Hydrocarbon Fiscal Flow Metering: Mastering Accurate Measurement Techniques | 20th – 24th January 2025
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Course Overview
This 5-day course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of hydrocarbon fiscal flow metering techniques, essential for accurate measurement in the custody transfer of hydrocarbons. Participants will gain insights into the principles, practices, and technologies used in flow metering, including liquid and gas measurement techniques, flow calculations, and the operation of flow computers. The course also covers best practices in managing metering stations, conducting technical audits, and ensuring measurement accuracy through verification and troubleshooting.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles of hydrocarbon custody transfer measurement and its importance.
- Demonstrate proficiency in using and verifying liquid and gas flow computers.
- Apply liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon flow measurement techniques, including turbine, positive displacement, Coriolis, orifice plate, and ultrasonic meters.
- Manage a fiscal metering station, ensuring accurate data reporting and handling fault conditions.
- Conduct instrument verification and technical audits to ensure metering accuracy.
- Troubleshoot common metering issues and prevent mis-measurement.
Target Audience
- Engineers and technical staff involved in hydrocarbon flow measurement and custody transfer operations.
- Refinery operations and maintenance personnel responsible for metering stations.
- Professionals in oil and gas measurement, including instrument technicians and metering supervisors.
- Regulatory and compliance officers overseeing fiscal metering and measurement accuracy.
- Quality control and audit professionals focusing on measurement verification and reporting.
Daily Agenda
Day One: The Concepts of Hydrocarbon Custody Transfer Measurement
- Introduction to the course and general overview of hydrocarbon fiscal flow metering.
- Reasons for accurate metering in hydrocarbon custody transfer.
- Measurement traceability and its importance in maintaining accuracy.
- Allocation of commingled hydrocarbons and methods for proper distribution.
- Understanding the principles of measurement uncertainty in fiscal metering.
- Key features of managing a fiscal metering station: Setup, operation, and monitoring.
- Overview of different flow meters: strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate applications.
Day Two: Hydrocarbon Flow Calculations and Flow Computers
- Introduction to flow computers and their role in accurate metering.
- Function and calculation methods for liquid flow computers.
- Verifying liquid flow computer performance and accuracy.
- Meter proving: Ensuring flow computer calculations are correct and reliable.
- Function and calculations for gas flow computers.
- Verifying gas flow computer accuracy and performance.
- Overview of metering supervisory computers and their role in metering systems.
Day Three: Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement Techniques
- Principles of liquid turbine flow meters and their applications in custody transfer.
- Optional: Principles of positive displacement flow meters.
- Principles of Coriolis mass meters and their use in liquid measurement.
- Understanding liquid metering instruments: Density, sampling, BS&W, pressure, and temperature considerations.
- Stock tank measurement techniques for liquid hydrocarbons.
Day Four: Gaseous Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement Techniques
- General overview of gas measurement principles and techniques.
- Principles of orifice plate flow meters and their features in gas measurement.
- Understanding orifice carriers and their role in accurate measurement.
- Principles of ultrasonic meters and their applications in both liquid and gas measurement.
- Gas metering instruments: pressure, temperature, density, and chromatograph use in gas measurement.
- Physics of gas measurement: fluid dynamics and measurement accuracy.
- Techniques for wet gas metering and its challenges in fiscal flow metering.
Day Five: Managing Custody Transfer Metering Stations
- General guidance on operating a hydrocarbon metering station, including setup and maintenance.
- Best practices for reporting data from a hydrocarbon metering station and ensuring accuracy.
- Overview of instrument verification techniques to ensure metering precision.
- Introduction to principles of technical audits and their role in metering systems.
- Guidance on troubleshooting fault conditions and mis-measurement in metering stations.
- Review of course materials and wrap-up: Key takeaways and strategies for implementation.
Why Choose this Course?
This course provides the technical knowledge required to understand and implement accurate hydrocarbon flow measurement techniques. With a focus on both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, it prepares participants to handle metering station operations, perform verification, and troubleshoot common issues that arise in fiscal measurement systems. By integrating theory and practical applications, participants will leave equipped to improve measurement accuracy and efficiency in hydrocarbon custody transfer processes.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Comprehend the key concepts behind hydrocarbon custody transfer measurement.
- Accurately perform hydrocarbon flow calculations using flow computers for liquid and gas measurements.
- Apply liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon flow measurement techniques, including turbine, orifice, ultrasonic, and Coriolis meters.
- Manage fiscal metering stations effectively, ensuring reliable data reporting and fault management.
- Conduct instrument verification and technical audits to ensure metering accuracy.
- Identify and resolve issues related to hydrocarbon measurement mis-measurement.
- Apply reactor design principles and troubleshoot common issues in hydroprocessing operations
