Texas Eastern Transmission, L P
Seventh Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/16/2009, Docket: RP10-53-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 578 First Revised Sheet No. 578
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 578
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
7.5 Access to Equipment and Records
Each party shall have the right to be present at the time of any installing, reading,
cleaning, changing, repairing, inspecting, testing, calibrating or adjusting done in
connection with the other's equipment used in measuring receipts and deliveries
hereunder. The records from such measurement equipment shall remain the property of
their owner, but upon request each will submit to the other its records and charts,
together with calculations therefrom, for inspection and verification, subject to
return within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.
7.6 Pressure Protection
Pressure regulation, pressure override and pressure relief valve or other pressure
limiting devices installed and operated by Pipeline at the measuring station or at or
near each interconnection of Pipeline's facilities with facilities of third parties
shall only be for the purpose of operation and protection of Pipeline's measurement
equipment and Pipeline's facilities.
7.7 Test of Meters
The accuracy of the Pipeline's and Customer's measurement equipment shall be verified
by Pipeline and Customer at reasonable intervals and, if requested, in the presence of
representatives of the Pipeline and Customer.
(A) Pipeline and Customer shall not be required to verify the accuracy of orifice
meter equipment more frequently than once in any thirty (30) day period.
(B) Pipeline and Customer shall not be required to verify the accuracy of
measurement equipment, other than orifice meter equipment, more frequently than
once in any ninety (90) day period.
(C) Pipeline and Customer shall not be required to verify the accuracy of the gas
chromatograph or other heating value measurement device more frequently than
once in any thirty (30) day period.
(D) Any errors or discrepancies found when testing shall be corrected immediately
whenever possible or as soon thereafter as procurement of repair parts,
materials and tools can be arranged.
7.8 Measurement Equipment Inaccuracy and Failure
The Quantity of Gas received and delivered by Pipeline and delivered to Customer or for
Customer's account hereunder during periods when the measurement equipment is out of
service or registering inaccurately shall be estimated as follows:
(A) If, upon test, any measurement equipment, the readings of which are used in the
registration, integration or com-