Regulatory Topics
AFMS On Line Library
- "The Minerals
Management Service OCS Update April 17, 2007" , Minerals Management
Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, (Fred M. Jacobs)
- "Production
Measurement and Allocation Trends" Presented
by John L. Guidry, MMS Commingling and Production Measurement Section.
- "The Minerals Management Service
Recommendations for Sealing Royalty Meter Components and Sampling
Systems Associated with the Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT)
Unit " , Minerals Management Service, Lafayette District Office,
(Jason Abshire) New Orleans Regional Office, (Troy Guidry) April
15, 2003.
- "Isokinetic
Crude Oil Sampling" Presented by David
J. Fish, of Welker Engineering Company.
- "D.O.T.
Requirements For Transportation of Sample Containers" Presented
by Thomas F. Welker, of Welker Engineering Company.
- "Oil
and Gas Production Auditing" Presented
by Wayne C. Dussel, Offshore Measurement Supervisor, of El Paso Production
GOM.
- "API
becomes registrar for ISO 9000 (February 1998)" , InTech -
The International Journal for Measurement and Control February,
1998.
- The
Fluid Flow Group is a sub-division of The National Institute of Standards and Technology which
establishes, maintains, and disseminates the standards used by U.S.
Industry for fluid flow rate and fluid quantity measurements.
- "High
Speed IEEE-488 draws critics as chair urges changes (February 1998)",
InTech - The International Journal for Measurement and Control
February, 1998.
- The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) is a bureau of the U.S.
Department of the Interior. The mission of the MMS is to manage
the mineral resources of the
Outer Continental Shelf in an environmentally sound and safe manner
and to timely collect, verify, and distribute mineral revenues from
Federal and Native American lands.
- The
National Institute of Standards and Technology established by
Congress "to assist industry in the development of technology ...
needed to improve product quality, to modernize manufacturing processes,
to ensure product reliability ... and to facilitate rapid commercialization
... of products based on new scientific discoveries." It is an agency
of the U.S. Department of Commerce's
Technology Administration.
-
Office of Conservation of the Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources is the website of the state body that handles oil & gas
operations and issued Statewide Order No. 29-D-1, referenced In Roland
Rollins' paper State Of Louisiana Measurement
Regulations, presented on April 7, 1998 at the AFMS Measurement
Short Course. The server seems a bit slow, but it has a great collection
of contact info and recent news about developments in the state's
oil and natural gas industry.
- Oil
World is quite possibly one of the most amazing oil and gas sites
on the web. It is updated TWICE daily, and includes information on
EVERYTHING in the oil and gas industry. The webmaster has been operating
this site since 1996, and they have really done an excellent job providing
coverage on almost every new development affecting the oil and gas
industry since then. It's not a technical resource, although they
do provide links to other technical resources on the Internet. It
is primarily a news service, but you get news on every technical sector
in the oil and gas industry. If you don't currently read this site
daily, you are LOSING MONEY! They even offer daily fax services of
featured highlights or energy quotes.
- The
Process Measurements Division of the The National Institute of Standards and Technology develops
and provides measurement standards and services, measurement techniques,
recommended practices, sensing devices, instrumentation, and mathematical
models required for analysis, control, and optimization of industrial
processes.
- "Require
ISO 14001? 'Nyet' say Russians", InTech - The International
Journal for Measurement and Control February, 1998.
- " State of Louisiana
Measurement Regulations " A "must
see" if your company is considering engaging in Measurement Activities
in Louisiana. This paper, presented at the 20th Annual AFMS Measurement
Short Course by Roland Rollins,
offers an excellent synopsis of the various state regulations pertaining
to flow measurement, and how to address the issues faced by your company
in complying with these Louisiana Laws.
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