The Challenge at SECURE
Mark Armstrong, measurement team lead at SECURE, is responsible for ensuring volumetric activities are accurate and delivered on time. Prior to modernizing, SECURE relied on SCADA systems without historical context or editability with an audit trail, along with spreadsheets that were hard to lock down and not auditable for long term use.
Armstrong set clear criteria for a new platform. The solution had to be auditable, expandable, and supported by a vendor that could stand behind it. Take a look at his interview here.
Why FLOWCAL Fit the Brief
SECURE standardized on FLOWCAL from Quorum Software, the industry’s leading hydrocarbon measurement platform for gas and liquids. FLOWCAL serves as a centralized system that ensures data integrity while consolidating, validating, correcting, balancing, and reporting measurement data with clear visibility for audit trails.
FLOWCAL, alongside its field measurement applications TESTit, PROVEit, and PYCit, create a connected field to office ecosystem.
Implementing FLOWCAL the Right Way
Working with FLOWCAL measurement experts from Quorum, SECURE built proper line balances that accurately represent overall system balances. This gave the team the ability to quickly identify issues on specific segments, which in turn reduced time spent chasing false anomalies.
These outcomes align with FLOWCAL’s strengths in system balancing and exception handling, which help pinpoint gain or loss and streamline research into anomalies.
Moving Beyond Point Fixes to Scalable Measurement
SECURE’s roadmap includes implementing FSTs across the balancing processes used with FLOWCAL, a complex effort given that incoming products are not always similar. The goal is to expand coverage across the entire physical footprint and ensure all meters are included.
As data volumes grow, FLOWCAL’s centralized architecture and validation tools help standardize processes and maintain auditability.
What Accuracy Delivers for the Business
For Armstrong and SECURE, measurement accuracy is not just a technical metric. Accurate, repeatable volumes support reliable budgets and strengthen confidence in reported figures for customers and internal stakeholders.
FLOWCAL’s capabilities support these goals by providing a single source of truth with validation, certification, and balancing tools, along with an auditable record of changes.
Best Practices SECURE Modeled
Design for audits from day one. Build processes that retain edit history and maintain controls so that every adjustment is traceable. FLOWCAL’s focus on audit trails supports this discipline.
Balance at multiple levels. Implement line balances that roll up into system balances to quickly localize issues. SECURE’s configuration enabled faster issue detection and less time on false leads.
Unify field and office workflows. Integrate field inspection and calibration activities with the central measurement system so data flows without manual friction. The field applications tie directly into FLOWCAL to support this handoff.
Validate SCADA data. As SCADA data flows inward, use automated checks and alerts to flag anomalies while preserving an API 21.1 and 21.2 audit trail for compliance.
From Anomalies to Assurance
SECURE’s journey shows how a measurement program matures when it moves off spreadsheets and into a purpose-built platform. With Quorum Software’s FLOWCAL in place, the team-built line and system balances shorten time to insight, laid a scalable path for full meter coverage, and created the trustworthy data foundation needed for budgeting and customer reporting.
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