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Title: Custody Transfer Crude Oil Sampling System
Author: David J. Fish
Source: 2014 International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
Year Published: 2014
Abstract: The sampling technique empl oyed in extracting a representative sample for crude oil BS&W analysis has received a high level of scrutiny in the last twenty year s from concerned oil companies around the world. The revenue implications are considerable, if the sample is not accurate. Whether it is pipeline custody transfer, tanker loading/unloading, or refinery in put, a representative composite sample of the oil for laboratory analysis is critical. Plainly put, a 1% error is worth hundreds of t housands of dollars and frequently over a million dollars on one single ship load. That makes sampling a serious matte r in the measurement world for crude oil sales. With recent developments in the Eagle Ford Shale Play and the Bakken discovery in North Dakota, the importance of correct sampling is becoming more and more important

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