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Objective:

For effective operation of the Weatherford SCADA Systems, it is beneficial for a company to implement and provide employees periodic training to enhance their knowledge and proficiency to maximize the company’s return on investment. To this end, Weatherford is pleased to offer a variety of training programs designed to educate and enhance the benefits of your automation system.

Course Description:

DACC RTU Course Series

K-Series Product Training Course (school date)

This four day course builds on a basic understanding of RTU operation and use and covers the system overview, detailed RTU components, RTU configuration, and instrumentation hookup, calibration concepts, Weatherford PROControl concepts, and advanced troubleshooting.

This course will prepare the student for the Calibration, PROcontrol, and Application course.

A detailed course outline is attached.

Course Contents:

SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1. Well site equipment
2. RTU system
3. Instrumentation
4. Control
5. Communications
6. Production equipment
7. Host system
WELL SITE EQUIPMENT (basic review)
1. Gas Flow Meter – orifice, V-Cone, turbine, PD
2. Liquid Flow Meter – turbine, PD, V-Cone
3. Dehydrator – reboiler temperature, glycol level, glycol flow, pump strokes
4. Tank – level, temperature – analog, digital probe, switch, radar, ultrasonic, float, head pressure
5. Compressor – run status, rpm, suction & discharge pressure, shutdown control Modbus communications interface
6. Pump – flow, discharge pressure, start/stop control, bypass control, run time
7. Separator – pressure, level, dump valve failure, liquid flow
8. Control – valve control, valve position, upstream & downstream pressure pressure & time intermit
9. Flow Control -
10. Well Head - casing pressure, tubing pressure, control valve
11. Plunger lift – arrival switch, vent valve, control valve, plunger release
12. Volume control – daily or monthly volume
13. SWD (salt water disposal) – pressure control, rate control, tank level control pump control
14. Water injection – Valve control, water meter, injection pressure monitoring and control, flow rate monitoring and control
15. CDP (central delivery point) – split flow control, summing flow rates, volume control
16. POW (pressure observation well) – downhole pressure & temperature, digital and analog interface
17. Pump-off-control – flow switch & timer
18. Chemical injection – proportional to flow computer volume
19. Sampler control – proportional to flow computer volume
20. Hurricane timer
21. Environmental – tank level, pressure, alarms, well ESD
22. Analyzers – O2, CO2, N2, BTU, specific gravity
23. Device interface – VSD, PLC, other flow computers and RTUs
24. Wireless monitoring and control
RTU SYSTEM
1. K-3512, 3102, 2000, 1000, 500, & 202 RTUs – Overview
2. New K-5000 RTU System
3. MIM Module
4. Differences between RTUs
5. Multi-Variable transmitter (MVT), standard and low cost
6. RTU components – mounting, enclosure, LOS jack, power supply
7. RTU board layout – I/O, LEDs, com ports, power, fuses
8. Display
9. LOS jack & cable
10. Power Supply – Solar, AC, TEG, Wind Turbine
11. Batteries
12. Accessories - RS232 - RS485 converter, pulse amp & CIM
13. Communication – radio, cellular, CDMA, GPRS, satellite, LEO, Space Data, port sharing
14. Grounding system – ground rod, CADWELD
15. Antenna System – Yagi, omni, polyphasor, operating frequency
Software tools
1. IMI –Intelligent Machine Interface (Weatherford, no cost)
2. Hyperterminal (Windows, no cost)
3. Procomm (purchased from Symantec)
4. VbTerm (eP/Weatherford, no cost)
5. VbFlash (eP/Weatherford, no cost)
6. VbPoll (eP/Weatherford, no cost)
7. VbCIM (eP/Weatherford, no cost)
8. VbModbus (eP/Weatherford, no cost)
9. KWinCom for Windows (Weatherford, $125 each copy)
10. KComm for DOS (Weatherford, no cost)
11. SaveRec for DOS (Weatherford, no cost)
12. TREND for DOS (Weatherford, no cost)
RTU CONFIGURATION
1. Computer interface – LOS, cable, VT-100 terminal, IMI Program
2. Menu system description
  - Keyboard navigation
  - Passwords
  - Short cut keys
  - Must complete record editing
  - Can’t back up for correction
3. Firmware types & versions
4. Hardware channel & software record concepts
  1. RTU Setup Procedure
    1. Board replacement
    2. Firmware upgrade
    3. Extract RTU history
    4. Extract RTU trends
    5. Clear & test memory (return to factory default)
    6. See RTU setup procedure document
  2. RTU CIM interfaces
    1. Multi-Variable Transmitter
    2. I/O CIM
    3. Honneywell PPT-R
    4. Pulse CIM
  3. Reset menu
    1. History settings
    2. Communications
    3. Analog fail
    4. Cryout (report on alarm)
    5. Clear and test memory
  4. IMI Program
    1. Program overview
    2. Installation
    3. Database concepts, installation path, renaming
    4. Administration concepts, tool, utilities, functions
    5. Navigation
    6. Data retrieval
    7. Reports
    8. Excel data reporting and graphing
  5. Digital inputs
    1. Input circuitry
    2. Channel numbering
    3. N/O & N/C definition
    4. Typical wiring techniques
    5. Failsafe configuraton
    6. Hardware channel vs. software record display
    7. Digital Input record configuration
    8. Display hardware channel & software records
    9. Example setups
  6. Digital Output
    1. Connection definition
    2. Channel numbering
    3. N/O & N/C definition
    4. Typical wiring techniques – relay, EPC, EPVP, solenoid, latching solenoid
    5. Typical wiring techniques – solid state, open collector
    6. Failsafe configuration
    7. Disable switch (K-3512)
    8. Record configuration
    9. Display hardware channel & software records
  7. Analog inputs
    1. Input circuitry
    2. Channel numbering
    3. 4-20mA & 1-5volt standards, typical applications
    4. Internal inputs
    5. RTDs
  8. Typical wiring techniques
    1. Power supply, wiring
    2. Display hardware channel & software records
    3. Analog record configuration
    4. Tank gauging, scaling, and specific gravity correction
    5. Scaling calculations and examples
    6. Scaling non-standard transmitter signals
    7. Display hardware channel & software records
    8. Example setups
  9. Analog output (setpoints)
    1. Output circuitry
    2. Channel numbering
    3. 4-20mA & 1-5volt standards
    4. Typical wiring techniques
    5. Display hardware channel & software records
    6. Ways to drive outputs – manual, analog record, procontrol
  10. Accumulator input
    1. Input circuitry
    2. Channel numbering
    3. Typical wiring techniques
    4. Display hardware channel & software records
    5. Accumulator record configuration
    6. Example setups
  11. Totalizer (tank module) record configuration
    1. Tank gauging – strapping factor, calculation, tank size tables
    2. Inputs
    3. Review turbine meter concepts
    4. Other uses
    5. Example setups
  12. Flow computer configuration
    1. What is a flow computer?
    2. AGA 3, 1985 &1992 equations, orifice meters
    3. AGA 7, turbine, pulse meters
    4. NX19 & AGA8 supercompressibility
    5. V-Cone, gas and liquid
    6. Review orifice meter concepts
    7. Scaling
    8. Input types
    9. Other uses – water meter, tachometer
    10. Example setups
  13. RTU data logging
    1. EFM data
    2. Analog history
    3. Production history
    4. Analog record trending
  14. Special RTU device interfaces
    1. Data communications – RS-232, RS485, converters, wiring
    2. Siemens & Advanced Telemetrics, level probe interface
    3. Bristol flow computer interface
    4. Baker FTI downhole instrument interface
    5. Cooper Entronic PLC interface
    6. MODBUS RTU interface
      - VSD
      - Motor Saver
      - Total Flow, Fisher, others
      - Micro Motion
    7. MODBUS ASCII interface
      - CSI Frick Compressor Control Panel
    8. Firmware types
    9. Example setups
    10. Communications tools
K-2000
1. Differences from K-3000 series
2. System specification
3. Enclosure system
4. I/O
KD-500 & K-500
1. System specification
2. Options
3. Enclosure systems
4. Power management
5. I/O
CIM Modules
1. I/O
2. Functions
3. Application
PRO-CONTROL (brief description)
1. Control concepts
2. Overview of modules
3. Production valve types
4. ESD/TSD
CALIBRATION (brief description)
1. Calibration concepts
2. Calibrating the RTU System
3. A/D reference
4. Re range transmitter
5. Impact of RTU replacement
Other Equipment

Kimray EPVP
Kimray EPC
Pressure transmitters
K-series port sharing board
K-series power supplies
K-series RS-232 to RS-485 converter
Solenoid valves
Level probe, Siemens, Advanced Telemetrics
Instruments

INSTRUMENTATION HOOKUP and WIRING

Wiring & cable selection
Hazardous area classification

TROUBLESHOOTING
1. RTU board operation, display, LED’s, visual inspection
2. System power, AC, solar, battery
3. Fuses, RTU board, power supplies
4. Communications, comm viewer, KComm, LED’s
5. Instrumentation
6. Control, valves, actuators

Instrument hookup and wiring and troubleshooting will be discussed throughout the course





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