Natural Gas - Metering

Metering

While Analysis deals with the Quality of a fluid,

Metering deals with Quantity for Fiscal
(Custody) or Non Fiscal purposes.

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 Fiscal or Custody Metering System
Quantity

Sulfur Quality
Flow
Meter
WDP EMS Flow
Supervisory Computer
System
HDP

Temp Press
CV
Other
Density Measures

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 ENERGY measuring system SOCRATE Base
Configuration EMS
Computer A
Server Server

Flow computer SPIRIT

Monitor 19”

Keyboard Mouse

All fiscal data

GC Yamatake
TCP/IP

Flow rate to DCS

FlowComputer 1B FlowComputer 2B FlowComputer 3B

HDM interface PC - SW
Xprinter
Press.T.
C

Temp.T. C

SAMPLING Hard copy

T

FlowComputer 3A FlowComputer 2A FlowComputer 1A

SYSTEM Fiscal Report

NMI Certified

Stream- 10D/3D/5D
Printer

Metering System
MID certified
Frequency Contatore Ultrasuoni
Modbus/Ethernet
Analog 4-20 ma
Hart protocol
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Caldon UFM

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 UFM Strenght Points
• From small to very large size (3”-64”)
• High Accuracy (0.5%  0.2%  0.1%)
• Bidirectional
• Very low pressure drop
• High Turndown/Rangeability (120 – 1 or more)
• Long term stability
• Good repeatability
• Low maintenance required
• No damage when overranged
• Transducer extraction under operation
• Self diagnostic ………

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 Flow Computer
• A Flow Computer is an electronic computational device which
implements the required algorithms using the analog, digital and serial
signals received from flow meters, temperature, pressure, density
transmitters and Gas Chromatograph to which it is connected, into
Volumes, corrected Volumes, Mass and Energy flow rate + integration.
• A flow computer also audits changes that have been made to any of the
parameters required to turn the raw flow meter data into volumes.
• It records events and alarms related to the flow meter (for example, loss
of flow, loss of required electrical signals from measurement transducers,
or transition of these electrical signals near their upper or lower range).
• It will keep a running tally of the volume for each flow meter it monitors
and will create a record of this volume on an hourly, daily, batch or
monthly basis.
• The flow data is made available externally through an electronic
interface so that other computers can download the information for the
purposes of supervision, accounting and auditing.

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 Inputs/Outputs 1/2

ANALOG INPUTS ANALOG OUTPUTS

DIGITAL IN. /STATUS DIGITAL OUT. /STATUS

PULSE INPUTS PULSE OUTPUTS

HART INPUTS

FREQUENCY INPUTS
REMOTE READING
SERIAL PORTS
SERIAL PORTS
ETHERNET PORT
TCP/IP
POWER Calculations:
SUPPLY
Volume, Mass, Energy
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 Inputs/Outputs 2/2
Inputs Outputs
Analog Inputs: Analog Outputs:
Δp, P, T, transmitters, 4 wire PRT, Coriolis, Any entered, calculated, set value,
WDP, HYDP, H2S analizer user selectable, PID control
Digital Inputs/Status: Digital Outputs:
Alarms, Valve Position, Prover detector Control valve, sampler
transmitter, diagnostic
Pulse Inputs: Pulse Outputs:
single or dual pulse from Turbine, PD meters, Remote totalizer, separate proving
UFM, Coriolis, pulse integrity or redundance
Hart Inputs: Status Outputs:
Point-to-point or multidrop hart protocol Alarms / Calibration
Frequency Inputs: Serial/Ethernet ports:
density or specif gravity meters Supervisory computer, scada system,
printer, DCS, HMI, Web
Serial ports:
UFM, GC, Smart multivariable
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 Spirit
• Gas and Liquid metering M.I.D. Approved
• Processor 400MHz with Math co-processor and FPGA
• RAM 50MB/FRAM 32MB/MMC 512MB
• Only SINGLE STREAM each with:
– Analog inputs: 4 can be used as HART chanel 4-20mA and 2 as PRT-
4wire
– 16 Digital I/O: user configurable as alarm/status/frequency/pulse/…)
– 2 Serial Ports: RS232 or RS485
– 2 Ethernet Ports: TCP/IP
– 4 Analog Outputs: 4-20mA
– 1 Display: 4 to 8 lines for data and/or parameters
• Installation:
– Rear panel single stream
– Front panel touch screen
– Rack mounted
• PC interface via Flow-Xpress
• Complete of CTE special protocol for remote reading
Required by national gas autorithy/Transports/Shippers

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 Omni
• Gas and Liquid metering M.I.D. approved
• Processor 16MHz with Math co-processor
• SRAM 512 KB /EPROM 1MB
• It can be SINGLE or MULTI STREAMS
• Complete modularity
– Up to 16 analog inputs: ( 4 can be used as PRT 4 wire)
– Up to 24 digital I/O: user configurable as
alarm/status/frequency/pulse/…)
– Up to 6 Serial Ports: RS232 or RS485
– Up to 2 Ethernet Ports: TCP/IP
– Up to 12 analog Outputs: 4-20mA + Keyboard
– 1 Display: 4 lines for data and/or parameters
• Installation:
– Front panel
– Std panel with separate back & extended cable
– Rack mounted - 3 piece Assy
• PC interface via Flow-Xpress
• MARKET leader for tens of years

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 OMNI and SPIRIT

SOCRATE uses these two Flow Computer depending

on countries and requirements:
• OMNI is very well Known and appreciated
• SPIRIT is very modern and easy to use
• OMNI is required specially on Middle East + USA & South
America
• SPIRIT is normally used on Italy & Europe + Asia ( exclusive
supplier x Petronas in Malaysia )
• Both support conventional & compact proving

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 Natural Gas: Complete Metering System

• KROHNE ( has CTE Protocol )

• EMERSON DANIEL ( Not M.I.D. approval )
• ELSTER ( Not CTE )
• FIORENTINI
• FIMIGAS

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 Density
The density of a substance is its mass per
unit volume.
Different “kind” of gas density are of interest:
• Line density at operating conditions
• Base density at reference conditions
• Relative density (Specific gravity) is the ratio
of the density of a substance compared to
the density of a reference substance (
normally air ) at same conditions

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 Line Density (at operating conditions)
Thermo Sarasota ID 900 /PD900 /FD 900 Density Meters
Used to convert volume in mass or viceversa
• Principle of measurement: vibrating element
• Characteristic measured: Line Density in different installation ( ID=insertion; PD=
Pocket ; PD= By-pass )
• Analysis time: continuous
• Ranges: 0 lb./ ft.3 to 15.6 lb./ ft.3 in. (0kg/m3 to 250kg/m3)
• Compliance: CE mark / NACE / ATEX S.I. /
• Process Gas
– Temperature: -328°F to +392°F (-200°C to +200°C)
• Ambient Limits: -4°F to +140°F (-20°C to +60°C)
• Repeatability : ±0.01% span
• Environmental Rating: IP65 (NEMA 4X)

Line density can be converted in SG or Base density with P,T,Z

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 Relative Density (Specific Gravity)
Thermo Model Sarasota SG 901

• Integral sample conditioning

• Hazardous area (S.I. only)
• Rugged construction for harsh environments
• No on-site calibration required
• Principle of measurement: vibrating element
• Characteristic measured: Relative density (Specific Gravity)
• Analysis time: continuous
• Ranges: 0-2 SG
• Environmental Rating: IP65 (NEMA 4X)
• Ambient Limits: -20°C to +55°C (-4°F to ++131°F)
• Repeatability : +0.02% span
• S.G. can be converted in Line density or Base desity with P, T, Z

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