identify their location fig3 provides a side plan view of a typical platform skid control panel 180 integrating some of the wide variety of instruments and controls associated with the operation of the skid the representation shown in fig3 is intended to include examples of the various instruments and controls rather than to provide a view of any specific control panel structure control panel 180 in practical situations would likely have fewer than all of the instruments and controls that are exhibited in this view many of the components shown may comprise discrete components located only in conjunction with the locations they are intended to monitor in some instances however these components e g meters gauges sensors valve controls lights alarms etc are consolidated into the skid control panel such that a monitoring person may monitor and control all the instruments on the entire skid from the single location of the control panel control panel 180 as shown in fig3 includes an array of gas well flow line pressure gauges 182 as well as gas well flow line flow meters 184 flow meters 184 may include both cumulative flow and instantaneous flow indicators also provided on control panel 180 may be control mechanisms such as gas well flow line valve controls 186 these controls located on panel 180 may of course be mechanical electromechanical or electronic in their operation a similar set of instruments and.