43 C.F.R. § 3275.16 What standards apply to installing and maintaining my meters?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You must install and maintain all meters we require according to the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications or paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section, whichever is more restrictive. (b) If you use an orifice plate to calculate Federal royalty, the orifice plate installation must comply with “API Manual of Petroleum Standards, Chapter 14, Section 3, part 2, Third Edition, February, 1991.” (c) For meters used to calculate Federal royalty, you must calibrate the meter against a known standard as follows: (1) You must calibrate meters measuring electricity annually; (2) You must calibrate meters measuring steam or hot water flow with a turbine, vortex, ultrasonics, or other linear devices, every six months, or as recommended by the manufacturer, whichever is more frequent; and (3) You must calibrate meters measuring steam or hot water flow with an orifice plate, venturi, pitot tube, or other differential device, every month and you must inspect and repair the primary device (orifice plate, venturi, pitot tube) annually. (d) You must use calibration equipment that is more accurate than the equipment you are calibrating. (e) BLM may modify any of these requirements as necessary to protect the resources of the United States.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
Subpart 3275—Conducting Utilization Operations
§ 3275.16 What standards apply to installing and maintaining my meters?
