LACT Units - An overview

The Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) unit is the single most important piece of equipment in the oilfield. Since each LACT unit is designed for the automatic transfer of ownership of crude or condensate, each skid must be built using the highest quality components. SMS uses instrumentation made by Rosemount, Micromotion, Daniel, Phase Dynamics on their LACT units

There are two types of LACT units. Wet LACTs, designed to measure crude with a high percentage of water. Typically, these are used for metering or custody transfer within the producing company. Dry LACTs are usually used when measuring crude entering or leaving a pipeline. SMS has nearly sixty years of experience building both Wet and Dry LACT units.

Systems Measurement Services and HTB Ltd. fabricate all their LACT units at their Bakersfield Corporate office. This ensures that the highest quality product for our customers. We encourage our customers to witness the fabrication process. All LACT units are built to code and hydrotested before leaving the facilities.

SMS has built turn key LACT solutions for major companies such as:

• British Petroleum (BP)
• Chevron
• ConocoPhilips
• Exxon
• Shell
• Texaco

SMS has designed, built and installed hundreds of units through the years! Contact us today for your custody transfer needs.