• Principles of Oil and Gas Metrology - Explains basic concepts of oil and gas metering in a straightforward, practical manner.
• Orifice Meters - Explains principle of operation, discusses practical concerns and reviews calculation procedure. Includes detailed examples.
• Turbine Meters - Explains principle of operation, discusses practical concerns and reviews calculation procedure. Includes detailed examples.
• Displacement Meters - Explains principle of operation, discusses practical concerns and reviews calculation procedure. Includes detailed examples.
• Ultrasonic Meters - Examines the new ultrasonic technology, discusses practical concerns, focuses on use of SOS calculations as a validation tool and explains effect of measurement uncertainties on meter performance.
• Other Metering Technology - Covers other meters such as critical flow provers, sonic nozzles, Coriolis meters, vortex meters, electromagnetic meters, etc.
• Wet Gas Metering - Discusses effect of liquid on gas metering, examines specialized multi-phase metering technology and discusses wet gas metering using traditional meters.
• Electronics and SCADA - Examines practical concerns related to the use of transducers, explains operation of flow computers and discusses how SCADA systems work.

Outline

Chapter 1: Basics of Oil and Gas Metering

• 1.1 Introduction to Oil and Gas Metrology
• 1.2 The Importance of Metering
• 1.3 Metering Devices

Chapter 2: Orifice Meters

• 2.1 Principle of Orifice Metering
• 2.2 The Mechanics of Orifice Metering
• 2.3 Orifice Meter Standards
• 2.4 Orifice Meter Calculation Procedure
• 2.5 Design of Orifice Meters

Chapter 3: Turbine Meters

• 3.1 Turbine Meter Description
• 3.2 Mechanics of Operation
• 3.3 Turbine Meter Standards
• 3.4 Turbine Meter Calculations Procedure
• 3.5 Turbine Meter Sizing

Chapter 4: Displacement Meters

• 4.1 Displacement Meter Description
• 4.2 Displacement Meter Standards

Chapter 5: Sonic Nozzles

• 5.1 Principle of Sonic Nozzles
• 5.2 Sonic Nozzles Standards
• 5.3 Calculation Procedure

Chapter 6: Critical Flow Provers

• 6.1 Principle of Critical Flow Provers
• 6.2 Critical Flow Provers Standards
• 6.3 Calculations Procedure

Chapter 7: Ultrasonic Meters

• 7.1 Principle of Ultrasonic Metering
• 7.2 Ultrasonic Meter Standards
• 7.3 Supporting Technology

Chapter 8: Other Metering Technologies

• 8.1 Coriolis Meters
• 8.2 Vortex-Shedding Meters
• 8.3 Electromagnetic Meters

Chapter 9: Wet-Gas Metering

• 9.1 Effect of Liquid on Gas Metering
• 9.2 Multi-Phase Metering Technology
• 9.3 Wet Gas Metering using Orifice and Turbine Meters

Chapter 10: Electronics and SCADA

• 10.1 Basics of Electronics for Flow Measurement
• 10.2 Flow Computers
• 10.3 Introduction to SCADA Systems