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SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual 

Document Number: 

5-1-GL-GL-SUL-00028 

Originators 

Cody Fillman 

Rev 1 

Dec 2013 

Approval 

Jose Ortiz 

No. of Pages: 25 

 

 

 

SLS Baseline 8900 Setup 

and Calibration Manual 

Summary of Contents for SLS Baseline 8900

Page 1: ...LS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual Document Number 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 Originators Cody Fillman Rev 1 Dec 2013 Approval Jose Ortiz No of Pages 25 SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual ...

Page 2: ...SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 Page 1 Revision Tracking Rev Date Notes Updated By Reviewed By 1 Dec 2013 Initial Release C Fillman ...

Page 3: ...course of operations of the device described therein or the planning of same Each well and each job are unique and have numerous variables Experience and other specialized training can complement the materials used in this Operating Manual C Weatherford makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the materials in this Operating Manual All materials are provided AS IS WITHOUT WARR...

Page 4: ...ents SAFETY NOTICES 5 DEFINITIONS 6 RELATED DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS 7 BASELINE 8900 CHROMATOGRAPH SETUP 8 BASELINE 8900 SKYCHROM SOFTWARE 10 SKYCHROM OVERVIEW 11 SKYCHROM METHOD 13 SKYCHROM SEQUENCE 17 BASELINE 8900 CALIBRATION 19 SKYCHROM EXPORT SETTINGS 22 WELLWIZARD SETUP 24 ...

Page 5: ...10 Figure 4 Skychrom Menus 11 Figure 5 Acknowledge Alarm 12 Figure 6 New Method 13 Figure 7 Method Parameters 14 Figure 8 Method Perform 15 Figure 9 Method Spline 16 Figure 10 Skychrom Sequence 17 Figure 11 Sequence Save 18 Figure 12 Calibration Setup 19 Figure 13 Edit Method 20 Figure 14 Skychrom Calibration 21 Figure 15 Export Settings Menu 22 Figure 16 Skychrom Export 23 ...

Page 6: ...ch it should be handled with care to avoid excessive vibration and mechanical shock or impact NOTE All stainless steel tubing used with the chromatograph should be chromatograph grade NOTE Do not touch the knobs on the back of the Baseline 8900 If they are adjusted the flow calibration will be incorrect and the instrument will have to be sent back to Baseline for recalibration NOTE After powering ...

Page 7: ... more pure gases Flame Ionization Detector TCD A detector used to measuregas levels in a chromatogram Server Any computer with WellWizard Server software installed on it ANAX Server A server with WellWizard Server software WellWizard Server and a data acquisition card installed Baseline 8900 A FID chromatograph made by Baseline Support Gases Other gases required in order for the detector to operat...

Page 8: ...7 RELATED DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS Refer to the following documents for additional information WellWizard Server Manual 5 3 GL GL SUL 00004 WellWizard Client Manual 5 3 GL GL SUL 00003 Baseline 8900 FID GC Manual OEM Manual Baseline 8900 SkyChrom Manual OEM Manual ...

Page 9: ...900 Support Gases 2 Connect a null serial cable from the Baseline 8900 to the operations computer 3 Connect a power cable to the Baseline 8900 and plug it into a UPS providing 110VAC power 4 Flip the power switch on the back of the Baseline 8900 to the On position 5 Allow the Baseline unit approximately 20 minutes to warm up The front screen on the instrument will indicate when the warm up time is...

Page 10: ...SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 Page 9 Figure 2 Pneumatic Xpress Setup ...

Page 11: ... and Calibration Manual BASELINE 8900 SKYCHROM SOFTWARE Connect the Baseline 8900 using null RS 232 serial cables as shown Figure 3 Serial Connection When opening the Skychrom software it will prompt a username and password Use U N admin Password admin ...

Page 12: ...SEQUENCE For operation the sequence loop will be used in order to continuously run the sequence and communicate the data to WellWizard Should the flame go out the Ignite flame button may be used to reignite the flame without needing to navigate through the front menu on the instrument The run may be stopped instantly or the run may be allowed to continue to the end of the sequence using the stop b...

Page 13: ...00028 SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual If the alarm on the instrument is triggered it may be acknowledged via the software by going to Instrument Acknowledge Alarm as seen in Figure 5 Figure 5 Acknowledge Alarm ...

Page 14: ...ured methods or the method from the device may be downloaded and modified Refer to Figure 6 to see the menu in the Skychrom software Figure 6 New Method The method has several important settings that must be properly set up in order for the Baseline 8900 to function optimally The method main parameters indicates what will happen when the instrument is operated In Figure 7 The correct operational p...

Page 15: ...ome baseline noise In order to ensure that that noise is not read by the chromatograph Skychrom has a noise filter located in the Perform tab of the method As shown in Figure 8 the noise counts should be set to ignore any readings below 300 counts This value may be adjusted if needed for a very low concentration or in a low gain method but for the standard medium gain method 300 counts ensures rea...

Page 16: ...r found in the perform tab a spline may be applied in order to smooth out the chromatogram In Figure 9 an example of a spline may be seen along with details of how to add one to the method This is useful for increasing accuracy as well as aiding the noise filter in reducing any unwanted noise peaks from being read in the software ...

Page 17: ...Page 16 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual Figure 9 Method Spline ...

Page 18: ...to WellWizard Chromatograms may also be saved under certain circumstances or all chromatograms may be saved using the bullet menu on the right of the sequence window as seen in Figure 10 The CHM button will allow a title to be applied to those saved chromatograms and will be seen in the file window at the bottom of the window Figure 10 Skychrom Sequence All sequences must be saved in order to func...

Page 19: ...Page 18 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual Figure 11 Sequence Save ...

Page 20: ...gulator should be set to 10psi and the flow meter should be set to a minimum of 3 SCFH Allow the chromatograph to run several cycles with the calibration gas in order to ensure that the reading has become steady Once the reading has become steady press the stop at end of sequence button and turn off the calibration gas supply while performing the software calibration Figure 12 Calibration Setup Af...

Page 21: ...tton To add multiple calibration points apply the second concentration of calibration gas click the Get Area button input the other calibration gas concentration and click the Add button Multiple points should appear on the graph on the right side of the method screen and using the arrows at the bottom both concentrations should be able to be viewed If a multi point calibration is used the Fit sho...

Page 22: ...ine 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 Page 21 Start with nC5 and work backwards so as to avoid overlapping time readings which will cause errors in the software Figure 14 Skychrom Calibration ...

Page 23: ...ce the export settings window is open use the drop down menu on the left to select the communication port that serial cable B is plugged into Set the speed to 9600 and click the Connect button It should remain gray so long as the export cable is connected Under fields Peak s Attributes should be selected and the Peak s Attribute Fields should have Concentration selected on the first drop down menu...

Page 24: ...SLS Baseline 8900 Setup and Calibration Manual 5 1 GL GL SUL 00028 Page 23 Figure 16 Skychrom Export ...

Page 25: ... set up communication with the Baseline 8900 1 Input qw to get the UWID of the well that the Baseline 8900 must be set up on 2 Input cd ww well well UWID config to get into the directory for that well 3 Input nano programs to edit the programs file 4 Delete the hash tag before the 8900BL line and change the serX to the correct serial port port A in Figure 3 5 Type WWreboot to reboot WellWizard so ...

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