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Who is iBall Instruments LLC?
• Owner / Engineer: Carl Bright
• 19 - Years of New Product Development For Oil and Gas
• Hardware, Software, and Mechanical Engineer
• R&D Lab & Machine Shop in McLoud, OK
• Repair, Maintenance, and supply Office in Edmond, Oklahoma
• New Product Development and Marketing
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Accomplishments for the Mud Logging Industry
• Bloodhound Infrared Gas Detector and Chromatograph System
• Bloodhound Hotwire Gas Detector and Chromatograph System
• Interceptor Fast Fourier Infrared Gas Detection System
• Low Voltage Safe DC Cavitator System
• Patent Pending Software Allows for Self Correcting and
Automatic Detection of Failed Sensors
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History of BloodhoundGas Detector & Chromatograph System
• 1st Prototype in December 2005 Old Pellistor Technology
• Six (6) Months Field Testing
• 1st Infrared Version December 2006
• Four (4) Months Field Testing
• Production Design Complete May 2007
• U.S. Patent Pending Issued December 2013
• Additional New Hotwire Like Device Deployed June 2014
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Internal Universal Power Supply
• Any Bad Power Between 90 and 265 VAC• Any Bad Power Frequency 45 to 65 Hz• Easly Handles bad and dirty rig power• Internal Gel Cell Backup 2.5 Hours
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Automated Data System Operation• Bloodhound Connects to Server at Power Up
• Data Packets transmitted every 6 Seconds to Central Server System
• Triple Redundancy of Data StorageUSB Memory StickHard Drive of connected PCFile Servers at iBall Instruments Facility
• File Server Creates Viewable Web PageBrowser only (No Special Software)Secure Web Site
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Data Packet Contents
• Bloodhound Serial #• Drill Depth• Gas Units• H2S PPM• ROP Min/Ft• ROP Rate Ft/Hr• Error Number• % Gasses • LEL• PPM• CG Data
• Date & Time• Internal Voltage• Sample LPH• Sample VAC mmHg• Temperature
(internal)• iBall Date/Time• Primary Voltage• Secondary Voltage• H2S Voltage• More!
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Data Packets Converted to Usable Charts and Data Files for Download at Website
• iBall Instruments proprietary software converts data packets into images at File Server for customer viewing and downloading
• Websites are viewable with secure user ID and Password
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Bloodhound Instrument
GPRS Cell RadioAT&T Data Service
Field Data NetworkEthernet connection(e.g. Sat. Internet)
Data Logger - Remote Windows Application
Data Logger - LocalWindows Application
(Gas_Chart.exe)
Gas Chart Data Logger
• Calculates Lag• Set PC Alarms• Edit Depth• Chromatograms• Data File Export
Connection toInstrument At Well
Site
Web Remote DataWeb Browser
Communication Network
Internet
64.19.102.xx:xxxxWITSiBall Instruments
Server System
Well Site PCRemote PC
Mobile Device Access
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Server System for Over 500 Bloodhounds World-Wide
• Hardened CO Site Up To Class 5 Tornado
• 24/7 Wet Battery Backup For Up To 2 Days
• Automatic Natural Gas Generator Backup
• Three 10 Megabit Symmetrical Internet Connections
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A Complete Gas Detection System
• Dedicated File Servers for Every Bloodhound
• Triple Redundancy of Data Collected
• Integral Chromatograph
• H2S, O2 and CO2 Detection
• Real-time Access and Download via Internet
• 24/7 Product Support
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24/7 Tech Support Center
• 2009 Established 24/7 Support• World-Wide telephone & Internet Support And
Service• Experienced loggers And Geologists Take
Technical Support Calls• System Provides Automated Text Messaging• Bloodhound Status Through Telephone System• Rentals/Dispatch/Repairs• Remote Diagnostics Support And Service
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System Advantages
• Uses Infrared Detectors With Very Good Longevity
• Extremely Accurate And Fast Response
• Minimum DRIFT And Auto-Zero Chromatograph
• Unaffected by Temperature or Shock
• 1% to 100% Gas Units without Saturation
• Free Gas Detection Software
• Free Website Interface System
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Infrared Detectors• Not a new idea• Earlier attempts unsuccessful• iBall Instruments Developed New Methods• Modulated light Source• New tungsten Filament Infrared Source• New Lithium Tantalate Pyroelectric detector
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How Does It Work?
• Sample gas diffused into Optical Chamber through filter
• Lithium/Pyroelectric sensors provide output to patent pending software
• Adjustable pulse rate 4Hz at 50% Duty• Reduces background Interference to nearly Zero• Detector signals consist of ripples superimposed on
DC offset
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Multiple Detectors• Reference Detector Has Minimal Filtering• Hydrocarbon Active Detector Filter Transparent to
strong absorption band of gases• CO2 Active Detector Filter Only Passes absorption
band Inerrant to CO2• Allows short optical path yet maintains good
resolution• Output ripple is reduced as radiation is attenuated• Built In Temperature Sensor For Temperature
Compensation• Ratio differences determines level of target gas
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Operational Bloodhounds Found World Wide
Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Turkey, Azerbajain, Morocco, Ukraine, South Africa, Belize, Chile, New Zealand…