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Oct 25
Trip Reports Available
I have added two new trip reports highlighting my visits to oil fields in Ardmore, OK and Osage Country, OK. Both areas have a rich history in the oil industry and it was a great learning experience for me. Walking the fields, observing the equipment, and talking to pumpers and owners gives me a much …
Oct 10
Oct 7 Oil Expo Product Overview
I’ve created a link to a PowerPoint presentation I made for the Oil Expo on Oct 7 in Oklahoma City. It goes over the basic project concepts. It was running in the booth on a monitor. Oil Expo presentation
Oct 06
Handouts for Oil Expo
The images in this post are the front and back of a handout I created for the Oil Expo. The front page features the product name “Pumper’s Friend.” Screen shots of the product are shown to emphasize the visual nature of the user interface. The “How to get Started” area shows how simple it is …
Sep 28
User Interface – Project Update
I’ve been working on iPhone user interface concepts and am very interested in your feedback and comments. The blog posts below will highlight different features of the interface along with data input screens and concepts. You will notice that none of the navigation requires keyboard input. Everything is accomplished by finger taps and touches (called …
Sep 28
Navigation Screens
The screen shot on the left shows how the application information can be organized. This “table” oriented navigation is typical of iPhone applications and should be familiar to anyone acquainted with basic iPhone operation. Touching any one of the four option rows in the table will take the user to the respective category. The icons …
Sep 28
Digital Pressure Gauge
This gauge is from an explosion-proof pressure transducer. The reading is displayed by digits across the face of the gauge. Many devices in the field display digits, and this shows how the iPhone can be used to record the data. The technical name for this iPhone input device is a “picker.” It looks like the …
Sep 27
Temperature Gauge Input
Input for a temperature gauge can be handled by the screen on this page. By moving a finger across the gauge, the user can move the dial to the required setting. As that is done, the actual number is shown on the digital display at the bottom. There is a decimal point between the third …
Sep 27
SPM – Strokes per Minute
This screen is used to calculate the strokes per minute of the pump jack. By animating the image, you can actually see the movement of the pump jack. By touching and moving the “dot” on the slider control at the bottom of the screen, the pump jack will speed up or slow down accordingly. By …
Sep 27
RPM Dial Gauge
This screen shot shows a typical dial gauge, common for many instruments in the field. This one is an RPM gauge from a skid-mounted diesel engine. As the user traces their finger around the dial, the needle indicates the RPM reading. The digital display at the bottom shows the numeric value. Thanks to Ken Oglesby of …
Sep 27
Sight Glass Level Gauge
The input device in this screen shot would be typical of any number of linear measuring gauges used for temperature, liquid levels, etc. The image used is from a common sight glass used on tanks in the field. In order to input the data, the user simply moves their finger up and down the sight glass. …
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