ACADIANA FLOW MEASUREMENT SOCIETY
HISTORY AND OVERVIEW

P.O. BOX 60426, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70596-0426
PHONE NUMBER (337) 234-1824

The Acadiana Flow Measurement Society was started in 1965 by a group of pipeline and production personnel with help from the University of Southwest Louisiana.  The society was chartered to advance the study of measurement.  The original focus of the group was gas measurement.  However, the society has since expanded to include liquid and NGL measurement.

 Originally, we held monthly meetings to share our knowledge of the gas industry and to keep abreast of the latest technology. Each meeting has a guest speaker and the topics range from manufacturer’s latest efforts to industry standards. Often other subjects or problems are brought up and informally discussed at the dinner table. Periodically, the meeting location was changed.  But the meeting has remained at the Lafayette Petroleum Club for the decade. The Lafayette Petroleum Club has meeting rooms and a smorgasbord dinner which suits the needs of the society well.

 Our meetings also serve other useful functions. Measurement people new to the area can meet their counterparts.  This is convenient for scheduling tests, locating needed items, and discussing topics unique to the area. We are in our 22nd year of producing a measurement short course and exposition each spring.  The Short Course uses a seminar format of 45 minute presentations.  The presentations are measurement specific in nature. While vendors continue to provide speakers, a recent trend has been to utilize more "end-user" speakers with varied experiences with equipment, problems, and solutions. The Short Course endeavors to present new material each year and this sets us apart from other industry short courses. We do this for several reasons.   Short courses react to changing industry trends quicker than regular courses and  we attempt to stay on the leading edge of these changes. Some of our attendees can only attend one course a year. By changing the content each year, the Short Course maintains interest for new and for repeat attendees. With six individual seminars presentations every hour on the same floor as the exhibits, the attendees can customize their experience.

 AFMS is a non-profit organization, with all proceeds used to operate the society and provide measurement training. The society has strengthened its ties to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A scholarship fund is established for the College of Engineering, Industrial Technology.  This scholarship is presented to a local high school graduate each year.  We hope to encourage graduates to investigate and possibly choose oil and gas measurement as a career opportunity.

 

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Last Update 12-6-2010