Introduction
Accurate flow measurement is essential to today's oil & gas operations. This course aims to provide training to facility operators, technicians, and engineers, which, once delivered, "keep on working". Participants are encouraged to raise queries both during and at any time after attending the seminar. Participants are also encouraged to bring with them any issues that they may have to the course.
Course Objectives of Oil and Gas Processing Flow Measurement
- Understand the Legal and Commercial Metering Requirements
- Appreciate design criteria and the importance of accuracy
- Understand measurement concepts and types of error
- Understand the basic concepts, the principle of operation, and the equipment used for Gas metering, liquid metering, proving, and sampling
- Understand the basic concepts, the principle of operation, and the hardware used for typical flow computers, Prover Control Micro-computers, and Supervisory Systems.
- Understand the typical operations, control functions, and record-keeping requirements
- Evaluate the results of Turbine Meter Calibration and determine the validity by use of a Control Chart
Course Outline of Oil and Gas Processing Flow Measurement
Day 1
Typical Gas System Overview
Typical Gas Metering System Overview
Primary Flow Measurement Instruction
Flow Measurement Accuracy
Secondary Measurement Instrumentation
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Pressure Measurement
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Temperature Measurement
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Density Measurement
Gas Quality Measurement
Gas Chromatographs
Computer System Overview
Supervisory Computer System
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Hardware and Software
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Operator Interface
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System Security
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Communications
Metering Panel Auxillary Equipment
Introduction to Primary Flow Measurement Devices
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Differential Pressure Type
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Displacement Flowmeters
Day 4
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Rotary Inferential Meters
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Fluid Oscillatory Flowmeters
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Electromagnetic Flowmeters
Day 5
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Ultrasonic Flowmeters
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Mass Flow Measurement
PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Miscellaneous
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Cross-Correlation
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Tracer Methods
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Weighing Methods
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Lasers