The invention includes methods of collecting crude oil and apparatus which
collect crude oil. In one implementation, a crude oil collection header
apparatus includes a collection reservoir and a plurality of fluid
conduits connected to feed crude oil to the collection reservoir. The
fluid conduits respectively include a collection reservoir feed valve, a
bypass valve, and a crude oil feed inlet received between the collection
reservoir feed and bypass valves. A bypass conduit to which the fluid
conduits connect is received downstream of the respective bypass valves.
The bypass conduit includes a gas separator device. A flow meter conduit
is connected with the bypass conduit downstream of the gas separator
device. A flow meter is operably connected with the flow meter conduit. A
crude oil outlet is associated with the collection reservoir. Other
aspects and implementations are disclosed.