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Quickly Re-Calibrate Mezintel Depth Tracking System

Power outage incidents, while rare, do occur causing interruption of drilling rig sites operations and services. Mezintel Depth tracking systems have been subject to such scenarios resulting in lost connectivity and lost calibration.

However, once power returns, there is a way to quickly recover saved calibration table and Here’s how to do that:

STEP 1: Wait for power to re-turn

Once power returns, be sure that the PC can connect to the Depth Tracking System. Once connected verify that the calibration status says ‘Not Calibrated’. See Fig 1.

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Fig 1. Power has returned PC connects to depth tracking system but with calibration status reading ‘Not Calibrated’

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New Large Indicators & Plot on Depth Tracker

One of our customers wanted larger indicators on the Mezintel Depth Tracker so that MWD operators can see depth status from 15 feet away.
So, we added an alternative view that enlarges the block height, bit depth, ROP, hook load, hole depth, and slips status.
Simply tap on the Samples button to use this enlarged view.

DTU - Enlarged Samples View
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