PETROLEUM LIQUIDS - AUTOMATIC PIPELINE SAMPLING (ISO 3171:1988, IDT)
This Malaysian Standard recommends procedures to be used for obtaining, by automatic means, representative samples of crude oil and liquid Petroleum products being conveyed by Pipeline.
NOTE - Although throughout this International Standard the term crude oil is used, this should be taken to include other Petroleum liquids where the technique and equipment are also applicable.
This Malaysian Standard does not apply to the sampling of liquefied petroleum gases and liquefied natural gases.
The principal purpose of this Malaysian Standard is to give guidelines for specifying, testing, operating, maintaining and monitoring crude oil samplers.
The sampling procedures for crude oil are intended to provide representative samples for the determination of
a) the oil composition and quality;
b) the total water content;
c) other contaminants that are not considered to be part of the crude oil transferred.
If the sampling procedures for a), b) and c) are in conflict, separate sampl
