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Hydrocarbon Fiscal Flow Metering

Dates Venues Register
17/01/2027 - 21/01/2027 LONDON

Introduction

Hydrocarbon Fiscal Flow Metering 

 

Objectives

  • Understand the correlation between Fiscal Metering and Profitability of the Business
  • Appreciate the Calculations carried out by the Flow Computers
  • Understand how the Liquid Metering Instruments Integrate
  • Understand how the Gas Metering Instruments Integrate
  • Appreciate the Procedures required to Maintain a Fiscal Flow Metering Station

Who should Attend?

  • Instrument Technicians wishing to Maintain Fiscal Metering Systems
  • Engineers / Technicians Commissioning Metering Systems
  • Engineers responsible for Fiscal Metering Systems
  • Engineers who need to specify or design a Fiscal Metering System
  • Hydrocarbon Production Reporting Engineers
 
Course Outline
Day 1

The Concepts of Hydrocarbon Custody Transfer Measurement

  • General Course Introduction
  • Reasons Why Metering is Required
  • Overview of Measurement Traceability
  • Overview of Allocation of Commingled Hydrocarbons
  • Overview of Principles of Measurement Uncertainty
  • Features of Managing a Fiscal Metering Station
  • Overview of Different Flow Meters Strengths & Weaknesses
Day 2

Hydrocarbon Flow Calculations and Flow Computers

  • Overview of Flow Computers
  • Liquid Flow Computer Function and Calculations
  • Verifying a Liquid Flow Computer
  • Meter Proving Flow Computer Function and Calculations
  • Gas Flow Computer Function and Calculations
  • Verifying a Gas Flow Computer
  • Review of Metering Supervisory Computer
Day 3

Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement Techniques

  • Principles of Liquid Turbine Flow Meters
  • Principles of Positive Displacement Flow Meters (Optional)
  • Principles of Coriolis Mass Meters
  • Liquid Metering Instruments (Density, Sampling, BS&W) (Pressure & Temperature see Gas)
  • Stock Tank Measurement
Day 4

Gaseous Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement Techniques

  • General Gas Measurement Overview
  • Principles of Orifice Plate Flow Meter
  • Features of Orifice Carriers
  • Principles of Ultrasonic Meters (Liquid Applications Incorporated)
  • Gas Metering Instruments (Pressure, Temperature, Density, Chromatograph)
  • Physics of Gas Measurement
  • Wet Gas Metering
Day 5

Managing Custody Transfer Metering Stations

  • Generalised Guidance on Operating a Hydrocarbon Metering Station
  • Generalised Guidance on Reporting a Hydrocarbon Metering Station Data
  • Overview of Instrument Verification Techniques
  • Principles of Technical Audits
  • Guidance on Fault Conditions and Mis-measurement

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