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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR FLARE GAS MEASUREMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT & REPORTING OBLIGATIONS Code: DPR Guide 0005 - 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR FLARE GAS MEASUREMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT & 
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS 
Code: DPR Guide 0005 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
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Flared, the Flare Gas-to-Market Product quantities and own consumption, whichever is 
applicable.  
4.11 
Meter Malfunctioning and Unavailability 
a. 
Producers, Permit Holders and Processing Facilities shall ensure that all meters 
specified in these Guidelines are in good operating condition and calibrated in a timely 
manner as defined in Section 4.12 of these Guidelines.  In the event of a malfunctioning of a 
meter, the party shall log all incidences of meter malfunction and reflect this in its monthly 
reports, described in Section 5.1, to the Department of Petroleum Resources.  
b. 
In the event of a meter malfunctioning, or in the event that one or more meters are 
out of service and there is no built-in redundancy to compensate their outages, the following 
shall apply: 
1. 
Flare Gas meter: During the period in which the meter is malfunctioning, the 
Producer and the Permit holder shall account for the data as per Section 4.9 of 
these Guidelines.  To determine the Flare Payment Amount, the Department of 
Petroleum Resources shall use the higher of: 
i. 
Accounted data 
ii. 
Highest value recorded by the meter over a 12-month period prior to the 
malfunctioning being identified and reported.  
2. 
Associated Gas Production: During the period in which the production meter(s) 
is malfunctioning, the Producer shall account for the data as per Section 4.9 of 
these Guidelines.  To determine the Flare Payment Amount, the DPR shall use 
the higher of: 
i. 
Accounted data