Application of a mass flowmeter for allocation measurement of crude oil production

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7199260

Liu, K T; Canfield, D R; Conley, J T

Mass flow meters have been used to improve crude oil measurement at individual wells throughout Chevron's Little Knife Field. This type of meter uses the principle of Coriolis effect to measure the mass flow rate of fluid. Mass measurement eliminates problems encountered by conventional volumetric flow meters due to the presence of free gas in the liquid phase. After three years of operating experience, mass flow meters have been shown to be a significant improvement over conventional flow meters. Excellent agreement has been consistently achieved between the sum of the measurement from the allocation meters and the custody transfer meters which receive the comingled oil. In addition to the performance improvement, significant capital and operating cost savings were realized when compared to a more conventional oil field approach.

• Research Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research Co.
• OSTI ID: 7199260
• Report Number(s): CONF-861080-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
CORIOLIS FORCE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLOW RATE
FLOWMETERS
FLUID FLOW
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
LIQUID FLOW
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
METERING
METERS
MINERAL RESOURCES
OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRODUCTION
RESOURCES
VOLUME
WELLS