The course addresses the concepts of liquid hydrocarbon custody transfer flow measurement, principles of allocation in shared facilities, and the general operating principles of custody transfer instruments:
Pressure / temperature / differential pressure transmitters
Automatic samplers
BS & W measurements
Chromatography
Meter proving and instrument verification / re-certification
Calculation routines and verification of flow computers
Implementation of international standards
Generic operating and reporting procedures
The function of the pipeline and regulatory audits
Review of typical fault conditions
The course contains hand on training on a 4 stream liquid loop containing USM, Turbine and Coriolis flow Meters and associated pressure, temperature and density secondary measurement equipment.