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Title: Low Power Field Computer
Author: Paul E. Kizer
Source: 1987 Gulf Coast Measurement Short Course (Now called ASGMT)
Year Published: 1987
Abstract: When oil prices become more competitive with gas prices, gas sales volumes usually go down. When gas sales volumes go down, gas production costs go up. When costs go up, prices must go up to maintain the profit to stay in business. When prices go up, usually, gas sales volumes drop even more. So when the oil crunch hit, it also rippled to the gas industry. Something has to be done to stop this cost/price spiral. What we have seen, in most instances, is companies cutting their staffs to reduce costs, since costs on capital goods are constant, and the industry tax load tends, only to go up. Automation has been a method for cutting the costs of operations for twenty years. With the advent of low powered microprocessor electronics, that can be installed in hostile environments, this automation can now be justified on smaller, lower gas volume stations and producing wells. In addition, the added efficiency of mass production now allows electronic flow computers (EEC) to be priced competitively with the standard orifice charts. Now the time has come to the gas industry when the prudent operator must seriously consider installing these electronic devices which have always given equivalent or better measurement while improving operating efficiencies, since the price for these units is down to a point that makes payouts.attractive to conservative comptrollers.

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