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Diablo EZReporter 4.0

NGA and NGL Modules

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Diablo EZReporter 4.0

NGA and NGL Modules

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Diablo EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules Contents v

Contents

Introduction 1

EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules .................................................................................. 1 Natural Gas Analysis Module Overview ................................................................................... 2

Standard Calculations .................................................................................................. 2 Standard Component Data Sources ............................................................................. 3 Summary of Component Results Calculated ............................................................... 3 Summary of Total Results Calculated ......................................................................... 4 Water Content Calculations ......................................................................................... 4 GPA 2261-00 and 2261-13 Repeatability and Reproducibility ................................... 5 GPA 2198-16 Fidelity Plots ........................................................................................ 5

Natural Gas Liquids Module Overview ..................................................................................... 6 Extended Analysis Calculation Methods ..................................................................... 6 Results Calculated for Extended Fractions .................................................................. 7 Additional Extended Fractions .................................................................................... 7 NGL / Extended Fraction Report Results .................................................................... 7

Software Licensing and Activation ............................................................................................ 9 Licensing ................................................................................................................... 11

Technical Support .................................................................................................................... 11

Configuration Editor 13

Configuration Editor Overview ............................................................................................... 13 Component Settings................................................................................................... 14 Natural Gas Analysis Settings ................................................................................... 22 Fidelity Report Settings ............................................................................................. 30 Fidelity Report Results .............................................................................................. 34 NGL C6+ Extended Configuration............................................................................ 36

Repeatability and Reproducibility ........................................................................................... 43 Component Properties for Repeatability and Reproducibility ................................... 43 Compare Two Results ............................................................................................... 44 Compare Results with Standard ................................................................................ 45

Configuration Templates ......................................................................................................... 47 NGA Templates ......................................................................................................... 48 NGL/Extended Analysis Templates .......................................................................... 49 Other Templates ........................................................................................................ 51

Index 53

Diablo EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules Introduction 1

Introduction

EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules The EZReporter Natural Gas Analysis (NGA) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Modules are optional, add-on modules

designed to perform standard Natural Gas Analysis, Refinery Gas Analysis, or Natural Gas Liquids/Extended Analysis

and related calculations. The results from these calculations are available for reporting, monitoring, trend plotting, and

exporting.

2 Introduction Diablo EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules

Natural Gas Analysis Module Overview The EZReporter Natural Gas Analysis (NGA) Module is designed to perform standard Natural Gas and Refinery Gas

Analysis heating value and related calculations. The results from these calculations are available for reporting,

monitoring, trend plotting, and exporting.

Standard Calculations

The EZReporter 4.0 NGA Module can be configured to calculate and report results based on the following industry

standards:

• GPA 2172

• ASTM D3588

• ASTM D2598

• GPA 2177

• ISO 6976 (1995)

• ISO 6976 (2016)

• ISO 8973

• GPA 2261-03 and 2261-13 Repeatability and Reproducibility*

• GPA 2198-16 Fidelity Plots

*Requires Results Database license

With the optional Natural Gas Liquids module you can also calculate NGL / extended analysis reports based on the GPA


2186/2286-02 and 2186/2286-14 standards.

Standard Component Data Sources

EZReporter 4.0 includes component physical property constants from the following standard data sources that can be

used in the NGA calculations:

• GPA 2145-16

• GPA 2145-09

• GPA 2145-03

• GPSA Engineering Data Book

• GPA TP-17

• ASTM D3588-98 (2003)

• ASTM D2598-02 (2007)

• ISO 6976 (1995)

• ISO 6976 (2016)

• ISO 8973 (1977)

In addition, the component constants can be edited manually to use constants from other data sources.

Summary of Component Results Calculated

The following individual component results are calculated and can be reported by the NGA module.

• Normalized Mole%

• Normalized Weight%

• Normalized Liquid Volume%

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / ideal cu. Ft.) or Superior Calorific Value (MJ / m^3) on a volumetric basis

• Gross Heating Value (BTU/lbm) or Superior Calorific Value (MJ / kg) on a mass basis

• Gross Heating Value (BTU/gal.)

• Superior Calorific Value (kJ / mol) on a molar basis (ISO only)

• Net Heating Value (BTU/ideal cu. ft.) or Inferior Calorific Value (MJ / m^3) on a volumetric basis

• Net Heating Value (BTU/lbm) or Inferior Calorific Value (MJ / kg) on a mass basis

• Inferior Calorific Value (kJ / mol) on a molar basis (ISO only)

• Relative Gas Density (Specific Gravity)

• Gas Density (lbm / cu.ft. or kg/m^3)

• GPM (Gal. / 1000 cu.ft.)

• Compressibility

• Molecular Weight

• Vapor Pressure (psia and psig)

• Relative Liquid Density (Specific Gravity)

• Liquid Density (lbm / gal.)

• Molecular Weight


• Volume (cu.ft. / gal)

• D2598 Vapor Pressure (psia and psig)

• D2598 Relative Density

• ISO 8973 Vapor Pressure (kPa)

Summary of Total Results Calculated

The following total sample results are calculated and can be reported by the NGA module.

• Total Raw (un-normalized) Amount

• Water Mole Fraction and Mole% (Saturated, Flowing , or As Measured)

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / cu. ft.) or Superior Calorific Value (MJ / m^3) on a volumetric basis (ideal and

real)

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / lbm) or Superior Calorific Value

• (MJ / kg) on a mass basis

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / gal.)

• Superior Calorific Value (kJ / mol) on a molar basis (ISO only)

• Net Heating Value (BTU / cu. Ft.) or Inferior Calorific Value (MJ / m^3) on a volumetric basis (ideal and real)

• Net Heating Value (BTU / lbm) or Inferior Calorific Value (MJ / kg) on a mass basis

• Net Heating Value (BTU / gal.)

• Inferior Calorific Value (kJ / mol) on a molar basis (ISO only)

• Relative Gas Density (ideal and real)

• Gas Density (lbm / ideal and real cu.ft. or kg / m^3)

• Compressibility (Z) factor

• GPM

• Total Molecular Weight

• Wobbe Index

• Vapor Pressure (psia and psig)

• Liquid Density (lbm / gal. and lbm / bbl)

• Relative Liquid Density (Specific Gravity)

• Volume (cu.ft. / gal.)

• API Gravity

• D2598 Vapor Pressure (psia and psig)

• D2598 Relative Density

• ISO 8973 Vapor Pressure (kPa)

Water Content Calculations

Natural Gas Analysis calculations are initially performed on a “Dry” basis. Results can then be corrected and reported

for the water content of the sample. EZReporter 4.0 supports the following water content calculations:

Saturated: Results are calculated for a water-saturated gas at the base temperature and pressure.


Flowing: Results are calculated for a water-saturated gas at a user-specified flowing temperature and pressure.

EZReporter uses the “Water Content Correlation” calculation described in the GPA 2172-09 Standard.

As Measured: Results are calculated for a partially water-saturated gas as measured by an external water analyzer. You

can enter the water amount for the “As Measured” calculation using units of either “Mole%” or “Pounds/MMCF”.

GPA 2261-00 and 2261-13 Repeatability and Reproducibility

EZReporter supports GPA 2261-00 and GPA 2261-13 repeatability and reproducibility calculations to compare either

two results with each other, or to compare a result with a check standard or reference sample.

The GPA 2261 standard is designed for standard natural gas analysis and only defines repeatability and reproducibility

criteria for a limited number of components. According to GPA 2261-13, “Repeatability is the expected precision within

a laboratory using the same equipment and same analyst. Repeatability is the difference in analyzed values between two

sequential runs. Reproducibility is the expected precision when the same method is used by different laboratories using

different equipment and different analysts. Reproducibility is the difference between two analyzed values.”

The repeatability and reproducibility calculations are quite different for GPA 2261-00 vs GPA 2261-13. EZReporter

allows you to compare results using both calculations.

See “Repeatability and Reproducibility” on page 43 for more information.

GPA 2198-16 Fidelity Plots

EZReporter can produce fidelity plots as described in the GPA 2198-16 standard. A Fidelity Plot is a plot of the Log10 of

the Molecular Weight vs the Log10 of the Response Factor for a series of components. Typically plots are made of C1-

nC5, N2-C1-CO2, and iC4-iC5-C6+, although there can be other valid series. The plots of these series should be linear.

Significant non-linearity, outliers, or changes in slope for a particular series may indicate a problem with the

calibration/reference standard or the GC method or calibration.

Important: It is highly recommended that you review the GPA 2198-16 standard for background information on

creating and using fidelity plots to evaluate the quality of your gas chromatography reference standards and calibrations.

See “Fidelity Report Settings” on page 30 for information on setting up Fidelity Reports, and “Fidelity Report Results”

on page 34 for information on using Fidelity Reports.


Natural Gas Liquids Module Overview The EZReporter Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Module is designed to perform standard Natural Gas Liquids extended

analysis and reporting based on the GPA 2186-02 and GPA 2186-14 (and related) standards. The results from these

calculations are available for reporting, monitoring, trend plotting, and exporting.

Extended Analysis Calculation Methods

There are several different methods defined in the GPA 2186-02 and GPA 2186-14 methods to calculate extended

(Hexanes Plus) analysis results. EZReporter 4.0 supports the following calculation methods:

Separate: The TCD and FID extended analysis results are each calculated and reported separately. The TCD results,

including C6+, are used to generate the total sample results, while the FID results are used to generate the average

extended fraction results. The “Hexanes Plus” physical constants in the component configuration are used to calculate

the C6+ contribution to the total sample results.

Combined/Bridging: The TCD and FID extended analysis results are combined into a common report with the option of

applying “bridge” factors to normalize the relative response from each detector. The C6+ results in the total sample

report are derived from the individual combined FID extended component calculated results.


Allocation: The individual FID extended component amounts are first adjusted so that the total FID C6+ amount is equal

to the total TCD C6+ amount. The C6+ results in the total sample report are then derived from the individual combined

FID extended component calculated results.

Results Calculated for Extended Fractions

The following “average” results are calculated for the extended fraction:

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / ideal cu. ft.)

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / lbm)

• Gross Heating Value (BTU / gal.)

• Average Molecular Weight

• Vapor Pressure (psia or psig)

• Liquid Density (lbm / gal. and lbm / bbl)

• Relative Liquid Density

• Gas Density (lbm / cu.ft.)

• Volume (cu.ft. / gal.)

• API Gravity

Additional Extended Fractions

Typically the extended fraction is based on C6+ components. However, with EZReporter’s flexible configuration editor

you can define the extended fraction to include whatever component range is needed. In addition, you can also define

additional extended fractions to report alongside the C6+.

NGL / Extended Fraction Report Results

When NGL / C6+ extended fraction reporting is enabled, two additional tabs are available in the Sample Results view:

The Total Components report, and the C6+ Components Report.

Total Components Report

The total components report lists all of the components in both the normal and extended fraction and their normalized

amounts in Mole%, Weight%, and Liquid Volume%.


C6+ Components Report

The C6+ Components Report displays the components in the extended fraction only, and lists their raw amount, their

normalized amounts in the total sample, and their normalized amounts in the C6+ extended fraction.


Software Licensing and Activation When you run EZReporter 4.0 for the first time, you will have a trial license that allows you to use and evaluate all of the

program modules for up to 30 days. The program is fully-functional during the trial period. In order to continue using

the software after the 30-day trial period, you must purchase a license for the desired program modules, and then activate

the software.

Important: Once the software has been activated, only the modules that were included in the license you purchased will

be available.

To activate your license, click the “Activate License” button on the License Status window that is displayed when you

start the software or when you click the menu option, “Help > License Status…”. Enter your Serial Activation Code (not

serial number), and click “Apply”. If your computer is connected to the Internet, your license will be activated

automatically.


Refer to the EZReporter Software License Guide for more information about licensing and activation.

Note: An Internet connection is only required when applying an activation code or deactivating the software. No

Internet connection is required during normal operation of the software.

The License Status window for an activated EZReporter Natural Gas Analysis Edition License.


Licensing

The following tables list the different “Editions” of EZReporter 4.0 that can be licensed, and the modules that will be

available for each of those editions. New in EZReporter 4.0 is a Data Analysis Edition. The Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)

functionality is located in a separate module than the Natural Gas Analysis module and requires a separate license. The

Natural Gas Liquids edition includes both the NGA and NGL module licenses.

Software Edition

Modules

Standard NGA NGL RDB Processing Instruments*

Data Analysis X X X 0

Standard X X 1

Results Database (RDB)

X X X 1

Natural Gas Analysis (NGA)

X X X 1

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)

X X X X 1

NGA RDB X X X X 1

NGL RDB X X X X X 1

*Contact Diablo Analytical for information on multi-instrument licenses.

Technical Support EZReporter 4.0 is developed and supported by Diablo Analytical, Inc.

Diablo Analytical, Inc.

5141 Lone Tree Way

Antioch, CA 94531

Phone: (925) 755-1005

Fax: (925) 755-1007

Electronic Mail

Use our dedicated support address for e-mail based technical support:

[email protected]

World Wide Web

Access online support resources on our web site:

http://www.diabloanalytical.com/support.htm

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Configuration Editor

Configuration Editor Overview All of the settings that are used to define the calculations, customize the report format, and determine what actions are

performed when processing results are defined within the configuration file. The configuration editor is used to modify

those settings. The configuration editor can be opened either by clicking the “Edit Configuration” toolbar button or the

“Tools > Edit Configuration…” menu option.

Important: Only the settings that pertain to natural gas analysis and natural gas liquids/extended analysis are

documented in this section. Please refer to the EZReporter 4.0 Reference Manual for information on the other program

functions and settings.

The configuration editor uses a navigation bar located on the left side of the window to choose the settings to edit. The

navigation bar is divided into several groups, “General Settings”, “Report Settings”, and if you have one of the optional

modules activated you will also see “Natural Gas Analysis” or “Results Database”. Click on the button at the bottom of

the navigation bar to select the options for that particular group of settings, and then click on the desired option in the list

to display the settings you want to edit. Once you are done editing the settings make sure to click the “Save” or “Save

As” button to save your changes.

14 Configuration Editor Diablo EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules

Component Settings

The Components Settings panel of the configuration dialog is used to manage the list of components that will be

included in the calculations and report. It also contains all of the component physical properties used in NGA/NGL

calculations. You can either edit the component properties directly by clicking in the specific cell in the table, or you can

click the “Std Components” button to select from a list of standard components and their physical properties.

Physical Constants

Each default configuration file template is based on a set of standard physical properties – usually GPA Standard 2145-

16, or ISO Standard 6976 (2016). It is your responsibility to review the component physical properties to make sure that

they are correct for your application.

See “Configuration Templates” on page 47 for a list of the NGA and NGL default configuration templates that ship with

EZReporter.

Important: For standard GPA calculations, the physical properties should be ideal gas properties at 60 Degrees F and

14.696 psia. Entering physical properties determined at different temperatures or pressures will result in incorrect

calculations.

Standard Components

Click the “Std. Components” button on the Components tab of the configuration editor to display a table of standard

components and their physical properties.

You can use the “Data Source” list box to display tables of standard physical properties from different data sources.

These data sources currently include the GPA 2145-16, GPA 2145-09, and 2145-03 Standards; the extended component

list from the GPSA Engineering Data Book (12 Edition, 2004); the GPA TP-17 physical property tables; the ASTM

D3588-98 (2003) and D2598-02 Standards; and the ISO 6976 (1995) and (2016) Standards.

NOTE: The GPA 2145-16 Standard combines the GPA 2145, TP-17, and GPSA Engineering Data Book physical

properties into one data source.


Important: Physical properties for “Hexanes Plus” in the standard components are calculated assuming a 60:30:10

mixture of hexane, heptane, and octane. If you want to use physical properties based on a different composition, you can

either enter those constants manually into the component configuration, or you can use the “Create Combined

Component” function described in the “Context Menu” description on page 15

After checking the components you want to use to add/update your configuration, click the “Transfer” button to transfer

them to the component table. If a component with the same name already exists in the component list, its physical

properties will be updated to those from the table. If there is no matching component with the same name, then the

“Unknown Component” dialog box will be displayed. See “Unknown Component Dialog Box” on page 17 for details.

Context Menu

If you right click the cursor anywhere in the standard components table, the following context menu options will pop up:

Find Component: This option allows you to find a component in the table by its name or alias. The spelling must be

exact, but capitalization doesn’t matter.

Edit Component Aliases: Edit the alias names for the specified component. See “Standard Component Aliases” on page

18.

Generate Alias Report: Generate an Alias Report for the selected data source. See “Generate Alias Report” on page 19.

Select all components: Check all of the components in the displayed standard component table.

Select no components: Uncheck all of the components in the displayed standard component table.

Select matching components: Check the components in the displayed standard component table whose name matches a

component name or alias in the component table of the current configuration.


Create Combined Component: Use this option to create a set of physical properties that are a combination of the

properties from 2 or more components in the standard component table. For example, you can use this feature to create

the physical constants to use for the “Hexanes Plus” component.

First, check the components you want to combine. In this example, we have selected n-Hexane, n-Heptane, and n-

Octane.

Next, right click on the table and choose, “Create combined component…”

You can choose to combine the physical constants from the selected components by averaging or by using weighting

factors. If you choose “Weighted Properties”, you must enter the percentage of each component’s properties to include

in the final combined properties. In this example, we have entered 60%, 30%, and 10% for the three components.

The “Combined Component Name” is the name of the new component that will be added to your component table with

the combined properties, or if a component already exists with that name, its properties will be updated with the

combined properties.

Validate Component Constants: Generate a validation report that compares the physical constants for each component

in your configuration with the corresponding constants in the selected data source defined. See ”Validate Component

Constants” on page 19.

Copy Highlighted Rows to Clipboard: Copy the highlighted rows to the Windows clipboard so they can be pasted into

Microsoft Excel or other program.

Physical Property Transfer Options

When you click the “Transfer” button or create a combined component, the following dialog box will be displayed

allowing you to select which physical property data to transfer from the selected data source to the current configuration.

When you have chosen the desired properties, click the “Transfer” button to begin the transfer.


Important: Only check “Force Standard Component Name” if you need the names in your component table to match

the standard names form the data source. Changing component names can interfere with the identification of the

corresponding component results from your chromatography data system.

Unknown Component Dialog Box

If any of the standard components you selected to transfer were not found in the component table of your configuration,

the “Component Not Found” window will be displayed for each:

You can choose from the following options:

Option 1: Append the specified standard component to the component table in your configuration as a new

component. If you choose this option, and you know that all of the remaining missing components should also be

appended as new components, then you can check the “Apply to ALL remaining missing components” checkbox.


Option 2: Copy the physical properties from the standard component to one of the existing components in your

configuration. If you choose this option, you can also choose to add the name of the existing component as an alias

to the specified standard component.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you choose the correct existing component from your component table. Otherwise,

you will update the physical properties for the wrong component.

Clicking the “Cancel” button will skip the current standard component, and clicking “Abort” will skip all remaining

unknown components.

Standard Component Aliases

Several standard component names were changed in GPA 2145-16 from previous revisions of GPA 2145, TP-17, and the

GPSA Engineering Data Book. EZReporter 4.0 has added an “Alias” functionality that allows you to define alias or


synonym names for each of the standard components in a data source. This allows EZReporter to recognize components

with alternate names in your configuration component table.

To add an alias name to one of the standard components in a data source, either right click the standard component in the

table and select “Edit Component Aliases” from the popup menu, or select the component and enter “Ctrl+E” from the

keyboard. The Edit Component Aliases window will be displayed:

NOTE: EZReporter ships with alias names already defined for several of the standard components in the GPA 2145-16

(FPS) data source. You can modify these aliases or add your own by clicking the “Add” button and entering the desired

alias. Alias names are not case sensitive, however, they must match the spelling (including any spaces) exactly.

IMPORTANT: A particular alias name can only be defined for one standard component in a particular data source.

If your computer has Internet access, you can click the “Search” button to look up the standard component name at the

NIH PubChem Open Chemistry Database to help you identify appropriate synonyms.

Generate Alias Report

You can generate a report containing a list of all the standard components in the selected data source (GPA 2145-16 in

this case) and any alias/synonym names that have been defined by right-clicking the standard component table, and

selecting “Generate Alias Report” from the popup menu.

Validate Component Constants

You can perform a validation check, which compares the physical constants for each component in your configuration

with the corresponding constants in the NGA data source defined for the configuration.


Right click the component table and select “Validate Component Constants” from the popup menu. Each component in

the configuration component table will be compared to a component with the same name or matching alias name in the

data source.

A validation report file is displayed showing the Components Passing Validation (all constants match), the Components

Failing Validation, (one or more constants don't match - the constants that failed are listed for each component), and

Components Not Found in Data Source. A detailed table of the comparison is also included. For components and

parameters that failed the validation, the detail will display, “[20293 <> 0]”, where the value on the left is from the

configuration and the value on the right is the standard value from the data source.

NOTE: The report file is a tab-delimited text file, so it may be easiest to open it in Microsoft Excel to examine the

detailed results.

Configuring the EZReporter Component List

It is unlikely that the component list included in the default configuration that you chose will meet the needs of your

application exactly. Fortunately, the component list can be modified easily. To customize the component list you must

first open the EZReporter configuration editor by clicking the “Tools > Edit Configuration…” menu. If the

“Components” tab isn’t already displayed, click that tab to display the component table.

Component Naming Requirements

The two most important things to remember when configuring the EZReporter component list are:

1. The component names used in the peak/calibration table and reports from the gas chromatography data system

must match the spelling of the component names in the EZReporter component table.

For example, if carbon dioxide is reported as “Carbon Dioxide” by the chromatography data system, it must

also be listed in the EZReporter component table as “Carbon Dioxide” or “carbon dioxide”, not as “CO2”.

2. The component names in EZReporter component table must all be unique.

If you need to have multiple components with the same name, then append a numeric suffix or other unique

character to the component name. For example, for the “Extended – Combined/Bridging” calculation (see

“Combined/Bridging” on page 40), the “i-Pentane” and “n-Pentane” from the extended FID detector channel

are entered into the component table as “i-Pentane*” and “n-Pentane*” to differentiate them from the same

components reported from the standard TCD detector channel. You could also use numeric suffixes like,

“Nonanes1”, “Nonanes2”, “Nonanes3”, etc.

Deleting Components

It is unlikely that you will need all of the extended components that are included in the default configuration. To delete a

component from the component list you simply select the desired row in the component table and either click the

“Delete” button, or right-click on the row and select the “Delete selected component” from the pop-up menu that is


displayed. If you delete one of the standard range components (C1-C6+, N2, CO2, Etc.) then you will need to edit the

“Last Standard Component” setting in the NGL/C6+ Configuration.

Renaming Components

As described above, it is important that the component names in the EZReporter component table match the component

names reported by the chromatography data system. To change the spelling of a component in the EZReporter

component table, simple double-click on the desired component name and enter the new spelling.

Duplicating Components

If you want to duplicate an existing component, including all of its physical properties, simply select the row containing

the component and the right click on the row and select “Clone selected component below”. The selected component

will be duplicated in the row immediately below. Because component names must be unique, the cloned version of the

component will have a “*” appended to the component name (or multiple “*” characters to ensure that the name is

unique). You are free to rename the duplicated component as long as it is still a unique name.

If you add a new component to the standard component range (C1-C6+, N2, CO2, Etc.) then you may need to need to

edit multiple settings in the NGL/C6+ Configuration, including the “Last Standard Component”, and “First Extended

Component”, etc.

Changing the Component Order

You can change the order of the components if necessary. However, it is important that the components maintain the

following relative order:

The “standard” components (C1-C6+, N2, CO2, etc.) should be located at the top of the component table. The order that

they are listed in the table is the order that they will appear in the report. The relative order of these components is not

important with the following exceptions for NGL/extended analysis methods.

For NGL/Extended analysis methods with bridging, if you change the location of the bridge components (usually iC5

and nC5) or the combined component (usually C6+), then you may need to edit the NGL/C6+ configuration so that the

correct components are selected for those settings. See “Combined/Bridging” on page 40.

In addition, the bridge components for the extended fraction must be placed between the last standard component and the

first extended component so that they are not included in the calculations and report (see the screen capture below).


Finally, all of the extended fraction components should be listed at the bottom of the component table – below the last

component in the total report and extended fraction bridge components if they are present. The relative order of the

extended components is not important.

Natural Gas Analysis Settings

The Natural Gas Analysis configuration group provides access to the NGA and NGL specific settings. This option is

available when the software is running in 30-day trial mode, or if you have activated a license that includes the NGA or

NGL modules.


NGA Configuration

The NGA Configuration panel allows you to specify additional calculation factors, specify the concentration units for the

raw component amounts, and enable a prompt for the flowing temperature and pressure.


NGA Base Data Source

The physical property data source used as the basis for the physical properties in the configuration is displayed. The data

source is set correctly in all of the default configuration templates. However if you are loading an older configuration

file, you will need to manually identify the correct data source by clicking the “Edit” button. The following window will

be displayed for you to select the data source:

Important: Your selection is not validated in any way. If you want to be sure that the physical properties in your

configuration are from the selected data source, then click the “Transfer” check boxes and update the physical properties

of all your components with values from the selected data source.


Base Temperature

For all GPA standard calculations and ISO 6976 (1995) standard calculations, the base temperature is determined by the

data source you are using and cannot be changed. It is displayed for informational purposes only. For GPA standard

calculations, the base temperature is fixed at 60 degrees F.

Combustion and Metering Temperature

For ISO 6976 (2016) standard calculations, the Base Temperature is replaced by separate Combustion and Metering

temperature settings. You can change these temperatures to one that is supported by the ISO 6976 (2016) standard by

selecting the desired temperature from the drop-down list that is displayed when you click the temperature:

Note: when you change the Metering Temperature, the Compression Factor of Air and Water Vapor Pressure will be

changed automatically to the correct values for that temperature. Similarly, when you change the Combustion

Temperature, the Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water will be changed to the correct value for that temperature.

Base Pressure

Enter the base pressure in psia to use for the calculations. The calculated results will be corrected to reflect their values

at the specified base pressure.

Note: All of the default configuration templates that ship with the EZReporter software use a base pressure of either

14.696 or 14.73 psia (14.696 psia for the configuration templates that derive from a GPA or ASTM standard, and 14.73

psia for “NGA Default.cfgt” and “C6+ Default.cfg”). It is the customer’s responsibility to determine the correct base

pressure to use for their specific requirements. Note that the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)

specifies a standard base pressure of 14.73 psia. Consequently many companies are adopting 14.73 as the standard base

pressure for these calculations.

ISO Configurations all use a base/reference pressure of 101.325 kPa.

Air Summation Factor

The air summation factor is used in the calculation of the real relative density. The current value of this property as

specified in GPA Standard 2145-03 is 0.00523 and in GPA Standard 2145-09 is 0.00537.

Compression Factor of Air

The compression factor of air is displayed when the ISO 6976 (2016) data source is selected. This setting is dependent

on the selected Metering Temperature. If you change the Metering Temperature, it will be updated to the correct value

for that temperature automatically.


Molar Mass of Air

The molar mass of air as specified in GPA Standard 2145-09 is 28.9625 and is used in the calculation of relative gas

density.

Universal Gas Constant

The universal / molar gas constant, R, is defined in GPA Standard 2172-09 as 10.7316 psia ft3 / lbmol °R.

Cu. Ft. / lb – mol of Gas

This setting is the number of cubic feet of volume occupied by one lb. mol. of an ideal gas at 14.696 psia and 60 degrees

F. It is used to calculate the Cu. Ft. Vapor/Gallon of Liquefied Product. The default value of 379.48357 is taken from

GPA Standard 2186-02/2177-13.

Water Vapor Pressure

The vapor pressure of water at 60 Deg. F is defined in GPA Standard 2172-09 as 0.25640 psia.

For ISO 6976 (2016) calculations, the water vapor pressure is dependent on the selected Metering Temperature. If you

change the Metering Temperature, it will be updated automatically to the correct value for that temperature.

Important: The calculation of saturated results based on the water vapor pressure at the specified metering temperature

and pressure is not specified in the ISO 6976 (2016) standard. These calculations are provided as a courtesy to our

customers.

Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water

This setting is only displayed if you have selected the ISO 6976 (2016) data source. It is used to convert Gross Calorific

Value to Net Calorific Value.

Prompt for Flowing Temperature and Pressure

If you check this option, then the Manual Data Entry window will be displayed when processing or reprocessing results,

allowing you to enter a flowing temperature and pressure. Those values will be displayed in the report and can be

exported to text files.

Important: If you enable water calculations and report “Flowing” results, then this option is checked automatically and

can’t be disabled. See “Water Calculations” on page 28 for more information.


Raw Component Amount Units

Select whether your GC results are calibrated and reported using Mole Percent, Weight Percent, or Liquid Volume

Percent units. If your chromatography data system reports component raw amounts as Weight%, then EZReporter will

calculate the corresponding component Mole% from the Weight%. Similarly, if your chromatography data system

reports component raw amounts as Mole% or Volume%, then EZReporter will calculate the other normalized amounts.

ISO 6974-3 Oxygen/Air Correction

This correction assumes that any oxygen present in the sample is from air contamination. The Nitrogen Mole% is

corrected using one of three equations:

1) ISO6974-3 Equation 1: (for nitrogen analysis performed on a Molsieve 13X column): N2 = N2 - 78/21 * O2

2) ISO6974-3 Equation 2: (for nitrogen analysis performed on a Porapak R column): N2 = N2 - 100/21 * O2 (only valid

for O2 < 0.02%)

3) Custom Calculation: enter a custom calculation factor for the formula: N2 = N2 - Factor * O2

The component mole% values are re-normalized using the corrected N2 Mole% and excluding O2. This feature is

currently only available when raw component amounts are in units of Mole%.

You must specify the Oxygen and Nitrogen components and select the desired correction formula.


Water Calculations

Natural Gas Analysis calculations are initially performed on a “Dry” basis. Results can then be corrected and reported

for the water content of the sample.

Important: Water calculations are intended for Natural Gas Analysis, and require the raw amount units to be Mole%

(see “Raw Component Amount Units” on page 27). If the raw amount units are set to Weight% or Liquid Volume% for

Natural Gas Liquids / extended or other kinds of analysis, then the water calculations will be disabled.

Check “Enable water content calculations and reporting” if you want to report results corrected for water content.


Water Component

In order to calculate results that are corrected for the water content of the sample, water must be present as a component

in the component table. Select the water component name from the list box (it will usually be “Water”). If water is not

present in the component table, then click “Add/Update” to add water and its physical properties from one of the

standard data sources (usually GPA 2145-09):

Water Reporting Options

You can choose to report results corrected for the following water content:

Saturated: Results are calculated for a water-saturated gas at the base temperature and pressure.

Flowing: Results are calculated for a water-saturated gas at a user-specified flowing temperature and pressure.

EZReporter uses the “Water Content Correlation” calculation described in the GPA 2172-09 Standard. If you choose

this option, you will be prompted to enter a flowing temperature and pressure when processing results.

As Measured: Results are calculated for a partially water-saturated gas as measured by an external water analyzer. You

can enter the water amount for the “As Measured” calculation using units of either “Mole%” or “Pounds/MMCF”. If

you choose this option, you will need to enter the water concentration in the specified units when processing results.


Water Results

Additional columns will be added to the EZReporter results summary to report each of the selected water content

calculations.

Fidelity Report Settings

The “Fidelity Report” panel of the Natural Gas Analysis settings allows you to enable and configure GPA 2198-16

Fidelity Plot(s) and Fidelity Report.

Important: It is highly recommended that you review the GPA 2198-16 standard for background information on

creating and using fidelity plots to evaluate the quality of your gas chromatography reference standards and calibrations.

A Fidelity Plot is a plot of the Log10 of the Molecular Weight vs the Log10 of the Response Factor for a series of

components. Typically plots are made of C1-nC5, N2-C1-CO2, and iC4-iC4-C6+, although there can be other valid

series. The fidelity plots of these series should be linear.

If you have 3 or more components defined in the series, then a linear regression is used to calculate the slope and

intercept of the line, and also a correlation coefficient (R2) and Standard Error of Regression. If there are only two

components defined in a series, then the slope and intercept can be calculated between those two points, but neither the

correlation coefficient nor the standard error can be calculated.

Notes:


1. EZReporter calculates the response factor as the Raw Amount / Peak Area as reported by the chromatography

data system.

2. If the molecular weight or response factor of a component is 0, then that component is excluded from the report

since the Log(0) is infinity.

Fidelity Report Control

Enable Fidelity Report

Check “Enable Fidelity Report” if you would like to have a Fidelity Report generated when processing results.

Sample Name Filter

By default, a Fidelity Report will be generated for every sample that is processed. However, you can create a “filter”

based on the sample name to restrict the Fidelity Report to certain types of samples, like calibration or validation

samples. The following options are available for filtering:

All Samples: If you leave the filter text blank, then the Fidelity Report will be generated for all samples regardless of

the condition you have selected in the drop-down list box.

Equals: If you select the “Equals” condition, then the Fidelity Report will only be generated if the Sample Name

matches the filter text exactly (differences in capitalization are ignored).

Contains: If you select the “Contains” condition, then the Fidelity Report will only be generated if the Sample Name

contains the filter text (differences in capitalization are ignored).

Starts With: If you select the “Starts With” condition, then the Fidelity Report will only be generated if the Sample

Name starts with the filter text (differences in capitalization are ignored).


Ends With: If you select the “Ends With” condition, then the Fidelity Report will only be generated if the Sample

Name ends with the filter text (differences in capitalization are ignored).

Is Like: The “Is Like” condition allows you to use pattern matching to match each character in the Sample Name

against a specific character, a wildcard character, a character list, or a character range in the filter text. The following

table shows the characters allowed in pattern and what they match.

? Any single character

* Zero or more characters

# Any single digit (0–9)

Add or Edit Fidelity Plot Series

To create a Fidelity Plot, you must add at least one component series to the configuration. To do this, click the “Add”

button, and then enter a Series Label, which will be displayed in the plot legend and the Fidelity Plot Results table to

identify the series. You can optionally change the line color and point symbol for the line. Finally, you must select

(check) the components you want to include in this series.

Click “Save” when you are done, and repeat if you wish to add more series to the plot.

You can edit existing series by selecting the series in the Fidelity Plot Series table, and then click the “Edit” button.


Fidelity Report Options

The following options allow you to customize the contents and behavior of the Fidelity Report.

Include Fidelity Report when printing NGA/NGL report: If you check this option, then the Fidelity Report will be

appended to the NGA/NGL report when printing or saving the report.

Add NGA/NGL Sample Information table to report header: If you check this option, then the Sample Information

table from the NGA/NGL report will be added to the Fidelity Report.

Include Fidelity Plot Results table in report: If you check this option, then the Fidelity Plot results table will be

included in the Fidelity Report.

Include Fidelity Plot data table in report: If you check this option, then the Fidelity Plot data table will be included in

the Fidelity Report.

Include component Channel ID in Fidelity Plot data table: If you check this option, then the Channel ID for each

component will be displayed in the Fidelity Plot data table.

Note: The Channel ID is only available for component results from selected chromatography data systems.

Include component Amount and Area in Fidelity Plot data table: If you check this option, then the component raw

amount and peak area will be displayed in the Fidelity Plot data table.


Fidelity Plot % of Page Height: You can make the size of the Fidelity Plot in the printed report either larger or smaller

by changing this percentage.

Fidelity Report Titles

You can add a Title and Sub-title to the printed/saved Fidelity Report and also select the font that will be used in the

report.

Note: You can include “variables” in the Title and Subtitle fields, which will be replaced by the actual values from the

sample report. These are the same variables used in export templates (with the exception of some of the “control”

variables). A few examples are shown in the table below:

{SampleName} The Sample Name/ID from the report

{Now} The current Date/Time

{InjectionTime} The date and time of the injection as reported by the data system.

{Instrument} The name of the instrument used for acquisition as reported by the data system.

Fidelity Plot Labels

These are the labels displayed on the Fidelity Plot for the Plot Title, and X-Axis and Y-Axis.

Fidelity Report Results

The Fidelity Report results are displayed on a tab on the left side of main EZReporter window when the Sample Results

are displayed:


Fidelity Plot

The fidelity plot contains the individual points and calculated regression lines for each of the series plotted as the Log10

of the Molecular Weight vs the Log10 of the Response Factor.

Notes:

1. You can identify individual points on the plot by placing the tip of the cursor directly over the point. The

component name for that point in the series will be displayed.

2. You can zoom into and out of the plot by left-clicking at the upper left of the region you want to zoom into, and

then dragging the zoom rectangle to the lower right of the desired region. To un-zoom, simply double click

anywhere in the plot area.

3. You can drag the plot area to display a different section of a zoomed plot by right clicking anywhere in the plot

window and dragging the plot to the desired location.


Fidelity Plot Results Table

The Plot Results table shows the results of the linear regression performed on each series. It includes the correlation

coefficient (r2), Standard Error, Slope, and Intercept.

Notes:

1. If there are less than 3 valid components in a series, then r2 and Std. Error cannot be determined. In this case a

“-“ will be displayed for those values. If there are 2 valid components in the series, then the slope and intercept

are determined by calculating a straight line between the two points.

2. If either the molecular weight (MW) or response factor (RF) is 0 for any component, then that component will

be excluded from the fidelity plot since Log(0) is infinity.

3. You can copy the contents of the results table to the Windows clipboard by selecting the desired rows and

columns, and then right-click the table. Select, “Copy Selection to Clipboard” from the pop-up menu.

Fidelity Plot Data Table

The Fidelity Plot Data table includes all of the components included in one or more of the series, along with their

molecular weight (MW), response factor (RF), the Log10 of the Molecular Weight, and Log10 of the Response Factor.

You can also optionally choose to display the raw amount and peak area used to calculate the response factor, and the

Channel ID if you are using a chromatography data system that provides the channel id.

Notes:

1. You can copy the contents of the data table to the Windows clipboard by selecting the desired rows and

columns, and then right-click the table. Select, “Copy Selection to Clipboard” from the pop-up menu.

Print or Save the Fidelity Report

Click the “Print” button to print he current Fidelity Report to the default printer, or click “Save As” to save the report as

an Adobe Acrobat “PDF” file or other supported file formats.

NGL C6+ Extended Configuration

If you have licensed the Natural Gas Liquids module, the NGL C6+ / Extended Configuration option will be available to

set up the extended report. NGL extended fraction reporting is based on the GPA 2186 (and related) standards.

NGL / Extended reports are more complicated to configure, so it is usually easiest to start with one of the default

configuration templates. See “NGL/Extended Analysis Templates” on page 49 for a list of NGL templates to choose as a

starting point. Those templates contain the full list of GPA 2145-09 and TP-17 components and corresponding physical

property values. You can edit the resulting configuration file to remove the components you don’t need.


Extended Report Control

The Report Control panel allows you to enable extended fraction calculations and reporting, and modify the default

behavior of how some results are displayed.


Include extended components in sample results component table

Normally, the extended fraction components are not included in the sample results component table. Instead, the

extended fraction totals are included in the Hexanes Plus (C6+) component. However, if you would like to have the

extended components reported in the main report, you can check, “Included extended components in sample results

component table. If you want to exclude the C6+ component when you are including the extended components, then you

can click, “Hide C6+ in component results”.

Extended Fraction Report Format

These two options determine how the extended fraction results will be displayed on the printed report relative to the total

sample results. If you choose “Report extended fraction results separately from total results”, then the extended fraction

results will be appended to the results table below the sample results. If you choose, “Link extended fraction results to

corresponding total results”, then the extended fraction results will be displayed in additional columns to the right of the

corresponding total sample results.

Extended Calculations

These options are used to define the components that will be included in the standard/total report, and the components

that will be included in the extended fraction report.


Last Component in TCD Total Report: Select the last component to include in the total sample report. This will

usually be Hexanes Plus (C6+).

First Component in FID/Extended Report: Select the first component in the extended (C6+) fraction. This will

usually be 2,2-Dimethylbutane. Note that all components after this component in the component list will be included in

the extended fraction calculations and report.

C6+ Combined Component: For Combined/Bridging calculations, this is the component that will be used to combine

the results from each of the extended components. This will usually be Hexanes Plus (C6+).

Extended Report Calculation Method

There are several different methods defined in the GPA 2186-02 and GPA 2186-14 standards to calculate extended

(Hexanes Plus) analysis results. EZReporter 4.0 supports the following calculation methods:

GPA 2186-14 Allocation

The individual FID extended component amounts are first adjusted so that the total FID C6+ amount is equal to the total

TCD C6+ amount. The C6+ results in the total sample report are then derived from the individual combined FID

extended component calculated results.


Separate

The TCD and FID extended analysis results are each calculated and reported separately. The TCD results, including

C6+, are used to generate the total sample results, while the FID results are used to generate the average extended

fraction results. The “Hexanes Plus” physical constants in the component configuration table are used to calculate the

C6+ contribution to the total sample results.

Enable Hybrid Report: If you check this option the extended fraction results will be used as the physical constants for

C6+ in the total sample calculations in place of the “Hexanes Plus” constants in the component table. For example, the

Average Molecular Weight calculated for the extended fraction components will be used as the molecular weight

constant for the C6+ component in the total sample.

Combined/Bridging

The TCD and FID extended analysis results are combined into a common report with the option of applying “bridge”

factors to normalize the relative response from each detector. The C6+ results in the total sample report are derived from

the individual combined FID extended component calculated results.


Enable Bridging: If you check this option, then bridging factors will be calculated based on the settings below, and

used to correct the raw amount of the components before using them in subsequent calculations. If this option is not

checked, then the raw amounts will be used as reported by the chromatography data system.

Apply Correction To: You can choose to apply the bridging factor to either FID/Extended components, or the

TCD/Total components.

Bridge Factor Components: The bridge factor is calculated from one or two components that are present in both the

TCD and FID results. Usually i-Pentane and n-Pentane are used.

Important: in order EZReporter to differentiate the bridging components in the TCD results from those in the FID results,

you should name those components differently in your GC method and EZReporter configuration. For example, you can

use n-Pentane and nC5, or in the example shown above, n-Pentane and n-Pentane*.

Extended Report Format

The Report Format tab allows you to enable and customize both the Total Components Report (see “Total Components

Report” on page 7, and C6+ Components Report (see “C6+ Components Report” on page 8).


Additional Fractions

The “Additional Fractions” table allows you to define additional extended fraction ranges that can be calculated and

reported in addition to the normal C6+ fraction.

To define an additional extended fraction, click the “Add” button to define the name/caption of an extended fraction, and

then select the components to include in the extended fraction.

If you want to include the additional extended fraction in the printed report, make sure to check, “Include in Report”.

Make sure to check the “Save” button to save the extended fraction settings.

You can use right-click context menu options to assist with selecting large extended component ranges.

1. You can ctrl-click and/or shift-click to select the desired list of components and then right click and choose

“Check all selected components” from the context menu. You can also “Uncheck all selected components”.

2. You can right click a component and then select “Check all remaining components” from the context menu to

check all components below the selected component in the table. Similarly, you can choose to “Uncheck all

remaining components”.

3. You can uncheck all components by selecting “Uncheck all components” from the context menu.

Additional Fraction Report

The additional fractions will be included in an additional column in the total/summary results table. Note that the report

format shown below with the Total, C6+, and C5+ results side-by-side is created by selecting the “Link extended

fraction results…” option in the Extended Report Control tab. See “Extended Fraction Report Format” on page 38.


Repeatability and Reproducibility Important: the following functionality requires a license for the Results Database Module in addition to an NGA or

NGL Module. Please refer to the Results Database Module documentation for information on how to add results to the

database and retrieve them for comparison.

EZReporter supports GPA 2261-00 and GPA 2261-13 repeatability and reproducibility calculations to compare either

two results with each other, or to compare a result with a check standard or reference sample.

The GPA 2261 standard is designed for standard natural gas analysis and only defines repeatability and reproducibility

criteria for a limited number of components. According to GPA 2261-13, “Repeatability is the expected precision within

a laboratory using the same equipment and same analyst. Repeatability is the difference in analyzed values between two

sequential runs. Reproducibility is the expected precision when the same method is used by different laboratories using

different equipment and different analysts. Reproducibility is the difference between two analyzed values.”

The repeatability and reproducibility calculations are quite different for GPA 2261-00 vs GPA 2261-13. EZReporter

allows you to compare results using both calculations.

Component Properties for Repeatability and Reproducibility

The properties required to calculate GPA 2261-00/GPA2261-13 Repeatability and Reproducibility are contained in the

component table of the following default configuration templates:

C6+ Default.cfgt

NGA Default.cfgt

If you want to add these properties to an existing configuration file, see “Standard Components” on page 14 for

instructions on how to transfer these properties from the GPA 2145-09 data source to your component configuration.


Compare Two Results

To compare two results using the GPA 2261 repeatability or reproducibility criteria you must first retrieve both results

from the Results Database (see the Results Database Module documentation). Check the “Select” checkbox for the two

results you want to compare.

Next, click the “Compare Results” button:

You can choose to use GPA 2261-00 or GPA 2261-13 method and compare the results using either the repeatability or

reproducibility criteria.

The software calculates the repeatability/reproducibility and lower and upper limits for Result 1, and then sets the

Pass/Fail status based on whether Result 2 falls within those limits. You can click the “Swap” button to change which

result us used to calculate the limits.


Repeatability or Reproducibility Report

You can print a Repeatability or Reproducibility report by clicking the “Print” button. This report includes the sample

information, component result comparison, and comparison summary.

Compare Results with Standard

You can also compare a result with a standard or reference sample using the GPA 2261 repeatability or reproducibility

criteria. You must first enter the standard/reference amounts to be used for the comparison, and then retrieve the sample

results from the Results Database.

Enter Standard Amounts

To enter the standard/reference amounts to use for GPA 2261 Repeatability/Reproducibility comparisons, click the

“Tools > Edit Standard Amounts” menu option.

Note: This menu option is only available if you have licensed the NGA or NGL module and the Results Database

module.


Enter the standard/reference amounts for each component. The total amount entered for the reference sample is

displayed at the bottom of the window.

You can also give the standard/reference sample a descriptive name that will appear on the comparison window and

report.

Compare With Standard

You can compare the current sample result with the reference/standard sample by clicking the “Tools > Compare with

Standard…” option on the main EZReporter menu.

To compare a result from the results database with reference/standard sample you must first retrieve the sample from the

results database if it isn’t already displayed (see the Results Database Module documentation). Next, right click the

desired sample in the sample results summary table, and choose the “Compare with Standard…” option.


You can choose to use GPA 2261-00 or GPA 2261-13 method and compare the results using either the repeatability or

reproducibility criteria.

The software calculates the repeatability/reproducibility and lower and upper limits for Result 1 (the standard/reference

sample), and then sets the Pass/Fail status based on whether Result 2 falls within those limits.

Configuration Templates EZReporter 4.0 includes a number of default configuration template files for Natural Gas Analysis, Natural Gas

Liquids/Extended Analysis, and additional related methods.

To create a new configuration file based on one of these templates, click “File > New Configuration File…” to display

the New Configuration File Wizard:


You can choose one of the NGA or NGL pre-set options, or select “Browse other configuration templates not listed

above” to choose a different template for your new configuration.

NGA Templates

The following templates are intended for Natural Gas Analysis applications:

NGA Default.cfgt A default configuration for natural gas analysis applications (GPA 2172/2145 analysis with C1-C10 components). The Pressure Base is set to 14.73 in this template.

NGA Default.GPA 2145-16.cfgt Default configuration for GPA 2172 natural gas analysis applications with C1-C10 components. Individual component physical constants are from GPA 2145-16.

C6+ Default.cfgt

An alternate configuration for natural gas analysis applications (GPA 2172/2145 analysis with C1-C6+ components). The calculation factors used for the hexanes plus component are based on a 60:30:10 mixture of hexane, heptane, and octane. The GPA 2145-09 Standard was used to calculate the Hexanes+ calculation factors. The Pressure Base is set to 14.73 in this template.

C6+ Default.GPA 2145-16.cfgt

Default configuration for GPA 2172 natural gas analysis applications with C1-C6+ components. Individual component physical constants are from GPA 2145-16. Hexanes Plus physical constants are based on a 60/30/10% mixture of the GPA 2145-16 nC6/nC7/nC8 constants.

GPA 2145-03.cfgt Contains the components and physical properties in the GPA 2145-03 Standard. The Pressure Base is set to 14.696 in this template.


GPA 2145-09.cfgt Contains the components and physical properties in the GPA 2145-09 Standard. The Pressure Base is set to 14.696 in this template.

GPA 2145-16.cfgt Configuration for natural gas analysis containing all of the components and physical properties present in GPA 2145-16.

GPA 2177-03.cfgt A configuration based on the GPA 2177-03 standard with hexanes plus. The pressure base is set to 14.696 in this template.

GPA 2177-C6+.GPA 2145-16.cfgt

An example GPA-2177 configuration with C6+. Individual component physical constants are from GPA 2145-16. Hexanes Plus physical constants are based on a 60/30/10% mixture of the GPA 2145-16 nC6/nC7/nC8 constants.

ASTM D3588-98 (2003).cfgt Contains a sub-set of the components and physical properties in the ASTM D3588-98 (2003) standard. The Pressure Base is set to 14.696 in this template.

ISO Default.cfgt

A default configuration for natural gas analysis applications based on the ISO 6976 (1995) standard. The physical property data are for a combustion temperature of 15 Deg. C and a metering temperature of 15 Deg C.

ISO 6976 (0-0 Deg C).cfgt Similar to the ISO Default configuration except the physical property data are for a combustion temperature of 0 Deg. C and a metering temperature of 0 Deg. C.





ISO 6976 (2016) Default

A default configuration for natural gas analysis applications based on the ISO 6976 (2016) standard. It is initially configured for Combustion and Metering Temperatures of 15 Deg. C. However you can change these temperatures to one of the reference temperatures supported by the standard.

NGL/Extended Analysis Templates

The following templates are intended for Natural Gas Liquids/Extended applications:

NGL Default (WtPct-Combined).cfgt A default configuration for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) with GPA 2186-02 “combined” extended fraction calculations. With this calculation and reporting method the extended fraction results are reported separately and are also combined into the standard


/total results through the specified combined component (usually Hexanes Plus). This configuration includes the full component list from GPA TP-17 and GPA 2145-09.

NGL Default (WtPct-Combined-Corrected).cfgt A default configuration for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) with GPA 2186-02 “combined” extended fraction reporting. This configuration file is the same as the “Combined” configuration, but it is also set up to correct the raw component amounts in the extended fraction using a correction (“bridging”) factor calculated from the iso-pentane and n-pentane amounts from the TCD detector and the extended component range from the FID detector.

NGL Default (WtPct-Separate).cfgt A default configuration for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) with GPA 2186-02 “separate” extended fraction reporting. With this calculation and reporting method, the extended fraction results are reported separately from the standard/total results. This configuration includes the full component list from GPA TP-17 and GPA 2145-09.

NGL Default (WtPct-Extended-Allocation).cfgt A default configuration for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) with GPA 2186-14 “allocation” extended fraction calculations. This configuration includes the full component list from GPA TP-17 and GPA 2145-09.

NGL Default (WtPct-Extended-Bridging).cfgt A default configuration for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) with GPA 2186-14 “bridging” extended fraction calculations. This configuration includes the full component list from GPA TP-17 and GPA 2145-09.

NGL Default (WtPct-Allocation).GPA 2145-16.cfgt Default configuration for GPA 2186/2286-14 natural gas liquids/extended applications using raw weight% component amounts and the allocation calculation of the extended fraction. Contains components from GPA 2145-16 with the corresponding physical constants.

NGL Default (WtPct-GPA 2186-14-Bridging).GPA 2145-16.cfgt

Default configuration for GPA 2186/2286-14 natural gas liquids/extended applications using raw weight% component amounts and the combined calculation of extended fraction results with bridging. Contains components from GPA 2145-16 with the corresponding physical constants.

NGL Default (WtPct-Separate).GPA 2145-16.cfgt Default configuration for GPA 2186/2286-02 natural gas liquids/extended applications using raw weight% component amounts and the separate calculation of extended fraction results. Contains components from GPA 2145-16 with the corresponding physical constants.


NGL Default (WtPct-Combined).GPA 2145-16.cfgt Default configuration for GPA 2186/2286-02 natural gas liquids/extended applications using raw weight% component amounts and the combined calculation of extended fraction results without bridging. Contains components from GPA 2145-16 with the corresponding physical constants.

NGL Default (WtPct-GPA 2186-02-Bridging).GPA 2145-16.cfgt

Default configuration for GPA 2186/2286-02 natural gas liquids/extended applications using raw weight% component amounts and the combined calculation of extended fraction results with bridging. Contains components from GPA 2145-16 with the corresponding physical constants.

Other Templates

The following templates are intended for other specialized applications:

Refinery Gas.cfgt A configuration containing common components found in refinery gas analysis. Physical properties are taken from GPA 2145-09, ASTM D3588 (98), GPSA Engineering Data Book (2004) and other sources.

Refinery Gas.GPA 2145-16.cfgt An example refinery gas analysis configuration using physical properties from GPA 2145-16.

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Index

A

Add or Edit Fidelity Plot Series 31

Additional Extended Fractions 7

Additional Fraction Report 42

Additional Fractions 42

Air Summation Factor 25

B

Base Pressure 25

Base Temperature 25

C

C6+ Components Report 8

Changing the Component Order 21

Combined/Bridging 40

Combustion and Metering Temperature 25

Compare Results with Standard 45

Compare Two Results 44

Compare With Standard 46

Component Naming Requirements 20

Component Properties for Repeatability and

Reproducibility 43

Component Settings 14

Compression Factor of Air 25

Configuration Editor 13

Configuration Editor Overview 13

Configuration Templates 47

Configuring the EZReporter Component List 20

Context Menu 15

Cu. Ft. / lb – mol of Gas 26

D

Deleting Components 20

Duplicating Components 21

E

Enable Fidelity Report 31

Enter Standard Amounts 45

Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water 26

Extended Analysis Calculation Methods 6

Extended Calculations 38

Extended Fraction Report Format 38

Extended Report Calculation Method 39

Extended Report Control 37

Extended Report Format 41

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F

Fidelity Plot 35

Fidelity Plot Data Table 36

Fidelity Plot Labels 33

Fidelity Plot Results Table 36

Fidelity Report Control 31

Fidelity Report Options 33

Fidelity Report Results 34

Fidelity Report Settings 30

Fidelity Report Titles 33

G

Generate Alias Report 19

GPA 2186-14 Allocation 39

GPA 2198-16 Fidelity Plots 5

GPA 2261-00 and 2261-13 Repeatability and

Reproducibility 5

I

Include extended components in sample results

component table 38

Introduction 1

ISO 6974-3 Oxygen/Air Correction 27

L

Licensing 11

M

Molar Mass of Air 26

N

Natural Gas Analysis Module Overview 2

Natural Gas Analysis Settings 22

Natural Gas Liquids Module Overview 6

NGA Base Data Source 24

NGA Configuration 23

NGA Templates 48

NGL / Extended Fraction Report Results 7

NGL C6+ Extended Configuration 36

NGL/Extended Analysis Templates 49

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O

Other Templates 51

P

Physical Constants 14

Physical Property Transfer Options 16

Print or Save the Fidelity Report 36

Prompt for Flowing Temperature and Pressure 26

R

Raw Component Amount Units 27

Renaming Components 21

Repeatability and Reproducibility 43

Repeatability or Reproducibility Report 45

Results Calculated for Extended Fractions 7

S

Sample Name Filter 31

Separate 40

Software Licensing and Activation 9

Standard Calculations 2

Standard Component Aliases 18

Standard Component Data Sources 3

Standard Components 14

Summary of Component Results Calculated 3

Summary of Total Results Calculated 4

T

Technical Support 11

Total Components Report 7

U

Universal Gas Constant 26

Unknown Component Dialog Box 17

V

Validate Component Constants 19

W

Water Calculations 28

Water Component 29

Water Content Calculations 4

Water Reporting Options 29

Water Results 30

Water Vapor Pressure 26

Documents

Diablo EZReporter 4.0 NGA and NGL Modules · GPA 2198-16 Fidelity Plots ... 2186/2286-02 and 2186/2286-14 ... Reproducibility is the expected precision when the same method is used