Power Tong Torque
Manual
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Contents
Power Tong Torque Monitor
1. Description: .............................................................................. 3
2. System Functions: .................................................................... 3
3. Future Optional Functionality: .................................................. 3
4. Panel Display and Operation: .................................................. 6
4.1. Setting the Torque Arm Length: .......................................... 6
4.2. Setting the Tong Type: ........................................................ 6
4.3. Setting Custom Torque: ...................................................... 7
5. Alarms ...................................................................................... 7
6. Log Data ................................................................................... 7
6.1. To Retrieve Data from the Logger: ...................................... 8
6.2. To Delete the Data from the Logger: ................................. 10
6.3. To View the Data from the Logger: ................................... 11
7. Spreadsheets and CSV Files: ................................................ 12
8. Formatting the Timestamp Column: ....................................... 13
9. Tong Type List:....................................................................... 15
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Power Tong Torque Monitor
1. Description:
The Power Tong Torque Monitor system utilizes two 25,000 lb load cells integrated with the
winch and backup lines of the tongs being monitored. The rigging for the system is designed to
fit on all makes and models of tongs, and can therefore be moved from rig to rig if necessary.
2. System Functions:
The Rigsmart Systems display panel is powered by 110 VAC supplied by the rig, and
programmed to provide the following system features:

Tong Selection Menu – This menu lists a variety of tong types, based on Maximum
Rated Capacity and Torque Arm Length. (The user is has the option of entering the
Maximum Rated Capacity for any tongs that are not displayed in the menu).

Dynamic Torque Display – The torque is displayed in ft-lb as well as a percentage of
the Maximum Rated Capacity of the tongs.

Warning Alarms – The system produces different visual and audible warnings at
both 75% and 100% of the Maximum Rated Capacity of the tongs.

Data Logging – When the applied torque reaches a value greater than 75% of the
rated capacity of the tongs, the system begins logging the Peak Torque values with a
time and date stamp. This logging occurs in 1 second increments, unless no change
in torque is detected.
3. Future Optional Functionality:

Solenoid Valve Output – The system could provide an output to a hydraulic solenoid
valve that would stop the pull on the tongs above their Maximum Rated Capacity.

Target Torque – A Target Torque feature could be programmed to produce an
audible indication and/or engage the hydraulics when a particular torque value is
reached.
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Power Tong Torque Monitor System: Data Logger, Display Panel, Mag Mount Antenna, Load Cells with Rigging, USB
Drives and Adapter Hardware
Display Panel with Power Cable
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Load Cells with Rigging and Pins
Data Logger Box (Closed)
Data Logger Box (Open)
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4. Panel Display and Operation:
The Rigsmart panel has been equipped with custom displays that show the current and
peak make-up and break-up torque values. In addition, the percentage of maximum torque
is displayed.
4.1.
Setting the Torque Arm Length:
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Using the arrow buttons, highlight SETUP and press the SELECT button.
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Highlight CONFIGURE and press the SELECT button.
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Highlight TORQUE LEN and press the SELECT button.
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Use the up or down arrow button to set the torque length (0.0 – 99.9”)
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Once the correct value is displayed, press the ACCEPT button once, then again to
confirm, or press SELECT to cancel.
TOP MENU>CONFIGURE
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~}MAKE LEN
48.0”
BREAK LEN 48.0”
MAKE B+V WRT-160 (8.5-9.875&10.75-12)
BRK
B+V WRT-160 (8.5-9.875&10.75-12)
CUSTOM1 MAX
1200ft-lb
CUSTOM2 MAX
800ft-lb
MAIN
LOAD=
000lb
EXIT
BACK
TOP MENU
4.2.
Setting the Tong Type:
- From the Configure Menu, highlight TONG and press the SELECT button.
- Press the up or down arrow button until the desired tong type is displayed and press the
ACCEPT button.
- To confirm the choice, press the ACCEPT button again, or press SELECT to cancel.
NOTE: If the desired tong type is not listed, select CUSTOM and follow the ‘Setting
Custom Torque’ instructions below.
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4.3.
Setting Custom Torque:
- From the CONFIGURE Menu, highlight CUSTOM MAX TORQUE and press the SELECT
button.
- Use the up or down arrow button to set the maximum torque in ft-lb.
- Once the correct value is displayed, press the ACCEPT button.
- Press the ACCEPT button again to confirm the choice, or press the SELECT button to
cancel.
MAKE
000ft-lb
65,000ft-lb
BREAK
0%
LOGGED
000ft-lb
0%
000ft-lb
65,000ft-lb
0%
000ft-lb
0%
5. Alarms
An audible (slow beep) and visual alarm will be triggered when 75% of the maximum makeup or break-up logged torque values are reached. The alarm will change to a faster beep
when 100% of these values are exceeded.
6. Log Data
Once a logged torque greater than 75% of the maximum set value is detected, a data point
is recorded every second. If the logged torque is constant, the data logging rate slows.
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6.1.
To Retrieve Data from the Logger:
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Open the RS Data Logger front panel to access the logger console. On startup, the
system will display a message on screen, reading „DT82 Restarted Power Loss‟. This
screen will remain until a button on the logger is pressed, however the system will still
record data with this screen displayed.
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Insert a USB flash drive (formatted in FAT system file structure) into the USB port.
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The logger will proceed to copy data logs automatically, while displaying the following
screens:
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Once finished, the logger will again display the main screen as shown below:
6.2.
To Delete the Data from the Logger:
(refer to the diagram on the following page)
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Insert a USB drive into the data logger.
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Wait for the logger to display the message „USB device ready‟.
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Press the „Function‟ button twice, until the logger display screen shows „move data‟.
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Press the „Edit‟ button (yellow check mark).
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The logger will begin deleting files, and will display the message „USB device removed‟
when it has finished.
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USB Drive Slot
Function Button
Edit Button
6.3.
To View the Data from the Logger:
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Insert the USB flash device with the recorded logs into a PC.
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Open the folder containing the logs.
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Double click the appropriate .csv file
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The file will open in Microsoft Excel
The following section details the general structure of the data in the Excel spreadsheet, as
well as how to format the Time and Date column for easier viewing.
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7. Spreadsheets and CSV Files:
The data file name from the logger consists of the date followed by the time the file was
created. The file is in comma separated value (.CSV) format which can be opened up
directly in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel. Double-clicking on the file name will
automatically open up the file in Excel as shown in Figure 1 below. On the following page,
another example is shown, along with instructions on how to format the Timestamp column.
In the next example there are 12 columns in the data file – the first is always labeled
„Timestamp‟, and contains the values Excel needs to create the correct date or time or both.
Figure 1 – Microsoft Excel spreadsheet upon opening the data logger file
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Figure 2 – Example Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
To change the format of the Timestamp column values into something more suitable, use
the following instructions:
8. Formatting the Timestamp Column:
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Highlight the entire Timestamp column by right-clicking the column letter above the
column name (the letter „A‟ always indicates the first column of data, as shown in
Figure 3 on the following page).
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Select the „Format Cells‟ option from the right-click menu.
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Under the „Category‟ list, select the „Custom‟ option.
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A list labeled „Type‟ will open on the right side of the menu, showing different formatting
options for the data. Select the appropriate format, then click on „OK‟ at the bottom of
the menu to set the change.
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Figure 3 – Formatting options opened for the Timestamp column
Figure 4 below shows an example of what the newly formatted Timestamp data would look
like. NOTE: The column labeled ‘TZ’ (Time Zone) is not used by the logger, and can
be deleted.
Figure 4 – Result after formatting changes have been set
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9. Tong Type List:
TONG#
NAME/DESCRIPTION
TORQUE
MAX(ft-lb)
Custom 1
000 –
200000
Custom 2
000 –
200000
2
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 1#)
55000
3
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 2#)
55000
4
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 3#)
55000
5
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 4#)
55000
6
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 5#)
55000
7
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 6#)
30000
8
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 7#)
30000
9
Web Wilson Type AAX (Latch Lug 8#)
30000
10
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 1#)
35000
11
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 2#)
35000
12
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 3#)
35000
13
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 4#)
35000
14
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 5#)
35000
15
Web Wilson B Style (Latch Lug 6#)
25000
16
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 1#)
20000
17
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 2#)
20000
0
1
15
18
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 3#)
20000
19
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 4#)
15000
20
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 5#)
15000
21
Web Wilson C Style (Latch Lug 6#)
10000
22
ALCO Type B (5a)
40000
23
ALCO Type B (5b)
55000
24
ALCO Type B (5b-1)
55000
25
ALCO Type B (5c)
40000
26
ALCO Type B (5d)
40000
27
ALCO Type B (5e)
40000
28
ALCO Type B (5e1)
40000
29
ALCO Type B (5e3)
40000
30
ALCO BJ Type DB (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
65000
31
ALCO BJ Type DB (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
65000
32
ALCO BJ Type DB (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
40000
33
ALCO BJ Type DB (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
40000
34
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
35000
35
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
35000
36
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
35000
37
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
35000
38
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 5#)
35000
39
ALCO BJ Type C (Latch Lug Jaws 6#)
35000
40
ALCO BJ Type LF (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
16000
16
41
ALCO BJ Type LF (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
16000
42
ALCO BJ Type LF (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
16000
43
ALCO BJ Type LF (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
16000
44
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
35000
45
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
55000
46
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
55000
47
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
40000
48
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 5#)
30000
49
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 6#)
30000
50
ALCO SB (HT55) (Latch Lug Jaws 7#)
30000
51
ALCO Type SDD (HT100) (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
100000
52
ALCO Type SDD (HT100) (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
100000
53
ALCO Type SDD (HT100) (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
75000
54
ALCO Type SDD (HT100) (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
100000
55
ALCO Type SDD (HT100) (Latch Lug Jaws 5#)
60000
56
ALCO Casing Tong (Q13 3/8 - 25 1/2 / 35)
25000
57
ALCO Casing Tong (Q25 1/2 - 36 / 55)
40000
58
ALCO Well Service Tong (Latch Lug Jaws 1#)
25000
59
ALCO Well Service Tong (Latch Lug Jaws 2#)
25000
60
ALCO Well Service Tong (Latch Lug Jaws 3#)
25000
61
ALCO Well Service Tong (Latch Lug Jaws 4#)
25000
62
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (2 3/8"-3 3/4")
15000
63
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (2 7/8" - 4 1/2")
20000
17
64
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (4" - 5 3/4")
25000
65
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (5 1/2" - 7")
25000
66
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (7" - 8 5/8")
25000
67
Blohm + Voss BV-25 (9 5/8" - 10 3/4")
25000
68
Blohm + Voss WRT-35 (2 3/8" - 7 5/8")
35000
69
Blohm + Voss WRT-35 (7 5/8" - 11")
35000
70
Blohm + Voss WRT-55 (3 1/2" - 8 1/4")
55000
71
Blohm + Voss WRT-55 (8" - 11 1/2")
55000
72
Blohm + Voss WRT-55 (11 1/2" - 14 3/8")
55000
73
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (13" - 14 1/2")
25000
74
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (16“ - 17.1/2“)
25000
75
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (17 3/4“ - 18 7/8“)
25000
76
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (18 1/4“ - 19 5/8“)
25000
77
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (19 1/2“ - 21“)
25000
78
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (20 3/4“ - 22 1/4“)
25000
79
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (24“ - 25 1/2“)
25000
80
Blohm + Voss WRT-55C (30“ - 31“)
25000
81
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (25 1/2“ - 27“)
25000
82
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (27“ - 28 1/2“)
25000
83
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (28 1/2“ - 30“)
25000
84
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (30“ - 31 1/2“)
25000
85
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (31 1/2“ - 33“)
25000
86
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (33“ - 34 1/2“)
25000
18
87
Blohm + Voss BV-55 (34 1/2“ - 36“)
25000
88
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (3 1/2“ - 8 1/4“)
65000
89
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (8“ - 11 1/4“)
65000
90
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (11 3/4“ - 14 3/8“)
50000
91
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (16“ - 17“)
50000
92
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (8“ - 17“)
65000
93
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (18 5/8“ - 21 1/2“)
65000
94
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (18 5/8“ - 20“)
50000
95
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (20“ - 21 1/2“)
50000
96
Blohm + Voss BV-65 (18 5/8“ - 21 1/2“)
50000
97
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (3 1/2“ - 4 1/2“)
30000
98
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (4“ - 5 1/4“)
30000
99
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (5“ - 6“)
65000
100
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (6“ - 7“)
65000
101
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (7“ - 9“)
80000
102
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (9“ - 10 3/4“)
50000
103
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (10 3/4“ - 11 3/4“)
50000
104
Blohm + Voss BV-80 (13 3/8“)
50000
105
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (4“ - 8.1/2“)
100000
106
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (8.1/2“ - 12“)
100000
107
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (12“ - 15“)
75000
108
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (15.3/4“)
100000
109
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (16“ - 17“)
60000
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110
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (8.1/2“ - 17“)
100000
111
Blohm + Voss BV-100 (18.5/8“ - 21“)
50000
112
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (23.4“ - 24.5“)
100000
113
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (25.3“ - 26.3“)
100000
114
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (27.4“ - 28.4“)
100000
115
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (29.5“ - 30.6“)
100000
116
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (35.5“ - 36.7“)
100000
117
Blohm + Voss BV-100C (37“ - 42“)
100000
118
Blohm + Voss WRT-160(7.5"-8.5" & 9.5"-10.75")
160000
119
Blohm + Voss WRT-160(8.5-9.875" & 10.75-12")
160000
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