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Title: Field Experience With Orifice Custody Metering Systems At Saudi Aramco
Author: Maatoug Al-Maatoug
Source: 2007 South East Asia Flow Measurement Conference
Year Published: 2007
Abstract: This paper focuses on Saudi Aramcos experience with orifice-based custody gas metering systems. It presents our guidelines and practices in engineering, operating, maintaining and auditing our gas metering systems. It also highlights our training practices. In addition, it focuses on two key challenges we face with orifice-based systems black powder and dual chamber orifice fittings. The paper concludes with a brief look at Saudi Aramcos future custody gas metering improvement plans. With 259 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, 224.4 trillion SCF of gas reserves and 1.7 million barrels/day refining capacity 1, Saudi Aramco stands as the largest Oil Company worldwide. Saudi Aramco crude oil production goes through 43 Gas/Oil Separation Plants (GOSPs). There are five different crude grades produced and the majority of the crude is exported. The crude oil is stabilized and sweetened at four locations. An extensive pipeline network totalling 17,169 km 1 distributes the crude oil to local refineries and export terminals. Figure 1. Saudi Aramcos Basic Operations The production process starts with oil production from each of the many hydrocarbon reservoirs located both on-shore and in the Arabian Gulf (Figure 1). The crude oil first flows to the many GOSPs, where it is stabilized at the crude stabilization facilities.

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