El Paso Natural Gas Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1A
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Effective Date: 04/01/2010, Docket: RP10-454-001, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 205 Second Revised Sheet No. 205
Superseding: Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 205
TRANSPORTATION GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
2. MEASUREMENT (Continued)
2.6 Measurement Equipment
(a) Unless otherwise agreed, Transporter will install, maintain,
and operate or cause to be installed, maintained and operated,
measuring stations equipped with flow meters and other
necessary metering and measuring equipment by which the
volumes of gas received and delivered hereunder shall be
determined. Shipper may install check-measuring equipment at
its own cost and expense, provided such equipment shall be so
installed as not to interfere with the operations of
Transporter. The calibrating and adjusting of electronic
computer components and/or mechanical recording instruments
thereof shall be done only by the equipment owner or such
owner's representative, unless otherwise agreed upon. Both
Transporter and Shipper shall have the right to be present at
the time of any installing, cleaning, changing, repairing,
inspecting, testing, calibrating, or adjusting done in
connection with the other's measuring equipment; provided,
however, failure of either Transporter or Shipper to witness
such an operation shall not affect the validity of such
operation in any way. The records from such measuring
equipment shall remain the property of their owner, but upon
request, each will submit within 10 Days to the other its
records, together with calculations therefrom, for inspection,
subject to return within 30 Days after receipt thereof. The
measurement equipment of Shipper shall be for check purposes
except as otherwise provided.
(b) Orifice Meters. Orifice meters shall be installed and gas
volumes computed in accordance with the standards prescribed
in AGA Report No. 3 "Orifice Metering of Natural Gas."
(c) Ultrasonic Meters. Ultrasonic meters shall be installed and
gas volumes computed in accordance with the standards
prescribed in AGA Report No. 9 "Measurement of Gas by
Multipath Ultrasonic Meters".
(d) Positive Displacement Meters. Positive displacement meters
shall be installed and gas volumes computed in accordance with
generally accepted industry practices.