¶ Icons
StrinGnosis® has multiple icons that are shortcuts to:
- Open (file)
- New (file)
- Save (file)
- Save As (file)
- Calculate All Stress Loads
- SideKick℠
- Add Tubular
- Add Grade
- Add Connection
- Add Completion Tool
- Packer
- Fluids
- Add Tubular Material
¶ Open
If there is a StrinGnosis® file already open, a dialog box appears asking the well designer whether to save the current file. Once this dialog box is closed, StrinGnosis® opens an Explorer window where the well designer can select an existing StrinGnosis® (.strng) file to open.
¶ New
Opens a new StrinGnosis® file.
¶ Save
StrinGnosis® saves the file to the current directory. Note: The initial save defaults to "Save As".
¶ Save as
StrinGnosis® opens an Explorer window where the well designer can name and save the file to a chosen directory.
¶ Calculate All Loads
Calculate All triggers the calculation of all stress loads on all strings.
When the software is calculating all stress loads, you will see the progress of the operation at the top of the StrinGnosis application.
¶ SideKick
SideKick℠ SideKick℠ is a very powerful utility that the designer can pull up from anywhere within the program. It provides three principal functions:
- Wellbore Schematics
- Completion Schematics
- MD TVD Calculator
- Fluid Calculator
- Tool Passage Calculator
- Pipe Dimensions Calculator
- Tellus OCTG
¶ Add Tubular
A custom tubular can be added by clicking on the Add button while the Tubulars list is open. Doing so brings up an input screen where the OD, Unit Weight and Wall Thickness are entered. Once entered, the utility will display a number of corresponding section properties, including the computed inner diameter, the ratio of the wall thickness to the outer diameter, and cross sectional areas.
¶ Add Grade
The Grades table comes pre-populated with a set of API pipe grades and selected Chromium grades. To view the details of any of these pre-installed grades, double-click on its row in the table. A custom grade can be added by clicking on the "Add" button while the Grade list is open (or by clicking the Add Grade button on the toolbar). Doing so will produce an input screen where the well designer can specify all the parameters for the new grade. In addition to the parameters, the well designer can make notes regarding the newly defined grade
¶ Add Connection
A custom connection can be added by clicking on the "Add" button while the Connections list is open. Doing so will produce an input screen where well designer can specify the parameters needed to define the new Connection.
¶ Add Completion Tool
The user can enter information about custom completion tools.
¶ Packer
Once a Tubing string has been defined, the Production Packer button becomes available. Pressing the Production Packer button opens the Packer window.
¶ Fluids
The fluid manager shows the default fluid assumptions used by StrinGnosis®. It also gives the user the means to describe custom fluids with user-defined properties.
¶ Add Tubular Material
The Tubular Materials tab on the materials manager shows the default values used by StrinGnosis® for steel properties. It also gives the user the means to create custom metals with user-defined values for these properties.
