The American School of Gas Measurement Technology (ASGMT) has been at the forefront of flow measurement training since its inception in 1966. Over the years, ASGMT has evolved to encompass comprehensive training in measuring fluids in both gas and liquid states. With a commitment to excellence, ASGMT now offers an extensive curriculum comprising over 120 lecture classes, complemented by 54 Hands-On Product Training sessions led by industry experts, and sessions providing a brief overview of new products.

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: James M. Doyle

COPING WITH CHANGING FLOW REQUIREMENTS AT EXISTING METERING STATIONS In today’s competitive gas market, utility companies must meet aggressive market strategies or suffer the consequences. All industries have cash registers, and gas distribution is no exception. Our measuring stations are our cash register. The problem is, these stations were designed 10, 20, 30 or even 50 years ago, and are now performing tasks they…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Denis Rutherford

UTILIZING WIRELESS INSTRUMENTATION IN WELL OPTIMIZATION The Natural Gas and Oil industry is continually driven by cost cutting measures and the need to gain more operational efficiencies and visibility to regulatory requirements. This paper summarizes a solution in which wireless instruments integrate with other conventional equipment to offer a rapidly deployable advanced well optimization system. Wireless instrumentation products provide cost-effective and…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Randy Miller

CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF ULTRASONIC METERS There are many in our industry who would consider the advancement of the ultrasonic meter to be one of the most important improvements in gas measurement in the past twenty years. It is my opinion that the immense improvement in gas measurement is not so much the ultrasonic meter itself. Instead, I believe it is…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Keith Fry

CALCULATION OF NATURAL GAS LIQUID QUANTITIES There is no substitute for well maintained, properly installed, and properly performing measurement equipment. Industry- standard measurement equipment installation, operation, and maintenance provide the raw data necessary for those dealing with natural gas liquids (NGLs) to transact business. Then, this raw data can be adjusted or converted to values suitable for transactions to take place…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Jerry Paul Smith, Joel Clancy

CALCULATING THE SPEED OF SOUND IN NATURAL GAS — AGA REPORT NO. 10 TO AGA REPORT NO. 8 The speed of sound in natural gas is the velocity a sound wave travels in the gas. There are a number of gas properties that affect the speed of sound and they include the composition of the gas, the pressure of the gas, and the temperature of the gas. The American Gas Association (AGA) Report…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Mike Taccino & John Culp

BASIC ELECTRONICS FOR FIELD MEASUREMENT Measurement technicians deal with electronic flow computing and field devices daily. Most of the field instrumentation are tightly integrated in a complete system with interdependencies on several different electronic products. The larger the metering station, the more complex the system. Basic field duties related to electronic instrumentation would include: Some of into and out of…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Mark B. Fillman & Jayson A. Payne

Upstream Natural Gas Sales Verification Within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, the custody transfer of natural gas is usually determined by orifice measurement which is governed by a sales agreement between the producer and pipeline company. In most cases, the gas sales agreement references a combination of American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), and…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Richard L. Cline

AUTOMATING GAS MEASUREMENT Introduction AUTOMATING GAS MEASUREMENT Richard L. Cline Cline SofTechnology (CST) This paper will address concepts of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Systems and their application to the measurement industry. An important focus of the paper is to provide the reader with an understanding of the technology and with guidelines to be used to evaluate…

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October 1, 2018

  • AUTHOR: Keith Fry

AUDITING ELECTRONIC GAS MEASUREMENT PER API MPMS, CHAPTER 21.1 Auditing evolved as a business practice as owners began to realize a standardized form of accounting must exist to prevent fraud. Financial audits made their way into businesses during the late 1700s. The industrial revolution brought about the separation of job duties beyond what a sole proprietor or family could oversee. Managers were hired to…

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