Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/31/2008, Docket: RP09-158-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 341 Original Sheet No. 341
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
4. MEASUREMENTS (Continued)
(b) Quantity and Heating Value (Continued)
(v) The specific gravity of the gas flowing through the meters, when necessary for
computing gas quantities, shall be, unless otherwise agreed upon, determined by
the use of a recording gravitometer or an online process type gas
chromatograph. The arithmetic average of the 24-hour record, or so much of the
24 hours as gas has been flowing, or continuous instantaneous specific gravity
measurement may be applied to metering instruments to provide the quality
computation.
(vi) The deviation of the gas from Ideal Gas Laws shall be calculated following the
recommendations of the ANSI/API 2530 "Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other
Related Hydrocarbon Fluids" (A.G.A. Report No. 3) including the A.G.A. Manual
for Determination of Supercompressibility Factors of Natural Gas or the A.G.A.
Transmission Measurement Committee Report No. 8 "Compressibility and
Supercompressibility for Natural Gas and Other Hydrocarbon Gases." If the
composition of the gas is such as to render the above procedure inapplicable,
other methods for determination of the deviation factors, mutually agreed upon
by Buyer and Seller, shall be used.
(vii) The Heating Value shall be determined by either (1) the use of a suitably
located and acceptable make gas chromatograph or (2) calculation from a
fractional analysis, or (3) methods outlined in A.G.A. Gas Measurement
Committee Report No. 5, latest edition, or (4) other methods mutually
acceptable. Dekatherms delivered shall be determined by either (1) multiplying
the Mcf delivered by a fraction the numerator of which is the Btu per cubic
foot and the denominator of which is 1,000 or (2) multiplying the pounds mass
delivered by a fraction the numerator of which is the Btu per pound mass and
the denominator of which is 1,000,000.
(c) Quantities to New York Companies
The quantity of gas delivered to The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, Inc. and Long Island Lighting Company (New York Companies)
through Seller's meters at the points of delivery into the New York facilities,
defined as the mains and appurtenant facilities referred to in the New York Facilities
agreement dated as of December 31, 1959, shall be determined, for any period, by
allocating to each Buyer the total quantity of gas delivered by Seller. The method
for allocating such total quantity shall be mutually agreed to by the New York
Companies and furnished to Seller. The quantity of gas received by each New York
Company shall be based on meter charts sent to Seller daily or by such other method as
may be mutually agreed upon. Seller shall promptly furnish the quantity received by
each company as so determined together with the allocation of the total quantity
delivered by Seller.