def create_empty_dataset(self, dataset_id="", project_id="",
                             dataset_reference=None):
        """
        
        """

        if dataset_reference:
            _validate_value('dataset_reference', dataset_reference, dict)
        else:
            dataset_reference = {}

        if "datasetReference" not in dataset_reference:
            dataset_reference["datasetReference"] = {}

        if not dataset_reference["datasetReference"].get("datasetId") and not dataset_id:
            raise ValueError(
                "{} not provided datasetId. Impossible to create dataset")

        dataset_required_params = [(dataset_id, "datasetId", ""),
                                   (project_id, "projectId", self.project_id)]
        for param_tuple in dataset_required_params:
            param, param_name, param_default = param_tuple
            if param_name not in dataset_reference['datasetReference']:
                if param_default and not param:
                    self.log.info(
                        "%s was not specified. Will be used default value %s.",
                        param_name, param_default
                    )
                    param = param_default
                dataset_reference['datasetReference'].update(
                    {param_name: param})
            elif param:
                _api_resource_configs_duplication_check(
                    param_name, param,
                    dataset_reference['datasetReference'], 'dataset_reference')

        dataset_id = dataset_reference.get("datasetReference").get("datasetId")
        dataset_project_id = dataset_reference.get("datasetReference").get(
            "projectId")

        self.log.info('Creating Dataset: %s in project: %s ', dataset_id,
                      dataset_project_id)

        try:
            self.service.datasets().insert(
                projectId=dataset_project_id,
                body=dataset_reference).execute(num_retries=self.num_retries)
            self.log.info('Dataset created successfully: In project %s '
                          'Dataset %s', dataset_project_id, dataset_id)

        except HttpError as err:
            raise AirflowException(
                'BigQuery job failed. Error was: {}'.format(err.content)
            )