APCT-3 Run Procedure
374 | Feb 2018Tool assembly
- Check pressure case and cutting shoe for damage. Ensure they are in good working order.
- Check O-Rings on the case. Ensure they are not damaged. Apply a light coat of Dow Corning 111 grease to the O-Rings and install on the case. Ensure threads are clean and apply a light coat of Lubriplate No. 630-2 Multipurpose Grease P/N 07298.
- Install electronics package into the pressure case using the installation tool. Apply a liberal amount of Thermal Joint Compound Type 120 from Wakefield Engineering to the temp sensor and install in the case.
- Install data cable in the electronics package.
Initialization
- Launch WinTemp from the desktop (Snowflake)
- Select-Logger
- Select-Battery.Battery Voltage 3005 mv3005mv. If below 2750 mv 2750mv return logger to shore.
- Select-Exit
- Select-Logger
- Select-Setup. A warning message may appear: "The logger contains data. Please clear memory before proceeding."
- Select-OK
- Select-Logger
- Select-Clear Data. A warning message may appear: "Do you really want to clear data?"
- Select-Yes
- Select-Logger
- Select-Setup (If no additions)
- Select-Start Now!
- Select-OK Select after tool starts to run. Verification window will come up. Tool can run for 18 hours.
Deployment and tool retrieval
- Remove cable from electronics package.
- Using the installation tool, insert the electronics package into the cutting shoe.
- Attach cutting shoe to pressure case. Tighten snugly with special wrench.
- Run Tool. Recommended 5 min at mud line and 10 min after shooting into the hole.
- When tool returns from the hole, ensure it is loosened on the drill floor and power washed off on the core receiving deck.
- Put the tool in the vice. Use the wrench to remove the cutting shoe from the pressure case.
- Using the installation tool remove the stainless steel spacer with the O-Ring.
Data download
- Install data cable in the electronics package.
- Run WinTemp:
- Select-WinTemp from desktop. (Snowflake)
- Select-Logger
- Select-Read data. You will see the following message: "The logger is still active. Do you want to stop acquisition?"
- Select-Yes
- Select-
- Browse to core folder:
- File
- Select-Save As. >Move wtf. file to where you wish to process it. (395E-1560-07H)
- Select-file
- Select-Export. Move dat. file to where you wish to process it. (395E-1560-07H)
- Select-Save
- Select-Logger
- Select-Clear Data. Verification message will appear: "Do you really want to clear the logger memory?"
- Select-Yes
- Select-Setup
- Select-Deactivate
Data processing
- Launch TPFITnew.exe from TPFIT/MATLAB shortcut from the desktop.
- In MATLAB
Select-Run (Green Arrow on the top task bar)
- Select-Load Data
- Select-Exp 354 395E Folder
- Select-U1561A Folder
- Select-Hole A Folder
- Select-395E-U1561A-04H Folder
- Select-.dat file
- Select-Open
- Select-Edit Meta Data Add run#-Hole# mbsf depth-Operator Name
- Select-Accept/Pick/To-Pick Center Window of Curve/Start-Pick End-Pick/Done/Compute Contours-Gives Final Temp
- Select-Make Report.
- Enter- Expedition 395E / Site 1560 / Hole A / Core 07 / Core Type H / Depth 50 / Comments
- Select-Accept
- Select-Pick
- Select-tO Pick- Expand window if needed. Pick a point just before the start of the temperature curve.
- Select-Start Pick. Pick the highest stable point on the temperature curve.
- Select-End Pick. Pick the lowest stable point on the temperature curve.
- Select-Save
- Select-Compute Contours
- Select-Make Report.
- Select-Save Session
- Select-Save
- Select-Quit. The following message is displayed. "Save Session?"
- Select-No
- Close Window.
Credits
This document originated from Word document APCT-3 Run Procedure_374.docx (see Archived Versions below for a pdf copy) that was written by R. Gjesvold (2017-07-17). Credits for subsequent changes to this document are given in the page history.
LIMS Component Table
ANALYSIS | TABLE | NAME | ABOUT TEXT |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | Exp | Exp: expedition number |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | Site | Site: site number |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | Hole | Hole: hole number |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | Core | Core: core number |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | Type | Type: type indicates the coring tool used to recover the core (typical types are F, H, R, X). |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | text_id | Text_ID: automatically generated database identifier for a sample, also carried on the printed labels. This identifier is guaranteed to be unique across all samples. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | sample_number | Sample Number: automatically generated database identifier for a sample. This is the primary key of the SAMPLE table. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | label_id | Label identifier: automatically generated, human readable name for a sample that is printed on labels. This name is not guaranteed unique across all samples. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | sample_name | Sample name: short name that may be specified for a sample. You can use an advanced filter to narrow your search by this parameter. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_sample_state | Sample state: Single-character identifier always set to "W" for samples; standards can vary. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_project | Project: similar in scope to the expedition number, the difference being that the project is the current cruise, whereas expedition could refer to material/results obtained on previous cruises |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_capt_loc | Captured location: "captured location," this field is usually null and is unnecessary because any sample captured on the JR has a sample_number ending in 1, and GCR ending in 2 |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | location | Location: location that sample was taken; this field is usually null and is unnecessary because any sample captured on the JR has a sample_number ending in 1, and GCR ending in 2 |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_sampling_tool | Sampling tool: sampling tool used to take the sample (e.g., syringe, spatula) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | changed_by | Changed by: username of account used to make a change to a sample record |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | changed_on | Changed on: date/time stamp for change made to a sample record |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | sample_type | Sample type: type of sample from a predefined list (e.g., HOLE, CORE, LIQ) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_offset | Offset (m): top offset of sample from top of parent sample, expressed in meters. |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_offset_cm | Offset (cm): top offset of sample from top of parent sample, expressed in centimeters. This is a calculated field (offset, converted to cm) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_bottom_offset_cm | Bottom offset (cm): bottom offset of sample from top of parent sample, expressed in centimeters. This is a calculated field (offset + length, converted to cm) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_diameter | Diameter (cm): diameter of sample, usually applied only to CORE, SECT, SHLF, and WRND samples; however this field is null on both Exp. 390 and 393, so it is no longer populated by Sample Master |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_orig_len | Original length (m): field for the original length of a sample; not always (or reliably) populated |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_length | Length (m): field for the length of a sample [as entered upon creation] |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | x_length_cm | Length (cm): field for the length of a sample. This is a calculated field (length, converted to cm). |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | status | Status: single-character code for the current status of a sample (e.g., active, canceled) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | old_status | Old status: single-character code for the previous status of a sample; used by the LIME program to restore a canceled sample |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | original_sample | Original sample: field tying a sample below the CORE level to its parent HOLE sample |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | parent_sample | Parent sample: the sample from which this sample was taken (e.g., for PWDR samples, this might be a SHLF or possibly another PWDR) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | standard | Standard: T/F field to differentiate between samples (standard=F) and QAQC standards (standard=T) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | login_by | Login by: username of account used to create the sample (can be the LIMS itself [e.g., SHLFs created when a SECT is created]) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | login_date | Login date: creation date of the sample |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | legacy | Legacy flag: T/F indicator for when a sample is from a previous expedition and is locked/uneditable on this expedition |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test changed_on | TEST changed on: date/time stamp for a change to a test record. |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test status | TEST status: single-character code for the current status of a test (e.g., active, in process, canceled) |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test old_status | TEST old status: single-character code for the previous status of a test; used by the LIME program to restore a canceled test |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test test_number | TEST test number: automatically generated database identifier for a test record. This is the primary key of the TEST table. |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test date_received | TEST date received: date/time stamp for the creation of the test record. |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test instrument | TEST instrument [instrument group]: field that describes the instrument group (most often this applies to loggers with multiple sensors); often obscure (e.g., user_input) |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test analysis | TEST analysis: analysis code associated with this test (foreign key to the ANALYSIS table) |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test x_project | TEST project: similar in scope to the expedition number, the difference being that the project is the current cruise, whereas expedition could refer to material/results obtained on previous cruises |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test sample_number | TEST sample number: the sample_number of the sample to which this test record is attached; a foreign key to the SAMPLE table |
DH_TEMP | CALCULATED | Top depth CSF-A (m) | Top depth CSF-A (m): position of observation expressed relative to the top of the hole. |
DH_TEMP | CALCULATED | Bottom depth CSF-A (m) | Bottom depth CSF-A (m): position of observation expressed relative to the top of the hole. |
DH_TEMP | CALCULATED | Top depth CSF-B (m) | Top depth [other] (m): position of observation expressed relative to the top of the hole. The location is presented in a scale selected by the science party or the report user. |
DH_TEMP | CALCULATED | Bottom depth CSF-B (m) | Bottom depth [other] (m): position of observation expressed relative to the top of the hole. The location is presented in a scale selected by the science party or the report user. |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | contour_image_asman_id | RESULT contour image ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the heat model contour image (EPS format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | contour_image_filename | RESULT contour image filename: file name for the heat model contour image (EPS format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | core_name | RESULT core name: record of the core for which the temperature tool was deployed |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | depth (m) | RESULT depth (m): field to enter measurement depth (not usually used) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | depth_uncertainty (m) | RESULT depth uncertainty (m): field to enter uncertainty in depth (if known) (not usually used) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | heat_capacity_by_volume (MJ/(m³-K)) | RESULT heat capacity by volume (MJ/(m^3-K)): heat capacity of the formation as calculated from heat decay curve |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | measurement_quality | RESULT measurement quality: field to enter estimate of measurement quality (not usually used) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | raw_data_asman_id | RESULT raw data ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the raw data file (Wintemp format, or WTF) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | raw_data_filename | RESULT raw data filename: file name for the raw data file (Wintemp format, or WTF) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | report_asman_id | RESULT report ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the downhole temperature report (TXT format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | report_filename | RESULT report filename: file name for the downhole temperature report (TXT format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | results_image_asman_id | RESULT result image ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the results in image format (EPS format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | results_image_filename | RESULT result image filename: file name of the results in image format (EPS format) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | session_asman_id | RESULT session file ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the session file in MATLAB (MAT) format |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | session_filename | RESULT session filename: file name for the session file in MATLAB (MAT) format |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | software_used | RESULT software used: name and version number of the software used to fit the heating curves (e.g., TP-Fit Version 1.1) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | ssup_asman_id | RESULT spreadsheet uploader ASMAN_ID: serial number of ASMAN record for the spreadsheet uploader (if used instead of the normal upload path) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | ssup_filename | RESULT spreadsheet uploader filename: file name of the spreadsheet uploader (if used instead of the normal upload path) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | temperature (°C) | RESULT temperature (deg. C): downhole temperature determined by the temperature curve fit |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | temperature_uncertainty (°C) | RESULT temperature uncertainty (deg. C): uncertainty estimate in the downhole temperature (appears to always be 1 deg. C; doubt this is true value) |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | thermal_conductivity (W/(m*K)) | RESULT thermal conductivity (W/(m*K)): calculated thermal conductivity of formation in watts per meter-Kelvin |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | tool_serial_number | RESULT tool serial number: serial number of the tool used |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | tool_type | RESULT tool type: type of tool used (e.g., APCT-3, SET2, SETP) |
DH_TEMP | SAMPLE | sample description | SAMPLE comment: contents of the SAMPLE.description field, usually shown on reports as "Sample comments" |
DH_TEMP | TEST | test test_comment | TEST comment: contents of the TEST.comment field, usually shown on reports as "Test comments" |
DH_TEMP | RESULT | result comments | RESULT comment: contents of a result parameter with name = "comment," usually shown on reports as "Result comments" |
Archived Versions
- APCT-3 Run Procedure Operations Manual - 27Sept2022
- APCT-3 Run Procedure_374.docx: Original source file written by R. Gjesvold (2017-07-17).
- APCT-3RunProcedure.pdf - Feb. 24, 2020