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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
278 |
| Date of Summary |
July 19, 2004 |
| Subject |
Natural
Gas Sampling Program; Method Performance Verification Test Protocol |
| Performing Activity |
Gas Research Institute (GRI);
Southwest Research Institute |
| Principal Investigator |
George,
Hart and Nored |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
This was
a Joint Industry Project (JIP). The project was to verify methods to
accurately sample gases. The effects of several variables on the
repeatability of sampling were studied. Spot, composite, and continuous
sampling was evaluated under various field conditions. Variables studied
include: vertical and horizontal runs, location of sampling probes relative
to orifice meter, effects of gas composition on sampling integrity, use of
GPA separators, flowing temperature in the vicinity of the dew point,
re-vaporization of chilled samples swirling flows. The sampling test that
was performed helped identify difficulties with the procedure in the
proposed test protocol, and to determine the practicalities of the procedure
and its ease of implementation in field settings. Primary goal was to
evaluate the test protocol itself, and a secondary goal was to determine the
ability of several new sampling methods to provide representative gas
samples. |
| Progress |
The
project is completed and accepted in July 2004. |
| Report |
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D. L.
George, R. A. Hart, and M. Nored, Evaluation of a Proposed Gas Sampling
Method Performance Verification Test Protocol, Final Report, Southwest
Research Institute, July 2004. |
| AB |
Two final reports
prepared by SwRI® as an account of contracted work
sponsored by the Gas Research Institute and the United States Minerals
Management Service:
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