2023 was a productive year for PRCI’s measurement technical committee. Standard portfolio research focused on improving accuracy, increasing reliability, reducing risk, and optimizing costs of gas and liquid measurement systems. The Measurement Technical Committee also continued partnering across PRCI technical committees to make strides on strategic research priorities, specifically greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the more recently launched Leak Detection Strategic Research Priority. In addition, committee collaboration with industry standards organizations, including the American Petroleum Institute’s Committee on Petroleum Measurement, continued to align road-mapped research with industry needs so that research results are applied to industry requirements. 

Our research activity consisted of studies, lab tests, and field tests, which were the result of significant dedication by our researchers, project team members, and PRCI staff. In addition to the dedication of project team leads, success is often heavily reliant upon the provision of equipment for testing by our manufacturer members and the allowance of testing at field sites by our operating members. A heartfelt thank you to our committee members for the success of 2023, and my gratitude is especially extended to our 2023 project team leaders, equipment providers, and field-testing hosts:

Project Team Leaders: Kerry Checkwitch, Enbridge; Lori Curtis, Kinder Morgan; Nathan Feldpausch, Enbridge; Robert Heltzel, BHE T&S; Chris Levy, Chevron; Swarandeep Sandhawalia, TC Energy; Austin Sorensen, Williams; Allen Wong, Enbridge 

Equipment Providers: ADD GLOBE, Colorado State University, GRTGaz, Ohio Lumex, SEMTECH 

Field Testing Hosts: BHE T&S, SoCalGas 

Lastly, 2023 marks the end of my term as Chair of the Measurement Technical Committee, which has been an honor. I'm excited about the great value this amazing committee will deliver under the direction of the new chair, Nathan Feldpausch of Enbridge! 

- Chris Levy