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Title: Managing Changing Flow Requirements At Existing Measurement Stations
Author: Ronald Sisk
Source: 2015 International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
Year Published: 2015
Abstract: In todays competitive gas market, gas utility companies must meet aggressive market str ategies or suffer the consequences. All industries have cash r egisters, and gas distribution is no exception. Our measuring stations are our cash register. The probl em is, these stations were designed 10, 20, 30 or e ven 50 years ago, and are now performing tasks for which they were not designed . Therefore, changes must be made. Measurement personnel today must be trained and tau ght to manage changing flow requirements. However, modifying a station to meet todays aggressive mark et can be very expensive. Equipment, such as regulators and the primary element (the meter tube, the orifice plate holder, and the orifice plate), must meet A.G.A. 3 requirements. The secondary element (the r ecording device) can increase costs significantly. Sometimes modificat ions cannot be made to deliver the specified volume of gas needed, and replacement of a complete station is even more expensive. Compa nies today must watch costs closely, and work to reduce operating and maintenance costs.

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