(PGJ) - The oil and gas industry contains a complex number of flow applications, featuring a myriad of fluids and gases that challenge even the toughest of flow instrumentation. So, choosing the right flow meter for a water transfer application should be straightforward in comparison... right? Despite the H2O flowing through the pipes, the decision-making process leading to the right flow meter can be less than crystal clear. To make the most informed decision about flow meter investments, it is important to take four criteria into consideration. Consider 'Where'. Not all geographic locations are equal when shopping for and specifying a flow meter. In the United States alone, there are a variety of shale gas plays across wildly diverse terrain. For a region such as the Marcellus Shale in the Northeast, engineers and operators often need a flow meter with a higher pressure rating to accommodate the elevation differences from water source to project location. In this region, it's a frequent practice to use water transfer pipelines constructed of HTPE that require a 300 psi rated flow meter.
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