Course Description

• This course covers the methods and techniques for accurate measurement of crude oil and refined products. The course provides a fundamental basis in static measurement, principles of operation of the primary dynamic meters and a base knowledge on meter proving and factor calculation as well as the meter/tank ticket calculations.

Course Objectives

• Be familiar with oil refinery & terminal operation.
• understand the petroleum static & dynamic measurement.
• Understand the oil accounting, technical auditing, marine insurance, oil trading.
• Understand the principles of static & dynamic petroleum measurement for custody transfer purposes.

Who Should Attend?

• Petroleum Engineering.
• Geology.
• Earth Sciences.
• Anyone who is involved in petroleum static & dynamic measurement.
• Anyone who is involved in oil refinery & terminal operations.

Course Schedule

Day-1

• Petroleum Tanks Measurement.
• An overview on Petroleum Measurement.
• Definition of Terms (Terminology).
• Tanks Measurement (Shore Tank, Ship’s Tank).

Day-2

• OBQ / ROB Measurements.
• Temperature Measurements.
• Sampling (Manual / Automatic).
• Quantity Calculation.

Day-3

• Vessel Experience Factor (VEF).
• Pipeline Control.
• Measurement Uncertainties.
• Metering & Meter Proving.

Day-4

• An overview on Metering.
• Definitions & Abbreviations.
• Metering Accuracy & Uncertainties.
• Fluid Properties.
• Flow Conditions.

 Day-5

• Meters.
• Meter Proving.
• Meter Batch Calculations.
• Meter Proving Calculations.
• Metering Check-List