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
