Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES
Section 3-30 - Measurement of Oil
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 3-30
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The volume of production of oil shall be computed in terms of barrels of clean oil on the basis of meter measurements or tank measurements of oil-level difference, made and recorded to the nearest one-quarter inch (1/4") of one hundred-percent-capacity tables, subject to the following corrections:
(i) 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 Supervisor, and the observed gross volume of oil shall be corrected to
exclude the entire volume of such impurities;
(ii) Temperature Correction: The observed
volume of oil corrected for impurities shall be further corrected to the
standard volume of sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit in accordance with
A.S.T.M. D-1250, Table 6 or Table 7, or any revisions thereof and any
supplements thereto or any close approximation thereof approved by the
Supervisor; and
(iii) Gravity
Determination: The gravity of oil at sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit shall
be determined in accordance with A.S.T.M. D-1250, Table 5, or any revisions
thereof and any supplements thereto approved by the Supervisor.
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