Master Meter Documentation - Natural Gas System

Confidential Apartment Complex Manager Scranton, PA

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Overview

As part of an ongoing effort to comply with Pennsylvania Act 127 and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Master Meter regulations, we helped a national property management company to map and document the natural gas system at a complex in Scranton, PA.

This site receives natural gas through a utility Master Meter, which distributes fuel to multiple unit sub-meters across the property. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) determined that the facility qualifies as a Master Meter distribution system, requiring accurate records of piping and system assets.

Solution Details
services provided
  • Subsurface Natural Gas Piping Map
  • Detailed Natural Gas Infrastructure Report
  • Documentation of Natural Gas System Assets
    • Master Meters
    • Building Sub-Meters
    • Curb Stop Isolation Valves
    • Building Pressure Regulation Settings

To capture system conditions, we worked with on-site staff to review maps, maintenance records, and supporting documentation. Field walk-downs allowed the team to assemble an as-built asset inventory with photographs, settings, and component descriptions.

Asset collection included the utility Master Meter, isolation valves, grade transition points, and outdoor delivery meters. Information such as manufacturer, model, style, end connections, and Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) was recorded, and representative photographs were included in the report for reference.

Subsurface piping between the Master Meter and sub-meters was located using Ground Penetrating Radar, signal transmitters, and GPS tracking. These findings were assembled into system maps tied directly to the asset report, offering the owner a reliable record of the natural gas network.

This effort focused on documenting natural gas infrastructure serving 25 buildings and 292 living units. Building on prior operator qualification and emergency response planning, system mapping was the next step in maintaining compliance. The resulting deliverables provided the property management team with actionable system data to support safe operation, maintenance scheduling, and regulatory reporting.

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Highlights

4,000 linear feet of underground natural gas piping located

1 Master Meter documented

25+ curb stops located

20+ natural gas pressure regulators documented

25 buildings

292 living units

7 sub-meters documented

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