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  • API 44 : 2003

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    RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SAMPLING PETROLEUM RESERVOIR FLUIDS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  19-02-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 INTRODUCTION
    2 REFERENCES
       2.1 Referenced Standards
       2.2 Other References
    3 DEFINITIONS
    4 PLANNING THE SAMPLING PROGRAM
       4.1 General
       4.2 Factors That Influence Planning
       4.3 Sampling Methods
    5 PREPARING THE WELL FOR SAMPLING
       5.1 General
       5.2 Considerations of Reservoir Fluid Type and Well
           Operating Conditions
       5.3 Duration of the Well Conditioning Period
       5.4 Field Measurements During Well Conditioning
    6 CONDUCTING THE SAMPLING OPERATION
       6.1 General
       6.2 Surfacing Sampling
       6.3 Surface Sampling
    7 FORMS FOR RECORDING WELL CONDITIONING AND SAMPLING
       DATA
    8 SHIPPING AND CLEANING CONTAINERS
       8.1 Shipping Reservoir Fluid Samples
       8.2 Cleaning Sample Containers
    9 SAFETY
    APPENDIX A - HYDROGEN SULFIDE WARNING
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    Describes "subsurface" and "surface" methods for obtaining samples of reservoir fluids in gas and oil fields ready for laboratory testing.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Withdrawn

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. EN ISO 6142-1:2015 GAS ANALYSIS - PREPARATION OF CALIBRATION GAS MIXTURES - PART 1: GRAVIMETRIC METHOD FOR CLASS 1 MIXTURES (ISO 6142-1:2015)
    15/30301955 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 3924 - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF BOILING RANGE DISTRIBUTION - GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD
    BS EN ISO 6142-1:2015 Gas analysis. Preparation of calibration gas mixtures Gravimetric method for Class I mixtures
    NORSOK D 007:2013 WELL TESTING SYSTEM
    DIN EN ISO 6142-1 E : 2015 GAS ANALYSIS - PREPARATION OF CALIBRATION GAS MIXTURES - PART 1: GRAVIMETRIC METHOD FOR CLASS I MIXTURES (ISO 61421:2015)
    BS 2000-582(2016) : 2016 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF BOILING RANGE DISTRIBUTION - GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD (ISO 3924:2016)
    14/30250844 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 6142-1 - GAS ANALYSIS - PREPARATION OF CALIBRATION GAS MIXTURES - PART 1: GRAVIMETRIC METHOD FOR CLASS 1 MIXTURES
    DIN EN ISO 6142-1:2015-12 GAS ANALYSIS - PREPARATION OF CALIBRATION GAS MIXTURES - PART 1: GRAVIMETRIC METHOD FOR CLASS I MIXTURES (ISO 6142-1:2015)
    BS EN ISO 3924:2016 Petroleum products. Determination of boiling range distribution. Gas chromatography method
    ASTM UOP 495 : 2003 Aromatics in Molex Process n-Paraffin Products by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
    VDI/VDE 2040 Blatt 4:1996-09 (Draft) Calculation principles for the measurement of fluid flow using orifice plates, nozzles and venturi tubes - Fluid properties
    08/30184585 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS EN ISO 3924 - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF BOILING RANGE DISTRIBUTION - GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD
    I.S. EN ISO 3924:2016 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF BOILING RANGE DISTRIBUTION - GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD
    BS ISO/TR 9464:1998 Guide to the use of ISO 5167-1:1991
    ISO 6142-1:2015 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures Part 1: Gravimetric method for Class I mixtures
    EN ISO 6142-1:2015 Gas analysis - Preparation of calibration gas mixtures - Part 1: Gravimetric method for Class I mixtures (ISO 6142-1:2015)
    EN ISO 3924:2016 Petroleum products - Determination of boiling range distribution - Gas chromatography method (ISO 3924:2016)
    BS 2000-582(2010) : 2010 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF BOILING RANGE DISTRIBUTION - GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD
    ISO 3924:2016 Petroleum products Determination of boiling range distribution Gas chromatography method

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API MPM CH14.3.3 : 2013 ORIFICE METERING OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER RELATED HYDROCARBON FLUIDS - CONCENTRIC, SQUARE-EDGED ORIFICE METERS - PART 3: NATURAL GAS APPLICATIONS
    API 2545 : 1965 METHOD OF GAGING PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
    API MPM CH10.4 : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 10.4: DETERMINATION OF WATER AND/OR SEDIMENT IN CRUDE OIL BY THE CENTRIFUGE METHOD (FIELD PROCEDURE)
    API MPM CH10.2 : 2016 Determination of Water in Crude Oil by Distillation
    API MPM CH7.2 : 1995 TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION - PORTABLE ELECTRONIC THERMOMETERS
    API MPM CH3.1B : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3 - TANK GAUGING - SECTION 1B - STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN STATIONARY TANKS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING
    API MPM CH14.3.2 : 2016 ORIFICE METERING OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER RELATED HYDROCARBON FLUIDS - CONCENTRIC, SQUARE-EDGED ORIFICE METERS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
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