Okla. Admin. Code § 165:45-7-13

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 165:45-7-13 - Calorimeter equipment and heating value requirements

(a)Method of determining heat content. Each utility shall maintain or have access to an approved type calorimeter or other accurate method of determining heat content, and shall periodically test representative samples of gas being distributed in its system.

(1) A recording calorimeter shall be checked at least once a month with an approved standard calorimeter or by some other accurate means.

(2) Whenever the utility materially changes its operations or source of gas, a new test will be made of the heating content of gas furnished.

(3) Both calorimeter and method of testing shall be subject to inspection and approval by a representative of the Commission.

(4) The results of all tests shall be kept on file by the utility for a period of three (3) years.

(b)Standard of heating value. Each gas utility shall establish its own minimum heating value for the gas it furnishes the consumer, provided the standard it establishes shall not be less than nine hundred (900) British thermal units per cubic foot at 14.73 p.s.i.a. and sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F).

(c)Daily average heating value. At no time shall the daily average heating value be less than the utility's minimum provided in subsection (b) of this Section.

(d)Adopted heating value. The minimum adopted heating value by the utility shall be stated in its Commission-approved tariffs.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:45-7-13

Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3259, eff 7-25-96