GB/T 8423.4-2022 in English
VALIDPetroleum and natural gas industries terminology — Part 4: Measurement and analysis of petroleum and natural gas
- Issued on:2022-10-12
- Implemented on:2022-10-12
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《GB/T 8423.4-2022 石油天然气工业术语 第4部分:油气计量与分析 》由TC355(全国石油天然气标准化技术委员会)归口,主管部门为国家标准化管理委员会。
Introduction
Analysis of the core content of the standard
GB/T8423.4-2022, as the basic terminology standard for the petroleum and natural gas industry, systematically standardizes the professional terminology in the field of oil and gas metering and analysis, including the definition requirements for key equipment such as metering tanks and flow meters.
Comparison of metering equipment terms
| Terms | Definition points | Application scenarios |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical metal tanks | Vertically installed cylindrical metal tanks, including fixed roof/floating roof types | Crude oil storage and custody transfer |
| Coriolis mass flowmeter | Using the principle of interaction between fluid and vibrating tube | Dynamic measurement of liquid hydrocarbons |
| Ultrasonic flowmeter | Measurement of flow velocity by the time difference of sound wave propagation | Natural gas transmission and distribution metering |
Key technical parameters
Compressibility factor (Z): In natural gas metering, this parameter corrects the deviation between the actual gas and the ideal gas. The calculation formula is: Z=pVm/(RT), where Z≈1 under standard reference conditions (101.325kPa, 20℃).
Wax precipitation point: The starting temperature of wax crystal precipitation in crude oil, measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), directly affects the pipeline transportation process design.
Standard implementation recommendations
- The metering system configuration should meet the requirements of range ratio ≥ 10:1
- Flowmeters for trade transfer need to be calibrated in real flow regularly
- Multiphase flow metering needs to consider liquid holdup correction

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