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Temperature
correction for the
volume NGL & LPG
An analysis of different
standards used for calculations
of NGL and LNG and their
comparison against GPA TP-27
02.02.2009
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Contents
BCP 10A / BCG 10A ..................................................................................................................... 1
Notes ................................................................................................................................ 2
Contents ........................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5
4. Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 15
The QuantityWare Recommendation: ............................................................... 15
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5. References ................................................................................................................. 16
Appendix 1 ...................................................................................................................... 17
ASTM D 1250-80 table 23B against GPA TP-27 table 23E .............................. 17
ASTM D 1250-80 table 24B against GPA TP-27 table 24E .............................. 18
ASTM D 1250-80 table 53B against GPA TP-27 table 53E .............................. 19
ASTM D 1250-80 table 54B against GPA TP-27 table 54E .............................. 20
ASTM D 1250-80 table 59B against GPA TP-27 table 59E .............................. 21
ASTM D 1250-80 table 60B against GPA TP-27 table 60E .............................. 22
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Introduction
For custody transfer purposes, NGL (Natural Gas Liquid) and LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
measurements are stated at a fixed base temperature and saturation pressure; however most
volume transfers occur at temperatures and pressures other than the defined base conditions.
In these cases, such volumes must be adjusted to base conditions through the use of correction
factors. A full correction can be perfromed by using a correction factor for temperature (CTL)
and a correction factor for pressure (CPL).
Different standards are used for the calculation of these factors.
Pressure correction factors are not within the scope of this paper, but can be calculated using
the American Petroleum Institute Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS)
Chapter 11.1-2004/2007.
This paper will show the ranges and limits of different standards for the calculation of CTL
factors as well as the density at basis conditions, and compares the results against the most
modern available standard.
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1. Types of calculations
1.1. Calculation of an appropriate base density
The calculation of an appropriate base density, at the base temperature, founded on a
measured density, at an observed temperature. These procedures generally also make use of
CTL calculation (see 1.2.).
In the daily business, the base density is usually determined in a laboratory using a product
sample, instead of it being calculating using a standards tables or procedures.
1.2. Calculation of a CTL factor
The calculation of a factor to correct the volume measured at any observed temperature to the
volume at basis temperature.
These tables and procedures are widely used in custody transfers.
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60 degree Fahrenheit
20 degree Celsius,
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temperatures of 20 degree Celsius. Tables 59 and 60 are modified versions of the of the 15
degree Celsius tables.
The following tables are still widely in use for calculations of NGL and LPG:
-
The letter B stands for the product type refined products (includes gasoline support).
Even the lowest densities of gasoline CANNOT support the lower densities necessary for NGL
and LPG. Since this standard is based on equations and software implementations exist, it is
possible to extend the ranges by simply modifying the density and temperature range checks.
The QuantityWare BCP 10A solution allows such range changes to be made via solutionspecific SAP customizing (a process known and understandable by projects, business and
audit bodies), instead of forcing changes in source coding. As the QuantityWare solution is a
fully integrated SAP Certified Solution, if calculations take place in customised ranges, a
warning will appear in the application and also be stored in the appropriate material document.
However, as QuantityWares BCP 10A is complete calculations solution, GPA TP-27 is provided
in the same package as the multiple ASTM D1250 implementations and should be used for
NGL and LPG calculations where possible.
Note that standard ASTM D1250 has not been developed nor designed to
support calculations outside of the supported ranges as necessary for NGL and
LPG. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed if ranges are extended. In this document
we will analyze and document the differences between ASTM D 1250 with
extended ranges and the GPA TP-27.
The impact on business processes by using the ASTM D 1250-80 standard with extended
ranges has been analyzed in the following document:
QuantityWare Case Study: LPG measurement standard selection
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2.3. Petroleum Measurement Tables 33 and 34, ASTM D 1250-80 Volume XII
These are printed tables which were released as part of ASTM D1250 in 1952.
The values are taken from the tables 23 and 24.
Tables 33 and 34 support a base temperature of 60 degree Fahrenheit and relative density.
They were created over a half-a-century ago for the convenience of the American liquefied
petroleum gas and natural gasoline industries and are still in use owing to old agreements, even
although superseded..
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Tables 33 and 34 are printed tables and have to be used as such. Interpolation of table 33 has
been defined in the standard and will be used.
The values provided by those both tables will be fully compared against GPA TP-27. A
comparison outside the ranges of tables 33 and 34 is not possible.
The ASTM D1250-80 tables are provided as equations. These tables can only be used for NGL
and LPG calculations when the temperature and density ranges have been extended. We will
compare the whole range of GPA TP-27 against the extended ranges of ASTM D 1250-80.
The table below shows the ranges and the accuracy/rounding of the standards compared:
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Standard
Temperature
Temp.
Density
increment
Dens.
Rounding
increment
/ accuracy
-50.8F to 199.4F
0.1F
30F to 90F
1F
0 to 200F
0.1F
0.3500 to
0.6880
0.490 to 0.650
0.6535 to
1.0760
0.0001
0.01
0.001 interp.
0.0005
0.0001
0.001
0.0001
-50.8F to 199.4F
24 E
ASTM table 34
ASTM D125080 table 24B
0.1F
-20F to 120F
1F
0 to 200F
0.1F
0.3500 to
0.0001
0.00001
0.005
0.001
0.6880
0.495 to 0.604
0.6535 to
0.7795
0.0005
0.00001
0.0001
Note: There are some caps in the ranges of the ASTM tables. For more information, please
refer to the standards.
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Standard
Temperature
Temp.
Dens.
Rounding
increment
density)
increment
/ accuracy
-46C to 93C
0.05C
-18C to 90C
0.05C
0.2100 to
0.7400
0.6536 to
0.7793
0.0001
0.0001
0.0005
0.0001
-46C to 93C
table 54E
ASTM D125080 table 54B
-18C to 95C
0.05C
0.05C
0.3521 to
0.0001
0.00001
0.6885
0.6536 to
0.7788
0.0005
0.00001
0.0001
Standard
Temperature
Temp.
Dens.
Rounding
increment
density)
increment
/ accuracy
-46C to 93C
0.05C
-18C to 90C
0.05C
0.2100 to
0.7400
0.6110 to
0.7585
0.0001
0.0001
0.0005
0.0001
-46C to 93C
table 60E
ASTM D125080 table 60B
-18C to 95C
0.05C
0.05C
0.3320 to
0.0001
0.00001
0.6843
0.6536 to
0.7788
0.0005
0.00001
0.0001
Note: There are some caps in the ranges of the ASTM tables. For more information, please
refer to the standards. The density has been converted from kg/m3 to relative density to make it
comparable.
Comparison of Calculation Standards of LNG & LPG
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Table
Compared
calls
Number
0f
differences
Average
+%
Max +%
Average
-%
Max -%
tab33
9.521
8.501
0,0345
1,9865
0,0200-
0,2657-
tab34
1.551
1.539
0,0600
1,2720
0,0620-
0,4872-
tab23b
1.429.923
1.408.763
0,7049
17,4000
1,4178-
13,4701-
tab24b
1.516.179
1.514.218
1,8802
88,6814
1,1240-
11,4943-
tab53b
9.480.361
9.383.997
0,5872
16,9463
3,8485-
33,7464-
tab54b
8.373.033
8.362.456
1,9005
87,0966
1,0832-
11,2294-
tab59b
10.071.095
9.977.902
0.7228
22.0012
4.0414
34.2454
tab60b
8.680.842
8.670.623
1,7343
92,7909
1,4864-
13,5735-
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The results are similar to the tables 53b and 54b for 15 degree Celsius. However these
tables are a simple modification of the 15 Celsius tables and not a soft conversion; thus the
differences are slightly larger than at 15 degree Celsius.
3.4. Dependencies between density, temperature and accuracy
While tables 33 and 34 may still be acceptable, usage of the ASTM D 1250-80 tables tested
above may be critical - dependent on the pressure and temperature ranges being used.
We have made a general comparison over the entire ranges to show this density and
temperature dependent behaviour. .
The results are attached in Appendix 1.
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4. Conclusion
The values provided by ASTM tables 33 and 34 are similar to those calculated using GPA TP27; however the ranges supported by the tables are limited by density, temperature and printed
intervals.
As long as the provided values can coherently reflect the calculations needs of a specific
business and buyer and seller agree, these tables can still be used and the parties can expect
to receive relatively realistic calculations results.
The ASTM D 1250 tables can only be used for calculation of NGL and LPG when their ranges
are extended outside of the officially published limits to much lower densities and lower
temperatures.
Even with these modifications, many calculations combinations will still exist where no result
can be reached, owing to the nature of the procedures used.
The major issue when using ASTM D 1250 tables for NGL and LNG is that the calculations
inaccuracy increases, the farther density and temperature distance themselves from the original
standard ranges.
This is easily seen by studying the tables in Appendix 1.
The QuantityWare Recommendation:
Usage of ASTM tables 33 and 34 does not reflect the accuracy that one would expect in the 21
st
century, but is still acceptable as long as the ranges are practicable for the business situation,
both business parties and regulatory bodies agree to the standards usage, and the wording of
existing contracts does not assume the usage of the latest available standards.
Usage of a manipulated ASTM D 1250-80 standard is very difficult to justify because of the
inaccuracies in calculation and the existence of an alternate modern, proven standard .
Thus, manipulated ASTM D 1250-80 implementations should be replaced by usage of the
GPA TP-27.
More information about the impact on the custody transfer can be found here:
QuantityWare Case Study: LPG measurement standard selection
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5. References
1. GPA Technical Publication TP-27.
2. Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards, Chapter 11 Physical Properties Data
Section 1 - Temperature and Pressure Volume Correction Factors for Generalized Crude Oils,
Refined Products, and Lubricating Oils, API 2004
3. Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 11.1, Volume X Background.
4. Petroleum Measurement Tables, Volume XII.
5. ASTM D1250 Historical Edition 1952
5. THE USE OF THE PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT TABLES Manual of Petroleum
Measurement Standards, Chapter 11.1 (API Std. 2540, ASTM D1250, IP200, ISO 91-1), revised
October 1995, API 1995
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Appendix 1
ASTM D 1250-80 table 23B against GPA TP-27 table 23E
Temp.
-58
-48
-38
-28
-18
-8
2
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
-0.678
-3.205
-4.9948
-7.7053
-8.893
-9.7017
-10.4153
-11.075
-11.7087
-12.1501
-12.6143
-13.0625
-13.3607
6.6048
3.312
1.2847
-0.2732
-1.6133
-2.7602
-3.691
-4.4696
-5.1923
-5.8436
-6.371
-6.8409
-7.3132
-7.7332
-7.9442
-8.1504
-8.3333
10.3477
7.2718
5.3815
3.9216
2.7175
1.6485
0.6793
-0.1549
-0.8873
-1.5261
-2.0578
-2.5704
-3.0254
-3.4462
-3.7231
-3.9549
-4.1808
-4.4011
-4.5979
-4.7903
-4.9786
9.6232
7.9832
6.7405
5.6613
4.5361
3.5347
2.7139
2.0373
1.3877
0.8462
0.365
-0.0797
-0.4707
-0.811
-1.0845
-1.3133
-1.5544
-1.7531
-1.929
-2.1186
-2.1999
-2.2973
-2.3756
-2.4191
-2.4456
4.621
3.9187
3.2426
2.6751
2.1888
1.7787
1.3222
0.9575
0.6418
0.3723
0.147
-0.0363
-0.2149
-0.354
-0.4724
-0.571
-0.6335
-0.6947
-0.738
-0.7641
-0.7897
-0.815
-0.8238
-0.8165
-0.7307
1.9522
1.6072
1.2906
1.0557
0.8449
0.675
0.4738
0.3122
0.2059
0.1188
0.0504
-0.0166
-0.0329
-0.0653
-0.097
-0.0961
-0.0477
0.0158
0.0469
0.1086
0.1693
0.2292
0.3186
0.4067
0.4936
0.65
0.4421
0.3197
0.1998
0.1154
0.0653
0.0162
0
-0.0794
-0.0787
-0.078
-0.031
0.0154
0.061
0.121
0.1952
0.2684
0.3553
0.4559
0.5405
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Temp
-58
-48
-38
-28
-18
-8
2
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
-6.4912
-6.2188
-5.916
-5.5835
-5.2122
-4.7907
-4.2963
-3.7089
-2.9951
-2.1359
-1.0553
0.303
2.063
4.4178
7.7436
12.8596
22.4255
-4.138
-3.9322
-3.7082
-3.4695
-3.2031
-2.9118
-2.5705
-2.1884
-1.7354
-1.2076
-0.5865
0.1597
1.0631
2.1566
3.5226
5.2312
7.4471
10.4105
14.6063
21.2176
34.7524
-2.4422
-2.3075
-2.1675
-2.0201
-1.8542
-1.667
-1.4643
-1.2319
-0.9646
-0.6674
-0.3227
0.0873
0.5544
1.1098
1.7631
2.533
3.449
4.5612
5.9126
7.5962
9.737
12.5316
16.3886
22.2045
32.9599
-1.1198
-1.0596
-0.9866
-0.9177
-0.843
-0.7518
-0.6607
-0.5581
-0.434
-0.3032
-0.1455
0.0351
0.2499
0.4942
0.7727
1.0925
1.47
1.9151
2.4289
3.0353
3.7518
4.591
5.5919
6.7986
8.268
-0.2136
-0.1979
-0.1857
-0.1761
-0.1597
-0.145
-0.131
-0.1167
-0.0925
-0.0658
-0.0357
0.008
0.0678
0.1248
0.2119
0.3103
0.4227
0.572
0.7412
0.9335
1.1744
1.448
1.7607
2.1401
2.5864
0.65
0.4398
0.4159
0.3926
0.3595
0.3184
0.2786
0.2305
0.1855
0.1341
0.0868
0.0348
-0.013
-0.0545
-0.0977
-0.1344
-0.1718
-0.1983
-0.2148
-0.2178
-0.2187
-0.2035
-0.1716
-0.1314
-0.0591
0.0248
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Density
210
260
310
360
410
460
510
560
610
660
710
-46
8.3928
4.0851
1.6333
0.2672
-0.5181
-41
7.2872
3.479
1.3571
0.1655
-0.5596
-36
6.3324
2.9766
1.124
0.0984
-0.5855
-31
13.8106
5.3662
2.5306
0.9503
0.0325
-0.5666
-26
9.4818
4.3713
2.1382
0.7627
-0.5332
-21
7.2699
3.5549
1.7171
0.5966
-0.048
-0.5002
-16
5.7071
2.8602
1.3662
0.4341
-0.1427
-0.4532
-11
4.4623
2.2776
1.0442
0.3266
-0.1573
-6
8.6648
3.4269
1.7155
0.7874
0.2213
-0.1561
-1
5.219
2.5122
1.2348
0.537
0.1349
-0.124
3.0737
1.5916
0.8104
0.3477
0.0836
-0.0923
1.4888
0.8014
0.439
0.181
0.0331
-0.0611
14
0.5609
0.2207
0.1309
0.0787
0.0179
-0.0152
19
-1.7468
-0.8835
-0.4711
-0.2327
-0.1062
-0.0163
0.0301
24
-3.4232
-1.8859
-1.0305
-0.5165
-0.2103
-0.0323
0.1048
-4.7715
-2.6849
-1.4885
-0.7554
-0.3122
-0.032
0.1785
-3.4283
-1.9117
-0.9698
-0.3779
0.2513
29
-9.6343
34
-32.0353
-20.0822
-10.9239
39
-32.0704
-20.7937
-12.112
-7.0362
-4.0776
-2.3219
-1.1609
-0.4425
0.0316
0.3232
44
-32.2239
-21.509
-13.1624
-7.9622
-4.6601
-2.7197
-1.3477
-0.4722
0.0783
0.4089
49
-32.4176
-22.2332
-14.132
-8.6584
-5.1825
-2.9543
-1.4944
-0.5348
0.1244
54
-32.7123
-22.9182
-15.0523
-9.2854
-5.6289
-3.2023
-1.6382
-0.5467
0.1699
59
-33.0204
-23.6266
-15.6009
-9.8877
-6.06
-3.4072
-1.7445
-0.5749
0.2455
64
-33.1581
-23.9782
-16.1276
-10.4272
-6.458
-3.6068
-1.8315
-0.5864
0.3048
69
-33.2516
-24.3183
-16.6739
-10.8574
-6.791
-3.8028
-1.8829
-0.5977
0.3634
74
-33.3769
-24.686
-17.1822
-11.2742
-6.988
-3.9759
-1.9504
-0.609
0.4362
79
-33.5389
-25.0635
-17.553
-11.6763
-7.1811
-4.1456
-1.9834
-0.5251
0.5232
84
-33.68
-25.3472
-17.9095
-12.0496
-7.3516
-4.3122
-1.9997
-0.474
0.6092
-25.6598
-18.309
-12.1918
-7.5377
-4.4076
-2.032
-0.4235
0.6941
89
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650
0.4375
0.3972
0.3389
0.2647
0.1866
0.1005
0.009
-0.0739
-0.1429
-0.2025
-0.2269
-0.2178
-0.1668
-0.0637
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Density
210
260
310
360
410
460
510
560
610
660
710
-46
10.0887
4.7599
1.8599
0.3202
-0.5831
-41
8.7494
4.0657
1.5961
0.2003
-0.6242
-36
7.631
3.4811
1.3204
0.1158
-0.6498
-31
18.385
6.4858
2.9988
1.1242
0.0656
-0.6303
-26
12.2705
5.3444
2.5523
0.9324
0.0163
-0.5962
-21
9.37
4.3959
2.0982
0.727
-0.0322
-0.5626
-16
7.4122
3.6243
1.6774
0.5438
-0.1438
-0.5149
-11
5.9207
2.9495
1.3274
0.3992
-0.1744
-6
13.1286
4.6921
2.2998
1.0253
0.2922
-0.1887
-1
7.9921
3.6004
1.7581
0.7687
0.2043
-0.1717
5.1053
2.5122
1.2557
0.537
0.1349
-0.1394
3.1274
1.6147
0.8308
0.3661
0.0836
-0.1077
1.5653
0.8239
0.439
0.181
0.0331
-0.0611
14
4.0249
19
0.5045
0.2453
0.1309
0.0787
0.0179
-0.0152
24
-1.7468
-0.9308
-0.4925
-0.2327
-0.1062
-0.0163
0.0452
-3.4733
-1.9088
-1.0305
-0.5165
-0.2103
-0.0323
0.1048
-2.7519
-1.5089
-0.7554
-0.2949
-0.016
0.1785
29
-7.5143
34
-31.3225
-18.6047
-9.4887
39
-31.7866
-19.8845
-11.0234
-6.2014
-3.4928
-1.9719
-0.9884
-0.3779
0.0318
0.2661
44
-32.1667
-20.8995
-12.3413
-7.2813
-4.1612
-2.4005
-1.1793
-0.4425
0.0473
0.3379
49
-32.5348
-21.8168
-13.5348
-8.0932
-4.7843
-2.7006
-1.3656
-0.489
0.094
54
-32.9186
-22.6824
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