Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
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We have a to find an equivalent fluid that is equivalent to light crude oil (specially viscosity property) that we can readily use. Please if anyone know of any substitute and also what we need to be aware of in this regards.
Properties of actual fluid is as follows,
Kinematic Viscosity @ 104ºF, 333.6 cSt
Thank you
Properties of actual fluid is as follows,
Kinematic Viscosity @ 104ºF, 333.6 cSt
Thank you





RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
"Light Crude" is a hell of a lot closer to something called "used motor oil" in my frame of reference.
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RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_gravity
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
Wow that's a rude awakening. Thanks for the education.
So I have to correct my clients document with light to heavy.
Now question is water suffcient enough to be simulated in these system.
It's a blackmer vane type pump. If not what are the alternatives.
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
Someone will blend to the viscosity you need, but... it may be more trouble than its worth. Then again, some crudes aren't that clean either and if this a heavy crude...
PS Is it more likely they have quoted the wrong viscosity or viscosity units or reference temperature than that they have confused a light crude with a heavy crude?
Which is the more fundamental error to make?
I wouldn't guess, I'd throw it back to them as a query and not go correcting docs until I know the answer!
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
We have already posed the question to client and waiting for clarification. We think it is 33.36 cSt rather than 333.6 cSt
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
Water is not always a good test fluid. Plenty of fluids around 30cst but among the cheapest will be IF30 fuel oil.... I still incline to a fuel oil as a test medium and I am assuming quite a high throughput for you custody transfer system such that other fluids are going to be expensive unless they are available on site anyway.
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
It is in Rubiales Field in Colombia, south America.
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
I am told to use AW 32 hydraulic oil, which is non flammable according to the vendor and its a cheaper solution.
BigInch,
;)casi todos???I am already stuck in between colombians, and saudis, but still don't know or understand much of any.
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
RE: Testing of Custody transfer skid with Light Crude Oil
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/