ORIFICE PLATE Flow Metering Oil Gas System Design Training

Orifice Plate Training: Mastering Hydrocarbon Flow Metering

This comprehensive training course focuses on orifice plates for accurate hydrocarbon flow metering in pipelines. Orifice plates are crucial for measuring product flow rate and reducing pipeline pressure. This module delves into flow rate measurement within gas custody transfer metering systems.

Key topics covered:

• Why use orifice plates? Understanding the application and benefits of orifice plate technology.
• Differential pressure flow meter: Exploring the principles of differential pressure measurement.
• Tapping ports and instrument locations: Proper placement for optimal performance.
• Reference plane of measurement: Ensuring accurate flow calculations.
• Instrument corrections: Mitigating errors for precise readings.
• Orifice plate specification: Detailed specifications and considerations.
• Orifice plate measurement envelope: Understanding the operating range.
• Effect of damage to the orifice plate: Identifying and addressing potential issues.
• Routine maintenance validations: Ensuring long-term accuracy and reliability.

This course is the first of a complete series. Further modules cover:

• Flow Algorithms: Deep dive into algorithms and the Bernoulli equation, including compressible and incompressible flow, discharge coefficient, and expansibility. Compares ISO 5167 and AGA3 standards.
• Orifice Carriers: Fixtures for holding plates, installation, and removal procedures.
• Gas Characteristics: Explains pure gas vs. gas mixtures, ideal vs. real gas, natural gas composition (AGA8), compressibility, molar mass, density, relative density, base density, specific gravity, heating value (inferior & superior), and the Wobbe Index.
• Metering Instruments: Overview of various instruments including Flow Computers, Differential Pressure Transmitters, Density Transducers, Pressure Transmitters, Temperature Elements/Transmitters, Gas Chromatographs, Relative Density (Specific Gravity) Analyzers, Automatic Samplers, Water Content/Dew-point Analyzers, and Hydrogen Sulphide Analyzers.

Accurate measurement of oil, gas, and condensate is vital for fair transactions onshore and offshore. These valuable products require precise volume, mass, and energy measurements at metering locations. This training ensures metering systems are calibrated for the highest possible accuracy.

Tony Bourne, with 40 years of experience from field technician to consultant, guides you through this course. He offers expertise to enhance your knowledge and career prospects in flow measurement.

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