How much margin do you normally keep when sizing a flow meter for an oil & gas application?

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I'm working through a metering datasheet where the expected flow is around 10,000 bbl/day, with roughly 50% turndown.

For the datasheet, would you normally consider:

  • Minimum: 5,000 bbl/day
  • Normal: 10,000 bbl/day
  • Maximum: 10,000 bbl/day + some engineering margin?

I'm more interested in how people handle this in actual projects, especially when turndown and meter accuracy are both important.

Posted Sep 2, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC

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