The utility model relates to a remote control type oil well metering apparatus, which comprises an oil well metering system, a metering data processing and wireless remote transmission system, a network server, network user query and monitoring systems and a network maintenance and decision-making system. The oil well metering system is connected with the metering data processing and wireless remote transmission system and the network server in series, and the network server is respectively connected with the network user query and monitoring systems and the network maintenance and decision-making system in parallel. The utility model is characterized in that: the metering work is automated, informationized and real-time, the oil well metering level is greatly increased, the metering requirements of stripper wells, discontinuous output wells and barrelers can be met, the scope of application is wide, the gas-liquid separation degree of the oil well metering system is high, metering is accurate, the detection speed is high, the apparatus is convenient to operate, the labor intensity is low, metering data are wirelessly and remotely transmitted, and real-time network monitoring and query are realized. The utility model can be widely applied in process engineering such as exploratory well testing for oil and oil well metering.