Gulf States Transmission Corporation
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 10/15/1990, Docket: CP90-239-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 44 Original Sheet No. 44 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
5. MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT (Continued)
(e) Inaccurate Meter
In the event a meter is out of service or registering inaccurately, the quantity of natural
gas delivered shall be determined:
(i) By using the registration of any check meter or meters if installed and accurately
registering, or, in the absence of (i),
(ii) By correcting the error or the percentage of error if ascertainable by calibration,
test, or mathematical calculations or in the absence of both (i) and (ii), then
(iii) By estimating the quantity of delivery by deliveries during periods under similar
conditions when the meter was registering accurately.
(f) Verification
The accuracy of Transporter's measurement equipment shall be verified by Transporter monthly
and, if requested, in the presence of representatives of both parties, but Transporter shall
not be required as a matter of routine to verify the accuracy of such equipment more
frequently than once in any thirty (30) day period.
In the event either party shall notify the other that it desires a special test of any
measuring equipment the parties shall cooperate to secure a prompt verification of the
accuracy of such equipment. The expense of such special tests shall be borne by the Party
requesting the test if the measuring equipment, by such tests, is found to be in error by not
more than 2%.