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The use of Liquid Ultrasonic Meters for liquid petroleum applications such as custody transfer or allocation
measurement is gaining world wide acceptance by the Oil Industry.

This document will provide the reader an understanding of what a prover is, the need for proving meters for accurate
measurement uncertainty verification, the equipment deemed acceptable and available for use in the oil and liquefied gas
market. It will also define the general terminology used in the industry, general operational aspects for verification devices,
and general information utilized by the groups and agencies that govern the meter verification process.

In today’s charging world of technology there have been may changes in controls that now allow to truly
compare a plug and seat regulator to a control valve for high-pressure natural gas installations such as: power
plants, city gate stations

Natural Gas has no innate odor, color, or taste; therefore, odorization is one of the most important aspects to safely transporting natural gas to customers in a distribution system. As demand for natural gas rises as does the technology involved in odorization.

In the day-to-day operations of measurement systems, fiscal measurement accuracy remains critical to pipeline profitability, as vested parties require assurance of the exact quantity and quality of the transferred material.

The need to be able to take a representative sample of a hydrocarbon product is necessary to ensure proper accounting for transactions and efficient product processing. The various sampling methods that are available and the options and limitations of these methods are investigated

Pulse interpolation, by definition, is the ability to estimate values of (a function) between two known values. Therefore, pulse interpolation enables pulse counts to be made to a fraction of a pulse, thus greatly reducing the rounding – off errors that occur when pulse counts are made to the nearest whole number; which always happens …

Theory And Application of Pulse Interpolation to Liquid Meter Prover Systems Asgmt 2022 Read More »

Electromagnetic flow meters possess the ability to deliver real time diagnostic data regarding meter health and flow processes. Using the onboard diagnostics can help an individual trend fluid quality and measurement accuracy by understanding each KPI and how it correlates to a known standard.

Thermal Oxidizer in the gas industry is primary used for the destruction of fugitive emissions for EPA Toxic Release Inventories Gases (TRI), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes. (BTEX) and methane (Natural Gas). These gases are regulated by the EPA, TCEQ and AQMD for compliance with regard to gases …

Methane Destruction for Epa And Astm Fugitive Emissions Read More »

Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) streams consist of mixtures of hydrocarbons including ethane, propane, butane, pentane and natural gasoline. NGL is sometimes referred to as y grade. The American Petroleum Institute (API) Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) Chapter 14 Section 7 provides guidance on the mass measurement of NGL.