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Flow Measurement Consulting Services


New Product Development
- Development of functional specifications and test plans.
- Development of field test plans.
- Evaluation of development and field test data.

Flow Measurement Systems
- Determination of the specific metering requirements for a given application (crude oil, natural gas, compressed gases, steam, light hydrocarbons, refined products and liquids).
- Recommendation of metering to meet the requirements.
- Recommendation of a test system to verify the precision of a metering device.

Comparative Metering Analysis
- Provide a comparison of various flow metering methods including appropriate fluids, fluid property limitations, application considerations, installation considerations, economic considerations, and specific advantages and disadvantages.

Measurement Procedures and Training
- Development of customized measurement procedures and training programs designed to provide practical knowledge of the operation, calculation, installation, maintenance, and calibration of metering equipment.

Measurement Assessments
- Assessment audits of field measurement stations for conformance to industry technical standards and compliance to contractual and regulatory measurement requirements.
- Measurement differences reconciliation.
Perform Natural Gas Processing Plant volume and thermal reduction physical measurement assessments.

Systems Balances Analysis
- Perform physical metering system balance studies to establish realistic balance expectations.

Uncertainty Analysis
- Perform flow measurement uncertainty analysis in order to establish realistic measurement uncertainty expectations and provide comparative uncertainty estimates between different types of metering systems.

Software Verification
- Perform flow measurement calculation computer software verification to industry technical standards.

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