INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL of
HYDROCARBON
MEASUREMENT
Proceedings of the SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HYDROCARBON MEASUREMENT
#
2000
UB/TIB Hannover 89 121 560 04X INDEX of PAPERS
GAS MEASUREMENT
BASICS OF HIGH PRESSURE MEASURING AND REGULATION STATION DESIGN (GM-1010) 3 Craig Blake, TXU Pipeline Services
CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT EXPERIENCE (GM-1020) 8 David Beitel, Davis and Davis Company
COMPRESSIBILITY OF NATURAL GAS (GM-1040) 15 Dr. Michael Adewumi Lomic, Inc.
COPING WITH CHANGING FLOW REQUIREMENTS AT EXISTING METER STATIONS (GM-1050) 20 Debbie Rampy & James Doyle, TXU Pipeline Services
DESIGN OF DISTRIBUTION METERING AND REGULATING STATIONS (GM-1060) 22 Eddie Collins, Oklahoma Natural Gas
DETERMINATION OF LEAKAGE AND UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS-TRANSMISSION (GM-1070) 27 Cheryl Swonke, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
EFFECTS AND CONTROL OF PULSATION IN GAS MEASUREMENT (GM-1090) 31 Royce Miller, Product & Marketing Specialist
EFFECTS OF ABNORMAL CONDITIONS ON ACCURACY OF ORIFICE MEASUREMENT (GM-1100) 38 Bill Johansen, CEESI
FIELD EXPERIENCES WITH GAS TURBINE METERS (GM-1110) 43 Daniel J. Rudroff, Invensys Energy Metering
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES of DIAPHRAGM DISPLACEMENT METERS (GM-1120) 46 James Thomson, Invensys Energy Metering
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ROTARY DISPLACEMENT METERS (GM-1130) 51 Don Jones, Schlumberger
FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS MEASUREMENT I (GM-1140) 54 Doug Dodds, Duke Energy
FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS MEASUREMENT II (GM-1150) 59 Jerry Paul Smith, Transco Gas Pipeline
FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS MEASUREMENT III (GM-1160) 63 James W. Keating, Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.
FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS TURBINE METERS (GM-1170) 69 Paul Honchar, Invensys, Energy Metering
II FUNDAMENTALS OF ORIFICE METER CHART RECORDERS (GM-1180) 75 Jeffrey L. Meredith, TXU Pipeline Services
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ERRORS IN GAS MEASUREMENT (GM-1190) 78 Walt Seidl, CEESI
MASS METERS FOR GAS MEASUREMENT (GM-1200) 83 Tim Patton, Micro Motion, Inc., Pierre Trolin, Daniel Industries, Inc.
MEASUREMENT STATION INSPECTION PROGRAM AND GUIDE (GM-1210) 87 Bob Rau, Consultant
ORIFICE METER GAUGE LINE DISTORTIONS (GM-1260) 89 Ray G. Durke & Robert McKee, Southwest Research Institute
ORIFICE METER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (GM-1270) 95 Jeff Meredith, TXU Pipeline Services
OVERALL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY OF DISPLACEMENT METERS (GM-1280) 98 Robert Bennett, American Meter Company
PROBLEMS UNIQUE IN OFFSHORE GAS MEASUREMENT (GM-1290) 104 Jackie Tims, Duke Energy Operating Company
THE DEVELOPING ROLE OF DUAL ROTOR GAS TURBINE METERS (GM-1300) 108 Matt Forcey, Invensys Energy Metering
THERMOMETRY IN MEASUREMENT (GM-1310) 114 Josha Kinney, CEESI
WET GAS MEASUREMENT (GM-1320) 119 Tom Kegel, CEESI
LIQUID MEASUREMENT
APPLICATION OF DENSITOMETERS TO LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2010) 127 Marsha Yon, Daniel Measurement & Control
APPLICATION OF TURBINE METERS IN LIQUID MEASUREMENT (Panel) (LM-2020) 131 Paul J. LaNasa, CPL & Associates
AUTOMATED TRUCK LOADING SYSTEM (LM-2030) 136 Steve Cox, Daniel Measurement & Control
CALCULATION OF LIQUID PETROLEUM QUANTITIES BY DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT (LM-2050) 140 Peter W. Kosewicz, Hydrocarbon Measurement Consultant
CALCULATION OF LIQUID PETROLEUM QUANTITIES BY STATIC METHODS (LM-2060) 146 Bob Dix, Measurement Consultant
III CALIBRATION OF STORAGE TANKS (LM-2070) 152 M. J. Yeandle, Embridge Lakehead Pipeline Company
CRUDE OIL GATHERING BY TRUCK - METERING VS. MANUAL GAUGING (LM-2080) 160 Tommy Baker, Meter Check; Richard Ridgeway, Koch Pipeline
DESIGN, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF L.A.C.T. UNITS (LM-2090) 163 Ben Stubblefield, Meter Check
DETERMINATION OF NET OIL FOR WELL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (LM-2100) 166 Robin Dutton, Daniel Measurement & Control
DISPLACEMENT METERS FOR LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2110) 170 Gary Barnes, Daniel-Brooks Petroleum Operations
EFFECTS OF FLOW CONDITIONING ON LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2120) 176 Don Lungberg, Vortab Company
EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM PROPERTIES ON PIPELINE MEASUREMENT (LM-2130) 183 Doug Arrick, ARCO Pipeline Company, Inc.
EVAPORATION LOSS MEASUREMENT FROM STORAGE TANKS (LM-2150) 186 Warren Parr, Plantation Pipeline
FUNDAMENTALS OF LIQUID MEASUREMENT I (LM-2160) 192 W. G. Poynter, Ph. D„ Petroleum Measuremtns Analyst
FUNDAMENTALS OF LIQUID MEASUREMENT II (LM-2170) 198 Peter W. Kosewicz, Hydrocarbon Measurement Consultant
FUNDAMENTALS OF LIQUID TURBINE METERS (LM-2190) 205 Angela Floyd, Daniel Measurement & Control
GAUGING, TESTING AND RUNNING OF LEASE TANKS (LM-2200) 209 David Shurtz, Equilon Pipeline Company LLC
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF DENSITOMETERS (LM-2205) 213 Jim Woods, Linco Electromatic Measurement
LEAK DETECTION ON PETROLEUM PIPELINES (LM-2210) 216 John Luopa, Colt Engineering
LIQUID MEASUREMENT STATION DESIGN (LM-2230) 223 Pete Jakubenas, FMC Smith Meter
MARINE CRUDE OIL TERMINAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (LM-2240) 230 Jerry Upton, Equilon Pipeline Company LLC
MASS MEASUREMENT OF NATURAL GAS LIQUID MIXTURES (Panel) (LM-2250) 234 Fred VanOrsdol, Williams Energy
IV MASS METERS FOR LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2260) 242 Marsha Yon, Daniel Measurement & Control
MEASUREMENT ACCURACY AND SOURCES OF ERROR IN TANK GAUGING (LM-2270) 246 Stewart Ash, BP Amoco Pipeline Company
MEASUREMENT LOSSES BY SHRINKAGE (LM-2280) 251 J. H. (Harry) James, Gibson Petroleum Company Limited
MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR LIQUID STORAGE TANKS (LM-2290) 257 Lonnie Galyean, ARCO Pipeline Company
MEASUREMENT LARGE OF LIQUID VOLUMES BY TURBINE METERS (LM-2300) 262 Harold Osborne, LOOP
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM ON BOARD MARINE VESSELS (LM-2310) 266 Robert W. Goldstraw, Saybolt Inc
NEW IDEAS IN LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2320) , 273 Galen Cotton, Caldon Instruments
ORIFICE METERS FOR LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2330) 276 Zaki Husain, Texaco, Inc
PYCNOMETER INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND CALIBRATION (LM-2340) 281 Stan Canfield, Dynegy Midstream Services
RESOLVING LIQUID MEASUREMENT DIFFERENCES (LM-2350) 285 Stewart Ash, BP Amaco Pipeline Company
STATISTICAL CONTROL OF METER FACTORS- A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH (LM-2360) 289 R.G. Dodson, Shell Chemical Company
THE DEVELOPMENT ROLE OF HELICAL TRUBINE METERS (LM-2370) 294 Chris Laird, FMC Smith Meter
TROUBLESHOOTING LIQUID PIPELINE LOSSES AND GAINS (LM-2380) 299 Joe Trice, Exxon/Mobil
TRUCK LOADING RACK BLENDING (LM-2390) 302 Hasit Patel, Emerson Performance
ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS FOR LIQUID MEASUREMENT (LM-2400) 308 Galen Cotton, Caldon Instruments
VISCOSITY & ITS APPLICATION IN LIQUID HYDROCARBON MEASUREMENT (LM-2410) 314 Gary Rothrock, Solartron, Inc.
v ELECTRONIC MEASURING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
ADVANCED APPLICATION OF FLOW COMPUTERS & TELEMETERING SYSTEMS (EM-3010) 323 Stephanie Law, Fisher Rosemount
APPLICATION OF FLOW COMPUTERS FOR GAS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL (EM-3020) 326 Dave Shollenbarger, Fisher Rosemount
APPLICATIONS OF PORTABLE COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE (EM-3030) 332 Barry Tate, ABB Totalflow
AUTOMATIC METER READINGS (EM-3040) 336 Dean Lightfoot, American Meter Company
BASIC APPLICATIONS OF TELEMETERING SYSTEMS (EM-3050) 340 Michael Massey, Bristol Babcock
BASIC ELECTRONICS FOR FIELD TECHNICIAN (EM-3060) 344 Greg M. Phillips, ABB Totalflow
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR GAS MEASUREMENT DATA (EM-3080) 350 Tom Cleveland, Enogex Inc.
COMMUNICATION TO MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT AT A GAS DISTRIBUTION LOCATION (EM-3090) 353 Chris Spriggs, Oklahoma Naturql Gas
ECONIMICS OF ELECTRONIC GAS MEASUREMENT (EM-3110) 357 Sami Halilah, Dynamic Fluid Measurement; Eric Estrada, Dynegy
EFFECTS OF CATHODIC PROTECTION & INDUCED SIGNALS ON LIQUID PIPELINE MEASUREMENT (EM-3120) 359 James R. Coats, Measurement Dynamics
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCADA SYSTEM (EM-3130) 364 Kurt Kufeld, Amazon.com
ON-LINE COMPUTERS FOR CUSTODY TRANSFER (EM-3140) 369 Allen Chandler, TXU Pipeline Services
REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC GAS MEASUREMENT (EM-3150) 373 Rick Heuer, Daniel Measurement & Control
TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS (EM-3160 376 Roland Rollins, ABB Totalflow
TRANSIENT LIGHTNING PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT DEVICES (EM-3180) 385 Patrick McCurdy, Phoenix Contact, Inc.
VI CALIBRATION, PROVING AND TESTING
CALIBRATION OF LIQUID PROVERS (CT-4020) 393 Daniel M. Comstock, SGS Controls Services, Inc.
COMPUTERS FOR LIQUID METER PROVING in CUSTODY TRANSFER (CT-4030) 400 John Naber, Daniel Measurement & Control
COMPUTERS FOR LIQUID METER PROVING in CUSTODY TRANSFER (CT-4030) 405 Kenneth Elliott, Omni Flow Computers
DESIGN, CALIBRATION & OPERATION OF FIELD STANDARD TEST MEASURES (CT-4040) 411 Daniel M. Comstock, SGS Control Services, Inc.
EFFECTIVE USE OF DEADWEIGHT TESTERS (CT-4050) 418 Myles McDonough, EG&G Chandler Engineering Company
GUIDE TO TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS WITH LIQUID METERS &. PROVER (CT-4060) 422 Jerry Upton, Equilon Pipeline Company, Inc.
LACT UNIT PROVING - THE ROLE OF THE WITNESS (CT-4080) 427 Del J. Major, Equilon Pipeline Company, LLC
LIQUID FLOW PROVERS (Conventional) (CT-4090) 430 Drew Weaver, Daniel Industries, Inc.
LIQUID METER PROVING TECHNIQUES (CT-4095) 439 Del Major, Equilon Pipeline Company, LLC
OPERATION, AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVER DETECTOR SWITCHES (CT-4100) 442 Bill Young, Meter Engineers, Inc.
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SMALL VOLUME PROVERS (CT-4110) 445 George L. Lewis, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Company
PROVING CORIOLIS FLOWMETERS (CT-4130) 452 Mark K. Vandiver, Meter Check
THEORY & APPLICATION OF PULSE INTERPOLATION TO PROVER SYSTEMS (CT-4140) 457 Brad Lurie, Daniel Measurement & Control
VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION OF DEVICES USED IN LIQUID MEASUREMENT (CT-4150) 462 Anne Brackett, W. L. Walker Company, Inc.
WITNESSING ORIFICE METER CALIBRATION AND FIELD TESTING (CT-4160) 466 Olen Douglass, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
VII ENERGY, QUALITY AND SAMPLING
BTU ANALYSIS USING A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH (EQ-5020) 471 Charlie Cook, Daniel Measurement & Control
BTU DETERMINATION OF NATURAL GAS USING A PORTABLE CHROMATOGRAPH (EQ-5030) 474 Robert Quattlebaum, Daniel Measurement & Control
CHROMATOGRAPH APPLICATIONS & PROBLEMS FROM A USER'S STANDPOINT (EQ-5040) 478 Robert L. (Bob) Armbruster, Williams Energy Services
CHROMATOGRAPH MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING (EQ-5050) 483 Charlie Cook; Murry Fraser, Daniel Measurement & Control
CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (EQ-5060) 487 Rick Baggett, GPM Gas Corp
CRUDE OIL SAMPLING FOR CUSTODY TRANSFER (EQ-5070) 492 Tom Welker, Welker Engineering
CRUDE OIL SAMPLING FOR CUSTODY TRANSFER (EQ-5070) 495 James Strawn Jr, Strawn Group
CRUDE OIL SAMPLING FOR CUSTODY TRANSFER (EW 5070) 499 Joe E. Trice, Exxon Pipeline Company
CRUDE QUALITY- WHAT IS INVOLVED & WHY IS QUALITY IMPORTANT (EQ-5080) 501 Del Major, Equilon Pipeline Company LLC
DETERMINATION OF H2S AND TOTAL SULFUR IN NATURAL GAS (EQ-5090) 504 Marshall Schreve, DelMar Scientific
DETERMINATION OF WATER VAPOR & HYDROCARBON DEW POINT IN GAS (EQ-5100) 509 Borys Mychajiliw, Meeco Inc.
DEVICES FOR WATER VAPOR & HC DEW POINT MEASUREMENT (EQ-5110) 512 Myles McDonough, Chandler Engineering Company LLC
DEVICES FOR WATER VAPOR & HC DEW POINT MEASUREMENT (EQ-5110) 516 Colleen Lauffer, Panametrics, Inc.
DOT REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SAMPLE CONTAINERS (EQ-5120) 520 Tom Welker, Welker Engineering
ENERGY MEASUREMENT USING FLOW COMPUTERS & CHROMATOGRAPHY (EQ-5130) 525 Ken Smith, TXU Pipeline Services
ENERGY MEASUREMENT USING ULTRASONIC METERS AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (EQ-5140) 528 Charles Cook & Charles Derr, Daniel Measurement & Control
VIII ENERGY MEASUREMENT USING ON-LINE CHROMAOGRAPHY (EQ-5150) 532 Mark Maxwell, Instromet
FIELD & LABORATORY TESTING OF Sediment & Water In Crude Oil (EQ-5160) 534 Peter W. Kosewicz, Hydrocarbon Measurement Consultant
FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (EQ-5170) 539 Charles Cook, Daniel Measurement & Control
GAS MEASUREMENT LABORATORY (EQ-5180) 543 John Renfrow
HEAT QUALITY CALCULATION RELATING TO WATER VAPOR IN NATURAL GAS (EQ-5190) 545 Randy Underwood, Arkansas Western Gas
LIGHT HYDROCARBON LIQUID SAMPLING (EQ-5200) 551 Tom Welker, Welker Engineering
NATURAL GAS SAMPLING UNCERTAINTIES AND ECONOMICS (EQ-5230) 554 David Wofford, Corel Energy
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION (EQ-5240) 560 Teresa Gustafson, Colonial Pipeline Company
PROVING TESTS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF AUTOMATIC LIQUID SAMPLING SYSTEMS (EQ-5250) 565 Jim Strawn, Strawn Group
SAMPLING AND CONDITIONING OF NATURAL GAS CONTAINING ENTRAINED LIQUIDS (EQ-5260) 569 Donald P. Mayeaux, A+ Corporation
SHIPBOARD SAMPLING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN CUSTODY TRANSFER (EQ-5270) 576 Dan Comstock, SGS Control Services, Inc
TECHNIQUES OF GAS COMPOSITE SAMPLING (EQ-5280) 581 Tom Welker, Welker Engineering
TECHNIQUES OF GAS SPOT SAMPLING (EQ-5290) 586 Gary Hollars, Reliant Energy
UPDATE ON GAS SAMPLING ~ API 14.1 RESEARCH (EQ-5300) 589 Kendricks Behring II, Southwest Research Institute
IX CONTROL AND REGULATION
CAUSES AND CURES OF REGULATOR INSTABILITY (CR-6010) 599 William H. Earney, Fisher Controls International, Inc..
CONTROLLING SURGES IN LIQUID PIPELINES (CR-6020) 603 Ron Kennedy, Daniel Industries, Inc.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PILOT-OPERATED REGULATORS (CR-6030) 608 Keith Webb, Schlumberger
FUNDAMENTALS OF PNEUMATIC CONTROLLERS (CR-6040) 611 Ted Geelhart, Fisher Rosemount
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SELF OPERATING REGULATORS (CR-6050) 618 Steve Grundmeier, Fisher-Rosemount
GAS SERVICE REGULATORS, INSTALLATION, SELECTION & OPERATION (CR-6060) 624 Keith Webb, Schlumberger
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REGULATORS (CR-6080) 629 Jim Massey, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas
OVER PRESSURE PROTECTION METHODS (CR-6090) 631 Rick Mooney, DMD-Mooney Controls
PREVENTION OF FREEZING IN MEASURING AND REGULATING STATIONS (CR-6100) 635 David Wofford, Tejas Energy, LLC
SELECTION, SIZING, AND OPERATION OF CONTROL VALVES FOR GASES AND LIQUIDS (CR-6110) 638 Ted Geelhart, Fisher Rosemount
TURBULENCE AND ITS EFFECT IN MEASURING AND REGULATING STATION (CR-6120) 643 Bob Welker, Welker Engineering
ACCOUNTING, CALCULATIONS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS
ALLOCATION MEASUREMENT (API MPMC Chapter 20.1) (AS-7010) 649 Raymond Gray, SPL Inc.
ANSI/API 2530 ON ORIFICE METER PRIMARY ELEMENTS (AS-7020) 655 Ray Kendrick, Daniel Measurement & Control
AUDIT OF ELECTRONIC GAS MEASUREMENT (AS-7030) 658 Steve Baldwin, Unocal
x GAS MEASUREMENT AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS (AS-7040) 664 Phillip C. Morris, Phillip Morris Service Company
AUDITING LIQUID MEASUREMENT (AS-7050) 668 Linda Larson, Equiva Services, Inc.
CONVERSION FROM VOLUME TO ENERGY MEASUREMENT (AS-7060) 673 Daniel J. Rudroff, Invesys Energy Metering
ELECTRONIC CHART SCANNING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT (AS-7070) 676 Don Smith, Integrator Services
MANUAL CHART CALCULATIONS USING 1991 REVISIONS OF AGA#3 (AS-7090) 680 David E. Pulley, Metron Gas Measurement
MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (Two Hour Session) (AS-7100) 683 Danny Lee, L&E Engineering
OVER VIEW OF API (COPM)-MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES (AS-7120) 686 Fred Van Orsdol, Williams Energy Services
REVIEW OF API/ANSI 2530 (AGA #3) (AS-7130) 690 Ron Beaty, Premier Measurement Services
THEORETICAL UNCERTAINTY OF ORIFICE FLOW MEASUREMENT (AS-7140) 697 Zaki Husain, Texaco
MISCELLANEOUS
CALIBRATION USING PORTABLE DIGITAL PRESSURE INDICATORS (MS-8020) 707 Roger Thomas, Ametek
DEVELOPMENT OF ORIFICE METER STANDARDS (PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE) (MS-8030) 710 Zaki Husain, Texaco, Inc.
DOT QUALIFICATION TRAINING FOR MEASUREMENT TECHNICIANS (MS-8040) 716 Jay Shiflet, TXU Pipeline Services
INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION USING THE PNEUMATIC DEADWEIGHT TESTER (MS-8060) 718 Roger Thomas, Ametek
LPG ODORIZATION WITH AN AUDIT TRAIL (MS-8070) 723 David Beitel, Davis & Davis Company
XI MICROMETER MEASUREMENT OF ORIFICE METER TUBES (MS-8100) 729 Steve Stark, Stark & Associates
NATURAL GAS ODOR LEVEL TESTING: INSTRUMENTS & APPLICATIONS (MS-8120) 735 John E. Rafferty, Commonwealth Gas
ODORIZATION-NATURAL GAS (PANEL) (MS-8130) 738 Paul Wehnert, Heath Consultants, Inc.
PROGRAM FOR TRAINING A MEASUREMENT TECHNICIAN (MS-8140) 742 Buddy Harris, Hydrocarbon Training & Development Center
STATUS OF MULTIPHASE FLOW MEASUREMENT RESEARCH (MS-8150) 747 Jane Williams
THE ROLE OF BLM IN OIL AND GAS MEASUREMENT (MS-8170) 752 Lonnie R. Bagley, BLM
WHAT THE FIELD AND OFFICE GROUPS EXPECT FROM THE OTHER (MS-8180) 758 Melva Harris / David Woods, El Paso Energy
These proceedings are printed directly from manuscripts provided by their authors. These papers express the findings and opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the findings and opinions of the International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement (ISHM). The inclusion of a manuscript does not imply endorsement or acceptance of a product therein. Furthermore, the material contained in this publication is for the exclusive use of International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement. Any reuse of this information outside the School without the expressed written consent of ISHM is strictly prohibited.
XII