ASTM D4177-22
Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

Standard No.

ASTM D4177-22

Release Date

2022

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D4177-22e1

Latest

ASTM D4177-22e1

Scope

1.1 This practice describes general procedures and equipment for automatically obtaining samples of liquid petroleum and petroleum products, crude oils, and intermediate products from the sample point into the primary container. This practice also provides additional specific information about sample container selection, preparation, and sample handling. If sampling is for the precise determination of volatility, use Practice D5842 (API MPMS Chapter 8.4) in conjunction with this practice. For sample mixing and handling, refer to Practice D5854 (API MPMS Chapter 8.3). This practice does not cover sampling of electrical insulating oils and hydraulic fluids. 1 This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and the API Committee on Petroleum Measurement, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.02 /COMQ the joint ASTM-API Committee on Hydrocarbon Measurement for Custody Transfer (Joint ASTM-API). This practice has been approved by the sponsoring committees and accepted by the Cooperating Societies in accordance with established procedures. This practice was issued as a joint ASTM-API standard in 1982. Current edition approved July 1, 2022. Published August 2022. Originally approved in 1982. Last previous edition approved in 2020 as D4177 – 20. DOI: 10.1520/D4177-22. *A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard © Jointly copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, USA and the American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L Street NW, Washington DC 20005, USA This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 1 1.2 Table of Contents: Section INTRODUCTION Scope 1 Referenced Documents 2 Terminology 3 Significance and Use 4 PART I–GENERAL Representative Sampling Components 5 Design Criteria 6 Automatic Sampling Systems 7 Sampling Location 8 Mixing of the Flowing Stream 9 Proportionality 10 Sample Extractor Grab Volume 11 Containers 12 Sample Handling and Mixing 13 Control Systems 14 Sample System Security 15 System Proving (Performance Acceptance Tests) 16 Performance Monitoring 17 PART II–CRUDE OIL Crude Oil 18 PART III–REFINED PRODUCTS Refined Products 19 KEYWORDS Keywords 20 ANNEXES Calculations of the Margin of Error based on Number of Sample Grabs Annex A1 Theoretical Calculations for Selecting the Sampler Probe Location Annex A2 Portable Sampling Units Annex A3 Profile Performance Test Annex A4 Sampler Acceptance Test Data Annex A5 APPENDIXES Design Data Sheet for Automatic Sampling System Appendix X1 Comparisons of Percent Sediment and Water versus Unloading Time Period Appendix X2 Sampling Frequency and Sampling System Monitoring Spreadsheet Appendix X3 Sampling System Monitoring—Additional Diagnostics Appendix X4 1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or US Customary (USC) units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. Except where there is no direct SI equivalent, such as for National Pipe Threads/diameters, or tubing. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D4177-22 Referenced Document

• ASTM D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
• ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• ASTM D4175 Standard Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants*， 2023-07-01 Update
• ASTM D4840 Standard Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures
• ASTM D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
• ASTM D5842 Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement
• ASTM D5854 Standard Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• ISO 1998 Petroleum industry - Terminolgy - Part 99: General and index

ASTM D4177-22 history

• 2022 ASTM D4177-22e1 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2022 ASTM D4177-22 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2020 ASTM D4177-20 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2016 ASTM D4177-16e1 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2016 ASTM D4177-16 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2015 ASTM D4177-15a Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2015 ASTM D4177-15 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 1995 ASTM D4177-95(2010) Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 1995 ASTM D4177-95(2005) Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• 2000 ASTM D4177-95(2000) Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Peroleum and Petroleum Products
• 1995 ASTM D4177-95 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products