Sales Metering Calibration & Operations
Details :
The smallest
error in the flow measurement of materials like oil, gas, or chemicals as being
transferred between a producer (supplier) and customer may cost a company
millions of dollars in a year.
Custody
Transfer takes place any time fluids are changing possession from one party to
another e.g., from producer to pipeline, pipeline to plant, or pipeline to
storage facility. Custody Transfer refers to any agreed metering condition in a
sales contract between supplier while Fiscal Metering refers to metering of a
commercial transaction that should comply with legal obligations and so in this
case there is no discussion about the metering requirements.
This course
introduces participants to a variety of flow measurement technologies that are
used in custody transfer applications while the objective is to gain an
understanding about how to achieve the requirements by means of differential
pressure (DP) measurement, Turbine meters, Positive displacement meters,
Coriolis flow measurement, Magnetic and Ultrasonic flow measurement.
Participants
will gain the ability to determine if a metering system is fit for the purpose
while other key learning objectives of this course include the understanding of
the principles of Fluid Dynamics, Meter runs, Flow computers, related Quality
systems, applied specification of Accuracy terms, Calibration and Proving
systems.
At the end
of this course the delegates should be able to describe:
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Utilities required for fiscal flow metering
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The aim of Loss Control
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Fiscal metering station
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Fluid Dynamics – Liquids and Gases
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Energy conservation according to
Bernoulli’s Law
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The types of Flow Patterns and influence on
flow measurements
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Flow measurement based on ∆ P measurement
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Flow meters for Oil & Gas : Turbine,
Positive Displacement, Thermal Mass, Coriolis, Ultra Sonic, Vortex and EMF
meter
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OIML classification of metering devices and
recommendations for fiscal metering
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Applied Accuracy Terminology and
manufacturer specification
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Applied Custody & Fiscal Metering
contracts
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Moisture and HC Dew-point measurements
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Application of Process Gas Chromatography
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Heating Value Measurements
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Flow meter Calibration
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Proving and Validation
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Flow computer dedicated functions
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Application of International Metering
Standards for Oil & Gas
Multiphase
Flow and Water Cut measurements
This short course is designed for all site
personnel not limited to Instrument Technicians or Supervisory Engineers,
Process engineers, Production engineers, Operators and Control room personnel
dealing with fiscal, custody transfer and allocation flow metering
Day 1
Introduction to Fiscal and CT Metering
Loss Control & LACT
Applied Accuracy Terminology
Fluid Dynamics
Day 2
Principles of Gas Chromatography
Heating Value Measuring
Methods
Moisture and HC Dew-Point
Measurements
Day 3
Applied types of Density
measurements
Standard Measurement Recommendations
Flow Metering using ∆ P
Flow Metering that are applied based
on other principles
Day 4
Standardized Gas Flow Metering
standards
Fiscal Gas Metering Station Design
Flow Calibration
- What are the reasons for Flow Meter
calibration and practical considerations?
- What is the difference between Calibration
and Proving?
- What are the different types of flow meter
calibration systems?
- What are the issues concerning testing,
calibration and presentation of proving data?
- What alternative type of Turbine meter
calibration is applied?
- What are the trends and best practices?
Day 5
Metering Prover
Systems
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What are the main types of Prover systems and their specific
reasons of application,
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How is the way of operation of Tank provers, Piston provers, Displacement
types prover, Bi-directional Pipe prover and Ball Prover
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What are the reasons for application of a Master Meter system?
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What are important general prover issues?
Multiphase Flow
and Water Cut measurements
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Why is MPF metering not suitable as CT / fiscal metering?
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What are the three phase flow properties?
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What is meant by “Water-Cut” and how is it measured?
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What are the measuring principles for WC like absorption
spectroscopy,
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What are the applied three phase metering techniques?
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What is meant by GVF and WC and what influences do they have on the
performance?
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Industrial types that will discussed are the developed MPF meters
from Roxar, Daniel, Agar, Expro, Haimo, Framo / Schlumberger and Jiskoot.
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Summary
Seminar style sections with blended lectures and real
life application
daily 09:00 – 14:00