3.

0 Performing a Gradio Calibration in MAT J ob

1. Click the Tool menu, then scroll down and select Acquisition.
2. From the Acquisition sub-menu, select Raw.
3. With the tool sitting in Air write down the frequency on Channel 9. This is your first calibration
point.
4. Place the tool into a tube of water. Make sure the water is covering the upper port.
5. After the frequency on Channel 9 stabilizes write down this new value. This will be your second
calibration point.
6. You may want to repeat the process to double check your numbers.

Note: Remember that after the Gradio has been in water it responds a little bit different than when
it was dry. This is normal, however most Gradio calibrations for the same tool should stay pretty
close to the same numbers over several jobs.



3.1 Retrieving a Gradio Calibration in MAT J ob

After the frequency values have been written down the operator must create a calibration file from
them. To create this calibration file the operator must enter these files in Premier Logger as
described in the following section 3.2.

After the Gradio calibration file is created the operator should be able to click on the Gradio row in
the Serial No. column in MAT J ob to choose the calibration name as shown below.



If the calibration name does not appear as shown above it means one of two things. The
calibration file was never created or the calibration file was created after MAT J ob was opened. If
the calibration file was created after MAT J ob was opened save your work and re-open MAT J ob
with the saved job file. The calibration file should appear in the list.

The calibration can be performed at any time before the data is merged with the depth to create
the premier logger files (*.pre).
3.2 Saving the Calibration in Premier Logger
Premier Logging performs a linear two-point calibration for production logging sondes to calculate
a gain and offset that will be used to convert an acquired raw frequency to the required
engineered units.

To Calibrate a PL Sonde (Gradio):
1. In the J ob Settings tree list, click on the sonde name, not the plus sign, that will be
calibrated. The sonde properties will be displayed in the current view of the settings
dialog.
2. Click the Calibrate button to start the 2-Point Calibration wizard.



2-Point Calibration Wizard

After each step is complete click Next to go to the next step.

STEP 1 of 5 Selecting Sensor to Calibrate
Select the sensor to calibrate and specify a new serial number for the sensor. If the
sonde calibration will overwrite an existing calibration, select the serial number from the
available list. Since a Gradio calibration is performed for every job you can overwrite your
previous calibration. You may want to keep a backup calibration as a reference, but this
is not necessary.

STEP 2 of 5 First Calibration Point
Enter the standard value that is required from the sensor in the first known well
condition. For example, the first Gradiomanometer calibration point would require the tool
to be placed in air or a light phase and calibrated to a value or 1.2 kg/m.
For Real Time Logging the sensor will be sampled and averaged over a 10 second
period. To obtain a good calibration, the sensor reading must be stable. This can be
observed by a small standard deviation reading.
For Memory Logging enter the frequency, Channel 9, you obtained in the MAT J ob
program when the tool was sitting in air.

STEP 3 of 5 Second Calibration Point
Enter the standard value that is required from the sensor in the second known well
condition. For example, the second Gradiomanometer calibration point would require the
tool to be placed in water or a heavy phase and calibrated to a value or 1000 kg/m.
For Real Time Logging the sampling process will be performed exactly as the first
calibration point was.
For Memory Logging enter the frequency, Channel 9, you obtained in the MAT J ob
program when tool was sitting in water.


A Sample screen shot of what Step 2 and 3 look like. The only way to tell the difference between
those 2 pages is the step number in the title bar.



STEP 4 of 5 Verifying the Calibration
For Real Time Logging after both calibration points have been taken, the 2-point
calibration can be verified to check the validity of the calibration. The verification process
will provide a calibrated value for the current frequency. This does not work for Memory
Logging.


Note: If the tool hasnt been moved since the last calibration point was completed, the calibrated
value will match the 2 cal point value.

STEP 5 of 5 Confirm Calibration
Trace properties can be modified as needed.
Accept the calibration by clicking the Finish button. Clicking the Cancel button will
cancel the entire calibration process and you will be forced to restart from the beginning.














3.3 Retrieving the Calibration in Premier Logger

To retrieve an existing Sonde Sensor calibration:

1. Click the required sonde, Gradio, in the J ob Settings tree list to display the sensor
properties in the current view.
2. Select the tool calibration serial number from the available list. The Retrieve
Calibration button will become enabled when the serial number has chosen.
3. Click the button to retrieve the calibration. The sensors gain and shift values will
change to reflect the values that were calculated in the calibration.




In Memory Logging it may be necessary to choose a gradio calibration this way, if the operator
has already created the premier logger files (*.pre) and you performed a gradio calibration after
the fact. This is not very common.