Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas | Facilities and Surface Operations
Metering of Natural Gas and Associated Liquids
Format and Duration:
1 days
Natural gas is metered about four times between the wellhead and the gas transmission system. In the past, virtually all metering of natural gas in the field and in the plants was done with the orifice meter. Nowadays there is a great variety of meters to choose from for gas and liquid flow measurement. The standards that are followed for the installation of meters, the recording of the flow parameters and the calculation of the flow rates are explained. The latest issue of the AGA 3 report is covered.
Accurate metering is the foundation for equitable plant products and revenue allocation.
The operation and application of new types of meters are explained:
• Coriolis meter
• Vortex shedding meter
• Ultrasonic meter
• V-Cone meter
Feedback
All sections in the itinerary were covered and delivered well.
Schedule
Duration and Training Method
One classroom day providing .8 CEU (Continuing Education Credits) or 8 PDH (Professional Development Hours)
Course Overview
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to
• Estimate basic properties of produced fluids for metering
• Select meter for specific measurement application
• Check orifice meter installation, operation, maintenance
• Calculate flow rate with orifice meter
• Calculate gas flow rate with turbine meter
• Identify potential sources of error
• Verify measurement testing for multiphase metering with orifice meter
• Apply AER requirements
• Estimate water vapour content of low pressure acid gas
• Select turbine meter for gas or liquid measurement
Course Content
Course Agenda
1. Types of fluids produced
2. Properties
3. General comments about meters
4. Meter Standards
5. Orifice meter, installation, operation, maintenance
6. Potential sources of error
7. Multiphase metering with orifice meter
8. AER requirements
9. Turbine meter
10. Coriolis meter
11. Vortex shedding meter
12. Ultrasonic meter
13. V-Cone meter
14. Liquid metering
15. Calculation methods
Who Should Attend and Prerequisites
This course is intended for technical persons responsible for the selection and installation of metering facilities, for calculation of volumes, and for accounting personnel that allocate production and financial results to the producing wells.
Instructors
Ed Wichert
Background
Edward Wichert has an extensive background in the oil and gas industry. This includes experience at the technical level as well as in management in drilling, oil and gas production and processing, reservoir engineering and economic analysis. He gained this experience through employment in the oil and gas industry in Alberta, with small, intermediate, and large companies. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering and a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering. His research interests are mainly related to sour gas. He has published several articles dealing with determining the properties of sour gas and the application of technology in sour gas production and processing, as well as the disposal of acid gas by compression and injection.
He is an independent oil and gas industry consultant in Calgary and was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary from 1996 to 2005. He has presented courses in natural gas technology worldwide and is the recipient of the Award of Merit from the Canadian Gas Processors Association, in 1994, the Lifetime Achievement in Hydrocarbon Measurement award from the Canadian Institute of Hydrocarbon Measurement, in 2003, and the Project, Facilities, and Construction Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers, in 2008.
His experience as a lecturer dates back many years. From 1971 to 1973 he was coordinator of the Petroleum Industry Training Service (PITS) course in Natural Gas Processing, in which he participated as a lecturer as well. Between 1988 and 1996 he provided lectures annually in Colombia for Ecopetrol as well as the Petroleum University in Bucaramanga in natural gas processing and operations. He also coordinated the gas processing evening course in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Calgary in 1997 and presented lectures in this course as well. Edward has presented courses in gas technology throughout the world. In 2018, he wrote “The Sour Gas, Sulfur and Acid Gas Book”, a comprehensive book on the technology of sour gas production, gathering, treating, and the different methods of acid gas disposal.
Affiliations and Accreditation
B.Sc. University of Alberta - Petroleum Engineering
M.Eng. University of Calgary - Chemical Engineering
University of Calgary - Adjunct Professor, 1996-2005
Gas Processing Association Canada - Member
APEGA - Member
SPE - Life Member
Courses Taught
N632 - Sour Gas Treating
N634 - Acid Gas Compression and Injection
N635 - Metering of Natural Gas and Associated Liquids
Accreditation and Certification
CEU: 0.7 Continuing Education Units
PDH: 7 Professional Development Hours
Certificate: Certificate Issued Upon Completion
RPS is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. We comply with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognised internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices.
We issue a Certificate of Attendance which verifies the number of training hours attended. Our courses are generally accepted by most professional licensing boards/associations towards continuing education credits. Please check with your licensing board to determine if the courses and certificate of attendance meet their specific criteria.