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AFL IV with Dynamometer

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4)

During the test, the

Quick Clamp Load Cell

and attached cable will travel with the

polished

rod

.

At the end of the test, it is strongly recommended that you stop the pumping unit to
remove the Quick Clamp Load Cell.

5)

Use caution when removing the

Quick Clamp Load Cell

from the rod.

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Summary of Contents for AFL IV

Page 1: ...rocedure Sage DYN Software Operator s Manual Sage DYN software Version 2 2 3 10 S S S Sage age age age Technologies Inc P O Box 1466 Grapevine TX USA 76099 1466 Phone 817 488 2579 Email info sageoilto...

Page 2: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer 2 www sageoiltools com Sage Technologies Inc...

Page 3: ...hnologies Incorporated in the United States and other countries All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 2010 2011 Sage Technolo...

Page 4: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer 4 www sageoiltools com Sage Technologies Inc...

Page 5: ...strated Procedure Stacking Out the Well 14 For 40 K Quantitative Dynamometer 14 Illustrated Procedure Installing a Quick Clamp Load Cell 18 Illustrated Procedure Using the Hydraulic Jack 20 For 40 K L...

Page 6: ...well file database 50 Transducer Options 54 40K Quantitative Horseshoe Load Cell Transducer 54 Horseshoe Load Cell Installation 54 Quick Clamp Load Cell Transducer 56 Current Clamp Transducer 57 Sage...

Page 7: ...ustomer Support P O Box 1466 Grapevine TX USA 76099 1466 Call or FAX 817 488 2579 Telephone 877 488 2579 Tollfree in U S 817 421 0607 FAX If you are trying to contact us from outside the United States...

Page 8: ...ent and calculation of surface and downhole cards standing and traveling valve checks and counterbalance measurement All of the products offered by Sage Technologies are the result of years of field e...

Page 9: ...then use your office computer and printer to analyze the data and print a fluid level report To install the Sage DYN software insert the CD into the CD drive of your Windows computer The CD will autor...

Page 10: ...rm the pumping unit You are done Before commencing a test walk around the site examining the equipment for proper maintenance Make sure the throat bolts are installed on the pumping horsehead before s...

Page 11: ...ell zero while the Load Cell is opened and lying on the ground 3 Turn off the pumping unit 4 Attach the open Quick Clamp Load Cell to the rod below the carrier bar Close the quick clamp 5 Start the un...

Page 12: ...chnologies Inc 6 Pressurize the hydraulic jack until the spacer plate can be inserted between the hydraulic jack and the load cell 7 Depressurize the hydraulic jack to apply force to the spacer plate...

Page 13: ...Check the Pumping Unit Brake To perform a complete set of checks the pumping unit must have a good working brake Check before proceeding Check for Throat Bolts on Horsehead Check for throat bolts on t...

Page 14: ...age Technologies Inc Illustrated Procedure Stacking Out the Well For 40 K Quantitative Dynamometer 1 Install stuffing box protector 2 Install rod clamp with proper spacing below the carrier bar Make s...

Page 15: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer Sage Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 15 3 Install knock off stand 4 Bump rod clamp below carrier bar against knock off stand to separate the unit...

Page 16: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer 16 www sageoiltools com Sage Technologies Inc 5 Top rod clamp is now separated from the carrier bar 6 Install 40K Quantitative Horseshoe Load Cell...

Page 17: ...ies Inc www sageoiltools com 17 7 Ease the top rod clamp back against the 40K Quantitative Load Cell 8 Remove the knock off stand before beginning the test Work in Pairs Always plan ahead of time how...

Page 18: ...ll Before you begin it is strongly recommended that you stop the pumping unit 1 The Quick Clamp Load Cell is shown in open position at the well head ready for install Note that the cable is attached T...

Page 19: ...ing the test the Quick Clamp Load Cell and attached cable will travel with the polished rod At the end of the test it is strongly recommended that you stop the pumping unit to remove the Quick Clamp L...

Page 20: ...Sage Technologies Inc Illustrated Procedure Using the Hydraulic Jack For 40 K Load Cell and Spool Spacer 1 Below see Spool Spacer ready to to accept hydraulic lift and load 2 Set the Hydraulic Jack an...

Page 21: ...ow left 4 Insert spacer and depressurize the system which applies load directly to the load cell as shown below right Disconnect the hydraulic cable 5 You are now ready to test 6 To retrieve the load...

Page 22: ...he program The same processes can also be achieved via the pull down commands Starts a new Dynamometer test Opens an existing Dynamometer file Allows entry of program options rod string and other item...

Page 23: ...3 Sage DYN screen shots Start up Screen Upon starting the Sage DYN program this window appears Select Tools then select Options and enter the rod string and other information These will become your fu...

Page 24: ...ile that has already been saved click on the icon and select the folder and file name desired Click OK to open the file Starting a test New file If you are starting a new test click on the icon or sel...

Page 25: ...ways be at an angle from true vertical By entering the stroke length the slight offset from true vertical in the string transducer will automatically be removed by the software Click Next to continue...

Page 26: ...he lower frame displays the most recent Dynamometer card being stored temporarily after each cycle Note that the lower frame displays both the Surface Card and the Downhole Card Additionally the Pumpi...

Page 27: ...Dynamometer Sage Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 27 The selection screen will reappear A checked circle signals that a measurement has already been completed Check a new circle to select another...

Page 28: ...eding with a test Traveling Valve In the upper third of the upstroke a properly working Travelling Valve should be fully closed If the pumping unit is stopped in this position the load will remain con...

Page 29: ...be the point where any movement in any direction will continue in that direction End Valve Check To end the Valve Check and Counterbalance Section click the Stop Valve Check button Click the Next butt...

Page 30: ...asurement is also sometimes called an Amp Plot Once the card appears click on the Save button to save a representative current card Clicking Next completes the session and allows any additional measur...

Page 31: ...Summary Tab Once measurement is complete results of all measurements are displayed on the Summary Tab Remarks can be entered in the field Notes in the middle of the screen Remarks are limited to 40 ch...

Page 32: ...different cards can be opened by clicking on the date time in the right window Holding shift and picking more than card allows you to see different dynamometer cards overlaid on each other Downhole C...

Page 33: ...es Inc www sageoiltools com 33 Amp Plot Tab The current versus position graph of the measurement of motor current is displayed on the Amp Plot Tab The current curve for the upstroke is blue while the...

Page 34: ...colors for downhole pump card overlays 1 Blue 2 Red 3 Green 4 Teal 5 Yellow 6 Purple 7 Orange Clicking on a day and time in the right hand box lets you pull up a downhole pump card with a blue outline...

Page 35: ...esting with either a Quantitative Load Cell or a Quick Clamp Load Cell Data is entered on the tab Entering Rod String Data 40K Quantitative Load Cell Entering Rod String Data Quick Clamp Load Cell The...

Page 36: ...b you see how to open a 40K Quantitative dynamometer card with the Quick Clamp option enabled Notice that no data is displayed You can see the data by selecting the correct load cell In Measurement Se...

Page 37: ...ge Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 37 Now the option screen looks as follows Measurement Settings Dynamometer type 40K Horseshoe Load Cell And data now appears on the dynamometer card by changin...

Page 38: ...In the Auto Mode a linear fit is performed between TV Start and TV end for the leakage calculation And a linear fit is performed between SV Start and SV End for the leakage calculation Also the surso...

Page 39: ...oat have unique characteristics in that they no longer snap to the load line that has been measured In the case of these two cursors you may move the sight point above or below the measured load line...

Page 40: ...Inc Report Click the icon to open and print the data Measurement Report Click the desired output printer and click OK to print Use the CutePDF Writer to make Adobe Acrobat files Close the Sage DYN pr...

Page 41: ...Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 41 About The About Tab displays the address phone numbers website and email of Sage Technologies Inc designer manufacturer and seller of the AFL IV with Dynamomet...

Page 42: ...es Example using Quick Clamp Transducer From the opening screen select the Program Options icon looks like a tiny computer This will bring up the Program Options screen Select the Quick Clamp Load Cel...

Page 43: ...rod string Tubing Pressure Enter your exit pump pressure Damping Factor Enter rod damping factor default 0 08 Specific Gravity Enter the specific gravity of the produced fluid Dynamic Fluid Level Ente...

Page 44: ...ll bring up the Dynamometer Measurement Well Name screen Enter the Company Name if desired Enter the Well Name and click Next On the Electronic Dynamometer Measurement Description page you may enter t...

Page 45: ...Sage Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 45 Be sure the Zero Load Cell option is selected and click Next to begin calibrating the Quick Clamp Load Cell Start the calibration process by selecting th...

Page 46: ...Set Zero Load is finished you will check OK on the completion button Now stop the Pumping Unit on the downstroke and clamp the Quick Clamp Load Cell onto the Rod String below the Carrier Bar Then cli...

Page 47: ...s running again click the Measure Moving Span button This will gather data over 10 complete pump cycles to complete the calibration When the calibration is finished the Measurements Left box will have...

Page 48: ...sageoiltools com Sage Technologies Inc Now check the Dynamometer card capture dynamometer trace button followed by Next to start gathering Dynamometer cards Initially the screen will display a messag...

Page 49: ...click Next to move on to Valve Checks Note When doing valve checks using the Quick Clamp Load Cell the load initially will be displayed as an A D reading rather than as an actual load Do not let this...

Page 50: ...orks for you Building up your well file database To start organizing your work so that you can easily find well files start by opening the Sage DYN program In this example you will navigate to the Dat...

Page 51: ...51 Click on the Create New Folder icon which looks like a folder with orange star to create and name a new folder Right click the mouse on the New Folder name and rename it by typing New Field Note T...

Page 52: ...Using the left mouse button double click on the New Field folder to open that folder Left click on the Create New Folder icon open folder with orange star to again make a new folder and right click t...

Page 53: ...ready to store a file navigate to the proper Field Folder then to the proper Well Number folder and then name and save your Current Test file with an easily identified name The Sage DYN software auto...

Page 54: ...porary knock off stand is positioned on the stuffing box protector A fine thread rod clamp is temporarily installed on the polish rod above the knock off stand such that on the downstroke the temporar...

Page 55: ...a different higher part of the pump barrel And sometimes this will cause pump performance during the test to be different from actual pump performance The different pump spacing will cause a slightly...

Page 56: ...out the jaws inside the load cell The transducer s high sensitivity to changes in the load weight provides a more detailed dynamometer card which allows for accurate rod pump analysis Precision stainl...

Page 57: ...hat is easily clamped around the power wires in the control panel To use the current transducer you do not need to make any changes to the control panel as some other devices require The Sage DYN soft...

Page 58: ...ility For fluid level testing with the AFL IV with Dynamometer the Sage Pressure Transducer can be easily attached to the Pressure Pulse Gas Gun via its Swagelok quick connect The fitting allows easy...

Page 59: ...harger into a wall outlet The charger has been designed to work automatically with 110 volt or 220 volt 50hz or 60 hz voltage Usually an overnight charge will be sufficient Note Keep the power switch...

Page 60: ...ards or internal wiring cables while changing a battery First using the medium Phillips screwdriver remove the ten outermost screws on the AFL IV with Dynamometer front panel two on each side and thre...

Page 61: ...unit while the battery is connected Use one medium Phillips screwdriver and one nut driver or wrench remove and save the six screws that hold the battery box to the back of the AFL DYN front panel Rem...

Page 62: ...onnect the red battery connection wire to the red battery pole and the yellow connection wire to the black battery pole At this point lift the front panel and clean out any dirt or debris that has fal...

Page 63: ...obe Cable with reel for Load Cell Transducers Cable with reel for Motor Current Probe Cable with reel for String Transducers Stuffing Box Protector Knock off Stand Rod Clamp Wrench Fine Thread Rod Cla...

Page 64: ...downhole cards give you the ability to make a quick well diagnosis Basic dyno card shapes and associated identifiable problems are shown here A copy of this page may be affixed to the inner lid of th...

Page 65: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer Sage Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 65...

Page 66: ...tomer Sage 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 d...

Page 67: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer Sage Technologies Inc www sageoiltools com 67...

Page 68: ...off stand 54 Knockoff stand photo 17 Load cell 10 17 quantitative 10 Load Cell installation 40K Quantitative Load Cell 10 11 54 Hydraulic jack 11 Quick Clamp Load Cell 11 56 Using hydraulic jack 20 Ze...

Page 69: ...ool Spacer photo 20 Stacking out the Well illustrated procedure 20 photos 14 written procedure 10 standing valve 28 String transducer 10 11 Stroke length Entry of length 25 Stuffing box protector 10 5...

Page 70: ...AFL IV with Dynamometer 70 www sageoiltools com Sage Technologies Inc...

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