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SAMPLING METHODS CPA publication 2166-86,

"Obtaining Natural Gas Samples for Analysis by Gas

Chromatography“
lists eight approved methods for sampling.

1. WATER DISPLACEMENT METHOD

2. PURGING-CONTROLLED RATE METHOD
3. PURGING-FILL & EMPTY METHOD
4. GLYCOL DISPLACEMENT METHOD
5. REDUCED PRESSURE METHOD
6. FLOATING PISTON CYLINDER METHOD
7. HELIUM "POP" METHOD
8. EVACUATED CONTAINER METHOD
Safety should at all time be the prime consideration
during any sampling operation. Field technicians should
at all times be aware of and comply with their
employer's safety regulations as well as those of any
company on whose premise they are working. The
following rules should always apply.
1. Use equipment and cylinders of sufficiently higher
working pressure than the gas system pressure.
2. 2. Always insure that sample tap valves are closed
before removing valve plugs.
3. Never expose gas samples to extreme heat.
4. Do not smoke while at or near gas system.
5. Wear required safety clothing and equipment.
6. Immediately report any unsafe equipment or
conditions.
7. Follow proper DOT procedures when transporting
or shipping gas samples.
 G.P.A. FILL AND EMPTY METHOD
TYPICAL RECOMMENDED MANIFOLD HOOK-UP
Steps to follow to draw sample:

Open Valve ‘I’ to blow any accumulated foreign matter in

probe or valve.
Connect manifold to probe Valve ‘I’ (close Valve ‘I’).
Open Valves ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘E’, and ‘F’. Valves ‘C’ and ‘G’
remain closed.
Open Valve ‘I’ to allow full pipeline pressure to fill
complete manifold.
Close Valve ‘A’ and open Valve ‘G’ to allow gas in the
manifold to bleed to 0 psig.
Close Valve ‘G’ and open Valve ‘A’ to allow pressure to
build rapidly to full line pressure.
Steps to follow to draw sample:

NOTE: Steps 4 through 6 should be repeated until all air

has been eliminated from the system (3 to 5 times).
Open Valve ‘A’ quickly to fill manifold with full pipeline
pressure. Close Valve ‘A’.
Open extension Valve ‘G’. Allow pressure to bleed to 0
psig. Close Valve ‘G’.
NOTE: If at any time liquids appear at Valve ‘G’, the
sample should be discarded.
NOTE: Steps 7 and 8 constitute the fill and empty cycle
and should be repeated as many times as required by
your pipeline pressure and the chart below.
Steps to follow to draw sample:

Table 1 gives the minimum number of purges required to

condition your sample cylinder (providing the sample
cylinder is clean and dry).

At the completion of the proper number of purge cycles,

close Valves ‘E’, ‘F’, and probe Valve ‘I’. Bleed the
pressure from the manifold and extension
tube. Remove the sample cylinder from the manifold
and check for leaks. Plug the valves. Fill out the proper
sample tag and put the cylinder in a proper carrying
case to be transported to the lab.