Petroleum Tanks Measurement

Course Objectives

  • Familiarizing with oil refinery & terminal operation 
  • Understand the petroleum static & dynamic measurement
  • Understand the oil accounting, technical auditing, marine insurance, oil trading
  • Understand the principles of static & dynamic petroleum measurement for custody transfer purposes.
  • This course covers the methods and techniques for accurate measurement of crude oil and refined products.
  • Understanding the principles of operation of the primary dynamic meters and a base knowledge on meter proving and factor calculation as well as the meter/tank ticket calculations

Who Should Attend? 

  • Petroleum engineers
  • Technical/reservoir engineers
  • Drilling engineers
  • Processing engineers
  • Commercial analysts
  • Decision makers/ investors in oil and gas sector

Course Content

 Day 1

  • Petroleum Tanks Measurement
  • An overview on Petroleum Measurement
  • Definition of Terms
  • Tanks Measurement (Shore Tank, Ship’s Tank)

Day 2

  • OBQ / ROB Measurements
  • Temperature Measurements
  • Sampling (Manual / Automatic)
  • Quantity Calculation

Day 3

  •  Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)
  •  Pipeline Control
  •  Measurement Uncertainties
  •  Metering & Meter Proving

Day 4

  • An overview on Metering
  • Definitions & Abbreviations
  • Metering Accuracy & Uncertainties
  • Fluid Properties
  • Flow Conditions

Day 5

  • Meters
  • Meter Proving
  • Meter Batch Calculations
  • Meter Proving Calculations
  • Metering Check-List

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