MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 10.4: DETERMINATION OF WATER AND/OR SEDIMENT IN CRUDE OIL BY THE CENTRIFUGE METHOD (FIELD PROCEDURE)
American Petroleum Institute
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Significance and Use
5 Test Solvents
6 Demulsifier
7 Apparatus
8 Sampling
9 Procedure - Determination of Water and Sediment
10 Calculation and Reporting - Water and Sediment
11 Procedure - Determination of Sediment Only
12 Calculation and Reporting - Sediment Only
13 Precision
14 Bias
Annex A (informative) - Precautionary Information
Annex B (informative) - Demulsifiers and Water Saturation
of Solvents
Annex C (normative) - Specifications for Centrifuge Tubes
Annex D (informative) - Procedure Outline - Determination of
Water and Sediment
Annex E (informative) - Procedure Outline - Determination of
Sediment Only
Bibliography
Defines the field centrifuge method for determining both water and sediment or sediment only in crude oil.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
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