Natural Gas Measurement???

[The_Kat]

Anyone have any experience in this field of work? I got an interesting email yesterday evening from a college friend of mines dad asking if I might be interested in going to work for him as a measurement technician. My buddy Mark saw my facebook statuses of me being ready to get back to Oklahoma, so he told his dad about me.

The job is located in Oklahoma, but I don't know a thing about what it is, nor do I know the pay. I sent my resume to him as he asked, and he emailed me back that he thought I'd be a perfect candidate with my experience. Could be my ticket back home if the pay is right.

Ironically it's for the gas company that I am sub contracted to at the moment....Mark West.

Anyways, if any of you have any insight on this speak up!

[92xj]

You measure it in Btus.

1 cubic foot is 1,027 Btus.

There you go, you have now been trained. They should for sure hire you now, since I have trained you.

Good luck out there! Hope its not a sparking experience.

[Strut10]

If you're talking about what I think you may be, the job would involve translating ink lines from meter charts into numbers. May also involve gas analytical quantification. In other words, analyzing gas samples for hydrocarbon content, BTUs, etc.

But that's just a guess.

[wtnhunt]

Being home with your family or at least closer might be worth a big step backwards in pay. Good luck Kyle with whatever you do.

[redkneck]

I'm with William. Most jobs I've seen in instrumentation looked a tad on the boring side, if that is what the job is about, but there's a price paid for being out of town. Got friends here and nieghbors that are either pipeliners or overseas on rigs and make 6 figures, but they miss a LOT with their kids growing up. I enjoy coaching the kids in softball and being here for them, even though I could work away for more $

[Dawg]

I don't know a thing about it, but the info below seems top notch to me.

You measure it in Btus.

1 cubic foot is 1,027 Btus.

There you go, you have now been trained. They should for sure hire you now, since I have trained you.

Good luck out there! Hope its not a sparking experience.

[jm23494]

You measure it in Btus.

1 cubic foot is 1,027 Btus.

There you go, you have now been trained. They should for sure hire you now, since I have trained you.

Good luck out there! Hope its not a sparking experience.

1 cubic foot per hour (CFH) is 1,027 BTU's.....you were missing the time portion. Not that I know anything about gas either.

[92xj]

1 cubic foot per hour (CFH) is 1,027 BTU's.....you were missing the time portion. Not that I know anything about gas either.

Hmmm, dang internet!

Describing the amount of natural gas consumed by an entire country or a single residential appliance can be confusing, since natural gas can be measured in several different ways.

The energy content of natural gas and other forms of energy (i.e., the potential heat that can be generated from the fuel) is measured in Btus (British thermal units). The number of "therms" that residential natural gas customers consume each month is listed on their gas bills.

Quantities of natural gas are usually measured in cubic feet. For example, a typical natural gas futures contract is a financial instrument based on the value of about 10 million cubic feet (Mmcf) of natural gas.

Here are some frequently used units for measuring natural gas:

1 cubic foot (cf) = 1,027 Btu

100 cubic feet (1 ccf) = 1 therm (approximate)

1,000 cubic feet (1 Mcf) = 1,027,000 Btu (1 MMBtu)

1,000 cubic feet (1 Mcf) = 1 dekatherm (10 therms)

1 million (1,000,000) cubic feet (1 Mmcf) = 1,027,000,000 Btu

1 billion (1,000,000,000 cubic feet (1 bcf) = 1.027 trillion Btu

1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000) cubic feet (1Tcf) = 1.027 quadrillion Btu

To put this in context:

1,000 cubic feet of natural gas is approximately enough to meet the natural gas needs of an average home (space-heating, water-heating, cooking, etc.) for four days.

In 2004, the average American home consumed 77,900 cubic feet of natural gas (or 77.9 million Btu). On a daily basis, the average U.S. home used 213 cubic feet of natural gas. (Source: American Gas Association Gas Facts 2006 (with 2004 data)

Most natural gas household bills display the amount of natural gas consumed by the 'therm' (100,000 Btu) or in hundreds of cubic feet (100 cubic feet - 1 Ccf).

Looking at larger quantities, 1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas is enough to meet the needs of approximately 10,000 - 11,000 American homes for one year.

5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is enough to meet the needs of 5 million households for 15 years.

http://www.aga.org/Kc/aboutnaturalgas/additional/HowtoMeasureNaturalGas.htm

[Newarcher]

Light a match....

If you wake up across the yard, little gas.

If you wake up in Missouri, lots of gas.

If you wake up in Michigan, way too much gas and you done died and went to hadees!

I've found that the difference between a high paying job and a lower paying job doesn't work out to be very much in each paycheck. With everything there's opportunity costs...things you give up to get what you want. You can always supplement with a side job mowing grass to make ends meet---if it meant being with my family I'd do it. Good luck...kids are only small for a short while.

New

Edited September 27, 2010 by Newarcher

[Bob LeBlanc]

Hmmm, dang internet!

Describing the amount of natural gas consumed by an entire country or a single residential appliance can be confusing, since natural gas can be measured in several different ways.

The energy content of natural gas and other forms of energy (i.e., the potential heat that can be generated from the fuel) is measured in Btus (British thermal units). The number of "therms" that residential natural gas customers consume each month is listed on their gas bills.

Quantities of natural gas are usually measured in cubic feet. For example, a typical natural gas futures contract is a financial instrument based on the value of about 10 million cubic feet (Mmcf) of natural gas.

Here are some frequently used units for measuring natural gas:

1 cubic foot (cf) = 1,027 Btu

100 cubic feet (1 ccf) = 1 therm (approximate)

1,000 cubic feet (1 Mcf) = 1,027,000 Btu (1 MMBtu)

1,000 cubic feet (1 Mcf) = 1 dekatherm (10 therms)

1 million (1,000,000) cubic feet (1 Mmcf) = 1,027,000,000 Btu

1 billion (1,000,000,000 cubic feet (1 bcf) = 1.027 trillion Btu

1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000) cubic feet (1Tcf) = 1.027 quadrillion Btu

To put this in context:

1,000 cubic feet of natural gas is approximately enough to meet the natural gas needs of an average home (space-heating, water-heating, cooking, etc.) for four days.

In 2004, the average American home consumed 77,900 cubic feet of natural gas (or 77.9 million Btu). On a daily basis, the average U.S. home used 213 cubic feet of natural gas. (Source: American Gas Association Gas Facts 2006 (with 2004 data)

Most natural gas household bills display the amount of natural gas consumed by the 'therm' (100,000 Btu) or in hundreds of cubic feet (100 cubic feet - 1 Ccf).

Looking at larger quantities, 1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas is enough to meet the needs of approximately 10,000 - 11,000 American homes for one year.

5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is enough to meet the needs of 5 million households for 15 years.

http://www.aga.org/Kc/aboutnaturalgas/additional/HowtoMeasureNaturalGas.htm

Wow!!...you've almost finished your homework !!

Ummm...Is that STANDARD or ACTUAL cubic feet ??:shifty:

Natural gas is compressible...so you can vary the BTU value by pressurizing the 'cubic foot'.. which allows you to get more gas in the specific volume.:yes:

(I'm an Instrument tech by trade...and work as a Senior Designer, Instrumentation, for an oil refinery...and it just so happens that flow metering is one of my specialties)

...and...yup...I do know the answer;)

Bob:)

[stevebeilgard]

more information is needed. what's the pay, the hours, the days/days off, insurance & retirement plans, etc. you need full disclosure before you can make an intelligent decision.