Hawkeye 3 Ops Procedure
Hawkeye 3 Ops Procedure
INS-008465 1.0
Procedure
Title:
Revision List
Revision Comment:
Revision Comment:
Revision Comment:
Revision Comment:
Table of Contents
Section Page
1. General description ................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Features ....................................................................................................................... 6
Figure Page
Figure 1 – Front Panel Controls ......................................................................................................... 11
Figure 2 – Rear Panel Controls ......................................................................................................... 12
Figure 3 – 70-HE3RXC ...................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 4 – Toolstring Assembly ......................................................................................................... 16
Figure 5 – Backlight Wiring ................................................................................................................ 17
Figure 6 – Centralizer Wiring ............................................................................................................. 17
Figure 7 – 70-HE3CHW ..................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 8 – Focusing Cable Wiring...................................................................................................... 26
Table Page
Table 1 – Equipment list .......................................................................................................................8
Table 2 – Expendables List ..................................................................................................................9
Table 3 – Backlight – O-rings ............................................................................................................ 14
Table 4 – Backlight – Set Screw ....................................................................................................... 14
Table 5 – Centralizer – O-rings ......................................................................................................... 15
Table 6 – Centralizer – Set Screws ................................................................................................... 15
Table 7 – Electronic chassis – O-rings .............................................................................................. 15
Table 8 – Electronic chassis – Set Screws ....................................................................................... 15
1. General description
1.1 Purpose
The HawkEye 3 camera system provides the ability to view conditions inside oil and gas wells without the
need for a special coaxial or fibre optic cable. Video images are transmitted to the surface once every
second over standard electric line logging cable. Complete redundancy for all mission critical components
is provided along with rugged shipping containers for complete transportability.
1.2 Features
The HawkEye 3 camera system incorporates several features that allow for the delivery of the best
possible visual information for well owners and operators.
1.2.5 Redundancy
The system comes equipped with two downhole tools, 2 surface power supply / receivers, and 2 laptop
computers. This provides complete backup for the image producing and display equipment.
1.2.6 Transportability
The system is provided rugged shipping containers with internal padding designed for the standard
components plus some additional room for cables and misc. equipment.
1.3 Specifications
1.3.3 Video
Resolution 256H x 240V (Same as Hawkeye I / II)
Update Rate 1.15 seconds / image or less
Field of view In water: 55 degrees. In air 73 degrees.
Recording Format JPEG or TIFF
Illumination 100W Halogen Lamp
2.3.1 AC Power
The power supply / receiver AC power input port is a standard modular power cord AC connection. The
panel can be configured for 120VAC or 240VAC depending on the system requirements. The power
requirements will be displayed on the back panel label. The unit will run at either 50HZ or 60HZ line
frequency.
To change or check the voltage configuration, remove the back panel and find the 8 position terminal
block on the bottom electronic shelf. 120VAC units will have positions 2 and 3 jumpered and positions 6
and 7 jumpered. 240VAC units will have only positions 4 and 5 jumpered. Refer to section 2.3.5 Internal
wiring page 11.
Use caution when connecting and disconnecting to these ports. Voltages in excess of 350VDC can be
present. Always make these connections with the unit turned off.
The port can be configured for 5V operation. Please consult the factory for information on that option.
If the total loop resistance exceeds 262 ohms the bulb will not be at full brightness (0.833 amps), and
depending on well conditions this may impair camera performance. Step D can be used to simulate lamp
brightness on the bench prior to running the job.
Note: When making calculations for a shielded cable use the lower of the armor or shield resistance. When
running a shielded cable, tie the armor and shield together at both ends of the cable. Actual performance
should exceed the calculations.
Figure 3 – 70-HE3RXC
3. Tool assembly
Refer to Figure 4 – Toolstring Assembly page 11. This depicts a typical HawkEye 3 downhole tool
assembly. Additional weight bars and centralizers can be added as needed, and the inline centralizer can
be left out if desired. Use Parker o-ring lube or equivalent each time the tool is assembled.
3.1 Backlight
Refer to Figure 5 – Backlight Wiring page 17.
The camera will not power up if the lamp has failed. It is recommended that a new lamp be used for each
job. The backlight uses a 120V / 100W Halogen lamp and consumes 833ma at full brightness.
Note: Replace the lamp dome o-rings often, especially if the tool is operated above fluid for long periods
of time. The lamp dome o-rings and the front sleeve o-rings get very hot when running in air or gaseous
environments.
The backlight wiring (6 conductors) enters through a 10 pin Bendix connector then passes through a
Kemlon bulkhead that provides protection for the electronic chassis in the event of a lamp dome failure.
The lamp wires (violet and green) connect to the lamp and the 12VDC (red and black) and Video (white
and grey) wires pass through the body and down the connector tubes into the camera Kemlon bulkhead
connector. The mating Kemlon threaded connector connects the Watec 304R camera and completes the
circuit.
In the event of a lamp dome failure it will be necessary to remove the camera Kemlon bulkhead and dry
out the rear connections. To remove this bulkhead, cut the wire tie holding the wiring service loop behind
the lamp socket. Separate these wires such that they will pull straight out when the front bulkhead is
removed. Next, remove the front snap ring and washer, then remove the bulkhead from its seat by
screwing the camera connector onto the bulkhead. Then use a screwdriver behind the connector nut as
a lever. Carefully remove the wires and clean the back of the bulkhead with contact cleaner. Use caution,
a small nick in the Teflon insulation can cause intermittent problems later, if you see a suspect wire,
replace it. Reverse the procedure to re-assemble the backlight.
Qty. Size
Camera housing 2 6-32 x 3/16 cap screw
Reflector 2 6-32 x 3/16 set screw
Lamp socket 1 6-32 x 3/16 set screw
Tool joint 3 8-32 x 1/4 cap screw
3.2 Centralizer
The centralizer wiring is straight through. Refer to Figure 6 – Centralizer Wiring should it become
necessary to remove the centralizer wiring. It is always a good idea to disassemble the centralizer and
replace the internal o-rings.
Qty. Size
Tool Joint 3 8-32 x 1/4 cap screw
The rope socket connection is a standard screw-on connector that will accept either plunger type or
banana type pins. The adapter has an internal bulkhead connector so the chassis connects via a booted
Kemlon push on connector. The ground is picked up using a #8 ring lug attached with a #8 cap screw to
the adapter.
Qty. Size
Tool Joint 3 8-32 x 1/4 cap screw
Ground lug 1 8-32 x 1/4 cap screw
Cable head adapter 2 8-32 x 1/4 set screw
Figure 7 – 70-HE3CHW
4. Laptop software
4.1 Job info panel
When the receiver software is launched the Job Info Panel will appear. This form has data fields for the
Job Ticket Number, Customer, Well Name, and Comments. The Job Ticket Number field can contain a
maximum of 16 characters. Characters other than numbers or letters are not accepted, except for the
space holder symbol (shifted minus sign). The other fields can contain up 32 characters each.
These data fields are recorded into the job database in record number 1.
Records 2 through 9999 (maximum) each contain depth, temperature, time, date, and the first annotation
line (if any) for each successive image that is recorded. Note: the first image is always #2.
A job folder is created and named by the software that will contain all of the images and the database file.
This folder is automatically named DHVXXXX, where XXXXX is the Job Ticket Number. The folder is
always located at the root c:\ directory. The job database file is named XXXXX.DHV and is always stored
inside the job folder along with the sequentially numbered JPEG image files.
To create a new job folder enter a new Job Ticket Number, Customer, Well Name, and Comments. Click
OK. If the Job Ticket Number you entered is new (doesn’t already exist on the hard drive) the Receiver
Panel screen will appear and you can begin recording.
Enter an existing Job Ticket Number and click OK. If the Job Ticket Number entered is not new (already
exists on the hard drive) a warning box will appear asking if you want to add to an old job or not. If you
click OK the Receiver Panel will appear and any images you record will be added to the Job Ticket Number
folder you specified. If you click Cancel the program will terminate.
To edit the Job Info on an existing job, enter the Job Ticket Number then click Edit. The Job Info data will
be displayed. You can edit this data as needed. When editing is complete, click OK. When prompted that
the job already exists, click OK again. When the Receiver Panel appears the edited data will be saved. If
you cancel the operation any time prior to the Receiver Panel screen the edited data will not be saved.
The Edit feature can also be used to create a new folder for jobs with multiple runs. For example, you can
create a Job Ticket Number 12345_1 for run #1. Then enter that ticket number at the start of run #2 then
click Edit. Now change the ticket number to 12345_2 and click OK and a new folder will be created with
the same Job Info as run #1.
Hold – Click this button to stop receiving images from the receiver. The red indicator above this button
will light when this mode is active. The image on the display will be the last image received.
Compensation – Drag this control left or right to eliminate the vertical noise banding visible in the live
images. While dragging this control a small box will appear to indicate the current compensation setting.
(-20 through +20). This setting will vary from tool to tool and wire-line to wire-line. This control only works
on live images from the tool.
Brightness – click plus or minus to increase or decrease the image brightness. These controls affect the
image itself, not just the display. If the image is stored, it will be stored with the contrast / brightness
adjustment applied.
To return all contrast / brightness settings to zero, click the zero button.
View Saved – click this button to view previously saved images or series of images. The file types
available are JPEG or TIFF. When “OK” is clicked a box asking if a series is desired will appear. Click
“Yes”, “No”, or “Cancel” to start the viewing mode.
JPEG series – when viewing a series start with file name (number) desired. The pictures in the series will
display in sequence. A new image will load every second. During series playback the border around the
“Storage Controls” will be green and the description below the image will be “Viewing series:
nameNNNN.jpg”.
Fast Reverse – click this button during JPEG playback to jump 10 images back.
Stop – click this button during JPEG series playback to terminate the playback mode.
Play / Pause – click this button during JPEG series playback to pause the playback (icon changes to >).
Click this button during JPEG series playback pause mode to resume normal playback (icon changes to
<>).
Fast Forward – click this button during JPEG series playback to advance forward 10 images.
JPEG series playback will restart with image 0002 when no more images in the series are found.
Record – click this button to record each image and associated database record as the images are
received. This is the normal recording mode. When this button is clicked the button caption changes to
Stop Recording. The images are stored in the folder named C:\DHVXXXXX (XXXXX is the Job Ticket
Number entered). Each image is named sequentially from 0002.jpg - 9999.jpg. The data base file is saved
in the same folder and is named XXXXX.DHV (XXXXX is the Job Ticket Number).
The record mode is independent of all other modes. If you are in the record mode and you click “Hold” the
record mode will remain active. No images will be recorded because the of the Hold condition. When you
click “View Live” again the images will continue to be recorded.
Vertical position – drag this control up or down to position the characters vertically.
Horizontal Position – drag this control left or right to position the characters horizontally.
Annotations – click this button to open the annotation control. Each available line is displayed with a drop
down box that allows the various annotations to be displayed. Annotations are always centered on the
screen.
Annotations are important to help identify and clarify things in the image that may not be readily discernible
to the untrained eye. Also, the Hawkeye 3 viewer software can search for occurrences of annotations in
the database, thus providing an easy method to help the customer sort through job file images.
Measured Values – indicated by brackets (< >) enclosing the item to be displayed.
<Depth>
<Temperature>
<Date> (PC’s)
<Time> (PC’s)
<Text> - enables quick text entry from main receiver panel (see below)
Pre-defined text – these are the same as in previous standalone depth panels and cover a variety of
possible well bore conditions. Text annotations stay on the screen for 7 seconds and then are
automatically erased. To make a text annotation remain on the screen, insert a space in the leftmost
character position.
Quick Text – with the <Text> line turned on from the annotation panel, the text box below the annotation
panel button is enabled. Text selected or typed in this box will be overlaid when the Update Text button is
clicked. This annotation is displayed for 7 seconds then is automatically erased. Annotations entered from
this box cannot have leading spaces (they are automatically removed) and will not remain on longer than
7 seconds.
4.6 Depth
Click to open the depth control panel. If the “View Live” mode is active it make take up to 2 seconds for
the Depth Panel to appear.
Depth – click in this box then change the value. This setting reverts to zero when power is removed from
the receiver.
K Factor – click in this box then change the value. This setting is retained internally by the PC. The K
factor is the number of encoder pulses per unit measured (feet or meters). See discussion at the end of
this section on setting the K factor. Entries of negative numbers or zero are forced to 1 by the software.
Units – sets the depth display units to feet or meters. The PC retains this setting when the power is off.
Rotation – set the encoder rotation direction. The PC retains this setting when the power is off.
Static Display - The depth display above the image is updated whenever a new image is received or
about twice per second when the receiver is not receiving new images (Hold). The line speed display
updates once every 5 seconds and reads in feet or meters per minute.
When the program is first launched it does not try to communicate with the receiver. The depth display
does not update in this initial state. When the “View Live” or “Depth” buttons are clicked, communication
is attempted for the first time. If the PC is not connected to the receiver or the receiver power is off the
View Live indicator will illuminate red, indicating no communication with the receiver. The purpose of this
feature is to allow the user to view old image files without connecting to a receiver.
The K factor is the number of encoder pulses per unit measured (feet or meters).The depth panel counts
the pulses received from the encoder then divides that number by the K factor. To set the K factor:
Full PC screen – scales image to occupy full PC LCD screen. A scan converter can be used to allow
external connection of video monitors, recorders, etc.
4.10 Exit
Terminates the program.
This closes the open database file and returns to the windows desk top. Do not attempt to leave this
program running and access the current job file database or images via any other program. Access will
be denied at the minimum or an error could occur that might damage the job file database, rendering it
unusable.
4.11 Burning a cd
1. Insert a blank CD into the drive.
3. In the top window find the job folder in the C:\ directory and drag it to the lower window.
4. In the top window find the latest version of the JobViewer macro and drag it to the lower window into
the root D:\ directory.
4.12 Drivers
When a new receiver is plugged into a laptop for the first time Windows will re-install the USB drivers.
Click the default answers to the questions during this process, Windows will find the folder where the
drivers are located and install them without any intervention.
This folder should not be used to store jobs or other non-Hawkeye 3 files. This folder should not
be moved or have the contents altered in any way.
5. Jobviewer software
JobViewer is an Excel macro that allows users to view DHV image database files. Excel 97 or newer is
required to use this software.
To launch JobViewer:
To operate JobViewer:
1. Click the load job button then open the *.dhv job database file desired.
3. Use the up / down arrows to adjust playback speed. (Must be stopped). A playback speed of “0”
allows frame by frame viewing.
4. To find a specific depth, enter the depth value then click “<” or “>”. “>” Searches forward in the
database for increases in depth through the specified value.
5. “<” Searches backward in the database for decreases in depth through the specified value.
8. To find a specific image, delete the current image number then enter the image number desired then
click GOTO.
Making Clips:
1. Find the start of the area of interest and click "Record" in the Clip Controls Box.
2. Enter the name for the clip. Use letters and numbers only. A new folder at c:\ will be created using
the name you enter. No spaces allowed in the name. The clip will not record and no error
messages will be displayed !!
3. If a folder already exists with the same name you will be asked if you want to add to an existing clip
or not. You cannot write over an old clip.
4. Click “FWD” to start recording the clip. Each image viewed in FWD mode is recorded to the clip.
5. Click “Stop” to halt recording then use the playback or search controls to find the next area of interest,
then click “FWD” again. Recording will continue from that point.
6. When you are done creating the clip, click on “Stop Recording”. A window will appear showing the
transfer and renaming of the image files. When the transfer finishes the DOS command window may
still be showing. If it is, click the close button in the upper right hand corner of the window.
7. You can view the clip by clicking “Load Job” and finding the clip folder you just created in the C:\
directory. Open the folder then open the clip.dhv file within the folder.
8. A clip database is always named CLIP.DHV, and the images are renamed starting at 0002.jpg
through the last image you recorded.
9. The structure of a clip is identical to the original database. The job info fields from the original are
carried through to the clip.
6.1 Inspection
Remove the receiver and laptop from their shipping cases. Inspect for any obvious physical damage.
Rotate the power knob on the power supply / receiver and make sure it turns from “stop” to “stop smoothly”
with no restrictions. Rotate the knob fully counter clockwise (0 volts). Check that the power switch is off.
Inspect the contents of the tool box. Select an electronics chassis and backlight for this test set up. Check
that the backlight has a good lamp installed. Connect the chassis to the backlight. Centralizers, pressure
housings, etc. are optional for this test. Connect the tool string to the power supply / receiver with the
patch cords supplied.
Check that the HawkEye 3 power supply / receiver voltage control knob is turned completely counter
clockwise, then turn on the AC power switch. Verify that the pilot lamp illuminates and the digital meters
are on and reading zero (1 or 2 volts and a few milli-amps is normal).
When the laptop has completed booting up, launch the HE3RX software.
Note: the tool needs to be turned on rapidly to ensure the internal circuitry reset correctly. Turn the voltage
knob up quickly to about 20% on the panel dial then back it off so the tool current is about .500 amps. This
should ensure a good reset.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
If no picture is received, but the tool voltage and current seem normal and the sync light is flashing, power
the system down and swap components one at a time starting with receiver or laptop.
If the tool voltage and current are OK but the sync lamp is not flashing the problem could be the backlight,
chassis, or receiver. Change 1 at a time until the bad component is found. Remember to be suspicious of
cables as well as components.
If no picture is received and the tool draws no current, check the lamp, then start by changing backlights,
then chassis, then surface cables, then receivers until the bad component or connection is found.