Gulf South Pipeline Company L P
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/31/2000, Docket: GT01- 6-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 1000 Original Sheet No. 1000 : Superseded
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Section 3
3. MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES
3.1 The unit of measurement of gas for all purposes shall be
Dekatherm. All quantities in any agreement between Gulf South and
Customer, unless otherwise expressly stated, are in Dekatherm.
3.2 Assumed Atmospheric Pressure - The average atmospheric pressure
shall be assumed to be fourteen and seventy-three hundredths
pounds per square inch absolute (14.73 psia), irrespective of
actual elevation or location of the point of delivery above sea
level or variations in such atmospheric pressure from time to
time.
3.3 Measurement Methods - If Gulf South and Customer cannot agree on a
measurement technique, then Gulf South may select any American Gas
Association (A.G.A.) approved measurement method. The approved
measurement methods are as follows:
(a) Orifice Metering - When measurement is by orifice meter, all
fundamental constants, observations, records, and procedures
in the determination and/or verification of the quantity and
other characteristics of gas delivered shall, unless
otherwise specified by mutual agreement between Gulf South
and Customer, be in accordance with the standards prescribed
in the 1985 edition of the A.G.A. Report No. 3 (ANSI/API
2530 GPA 8185) on "Orifice Metering of Natural Gas"
including any revisions, amendments or supplements, and
which meet generally accepted industry standards and
practices acceptable to Gulf South.
(b) Turbine Metering - Measurement by turbine meter shall be in
accordance with A.G.A. Report No. 7 including any revisions,
amendments or supplements which meet generally accepted
industry standards and practices and are acceptable to Gulf
South, unless otherwise specified, by mutual agreement
between Gulf South and Customer.