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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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ii. 
Highest value recorded by the meter over a 12-month period prior to the 
malfunctioning being identified and reported.  
3. 
Associated Gas Own Consumption: During the period in which the allocation 
meter(s) is malfunctioning, the Producer will account for the data as per 
Section 4.9 of these Guidelines.  To determine the Flare Payment Amount, the 
DPR will use the lower of: 
i. 
Accounted data 
ii. 
Lowest value recorded by the meter over a 12-month period prior to the 
malfunctioning being identified and reported.  
4.12 
Meter Calibration 
a. 
Production Meters, Flare Payment and Flare Gas Sales Fiscal Meters and Allocation 
Meters shall follow calibration procedures as defined in the “Procedure Guide for the 
Determination of Quantity and Quality of Petroleum and Petroleum Products” and the 
“Procedure Guides for the Determination of Quantity and Quality of Gas and Gas Derivatives 
at Custody Transfer Points” issued by the Department of Petroleum Resources (“The 
Procedure Guides”). 
b. 
The Department of Petroleum Resources may at any time direct a Producer, Permit 
Holder or Processing Facility to carry out a non-routine calibration of specific meters.   
4.13 
Meter Malfunctioning and Calibration Cure Period 
a. 
Producers: 
1. 
A Producer will be allowed 90 calendar days to repair any malfunctioning 
meter referred to in these Guidelines.