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Title: New Concepts In Recorder Marking Systems For The Gas Industry
Author: Robert E. Benner
Source: 1982 Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course
Year Published: 1982
Abstract: Ink, as a fluid, is virtually worthless . . . ink as a line could be priceless . . . if its in the right place at the right time. For example, a droplet of ink, as a signature on a check, could represent a virtually limitless value . . . even millions of dollars. Well, the ink lines on your gas measurement charts are signatures shovi/ing the value of gas being measured. From the smallest amount . . . several hundred dollars . . . up to major systems transfer or sales points where the value could be millions of dollars. These transactions are measured and recorded daily and, like checks, thousands of charts are sent to the sales office for computation and transfer of funds. Both buyer and seller want to be confident of a fair transaction price and the chart is the check reflecting the volume of gas bought or sold, the line tells the tale. Its the final expression of value combining the measurement methods, instruments, system, procedures, fieldman, home office staff and chart processing all into 12 inches of ink on a piece of paper. Such reliance on these charts makes measurement a very important subject in terms of equipment, people and procedures. Gas is a natural source of energy and, in an era when rising energy costs can grow from 15* to 2.50 per thousand cubic feet . . . the value of each cubic foot is important.

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