Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Title 267 - NEBRASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Chapter 3 - DRILLING, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCING AND ABANDONMENT
Section 267-3-018 - MEASUREMENT OF OIL
Current through September 17, 2024
The volume of production of oil shall be computed in terms of barrels of clean oil on the basis of properly calibrated meter measurements or tank measurement of oil level differences made and recorded to the nearest quarter inch, using one hundred (100) percent tank capacity tables, subject to the following corrections:
018.01 Correction for Impurities
The percentage of impurities (water, sand and other foreign substances not constituting a natural component part of the oil) shall be determined to the satisfaction of the Director, and the observed gross volume of oil shall be corrected to exclude the entire volume of such impurities.
018.02 Temperature Correction
The observed volume of oil corrected for impurities shall be further corrected to the standard volume at 60° F. in accordance with A.S.T.M. D-1250 Table 6, dated 1956, reapproved 1973.
018.03 Gravity Determination
The gravity of oil at 60° F. shall be determined in accordance with A.S.T.M. D-1250 Table 5, dated 1956, reapproved 1973.
