Patent ID: 7315788

Claim:
A computer-readable medium having thereon a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions include instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: a. synchronously collect data at the same moment in time using a detection apparatus disposed in a fluid in the vessel, wherein the detection apparatus comprises at least one pressure sensor and at least one temperature sensor disposed in a housing, wherein each sensor is in communication with a signaling means and the processor; b. continuously form at least one calculated value from the data synchronously collected using the processor, wherein the at least one calculated value is selected from a member of the group consisting of: a mass of the fluid, a fluid volume, an average temperature of the fluid, a multiple spot temperature of the fluid, a multiple density strata of the fluid, an average density of the fluid, a level of the fluid, a fluid flow rate, an impurity content of the fluid, a vapor pressure, a vapor temperature, an atmospheric pressure, an atmospheric temperature, an entrained water content of the fluid, a free water content of the fluid, and combinations thereof; c. continuously compare the at least one calculated value to at least one predetermined range of values for the fluid in the vessel to identify if the at least one calculated value is within the at least one predetermined range of values for forming a compared value; and d. communicate the compared values from the processor to a data collector, using a collection apparatus comprising a housing adapted for engaging a tubular, wherein the housing comprises a housing top with a surface parallel to and beneath the housing top, a housing bottom, at least one hole disposed through the surface and at an angle vertical to the housing, an outer surface, a sloped inner surface sloping from the outer surface toward the housing axis, wherein the sloped inner surface intersects with the hole, and wherein the housing bottom and top are adapted to engage a second tubular.