New: Double clicking on a file will load it into the software.
New: Shared database feature – Custom rods and pumping units can be shared by setting the shared database location in setup.
New: Save output reports as PDF after a batch run.
New: Enter pump efficiency with non-full pump conditions.
New: Idle timer exits the program if it is idle for a specified amount of time.
New: Rod grades: Tenaris D Premium connection, Tenaris D Alloy, Tenaris KD, Finalrod, Flexrod
New: Motors: Nema B and Marathon
New: Pumping Unit Manufacturers: Weatherford Maximizer, Weatherford Maximizer II, Champion Conventional, Oil Boss Conventional, and Weatherford VSH2
New: Setup option to verify Excel installed.
New: Additional AI preferences for specifying casing size, tubing size, and fixing the sizes.
New: System design score is added to spreadsheet options.
New: Option to design with all rod diameters.
New: AI Preference feature allowing AI batch mode to design systems with both steel sucker rods only and fiberglass over steel sucker rods. This increases the total possible designs for a single run up to 16.
Modifications: Additional contents added to help file.
Modifications: Improved artificial intelligence (AI) logic.
Modifications: Improved logic when designing rod strings in regards to buoyancy and rod grade material.
Modifications: Improved batch log printed report so that it resembles more like the batch log in the software.
Modifications: Fixed issue with Norris no neck sinker bars calculating stress as regular neck sinker bars.
Version 1.2.1
(released 07 October 2010)
New: Fiberod CCR addition
New: Addition of Electric Cost preference to AI Preferences
Modification: Improvements to AI logic
Modification: Improvement to System Design score recommendations
Modification: Improvements to sinker bar designs
Modification: Improvements to polished rod diameter data entry check
Modification: Improvements to report printing
Modification: Rods in Tubing warning message changed from 'OK' to 'Yes/No'
Modification: Improvements to fiberglass designs
Version 1.1.5
(released 03 May 2010)
Modification: Improved use of flowline pressure in surface card calculations
Modification: Improvements made to XROD-V AI Logic and Scoring
Version 1.1.4
(released 09 March 2010)
New: Added new Cameron rods.
New: Added to AI Preferences options "Use 2 3/8 Tubing Only" and "Use 2 7/8 Tubing Only".
New: Added more header information to AI Batch Run log.
New: Added new Hydraulic unit calculations including custom hydraulic unit entry
New: Added new Belt Low Profile unit calculations including custom Belt Low Profile unit entry
Modification: Improvements made to AI logic and scoring.
Modification: Changed "High Strength Rod" AI Preference to "Preferred grade greater than API D".
Version 1.1.3
(released 15 October 2009)
NOTE: Upgrading to this Release 1.1.3 will require also upgrading your other products to at least the following Release levels: your RODSTAR-V and RODSTAR-D to Release 3.2.0, your XBAL to Release 1.1.0, and your XDIAG and RODDIAG to Release 3.2.0. In all cases, the latest Release is recommended.
New: American conventional units now together whereas previously they were divided by stroke length ("American Conv. (less than 100" stroke) " and "American Conv. (100"->168" stroke)" )
New: New Rod Grades added: Weatherford HD, Corod DWR, and Corod SWR
New: Improvement have been made in AI mode logic, to produce even better designs
New: AI Preference list for High Strength rod now only have rod with tensile strength greater than 115000 psi
New: "Other" diameter option added back to Rodstar Design sinkerbar diameter combo box
New: Improvements made to program help files
Version 1.1.2
(released 02 July 2009)
NOTE: Upgrading to this Release 1.1.2 will require also upgrading your other products to at least the following Release levels: your RODSTAR-V and RODSTAR-D to Release 3.2.0, your XBAL to Release 1.1.0, and your XDIAG and RODDIAG to Release 3.2.0. In all cases, the latest Release is recommended.
Modification: Improved loading calculation for Fiberod fiberglass rods with top minimum stress in excess of 5000psi.
Version 1.1.1
(released 12 June 2009)
NOTE: Upgrading to this Release 1.1.1 will require also upgrading your other products to at least the following Release levels: your RODSTAR-V and RODSTAR-D to Release 3.2.0, your XBAL to Release 1.1.0, and your XDIAG and RODDIAG to Release 3.2.0. In all cases, the latest Release is recommended.
New: Rod Grade additions.
New: Pumping Unit additions.
New: Custom Pumping Unit data entry options for adding Belt Low Profile and Beam Balanced custom pumping units.
New: Required Crank Rotation field in Custom Pumping Unit window.
New: Rod String screen now shows rod string length and pump depth to assist data entry.
New: Edit Cover Page Comments option now in Results form in RODSTAR-V, RODSTAR-D, XROD-V.
Improved: XROD-V AI logic, scoring, and recommendations.
Improved: All programs ability to deal with regional settings such as for French Canadian.
Improved: In Rod String Info screen when switching from manual mode to RODSTAR design mode the program defaults rod grades to those used in manual design.
Improved: Minimum SPM check for Rotaflex units.
Improved: Rod String Info screen takes in to consideration rounding issues in cases where rod string length is greater than pump depth.
Improved: When running batch if there's a problem with rod string length the appropriate message is written to the log and no entry written to the Excel spreadsheet.
Fix: Correct potential incorrect rod weights from older data files.
Fix: Legend color in Torque Plots for existing plot now blue.
Fix: Added back Counterbalance Effects calculations to reports for Beam Balanced units.
Fix: Non-numeric characters for rod string length in Rod String Info screen can no longer be entered.
Fix: Problem when displaying in Canadian units to Rod String Info screen when display sinker bar length in feet.
Fix: F2 function fix for same sinker bar length field.
Fix: During batch if a case has a problem and does not run if the user clicks on a file name in the batch log the batch log remains on screen and, of course, no report is shown.
Fix: For ".cbal", instead of ".cbl", file filter error.
Fix: Problem where old cbal folder command button sometimes visible in Pumping Unit Info screen.
Fix: Problem in XROD-V where "No recommendations" sometimes seen in red.
Fix: Problem seen when adding custom Mark II units.
Fix: File naming convention problem seen when running XROD-V in AI mode with only one pumping unit preference.
Version 1.1.0 (released 26 February 2009)
New: Changed method of importing/exporting information between XBAL, RODSTAR-D, RODSTAR-V, XROD-V, RODDIAG, and XDIAG. This supports additonal file formats.
NOTE: Upgrading to this Release 1.1.0 will require also upgrading your RODSTAR-V and RODSTAR-D to Release 3.2.0, your XBAL to Release 1.1.0, and your XDIAG and RODDIAG to Release 3.2.0.
New: Uses new registry locations and data file locations for compatibility with Vista.
New: New rod grade additions.
New: Import data from or export data to XBAL.
New: Supports Beam Balanced and Belted Low Profile units, along with other pumping unit additions.
New: Shows the full Release number on report pages.
New: Enhanced logic for improving design scores.
New: Improvement to AI logic for cases with pump Run Time set to less than 24 hours.
New: Under Setup/Defaults, there's a new "Warnings" section with two check boxes, one for Run Time and the other for Target Production. Both default to TRUE.
New: When in AI mode if a file is read with a run time less than 24 hours, the user will see an appropriate warning.
New: When a user enters Target Production and run time of less than 24 hours, he now will see another warning to make sure the production can be achieved.
New: When a XDIAG or RODDIAG file is read and does not contain target production, the user will see a message that says "target production is required...".
New: If output was saved, the target production will default to net production times 1.1, if lines were set, or otherwise default to gross production.
Fix: Problem fixed when running AI mode with include speed variation option checked in preference setup.
Fix: Fixed bug seen after program asks to switch from Non-AI mode to AI mode.
Version 1.0.1 (released 14 August, 2008)
New: Support for 30-Day Trial.
New: Install includes XROD-V Manual, with desktop icon.
New: For lower resolution monitors, larger windows have scrollbars.
Version 1.0.0 (released 04 June, 2008)
This release of XROD-V is the first Release.
Installation requires the additional software components described on the Shared
Components page.
Note: Network
installations will have to order the new USB Sentinel bitlock to attach to the
license server. There is a one-time $100 hardware charge for the bitlock, including generation of new license codes.