Blog :: Mezintel Inc. - Measurements Intelligence » MWD – Depth Tracking https://www.mezintel.com/blog Mon, 26 May 2025 17:05:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 MWD Communication via Ethernet or Serial Port https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mwd-logging-via-ethernet-or-serial-port/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mwd-logging-via-ethernet-or-serial-port/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:00:03 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=2909 You can connect Mezintel Gamma to EDR depth tracking systems or MWD decoding systems via two modes: Serial Port (i.e. COM Port Number & Baud Rate) Ethernet (i.e. IP Address and Telnet Port Number) These two methods are made available to guarantee that a PC running Mezintel Gamma LWD/MWD software (version 22.15.127 onwards), can connect [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mwd-logging-via-ethernet-or-serial-port/feed/ 0 Quickly Re-Calibrate Mezintel Depth Tracking System https://www.mezintel.com/blog/recalibrating-mezintel-depth-tracker/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/recalibrating-mezintel-depth-tracker/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2018 21:56:31 +0000 Anthony Lukindo http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=2528 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: [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/recalibrating-mezintel-depth-tracker/feed/ 0 WITS Simulator for Drilling Depth Data https://www.mezintel.com/blog/edr-wits-simulator/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/edr-wits-simulator/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2017 22:39:15 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=2115 Often MWD operators and tool engineers need to simulate WITS data for depth. Depth simulation may be needed for training or shop testing where a depth tracking system (DTS) is not available, or for troubleshooting communication with a present DTS or EDR. Mezintel Gamma software offers in-app simulation for both MWD and depth data, and [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/edr-wits-simulator/feed/ 0 User Guides https://www.mezintel.com/blog/user-guides/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/user-guides/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:50:01 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=1595 Mezintel Gamma User Manual version 22.00 – current revision Mezintel Depth Tracker User Manual version 4.14 – current revision What makes up a depth tracking system Tips on using MWD depth tracking sensors Mezintel BreakTest User Manual version 15.09 – current revision

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/user-guides/feed/ 0 WITS Format as used by Mezintel MWD Products https://www.mezintel.com/blog/wits-format-mezintel-mwd/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/wits-format-mezintel-mwd/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:39:57 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=1500   Download as Document Mezintel Depth Tracker streams out ASCII data every 4 seconds via a 9-pin RS-232 male serial port. This data is in WITS format. WITS (Wellsite Information Transfer Specification) is a 20 year old worldwide oil and gas industry standard that specifies how to format text-based (ASCII) drilling data for transmission between [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/wits-format-mezintel-mwd/feed/ 0 Mezintel exhibiting at the Global Petroleum Show https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mezintel-exhibition-gps-2015/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mezintel-exhibition-gps-2015/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:26:58 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=1397 Will you be at the Global Petroleum Show? Join Mezintel at one of the world’s largest oil & gas shows! Come and chat with us at Booth 5209 in the lower level of the Big Four. We will be showing all of our directional drilling products. Want to attend for FREE? Join 60,000 visitors to [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/mezintel-exhibition-gps-2015/feed/ 0 New Large Indicators & Plot on Depth Tracker https://www.mezintel.com/blog/large-gui-depth-tracker/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/large-gui-depth-tracker/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:31:22 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=125 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.mezintel.com/blog/large-gui-depth-tracker/feed/ 0 Run Program as Administrator https://www.mezintel.com/blog/run-as-administrator/ https://www.mezintel.com/blog/run-as-administrator/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:21:24 +0000 Mezintel http://www.mezintel.com/blog/?p=59 In order to successfully run a Mezintel program, you must run it as administrator. Mezintel software that is not running as administrator will encounter errors as some point of being used. If the UAC dialog does not pop up when you try to run a Mezintel program, then it is not set to run as [...]

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