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Application of a Mass Flowmeter for Allocation Measurement of Crude Oil Production

1988; Volume: 3; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2118/15394-pa

2469-8520

K. T. Liu, D. R. Canfield, Jason Conley,

Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Summary Mass flowmeters have been used to improve crude oil measurement at individual wells throughout the Little Knife field. This type of meter uses the principle of the Coriolis effect to measure the mass flow rate of fluid. Mass measurement eliminates problems encountered by conventional volumetric flowmeters because of the presence of free gas in the liquid phase. After 5 years of operation, mass flowmeters have proved to be a significant improvement over conventional flowmeters. Excellent agreement has been consistently achieved between the sum of the measurement from the allocation meters and the custody transfer meters, which receive the commingled oil. In addition to the performance improvement, significant capital and operating cost savings were realized compared with a more conventional oilfield approach.