Live Logging Rev 5-2 - Mudlogging Systems Inc

Live Logging &
Extranet Dashboard
Version 1.5
Revised: 8/9/2012
Setup Guide
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Table of Contents
LIVE LOGGING OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................4
CONFIGURING LIVE LOGGING .........................................................................................................................4
ENABLING LIVE LOGGING ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Live Logging Broadcasting to Remote Users .............................................................................................................. 6
Live Data Acquisition via Direct Connection to MLogger ............................................................................................ 6
VIEWING LIVE LOGS .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Send MPlot Link to remote users ............................................................................................................................... 8
View List of Live Logging Wells via My Wells............................................................................................................ 10
RECONNECTING LIVE LOGGING AFTER NUKING OR SWITCHING AN MLOGGER.................................................................. 11
Nuking an MLogger running Live Data Acquisition................................................................................................... 11
Switching Out an MLogger running Live Data Acquisition ........................................................................................ 12
LIVE LOGGING FEATURES ............................................................................................................................. 13
CHAT ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
LIVE LOGGING MENU.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Live Data Logging.................................................................................................................................................... 13
Live Data Monitor ................................................................................................................................................... 14
MControl Setup ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Adjust Lag ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Time Based Chart .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Time Based Data Table............................................................................................................................................ 16
Extranet Live Logging Dashboard ............................................................................................................................ 17
Live Data Monitor ................................................................................................................................................... 20
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS.............................................................................................................................. 21
LIVE DATA ACQUISITION ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Not receiving any ROP or Total Gas curves in MPlot real time from the MLogger, although there is a green
light flashing on the MLogger button in the menu bar. ............................................................................................ 21
I’ve added or removed depth tics in MControl, or modified the chromat readings, but MPlot has not
refreshed the ROP or TG/Chromat data to reflect these changes. ............................................................................ 21
LIVE DATA BROADCASTING................................................................................................................................... 21
When I open my log, it appears for a few seconds and then is replaced by a blank log, or a different looking
log. ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
BEST PRACTICES FOR MPLOT / LIVE LOGGING ............................................................................................... 22
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Live Logging Overview
The entire MPlot log can be broadcast and displayed live to operators and other interested and approved
personnel while it is being created (Live Logging Broadcasting); while simultaneously acquiring live data from
the MLogger (Live Data Acquisition), if so desired. In order to push data to clients remotely, a reliable Internet
connection via cellular service or satellite should be available to allow Live Logging to continually update the
data from the rig to the Live Log.
Just clicking on a link sent by the wellsite geologist/logger via a single email from the rig to the appropriate
personnel will launch the Live Log. This link will automatically install the necessary MPlot application on the
viewer’s computer, even if it was not previously installed, and then download all data and open the current
vertical or horizontal log automatically.
Configuring Live Logging
The first step in getting Live Logging ready is to make sure you have Java and MPlot installed on your computer.
Note: Java and MPlot are both Windows and Mac compatible. To make sure you have the latest version of
Java visit www.java.com. To get the latest version of MPlot go to www.mudlogsys.com/mplotlicense, or you can
contact your supervisor or Mudlogging Systems Inc.
After MPlot and Java are installed, open MPlot to configure it. In MPlot’s Welcome screen, select New Well and
enter the well name. Note: Once the Well Name has been established and sent to the Extranet you cannot
change it. If you have a company-wide standardized Template to use, load it now from the Load Template
button. If you do not have a template, select either Vertical or Horizontal as the orientation, and then select
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Create Well. Note: Do NOT use Periods in the well name and DO NOT USE AN OLD LOG TO START A NEW
WELL!
Enabling Live Logging
A prerequisite to enabling Live Logging is to have Extranet Login credentials, which include your email address
and a password. You can verify your Extranet credentials by going to www.mudlogsys.com/extranet and then
attempt to log in there. If you do NOT have the proper credentials to log in, then either contact your company’s
Extranet administrator or call Mudlogging Systems at 970-243-3044 to have someone create your Extranet
credentials.
In order to enable the Live Logging feature (which will update remote client mudlogs with live data), just select
EDIT PREFERENCES Enable Live Logging from within MPlot. Note: Each remote user must enable Live
Logging on their computer to see the log live. If Enable Live Logging is checked on your computer, but you do
not instruct the other remote viewers of the log to enable it, they will NOT see your updates.
Once Live Logging is enabled, three new buttons will appear to the right of the MPlot Toolbar menu: a Chat
button, an MLogger button, and an MPlot Server button.
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Live Logging Broadcasting to Remote Users
Clicking on the MPlot Server button will bring up the MPlot Server Status window that indicates the status of the
log (Online or Offline), the last sync with server edit number, and the next broadcast edit number. Within this
window there are also buttons that allow MPlot to do the following actions: Revert to Server (which allows the
opened log to revert to the version of the log that was last stored on the server), Restart Network Workers
(which will refresh the connection between the MPlot Log and the MPlot Server in case the connection ever
goes down), and Stop MPlot Server Communication (for 1 hour) (in case the communication to the MPlot Server
becomes sporadic due to poor cellular or satellite signal on location).
Once the light on the MPlot Server button is blue, the MPlot Log and the MPlot Server are connected.
Connected
Disconnected
Live Data Acquisition via Direct Connection to MLogger
Note: THE MLOGGER MUST BE NUKED BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT STEPS! IF IT HAS NOT, PLEASE DO
SO NOW.
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After the MPlot Server light turns blue, click on the MLogger button to connect MPlot to the MLogger. A
window will pop up asking which kind of Data Source (or connection) will be used. If using an Ethernet/cat-5
cable to connect the computer to the MLogger, choose Direct Connection to MLogger.
After selecting the data source and pressing OK, another window will pop up that asks for the MLogger’s IP
Address. The local IP address for each MLogger will be 192.168.123.3.
Once the correct IP Address has been entered, the Project Setup window will appear and will ask to create the
Logger and Observer Passwords. The passwords need to be, at least, 3 characters and the Logger password
needs to be different than the Observer password. Note: These passwords should be written down for easy
reference. The Well Name portion of this window will already be filled out because it gets pulled from the
header.
Once the passwords have been entered, click OK. Note: By selecting OK you will have created the well in the
Extranet and the well will be viewable on the Live Logging Dashboard.
Now, the MLogger button on the log will have a Green light next to it and the Header window will be displayed.
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Fill in the appropriate fields and then select OK. At this point, filling in the Header information is optional and
can be done at a later time by selecting Headers Edit Headers. The information that is entered into the
Header will be uploaded to the Extranet.
Viewing Live Logs
Send MPlot Link to remote users
Now that you have an Extranet Login that works, have Live Logging enabled, have connected MPlot to the
MLogger, and have a reliable internet connection to the MLogger, the next step is to (within MPlot) select
EXTRANET SEND MPLOT LINK. This will send a link of the Live Log to either an operator or distribution list so
they can view the log or manager/QC personnel for monitoring and quality control.
A new window will pop up after selecting SEND MPLOT LINK and will request a name to send the MPlot Link to.
This is where the distribution list for the well will be set up.
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In the Add Recipient box, type in the Recipient’s first and last name and select Add. If that recipient is already in
the Extranet, his or her name and information will be added to the list in the middle of the window. If the
recipient does not already exist in the Extranet, a new window will appear that will ask if you want to create that
person in the Extranet. Select Yes.
After selecting Yes, the Add Recipient window will appear and will have several fields about that person that
need to be filled out in order for them to be created in the Extranet. Note: If their Company is not displayed in
the dropdown list, contact your company extranet admin and/or supervisor so that he or she can Add the
Company to the Extranet.
Once the contact information has been entered, select OK. Now, that Recipient has been created in the
Extranet and will receive an email with an Extranet login password and has also been added to the distribution
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list for the MPlot Link. Repeat these steps for each person that needs to view a copy of the log, including
yourself and the other logger.
Next, type a brief message in the Message section of the window to the Recipients. After you have written the
message in the Messages section click the Send File button.
Once you select Send File, an email will be sent to everybody on the distribution list that was just created. The
email will have a .jnlp file attached to it. When the Recipients of the email download and open that .jnlp file a
viewer version of MPlot will automatically install on their computer if they do not already have MPlot installed.
When MPlot is finished installing, it will open the Live Log. To view the Live Log, the viewer must enable the live
logging feature on their log by selecting EDIT PREFERENCES Enable Live Logging. Note: The viewers of the
log MUST have Java installed on their computers for the .jnlp file to install and run MPlot; Java client version 6
(32 or 64 bit) Update 30 or later for Windows (Java version 1.60 or later for Mac OS).
From this point forward, anybody that is viewing the log and has Live Logging enabled will be able to see the
wellsite geologists’/loggers’ edits to the log almost instantaneously. IMPORTANT: IF a person that received the
link in the email opens the log with an Editor version of MPlot, then any changes that they make to the log
while they have Live Logging enabled, will be sent and updated on the wellsite geologists’/loggers’ version of
the log!!!
View List of Live Logging Wells via My Wells
My Wells, which appears when MPlot is first opened, displays several Live Logging wells simultaneously for a
particular user in a convenient list format, assuming the user is assigned to multiple wells. A map view also
appears in the header with pins representing those wells that have coordinates associated to them received
from the internal MLogger GPS. If the well appears on the list and is an Active Live Logging well, then doubleclicking on the well name will open a Live Logging instance for that particular well. A hover text box with the
well name will appear in the map by positioning the cursor over a pin on the map.
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Reconnecting Live Logging after Nuking or Switching an MLogger
When an MLogger is nuked due to the Log File (LF) file size nearing 100% or if MPlot needs to be connected to a
different MLogger, then it is important to follow certain steps so unique MPlot UUIDs are not duplicated so the
ROP, total gas and chromatograph values can continue to be plotted in MPlot.
Nuking an MLogger running Live Data Acquisition
When the Log File (LF) approaches 100%, the MLogger should be nuked at a convenient time (during a trip or rig
service) in order to reset the LF and Chromat Files (CF). In order to nuke an MLogger connected via Live Data
Acquisition to an MPlot log file, perform the following steps:
1. After verifying that the MPlot log is caught up with respect to ROP, Total Gas and Chromatograph
values at the current depth, select Live Logging Disconnect from MLogger. Confirm that you
want to disconnect by selecting OK.
2. Select File Save to save the current MPlot file locally.
3. Nuke the MLogger by pushing in the recessed “nuke” button on the back of the MLogger for 3
seconds.
4. After several minutes, the I’M ALIVE light should start blinking again on the front of the MLogger
(top green light.) Once the MLogger is “alive”, open your MPlot log file, if not already open, and
then click on the MLogger button in the menu bar. A message will appear “This file has been
previously linked to ML-xxx. Before continuing, be sure to nuke the old MLogger(s) to prevent
duplicate data from being submitted.” Select OK.
5. Select Direct Connection to MLogger, then select OK.
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6. The IP address of 192.168.123.3 will appear in the next menu, select OK.
7. In the next menu, enter the Logger and Observer passwords you want to use to connect to the
MLogger; the Well Name will already be populated, then select OK.
8. The message “The MLogger Setup Successful” menu should appear, with the message “Mlogger MLxxx is now linked with this data file!” Select OK.
9. Enter additional Header data, or just select OK.
10. Next, select Live Logging MControl Setup to configure the various settings:
a. In the Geolograph tab, set the appropriate WITS Interface, Output Gas In, and WITS Port.
b. In the Depth/Lag tab, set Current Depth, Lag, Lag Inc, and Lagging Mode, and then select
Apply and OK.
11. Select DEBUG DATA Convert Time-based to Depth-based. The “Conversion Complete” menu
will appear indicating the number of feet that have been converted from time-based to depth-based
format. Select OK. Now the ROP, TG and chromatograph data will be plotted in the appropriate
tracks in MPlot.
Switching Out an MLogger running Live Data Acquisition
Sometimes it is necessary to change out an MLogger due to equipment issues. In order to switch out an
MLogger connected via Live Data Acquisition to an MPlot log file, perform the following steps:
1. Select File Save to save the current MPlot file to your local PC.
2. Connect your PC to the new MLogger using an Ethernet cable to a blue Ethernet port on the MLogger.
3. Be sure the new MLogger has been nuked, and not previously connected to with MControl after the
nuke. MPlot MUST connect to the MLogger (not MControl) FIRST !
4. Open the MPlot file, then select Live Logging Disconnect from MLogger to disconnect from the
original MLogger #, even though you are no longer physically connected to this MLogger.
5. Select the MLogger button in MPlot, a message will appear “Already Linked”, just select OK.
6. Select Direct Connection to MLogger, then select OK.
7. The IP address of 192.168.123.3 will appear in the next menu, select OK.
8. In the next menu, enter the Logger and Observer passwords you want to use to connect to the MLogger;
the Well Name will already be populated, then select OK.
9. The message “The MLogger Setup Successful” menu should appear, with the message “Mlogger ML-yyy
is now linked with this data file!” Select OK.
10. Enter additional Header data, or just select OK.
11. Next, select Live Logging MControl Setup to configure the various settings:
a. In the Geolograph tab, set the appropriate WITS Interface, Output Gas In, and WITS Port.
b. In the Depth/Lag tab, set Current Depth, Lag, Lag Inc, and Lagging Mode, and then select Apply
and OK.
12. Select DEBUG DATA Convert Time-based to Depth-based. The “Conversion Complete” menu will
appear indicating the number of feet that have been converted from time-based to depth-based format.
Select OK. Now the ROP, TG and chromatograph data will be plotted in the appropriate tracks in MPlot.
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Live Logging Features
Chat
For situations where cell phone service is limited but the Internet connection is solid, MSI has included a Chat
feature within MPlot. The Chat button is located at the top right of the log next to the MLogger button.
This feature is available to whoever is viewing the log, has Live Logging enabled, and is logged into the Extranet
via MPlot. When a chat message has been sent, a number corresponding to the number of unread messages
will appear in the Chat button and an audio alert will chime.
Left click on the Chat button once to open the Chat window. Here, there are three sections to the window: a
Live Users section, a Messages section, and a Chat Message section.
Under Live Users will be a list of everyone that is currently viewing the log. If you do not see your name under
Live Users, exit out of Chat and (at the top of the log) select Extranet Account Log Out of Extranet (this will
sign the other person out), then Extranet Account Log In to Extranet (using your extranet credentials).
Now, when you open Chat, your name will be listed. The Chat Message section is where you will be able to type
and the Messages section is where you will be able to view the conversation. Note: These conversations are
viewable by everyone that can look at the Live Log and the conversation lines are not removable.
Live Logging Menu
In MPlot, on the Menu bar, there is a Live Logging menu. This menu contains several features only available
when the MPlot log and the MLogger are connected. The menu includes features such as Live Data Logging,
Live Data Monitor, MControl Setup, Adjust Lag, Time Based Chart, and Time Based Table.
Live Data Logging
The Live Data Logging window displays a time based version of the log in conjunction with the depth based
version of the log. This appears as a waterfall chart so the logs are inverted, with the most current depth/time at
the top of the window.
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Live Data Monitor
The Live Data Monitor looks similar to the Logging Parameters portion of the MControl screen.
MControl Setup
Here, you can configure the MLogger just as if you had MControl open. See the MControl Setup Manual for
further explanation of the setup menus.
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Adjust Lag
In the Adjust Lag tab you have the ability to change the lag over a certain depth range, over the whole log, or
just for the unblessed data. This option gives you the ability to manually adjust your lag while viewing how the
adjustment affects gas readings versus ROP.
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Time Based Chart
The Time Based Chart in MPlot will look very similar to what is on the MControl screen. However, this chart will
not only draw ROP and gas data; it will also draw other data curves that are “WITSed” over to the MLogger such
as Weight on Bit, Standpipe Pressure, Pump Strokes, and Avg ROP.
Time Based Data Table
The Time Based Data Table allows you to view data in a time format. The highlighted rows indicate when a
depth tic occurred. This data is not editiable in this chart but if you select FileExport the data can be exported
to an Excel spread sheet.
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Extranet Live Logging Dashboard
The Extranet Dashboard is a feature of the Extranet and is an integral feature of Live Logging where you will be
able to view all of the wells that you are assigned to. The Extranet archives all the information from each well
and that information can be viewed from the Dashboard for active wells or from the Archive folder on the
homepage for older wells. To view your Dashboard, go to www.mudlogsys.com and use your Extranet
credentials to log in on the right side of the webpage. After you are logged in, select Live Logging Dashboard.
From the Dashboard, users can view the current status of each well, edit the Header and Well Information, and
access the MControl, the Live Log, and LAS files for each well by clicking on the appropriate icon.
The Well Name is populated from the log’s header once the well gets added to the Extranet (done in setup). The
Rig, Operator, and Region information can be entered in the Edit Well section by clicking on the pencil icon next
to the well name. The WITS status will display either a red, yellow, or green light if an EDR system is hooked to
the MLogger. The WITS status will display a wrench if the MLogger is hooked to the rig mechanically.
On Bottom, Circulating
Off Bottom
Timeout, Bit Depth Error, Hole Depth Error
Mechanical
The Last Log Date displays when the Dashboard received its last update from the well. The Hole Depth, Bit
Depth, GAS, Gas Data, and WITS display current information as of the Last Log Date; the GAS section displays a
spark line of the total gas over the last hour. Clicking on the green bar code in the MLogger column will open a
page that gives information and history about that MLogger including software and hardware updates and
modifications. Clicking on the MController icon will launch the MController for that well and clicking on the
MPlot icon will launch the Live Log for that well. Note: The information on the log may take several minutes to
appear as a result of the amount of information on the log and internet connection. Clicking on the LAS icon
will open the current LAS file of the Live Log. Finally, clicking on the Well Name will open a Well Detail window.
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This window has four tabs: Live Data Monitor, Overview, Files, and Personnel. The Live Data Monitor tab
presents well data and MLogger diagnostics in a viewer friendly fashion. The Overview tab displays some of the
well’s general details such as the Operator, Depth, Elevation, Location, and Directions. The Files tab is a shortcut
to see important files and documents that have been uploaded to the well on the Extranet/Dashboard. The
Personnel tab lists everybody who is assigned to the well (a distribution list).
To edit your well, click on the Edit this Well button at the top of this window or click on the pencil icon next to
the well name in the Dashboard and the Editing Well window will pop up. In the Editing Well window there are
five tabs: Name &Depth, Resources & Location, Additional Files, Distribution List, and Inventory. The information
to be added under these tabs is optional but more information is always nice for future reference.
The information in the Name & Depth tab is header information and actually gets populated from the header of
the log.
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In the Resources & Location tab, you will see the location of the well presented on a Google Maps window.
Google Maps obtains the location of the well from the GPS device installed on the MLogger and the Latitude and
Longitude are populated into the blank fields automatically. The additional information that would be added
here is optional but is good for future reference.
The Additional Files tab is where a prognosis or morning reports or other important documents can be uploaded
and added to the well.
Under the Distribution List tab is the distribution list for the well that was created from the MPlot log. New
people can be added to this list similarly to how they were added in the MPlot log. To add a person to the list,
type their first and last name into the blank field and click the Link button. Once the person is added to the list,
click Save and an email with an invitation to join the well will go out to everybody that has a checkmark next to
their name. If you typed the person’s name into the blank field and clicked on the Link button and that person
did not get added to the list, then you will need to add this person to the Extranet by selecting the Add
Notification Person button and filling in all of the appropriate fields (only administrative personnel can do this).
All of the personnel that are added and saved to this list will also be added to the distribution list in the MPlot
log.
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The Inventory tab is a helpful tool to keep track of supplies on each well. Here, users can transfer inventory
electronically from one well to another. For example, if a CCD filament was taken from one well to be used on
another well, that item could be transferred in this section to help with organization. This section is optional but
can be a useful tool.
Live Data Monitor
The Live Data Monitor (LDM) is way to view your Logging Parameters through the Extranet. The LDM will give
you a live view of what is happing at the well including hole depth, bit depth, and all your MLogger parameters.
To access the LDM from the Live Logging Dashboard hover over the Gas column of the Dashboard where the
spark line appears, then click on the spark line box.
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Troubleshooting Tips
Live Data Acquisition
Not receiving any ROP or Total Gas curves in MPlot real time from the MLogger, although there is a
green light flashing on the MLogger button in the menu bar.
Enable time-based to depth-based conversion of data – select Debug Data Convert Time Based to Depth
Based data. The new real time ROP and gas data should appear as grey curves in MPlot. (Be sure that your ROP
and Total Gas/Chromat scales are set appropriately so the curves show up in the tracks.)
I’ve added or removed depth tics in MControl, or modified the chromat readings, but MPlot has not
refreshed the ROP or TG/Chromat data to reflect these changes.
You may need to go in and UNBLESS the data over the range that you changed the data in MControl. Just
highlight the appropriate depth range in MPlot to UNBLESS, then right-click in the depth label track and select
Unbless Selected Depth. Give MPlot a few minutes to refresh the unblessed curves.
If the data doesn’t update after a few minutes, then select Debug Data Re-download all Time Based Data
Live Data Broadcasting
When I open my log, it appears for a few seconds and then is replaced by a blank log, or a different
looking log.
This occurs if one MPlot log was copied to another log, rather than creating a new log. When the MPlot log is
copied the unique identifier (UUID), which the Extranet uses to identify the log, is duplicated on the 2nd log. So
any updates the 2nd log has is now reflected in the original log, by virtue of identical UUIDs.
In order to resolve this issue, open MPlot and then unselect Enable Live Logging under Edit Preferences. Then
close MPlot and reopen your original log, it should now appear. Then go to Debug Misc Set Extranet ID
and then select Assign a New, Random ID. The will assign a new UUID to the ORIGINAL MPlot log. Be sure to
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SAVE this new log. If you have remote users that need to view the original log, be sure to resend them a new
link, via Extranet Send MPlot Link…
Best Practices for MPlot / Live Logging
1. Due to limited bandwidth at the rigs from satellites and cell modems, install Java and MPlot on laptops
or desktops at your office or home, prior to leaving for the well site.
2. Become familiar with MPlot and Live Logging BEFORE starting a new well by reading through the
manuals and practicing using them.
3. When starting a new well, do NOT copy a log from an old well. ALWAYS start a new well by opening
MPlot and selecting File New.
4. If you want to recreate the layout of an existing well, create a new Template by selecting File Export
Template. Be sure to save the Template with a descriptive name so it will be easy to identify later.
5. When starting a new log, it is NOT necessary to set a new depth range for the new log first, as other log
drafting applications require. MPlot will automatically grow to include any new LAS files as they are
imported, or if Live Data Acquisition is enabled, the MPlot log will grow as real time data is added.
6. Be sure to save a backup copy of your log, both on your local hard drive and on an external storage
device, in case your hard drive fails. In order to save a local backup copy of your log, select Edit Preferences select the Backups tab and browse to a local directory to save backup copies of the log
automatically. Be sure that Auto-Save Local Backups is checked. Select File Save a Backup Copy As…
to store a backup copy of your log on an external device.
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