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If you’re in the business of moving and measuring natural gas, you know just how challenging it is to monitor your pipeline system for measurement errors. Custody transfer metering stations are your cash register, only instead of a few point of sale registers like a typical grocery store has, you have hundreds or even thousands […]

Part 2: Preparing to Cross the Chasm In my last blog, I argued why the old natural gas transmission measurement paradigm of rigid, scheduled maintenance is obsolete and the market forces moving the industry toward a better, more sustainable and cost-efficient model. Shifting the paradigm to condition-based maintenance will require the confidence of the stakeholders […]

Midstream Natural Gas Companies are in the business of moving natural gas from production fields to consumers, primarily through pipelines. They make money in this business by buying and reselling natural gas, or by charging transportation fees, or tariffs, based upon the volume transported. In both cases, it is essential to measure the gas that […]

When C-SMART Analytics set out to shift the natural gas measurement analysis paradigm over 10 years ago, we started with the most critical flow metering stations. These include high throughput custody transfer measurement, check, and segment stations out fitted with multi-path ultrasonic or Coriolis meters. And everything else attached to the flow computer, including gas […]

“We already use Flowcal,” is a common response from gas measurement professionals when starting a conversation around C-SMART Analytics. It’s a natural response, but it inherently implies an apples to apples comparison. C-SMART is different technology and takes a different approach, putting it in a class of its own that in fact complements measurement solutions […]

The midstream industry average lost and unaccounted for (LAUF) for natural gas storage, processing, and transportation averages 0.40% of throughput. While LAUF may include a small component of estimating errors for pneumatic device integrity and venting, it is dominated by persistent measurement errors. Root causes of measurement errors include obstructions, faulty or damaged equipment, and […]

It seems that AI has suddenly come into its own almost overnight with natural language models like ChatGPT grabbing global headlines. C-SMART though has been quietly developing Augmented Intelligence for a decade, blending sophisticated algorithms, digital twins of gas measurement stations and their manufacturing and calibration specs, and continuous SCADA monitoring to reduce a typical […]

Over the last two decades many natural gas pipeline operators and storage companies have made steady progress in reducing their lost and unaccounted for gas. Yet the industry average LAUF remains relatively level at 0.40% of total throughput. If LAUF is only fractionally explained by actual emissions, how can measurement teams drive out the errors […]