US 4,523,460 AGranted

Fluid measuring, testing and accounting system

AssigneeMontech Systems Incorporated

InventorsSteven E. Strickler, Jerry C. Simmons, James Golladay, Andrew D. Goldstein

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Abstract

A system which enables the measuring, testing and accounting for a fluid, preferably oil, as stored in a tank battery adjacent a producing oil well system. In its most basic form, the system includes a master control unit associated with a level transducer for each tank, basic sediment and water monitors for various conduits within the system, temperature sensors for each tank and the various conduits, and a data collection box for transferring data stored in the master control unit after a predetermined amount of time has transpired. Several options are available with this system and these include telemetry options for remote reporting of the various parameters of the system and various alarm and theft prevention devices.

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Dependent claims

A measuring, testing and accounting system for use in conjunction with a tank battery, said tank battery including:

(a) a liquid separator for separating a liquid mixture into at least two constituent liquids;
(b) at least one tank for one of the constituent liquids;
(c) conduit means connecting said liquid separator with said at least one tank;
(d) outlet pipe means extending from said at least one tank;
and
(e) valve means in said outlet pipe means for controlling fluid flow through said outlet pipe means;
said system comprising:
(a) level sensor means located in said at least one tank for detecting the level of fluid therein;
(b) temperature sensor means located in said outlet pipe means for determining the temperature of fluid in said outlet pipe means;
(c) basic sediments and water sensor means located in said outlet pipe means for determining the purity of fluid in said outlet pipe means;
and
(d) self-powered master control unit means operable on a real time basis and connected to said level, temperature and basic sediments and water sensor means and receiving signals therefrom so as to enable the monitoring of said tank battery on site.

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