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TABLES
Australian Standard

PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT
AS 2520—1981
 The following scientific, industrial and governmental organizations and departments
were officially represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
standard:
Australian Corrosion Association
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Gas Association
Australian Institute for Energy
Australian Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
Australian Institute of Petroleum
Australian Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association
Australian Petroleum Exploration Association
Australian Pipelines Industry Association
Australian Welding Institute
Australian Welding Research Association
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Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia

Department of Industrial Relations, N.S.W.
Department of Minerals and Energy, Victoria
Department of Mines and Energy, S.A.
Department of Mines, Queensland
Department of Mines, W.A.
Energy Authority of New South Wales
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Institute of Petroleum, U.K.
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
National Association of Australian State Road Authorities
New South Wales Institute of Technology
Pipelines Authority of South Australia
Railways of Australia Committee
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
The Pipeline Authority

This standard, prepared by Committee ME/38, Gas Liquid Petroleum Piping Systems,
was approved on behalf of the Council of the Standards Association of Australia on
4 November 1981, and was published on 21 December 1981.

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This standard was issued in draft form for public review as DR 81158.
 AS 2520—1981

Australian Standard
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PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT
TABLES

First publi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981

Incorporating
Amdt 1—1984

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 2443 X
 AS 2520—1981 2

PREFACE
This standard was prepared by the Association’s Committee on Gas and Liquid Petroleum Piping Systems.
The standard is based on ISO/DIS 91/1*, Petroleum Measurement Tables, Part 1—Tables Based on
Reference Temperatures of 15°C and 60°F, with the addition of parts of tables from ASTM/IP Petroleum
Measurement Tables, 1952 edition. Australia participated in the preparation of ISO/DIS 91/1 through
Committee ISO/TC 28—Petroleum Products and Lubricants. The ISO/ DIS was approved in January 1981
by 26 countries, including Australia.
The petroleum measurement tables called up by reference in this standard provide data for the calculation
of petroleum quantities, in both commercial transactions and engineering procedures, and were developed
by—
The American Petroleum Institute (API)—U.S.A.,
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)—U.S.A.; and
The Institute of Petroleum (IP)—U.K.
In their latest editions they have been adopted by those organizations under the following designations:
API 2540—1980;
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ANSI/ASTM D 1250—80; and

IP200—80;
and are being separately published by the three organizations.† The tables are based on new data for
thermal expansion of petroleum produced by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (NBS), which replace
data originally published by NBS in 1916. The earlier data were derived from measurements on North
American petroleum, but the new data have been obtained by the examination of petroleum from
world-wide sources. Because the new tables do not cover as wide a range of density as the earlier tables,
it has been found necessary to retain parts of the earlier tables published as ASTM/IP Petroleum
Measurement Tables, 1952 Edition.
ISO 91/1 and ISO 91/2 will make provision for the use of three systems of petroleum measurement as
follows:
(a) SI (metric) units based on a reference temperature of 15°C.
(b) SI (metric) units based on a reference temperature of 2°C.
(c) American units based on a reference temperature of 60°F.
That standard will also provide tables for interconversion between the three systems.
For Australian use, this standard adopts SI (metric) units based on a reference temperature of 15°C,
together with tables for conversion of measurements in other units to the Australian standard units. The
conversion tables are recommended for the following:
(i) Conversion to SI (metric) units of quantities of imported petroleum which have been stated in
American units.
(ii) Conversion to American units of quantities of exported petroleum which have been stated in SI
(metric) units.
(iii) Continued use in Australia of existing measurement facilities which cannot readily be metricated.
(iv) Use in engineering calculations of data and procedures which are available only in American units.

* To be published as ISO 91/1 in 1982. ISO/DIS 91/2 covers tables based on a reference temperature of 20°C.
† All volumes of the tables may be purchased from the publishers, or ordered through SAA. The tables are also available on
microfiche, magnetic tape and as FORTRAN card decks.

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 3 AS 2520—1981

CONTENTS

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SECTION 1. SCOPE AND G ENERAL

1.1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Nominated Tables . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 Abbreviations and Definitions ... . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SECTION 2. DENSITY AND V OLUME CORRECTIONS

2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . 5
2.2 Equations and Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . .. . 5
2.3 Correction of Observed Density to Density at 15°C .. .. . . . .. . 5
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2.4 Correction to Volume at 15°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . 6

SECTION 3. CONVERSION TABLES

3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

APPENDICES
A Nominated Measurement Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B Measurement Tables in American Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C Recommendations for Calculation of Quantities of Crude Oils and
Products with Lower Densities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
 AS 2520—1981
STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
for
PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT TABLES
SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE. This standard prescribes petroleum
measurement tables in SI (metric) units based on a
reference temperature of 15°C, together with tables
for the conversion to these SI (metric) units, of
measurements made in American units which are
based on a reference temperature of 60°F.
1.2 APPLICATION. The petroleum measurement
tables provide the data required for the calculation of
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quantities of petroleum from measurements of the
volume, temperature and density of the petroleum
within the ranges of temperature, density and
coefficients of expansion given in Section 2.
1.3 NOMINATED TABLES. The petroleum
measurement tables nominated for use under this
standard are listed in Appendix A.
NOTE: The measurement tables, which have been recommended
by the International Organizati on for Standardization for
adopti on as part of ISO 91/1, include, in addit ion to the tables
nominated herein, tables in metri c unit s based on a reference
temperature of 20°C and tables in Ameri can unit s based on a
reference temperature of 60°F. These tables, which are not
endorsed by this Australi an standard, are li sted in Appendix B
for informati on purposes only.
1.4 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
1.4.1 Abbreviations.
API—American Petroleum Institute.
API Manual—The Manual of Petroleum Measure-
ment Standards, published by the API.
ANSI—American National Standards Institute.
ASTM—American Society for Testing and Materials.
IP—Institute of Petroleum.
ISO—International Organization for Standardization.
NBS—(U.S.) National Bureau of Standards.
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1.4.2 Definitions. For the purpose of this standard
the following definitions apply:
Generalized crude oils—crude oils with coefficients
of expansion not significantly different from the
crude oils examined by NBS in order to develop
the equation constants to be used in the calcula-
tions.
Generalized products—petroleum products with
coefficients of expansion not significantly
different from the products examined by NBS in
order to develop the equation constants to be
used in the calculations.
Volume correction factor (VCF)—the factor by which
the volume of a quantity of petroleum must be
multiplied to obtain the volume which that
quantity of petroleum would occupy at a
temperature of 15°C.
1.5 INTERPRETATION. If any ambiguity be
found or doubts arise as to the meaning or effect of
any requirement of this standard or as to whether
anything ought to be done or omitted to be done in
order that the standard may be complied with in full,
the question may be referred to SAA Committee
ME/38, Gas and Liquid Petroleum Piping Systems,
whose interpretation of the requirements of the
standard upon the matter at issue shall be final as to
questions of interpretation but this does not confer on
the Committee any power or jurisdiction to adjudicate
on the contractual rights or duties under any relevant
contract. Findings of the Committee may be incor-
porated as Interpretations or Amendments to the
standard.
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