Oil and Gas Processing Flow Measurement

Day 1:

TYPICAL GAS SYSTEM OVERVIEW

• Typical Gas Pipeline System

• Role of Operator

• Overview of Typical Gas Sales

• Contracts

Day 2:

TYPICAL GAS METERING SYSTEM OVERVIEW

• Introduction to Fiscal Metering

• Pipework and Valving

• Flow Measurement

• Secondary Instrumentation

Day 3:

PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION

• The Flowmeter

• Meter Tubes and Other Fittings

• Removals/Replacement Procedure

Day 4:

FLOW MEASUREMENT ACCURACY

• Flow Measurement Uncertainty,

• Rangeability and Calibration

• Calculating Uncertainty

• Traceability

Day 5:

SECONDARY MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION

• Pressure Measurement

• Temperature Measurement

• Density Measurement

Day 6:

GAS QUALITY MEASUREMENT

• The Gas Sampling and Conditioning System

• Relative Density Analyser

• Moisture Analyser

   GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS

• Introduction to Gas Chromatography

• Gas Conditioning System

• Gas Chromatograph

• Chromatograph Controller

• Calibration and Maintenance

Day 7:

COMPUTER SYSTEM OVERVIEW

• Hardware

• Software

• Display Formats

• Alarm Handling and Interpretations

• Response to Input Failures

 SUPERVISORY COMPUTER SYSTEM

• Hardware and Software

• Operator Interface

• System Security

• Communications

Day 8:

METERING PANEL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

• Analog to Digital Conversion

• Power Supplies

INTRODUCTION TO PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES

• Introduction

• Basic Principles of Pipe Flow

• Mathematical Developments

 PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Differential Pressure Type

• Simple Theory

• Orifice Meters

• Venturi Meters

• Flow Nozzles

• Low Loss Devices

• Variable Orifice Meters

• Variable Area Meters

• Pitot Tubes and Pitot Static Tubes

• Target Flowmeters

Day 9:

PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Displacement Flowmeters

• Basic Principles

• Liquid Meters

• Designs for Gases

• Advantages and Disadvantages

• Applications

PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Rotary Inferential Meters

• Turbine Flowmeters

• Miscellaneous Designs

• Advantages and Disadvantages

Day 10:

PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Fluid Oscillatory Flowmeters

• Principle of Operation

• Vortex Shedders

• Advantages and Disadvantages

PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Electromagnetic Flowmeters

• Principle of Operation

• AC and Pulsed DC Types

• Applications

• Advantages and Disadvantages