Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 06/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 11-009, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 522 Original Sheet No. 522 : Effective
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-