Standard Number Title(Application)

1 API /MPMS Ch. 2 Tank Calibration (Procedures necessary for calibrating

closed storage vessels larger than a drum, and methods for
computing the volumes contained therein).
2 API /MPMS Ch. 4 Proving systems(Serves as a guide for the design,
installation, calibration, and operation of meter proving
systems).
3 API /MPMS Ch. 5 Metering(Covers the dynamic measurement of liquid
hydrocarbons, by means of meters and accessory
equipment).
4 API /MPMS Ch. 6 Metering Assemblies (Discussion of the design,
installation and operation of metering systems for coping
with special situations in hydrocarbon measurement).
5 API /MPMS Ch. 7 Temperature Determination(Describes methods and
practices that may be used to obtain accurate
measurements of temperature of petroleum and petroleum
products ).

6 API /MPMS Ch. 8 Sampling(Covers standardized procedures for sampling

crude oil or its products).

7 API /MPMS Ch. 11 Physical Properties Data (Volume Correction

Factors)

8 API /MPMS Ch. 12 Calculation of Petroleum Quantities(Describes the

standard procedures for calculating net standard volumes,
including the application of correction factors and the
importance of significant figures. The purpose of
standardizing the calculation procedure is to achieve the
same result regardless of which person or computer does
the calculating).
9 API /MPMS Ch. 13 Statistical Aspects of Measuring and Sampling(The
more accurate petroleum measurement becomes, the more
its practitioners stand in need of statistical methods to
express residual uncertainties).
10 API /MPMS Ch. 14 Natural Gas Fluids Measurement(This chapter
standardizes practices for measuring, sampling and testing
natural gas fluids).

11 API /MPMS Ch. 16 Measurement of Hydocarbon Fluids by Weight or

Mass(covers the static and dynamic measurement of
hydrocarbon fluids by weight or mass).

12 API /MPMS Ch. 17 Marine Measurement(provides guidelines for the

measurement and reporting of crude oil or petroleum product
transfers by shore terminal operators, vessel personnel, and
other parties involved in marine cargo transfer measurement
and accountability operations).

13 API /MPMS Ch. 18 Custody Transfer(This chapter covers application of

other measurement standards to unique custody transfer
situations).

14 API /MPMS Ch. 19 Evaporation Loss Measurement(This chapter covers

methods for estimating hydrocarbon evaporation losses
from various types of tanks. Note that Chapter 19 is not
included in the complete set of measurement standards.

15 API /MPMS Ch. 20 Allocation Measurement of Oil and Natural Gas

16 API /MPMS Ch. 21 Flow Measurement Using Electronic Metering
Systems(Describes standard practices and minimum
specifications for electronic measurement systems used in
the measurement and recording of flow parameters. This
chapter covers natural gas fluid and petroleum and
petroleum product custody transfer applications using
industry-recognized primary measurement devices).

17 API /MPMS Ch. 22 Testing Protocols(General Guidelines for Developing

Testing Protocols for Devices Used in the Measurement of
Hydrocarbon Fluids).
18 AGA Report No. 3 Orifice Metering of Natural Gas

19 AGA report No. 7 Measurement of gas by turbine meters

20 AGA report No. 8 Compressibility factor of natural gas and

related hydrocarbon gasses

21 AGA Rep. No. 9 Measurement of Gas by Multipath Ultrasonic

Meters
22 AGA Rep. No.10 Speed of sound in Natural Gas and Other
Related Hydrocarbon Gases

23 AGA Rep. No.11 Measurement of Natural Gas by Coriolis

Meter

24 OIML R106-1 Automatic rail-weighbridges, Part 1: Metrological

and technical requirements – Tests

25 OIML R 117 Measuring systems for liquids other than water

26 OIML R 60 Metrological regulation for load cells

27 ISO 10790:1999 Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits -

Guidance to the selection, installation and use of
Coriolis meters (mass flow, density and volume
flow measurement).
28 ISO 10790:1999/Amd Guidelines for gas measurement
1:2003

29 ISO 9951: 1993 Measurement of gas flow in closed conduits -

Turbine meters

30 ISO 4268:2000 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products --

Temperature measurements -- Manual
methods
31 ISO 8222:2002 Petroleum measurement systems -- Calibration --
Temperature corrections for use when calibrating
volumetric proving tanks

32 ISO/TR 15377:1998/Cor Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits;

1:1999 BS 1042 Pressure Differential Devices
33 ISO 12213-1:1997 Natural gas -- Calculation of compression factor -- Part 1:
Introduction and guidelines

34 ISO 12213-2:1997 Natural gas -- Calculation of compression factor -- Part 2:

Calculation using molarcomposition analysis

35 ISO 12213-3:1997 Natural gas -- Calculation of compression factor -- Part 3:

Calculation using physical properties

36 ISO 5024: 1999 Petroleum liquids and liquefied petroleum

gases (Measurement – Standard reference
conditions)
37 ISO/IEC 17025:1999 General requirements for the competence of
testing and calibration laboratories.
38 ISO/OIML P17 Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in
Measurement
39 NFOGM 2001(Hand Book) Handbook of uncertainty calculations, Fiscal orifice gas
and turbine metering oil stations
40 NFOGM 2003(Hand Book) Handbook of uncertainty calculations; Ultrasonic fiscal
gas metering stations

41 ISO 2715:1981 Liquid hydrocarbons -- Volumetric measurement by

turbine meter systems

42 ISO 7278 Liquid hydrocarbons -- Dynamic measurement

-- Proving systems

43 ISO 3170:2004 Petroleum Liquids – Manual sampling

44 ISO 3171:1998 Petroleum Liquids – Automatic pipeline

sampling

45 ISO 9494 (TR97):1997 Petroleum liquids – Automatic pipeline

sampling – Statistical assessment of performance
of automatic samplers determining the water
content in hydrocarbon liquids.

46 ISO 6974 Natural gas - Determination of composition with defined

uncertainty by gas chromatography

47 ISO 6976: 1995 Natural gas - Calculation of calorific values,

density, relative density and Wobbe index from
composition
48 ISO 3838:2004 Crude petroleum and liquid or solid petroleum
products -- Determination of density or relative
density -- Capillary-stoppered pyknometer and
graduated bicapillary pyknometer methods
49 API /MPMS Ch. 10 Sediment and Water(Describes methods for determining
the amount of sediment and water, either together or
separately in petroleum products).
50 API /MPMS Ch. 9 Density Determination(Describes the standard methods
and apparatus used to determine the
 specific gravity of crude oil and petroleum products normally
handled as liquids).
51 ISO 2909:2002 Petroleum products -- Calculation of viscosity index from
kinematic viscosity
52 ASTM D1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products
byHydrometer Method
53 ASTM D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
54 ASTM D1266 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum
Products

55 ASTM D4007 Standard Test Method for water and sediment in

crude oil by the centrifuge method
56 ASTM D4006 Standard Test Method for water in crude oil by
distillation
57 IP77 Determination of Salt Content by Extraction and
Volumetric Titration

58 ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of

Petroleum and Petroleum Products

59 ASTM D4177 Standard Practice for Auto Sampling Of Petroleum

And Petroleum Products

60 ASTM D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum

Products at Atmospheric Pressure

61 ASTM D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-

Martens Closed Cup Tester

62 ASTM D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum

Products

63 ASTM D156 Standard Test Method for Saybolt Color of

Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method)

64 ASTM D323 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of

Petroleum Products (Reid Method)

65 ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of

Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and the
Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

66 ASTM D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils

and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method
67 ASTM D3230 Standard Test Method for Salts in Crude Oil
(Electrometric Method)
68 ASTM D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry
69 ASTM D5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Mini Method)
70 ASTM D5853 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Crude Oils

71 ASTM D381 Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation

72 ASTM D525 Oxidation Stability of Gasoline (Induction Period

Method)

73 ASTM D323 Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products [Reid

Method]
74 ASTM D2699 Knock Characteristics of Motor Fuels by the
Research Method

75 ASTM D130 Standard Test Method for Detection of Copper

Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper
Strip Tarnish Test
76 ASTM D1500 Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum
Products
77 ASTM D189 Standard Test Method for Conradson Carbon
Residue of Petroleum Products
78 ASTM D482 Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum
Products1
79 ASTM D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge

80 ASTM D976 Standard Test Methods for Calculated Cetane Index

of Distillate Fuels
81 ASTM D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum
Products
82 ASTM D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in
Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method

83 ASTM D2163 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Liquefied

Petroleum (LP) Gases and Propene Concentrates
by Gas Chromatography

84 ASTM D2420 Standard Test Method for Hydrogen Sulfide In

Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases (Lead Acetate
Method)
85 ASTM D5305 Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethyl
Mercaptan in LP-Gas Vapor
86 UOP772 Mercaptan Sulfur In LPG by Microculometry

87 UOP212
Hydrogen Sulfide, Mercaptan Sulfur, and Carbonyl
Sulfide in Hydrocarbon Gases by Potentiometric
Titration
88 ASTM D3227 Standard Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur
in Gasoline, Kerosene, AviationTurbine, and
Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric Method)
89 ASTM D2386 Standard Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation
Fuels
90 ASTM D1405 Standard Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of
Combustion of Aviation Fuels
91 ASTM D1319 Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in
Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption
92 ASTM D1322 Standard Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosine
 and Aviation Turbine Fuel
93 ASTM D1094 Standard Test Method for Water Reaction of
Aviation Fuels
94 ASTM D3241 Standard Test Method for Thermal Oxidation
Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels (JFTOT
Procedure)
95 ASTM D3242 Standard Test Method for Acidity in Aviation
Turbine Fuel
96 ASTM D56 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag
Closed Cup Tester
97 ASTM D2624 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of
Aviation and Distillate Fuels
98 ASTM D3948 Standard Test Method for Determining Water
Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels
by Portable Separometer