API MPM CH12.2 PT3 : 1998

MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 12: CALCULATION OF PETROLEUM QUANTITIES - SECTION 2: CALCULATION OF PETROLEUM QUANTITIES USING DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT METHODS AND VOLUMETRIC CORRECTION FACTORS - PART 3: PROVING REPORT

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0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 ORGANIZATION OF STANDARD
   2.1 Part 1 - Introduction
   2.2 Part 2 - Calculation of Metered Quantities
   2.3 Part 3 - Proving Reports
   2.4 Part 4 - Calculation of Base Prover Volumes by
                 Waterdraw Method
   2.5 Part 5 - Calculation of Base Prover Volumes by
                 Master Meter Method
3 REFERENCES
4 TERMS AND SYMBOLS
   4.1 Definitions of Terms
   4.2 Definition of Symbols
5 APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 12.2, PART 3
6 FIELD OF APPLICATION
   6.1 Applicable Liquids
   6.2 Base Conditions
   6.3 Classification of Provers
7 PRECISION, ROUNDING, AND DISCRIMINATION LEVELS
   7.1 Rounding of Numbers
   7.2 Discrimination Levels
8 REPEATABILITY REQUIREMENTS
9 METER PROVING REPORT CALCULATION METHODS
10 CORRECTION FACTORS
   10.1 Liquid Density Correction Factors
   10.2 Prover Correction Factors
   10.3 Combined Correction Factors (CCF, CCFp, CCFm, CCFmm,
        CCFmp)
   10.4 Meter Factor (MF) and Composite Meter Factor (CMF)
   10.5 Meter Accuracy Factor (MA)
   10.6 Nominal K-factor (NKF)
   10.7 K-factor (KF) and Composite K-factor (CKF)
   10.8 One Pulse Volume (q)
11 RECORDING OF FIELD DATA
   11.1 Specified Discrimination Levels for Field Data
   11.2 Discrimination Tables
12 CALCULATION SEQUENCE, DISCRIMINATION LEVELS, AND RULES FOR
   ROUNDING
   12.1 Displacement Provers
   12.2 Atmospheric Tank Provers
   12.3 Master Meter Proving
13 PROVING REPORT EXAMPLES
   13.1 Examples of Meter Proving Calculations for Pipe
        Provers and Small Volume Provers
   13.2 Example of a Meter Proving Calculation for an
        Atmospheric (Open) Tank Prover
   13.3 Example of a Meter Proving Calculation Using a
        Master Meter
APPENDIX A - FLUID DENSITIES, VOLUMES, AND COMPRESSIBILITY
             CORRELATIONS

Abstract

Describes standardized calculation methods for the determination of meter factors under defined conditions, regardless of the point of origin or destination or units of measure required by governmental customs or statute.