighten the ad...

Page 18: ...2 and 8 on the keypad then push C The number part of the entry is the divisor the fraction the unit will use to divide the tape length 2 C will give you a tape 1 2 the normal length 4 C is 1 4 the nor...

Page 19: ...off the shot recognition and start recording immediately When in the MAN mode the Acoustic Fluid Logger starts recording immediately when the MAN button is pushed The tape will be printed in one of t...

Page 20: ...of the seven amplification tapes as looking at the echo through a series of magnifying glasses of increasing power If you like a certain amplification better than others then that tape can be printed...

Page 21: ...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 Com...

Page 22: ...Sage Technologies 22 Command 6 Print This is the maximum amplification of the signal...

Page 23: ...one kick is observed Many variables can affect the fluid level measurement on an oil or gas well among them well depth the size of the compressed gas shot debris in the wellbore and external noise to...

Page 24: ...lars Tubing collars are easily identifiable on most wells And by using an average joint length for each tubing joint along with the total number of observed joints it is possible to calculate the dept...

Page 25: ...nreadable collars to the fluid level When you can no longer mark 10 collar sections count the individual points on the dividers to the remaining joints to the fluid level above right which is the bigg...

Page 26: ...in feet K B 10 00 Hanger 75 1 pup joint 6 12 180 joints tubing 5625 72 Anchor catcher 2 68 1 joint tubing 31 31 SN seating nipple 1 57 1 joint 31 45 Slotted Mud Anchor 28 90 Tubing Landed at 5738 50 5...

Page 27: ...largest kick on each tape as a mirror image between the positive and reverse shots Tapes were printed in 4 compressed mode Reverse Pressure Wave Tape fluid level kicks up on tape Positive Pressure Wav...

Page 28: ...to both the fluid logger and to the gun Also look inside the microphone connector to see is the metal pin inside the connection has been broken or damaged Remove the microphone from the gun by removin...

Page 29: ...ery to print the signal to the thermal paper Try charging the unit overnight If the unit still won t print the battery needs to be replaced Why is the tape rolling but not printing a trace on the pape...

Page 30: ...ver Tube of silicon lubricant found at most oilfield or auto supply stores When disassembling the gun for maintenance first remove the internal microphone To remove the microphone first remove the mic...

Page 31: ...nt 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 Replace and grease the large O...

Page 32: ...valve passage liberally with silicone lubricant Reinstall the shuttle valve with the long end of the shuttle valve to the Fire side of the gas gun The inside of the gun may be cleaned by spraying it...

Page 33: ...ning 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 Replace...

Page 34: ...y are missing or damaged you will need to order a charge hose tip kit With the gun maintenance tool unscrew the internal valve core from the end of the charge hose and replace it with a new valve core...

Page 35: ...t least 24 hours Note When storing the Acoustic Fluid Logger always make sure the power switch is turned off to avoid running down the battery Loading thermal paper Thermal paper rolls must be replace...

Page 36: ...id Logger front panel two on each side and three at the top and three at the bottom of the panel These screws attach the front panel to the box Lift up the front panel which will require shifting the...

Page 37: ...then rest next to the top plate Replace screws in battery box pushing screw through bottom plate and through battery box then replacing the lockwasher and nut on top of the battery box side Tighten a...

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Page 39: ...ipe adapters Replacement Parts and Supplies Battery Charge hose for Pressure Pulse Gun CO bottle 11 point dividers Fill valve Microphone Microphone Cable Microphone tool and allen wrenches O ring kit...

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Page 41: ...e Technologies Inc provides no warranty service where it in its sole judgment determines that damage to the product is the result of customer s misuse neglect or abuse Sage Technologies Inc does not w...

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Page 43: ...istance to fluid 25 Calculate joints to fluid 25 Compressed mode 11 Manual amplified mode 18 most accurate method 26 most common method 26 no joint length available 26 procedure 9 Seven representation...

Page 44: ...y at the wellsite backside casing valve 10 13 Casing flowline valve 10 Release gun pressure 13 Sage Technologies how to contact 6 Service Manager 40 Shuttle Valve removal 31 Spanner wrench 10 16 Therm...

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