Ronald

De: Horacio Figueroa <horacio@jmphillips.cl>

Enviado el: Monday, March 25, 2019 5:49 PM
Para: Ronald
Asunto: FW: Downlinking

Marca de seguimiento: Seguimiento

Estado de marca: Marcado

Categorías: Categoría roja

Manual de downlinking

Tenemos que probar pulse width menores. Todos en Texas están usando 0.6 con benchtree 1.2 y 0.375 y 0.5 con 2.0.

Y keydrill dice que 0.5 es 100 % confiable en cualquier condición y 0.375 es confiable con buenas bombas y sin agitator
(que debiera ser nuestro caso).

Con downlink es muy fácil cambiar de un modo a otro y probar distintas pulse width.

Horacio Figueroa | John M Phillips

Operations Manager Chile
Office: +56 61 2230320 | Cell: +56 9 88399472
horacio@jmphillips.cl | www.johnmphillips.com

From: Mitch Bancroft <Mitch.Bancroft@benchtree.net>

Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 5:39 PM
To: "Horacio Figueroa (horacio@jmphillips.cl)" <horacio@jmphillips.cl>
Subject: FW: Downlinking

This is by no means to be an official document but it should help you understand downlinking procedures a
little better.

Before going ahead with this procedure, be aware that there is risk involved in enabling Down Linking – a
coincidental toggling of the pumps can accidentally initiate a down link. However if used properly, down
linking allows you to select between different transmission sequences that have been tailored for different
situations.

First off, the tool must be properly configured for down linking. In MWD Configuration Utility, pull down the
Settings menu, and uncheck “Disable Advanced Variables. Next, set your Down Link Control to “Enable”, and
your Down Link Type to “ModeNumber”. Also, a good value for Down Link Command Time Period (DLTP)
is 60 seconds:

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In the Mode Settings section, make sure that both the Survey Seq. # and the Tool Face Seq. # are identical to the
corresponding Mode # they belong to (this will reduce any confusion later on). I would also strongly
recommend that you use the same pulse width throughout. The Acq. Time and T/L Transmit should be left
untouched:

Now you get to define different transmission sequence strings tailored to meet your needs. I have some
arbitrary strings showing below, but you could put whatever best suits your situations. When you’re defining
these strings, bear in mind that Survey Sequence 1 accompanies Logging Sequence 1, Survey 2 accompanies
Logging 2, and so on. The way we’re configuring down linking here, you won’t be able to get the tool to
transmit, for example, Survey 1 with Logging 3. Therefore, plan carefully when defining these strings:

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Once the tool is configured and sent downhole, you switch modes by toggling the tool between Flow On state
and Flow Off state for specific amounts of time. Note that the tool’s Flow On/Off state is not the same as the
receiver’s Pumps On/Off state, as there are factors (mud weight, viscosity, depth, fractures, etc.) that will cause
a difference between the two. The trick is knowing how long to run/kill the mud pumps in order to get the tool
to toggle for the desired timings. Although our PC software offers a popup window to guide you through this
timed-toggling process, I think it’s important to understand the underlying concept. Basically, you have to:

1. Put the tool in Flow On for under DLTP seconds. Then,

2. Put in Flow Off for under DLTP seconds. Then,
3. Put in Flow On for under DLTP seconds. Then,
4. Put in Flow Off for exactly (Mode# * DLTP) seconds. Then, immediately
5. Put in Flow On to begin the circulation. At this point the tool should be in the desired Mode.
Failure to execute this sequence precisely would result in the tool not changing modes, or possibly
changing into the wrong mode. If you accidentally make a mistake in any of the steps above, then turn the
pumps off for (5 * DLTP) seconds (in this case 5*60 = 5 minutes) to ensure that the erroneous down link
attempt is fully terminated.
In our BTR Interface software, clicking Help -> Show Down Link Information brings up a window that
graphically depicts the on-off toggling process, with a progress indicator and messages that try to give you
advance notice of what to do next. Personally, I find this window a bit confusing, and I prefer using a
wristwatch and my understanding of the five steps above. The one thing I will say this window is good for is
that it pops up whenever the software senses that a down link could potentially occur. This can be a great
warning popup if you were not intending to do a down link, but the mud pumps were coincidentally ran in a
way that was about to cause one.

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So, to give an example of a typical down link, say you wanted to switch to Mode 3 because you want to
transmit Survey Sequence 3 and Logging Sequence 3 for the upcoming circulations. You would first make sure
the mud pumps were off and that the mud downhole was settled, so you could be confident the tool was
definitely off before beginning the five steps. Then you would:

1. Run up the pump pressure for, say, 15 seconds or however long to feel confident the tool went into
Flow On. (But not On longer than DLTP seconds, which is 60 sec. in this case).
2. Kill the pumps and let everything settle for 15 seconds or however long to feel confident the tool
went into Flow Off. (Once again not exceeding 60 seconds).
3. Run up the pump pressure again, just like in step 1.
4. Kill the pumps and let everything settle for 180 seconds (Mode# * DLTP = 3 * 60 = 180). Then, at
exactly the 180 second mark,
5. Run up the pump pressure to get into Pumps On state and begin your circulation and drilling. You
should now be in Mode 3.
One common complaint with enabling down linking is that down links start happening unintentionally, making
it difficult to control the mode you’re in. Remember, whenever you’re not intending to send a down link,
please refrain from toggling the mud pumps for short periods of time (in this case for 60 seconds or less), as this
may unintentionally initiate a down link.
Also bear in mind that the mud pumps are not the only factor affecting the tool’s flow on/off state. If there are
any cracks in the formation, mud flow could continue even after turning pumps off, and this would affect the
tool’s flow state. Also, any excessive disturbances while making a connection could propagate down the drill
string and agitate the tool into flow on. Make sure to account for all these factors as you attempt to initiate or
prevent down linking.

Regards,
Mitch Bancroft
Sales Manager
832-330-1673 cell
512-233-0687 fax
Mitch.Bancroft@benchtree.net
www.benchtree.net
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