MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.5: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MANUAL PISTON CYLINDER SAMPLING FOR VOLATILE CRUDE OILS, CONDENSATES, AND LIQUID PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
American Petroleum Institute
1 Scope
2 Referenced Documents
3 Terminology
4 Summary of Practice
5 Significance and Use
6 Interferences
7 Apparatus
8 Reagents and Materials
9 Procedure
10 Sample Handling for Analysis Using a
Manual Piston Cylinder
11 Keywords
Appendixes (Nonmandatory Information)
X1 - Additional Sample Transfer Procedures
Provides the equipment and procedures for obtaining a representative sample of 'live' or high vapor pressure crude oils, condensates and/or liquid petroleum products from low pressure sample points, where there is insufficient sample point pressure to use a Floating Piston Cylinder (FPC) as described in ASTM D 3700.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
