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Title: Real-Time Electronic Gas Measurement
Author: King Poon
Source: 2008 International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
Year Published: 2008
Abstract: With natural gas production in the United States peaked and demand rising, natural gas prices will go from the 1.50 / MCF that it has been in the past decade to 10.00 or more in the coming years. With this in mind, accurate gas measurement is paramount, and the delivery of this measurement data must be on time (i.e. accurate real-time data). Production, engineering, gas nomination, billing, and various administrative functions are just a few of the departments now requiring real-time information. Instead of charts, electronic flow computers are now used by the natural gas industry to automate the data collection and control process. Host computer systems periodically collect data from the flow computers and send control commands, gas analysis data, and configuration information to the flow computers as part of daily operations. The success of real-time measurement depends upon the coordination of many functions, including measurement and control, communications, data collection, archiving, post processing, reporting, and the sharing of this information. A breakdown in any of these functions affects the integrity of the entire system and prevents the data from being distributed to the end users in a cost efficient manner.

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