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Accurate allocation measurement results are a key financial and commercial driver for E&P companies. Yet despite limited evidence of the performance of Coriolis and ultrasonic flow meter technology, they are being increasingly deployed for single phase oil flows contaminated with water or natural gas. DNV GL has initiated a Joint Industry Project (JIP), now open for industry partners, E&P companies and manufacturers to join, to assess the capability and feasibility of the meters.
Coriolis and ultrasonic flow meters are widely accepted for application in single phase oil flows by the oil industry. However, there is little validation nor independent test results to support the claim that they produce accurate allocation measurement results. Inaccurate results related to the oil flow can present both operational and financial risks by negatively influence decision making and understanding of operational efficiency. The JIP will therefore provide testing guidelines, a performance assessment and correction algorithms as a foundation for using Coriolis and ultrasonic flow meters for phase contaminated oil flows.
To achieve these correction algorithms, a test program will be performed under conditions close to real field situations (oil /water/ natural gas mixtures). These conditions can be created in DNV GL's Multiphase Flow Facility in Groningen, The Netherlands.
Coriolis and ultrasonic flow meter manufacturers are participating in the JIP. Industry partners, E&P companies and manufacturers interested in taking part in the JIP are welcome to join the launch meeting on 24th June, 2015 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in The Netherlands.
Industrial parties interested in further information about the JIP should contact:
René Bahlmann
Project Manager
DNV GL Oil & Gas
Groningen, The Netherlands
Tel: +31507009703
E-mail: [email protected]