NEL invests £1m in flow meter facility
1 Jul 2015
Oil & Gas consultancy NEL is investing £1 million to create the UK’s only flow meter calibration facility capable of testing at significantly elevated pressures and temperatures.
The company claims the new test loop will reduce oil and gas operators’ financial exposure by performing meter calibrations closer to actual service conditions.
This new high pressure/high operating temperature liquid flow loop fills the gap between calibration and service conditions
NEL group manager Phil Mark
By more accurately reflecting the increasing temperatures and pressures at which flow meters must operate, the uncertainty of meters deployed in the field will be minimised significantly, NEL said in a statement released today.
“NEL’s investment means that the UK is leading the improvement of flow meter performance in ever more challenging operating conditions,” said NEL group manager Dr Phil Mark.
“[This] new high pressure/high operating temperature liquid flow loop fills the gap between calibration and service conditions, allowing manufacturers to prove the performance of their meters, while operators and taxation authorities can be assured of more accurate fiscal measures.”
The pressure capability of NEL’s high pressure/high operating temperature liquid flow loop will increase from 5 bar maximum capability to 100 bar, with its ability to deal with higher temperatures increasing from 400C maximum capability to 800C.
The new facility will be fully operational during the third quarter of this year.
