SHOW DAILY 20 - GPA Convention

APRIL 12 - 15, 2015
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
SHOW DAILY 2015
MONDAY • APRIL 13
GPA Has Eyes on
Methane Regulations
By Dan R. Goddard
GPA and San Antonio Meet at the River
In 1921, San Antonio and the natural gas industry were
experiencing chaotic times of different sorts. The respective
experiences of both have contributed to what 2015 GPA
Convention attendees will find this week in Texas’ second
largest city.
It was 94 years ago when a small group of natural gasoline
operators got together and formed the Association of Natural
Gasoline Manufacturers. The group’s purpose was to bring
order to an industry that was simply out of control, ranging
from safety to product standards. The guidance proved timely
and effective. Although the association’s name has changed a
few times over the years, its leadership role in the industry has
never wavered. Today’s Gas Processors Association name was
adopted in 1974.
In September 1921, a stalled storm 30 miles upstream of
San Antonio dumped more than 23 inches of rain in a matter
of hours. Runoff poured down the San Antonio River and
overwhelmed the city’s streets with up to 10 feet of water,
reportedly killing 51 people and causing millions of dollars in
damages. Today’s famous San Antonio River Walk district is a
result of the flood control plans that followed over the years.
The attraction always ranks high on various top 10 lists of
places to visit in the state.
The 2015 GPA Convention is number eight for the San
Antonio Marriott Rivercenter; the first for the hotel was in
1997. The Rivercenter was completed in 1988. With a roof
height of 441 feet, it is one of the state’s tallest hotels. The
building is said to have been designed to emulate the twin bell
towers of two historic San Antonio structures of the 1700s,
Mission Concepcion and the Cathedral of San Fernando.
“San Antonio and the Marriott Rivercenter are always a
popular stop for the GPA Convention,” said Johnny Dreyer,
See SAN ANTONIO continued on page 6 >>
The White House proposes to cut methane emissions by 40
to 45 percent by 2025 from levels recorded in 2012 by making
sweeping regulatory changes impacting every aspect of the oil
and gas industry. But the Gas Processors Association (GPA) is
ready for the challenge in Washington, D.C.
Methane – the primary component of natural gas –
accounted for nearly 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions in 2012, of which nearly 30 percent came from the
production, transmission and distribution of oil and natural
gas, according to the White House fact sheet. The Obama
administration unveiled a multifaceted, cross-agency strategy
involving multiple state and federal authorities to reduce
methane emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected
to issue the proposed regulations this summer, and final
regulations by 2016.
“There’s a saying, ‘If you’re not at the table, then you’re on the
menu,’” noted Joel Moxley, Crestwood, senior vice president,
operations services, and GPA chairman of the board. “GPA
isn’t going to sit on the sidelines and let other players set the
agenda for methane regulation for the midstream industry.”
In January, GPA took a big step toward expanding its
lobbying efforts on behalf of the midstream industry by hiring
Matthew Hite, GPA’s vice president of government affairs
leading the association’s federal advocacy activities. Hite will
open GPA’s new Office of Federal Affairs in D.C. later this year.
“We have staff in Washington now and are prepared to work
with the Obama Administration,” Moxley said. “We want to
have a voice in the process. But it’s also a little too early to say
what is going to happen. We need a lot more data.”
The White House acknowledges methane emissions by the
oil and gas sector are declining, dropping by 16 percent since
1990. But it is projecting emissions from the oil and gas sector
to rise more than 25 percent by 2025.
“It seems contradictory to say that methane emissions
are going to rise in the next 10 years while the records show
they’ve dropped over the past 25 years,” Moxley says. “The
White House assumes the oil and gas sector will continue to
expand at the same rate since the shale oil boom began, but
See METHANE continued on page 9 >>
Convention Program on Target
The Gas Processors Association (GPA) Program Committee and GPA staff put countless hours
in to pull the convention together every year. GPA Program Committee Chair Stan Golemon,
senior vice president of engineering and operations for EnLink Midstream, and Johnny Dreyer,
GPA senior vice president, share their thoughts on this year’s schedule and provide some insight
into the convention planning process.
GPA Convention registration numbers remain strong
despite the current industry conditions. We’d like your
respective opinions as to why.
Golemon: As reduced rig counts and plummeting
oil prices permeate our industry news, it’s a bitter
reminder of this simple truth – the energy industry
is cyclical and ever changing. I believe that many
of us in the industry are students of history and
have prepared for all commodity environments by
purposefully implementing what we’ve learned in past
cycles. For example, much of the midstream industry
has gone to fee-based contracts, which means less
direct commodity exposure and a more sustainable
cash flow during down cycles. This insulation and less
volatility allows for midstream companies to continue
to support and attend events like the GPA Convention,
which the midstream sector finds to be one of the best
informational gatherings in the energy industry.
Dreyer: Hands-down, it’s the strength of our program, which isn’t determined by GPA staff
but by industry peers who deal with the day-to-day operations, issues and challenges. The
Program Committee hand-picks topics from our open Call for Papers process that are relevant
to midstream operations, and of course, aren’t too commercial. It’s a tough job because we get
so many great abstracts, and we appreciate the committee’s diligence in making their selections.
We couldn’t maintain a strong program yearafter-year without them.
The Program Committee represents a
number of different companies and committee members with a wide range of job
titles. What does that bring to the convention planning process and the end result –
the program?
Golemon: The diverse Program Committee
is more unique to GPA than other trade
organizations because of the industry representation from well-head to burner tip.
By having such a diverse group, including
E&P, midstream and downstream, the program is able to provide a variety of views
and bring assorted subject matters to the
convention program.
Stan Golemon
Johnny Dreyer
See PROGRAM continued on page 6 >>
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John Ehlers Takes Top GPA Hanlon Award
John Ehlers
The Gas Processors Association (GPA) presented today its GPA Hanlon Award to retired industry executive John Ehlers.
The award is named after the late E.I. Hanlon, a pioneer of the early gas processing industry, and its purpose is to recognize outstanding
individual career achievements and contributions toward the advancement of the midstream industry. It is considered GPA’s highest honor.
Ehlers, who lives in San Antonio, retired in 1997 as president of Valero Hydrocarbons, culminating a long career that touched just about
every aspect of the energy industry.
He worked as a jug hustler, roughneck and roustabout, even before getting his bachelor’s in petroleum and natural gas engineering in
1958, from then Texas A&I. He later earned a master’s in business administration from Texas Christian University.
Ehlers’ work history includes Sunray Mid-Continent Oil, the Sid Richardson / Perry Bass Companies, Texas Oil & Gas Corp.,
Gulf Energy and Development, and LoVaca Gathering Co. In 1980, he began his many years of employment with Valero. His
contributions to the energy industry are many and far reaching.
Ehlers was instrumental in introducing benchmarking, training, optimization, contract provisions and marketing
strategies, things that were helping shape and progress other industries at the time, but were not yet the norm for
the energy sector. Some of his other industry-pioneering efforts included commodity hedging, introducing the
“economic out” contract clause in processing agreements, and eliminating “lost and unaccounted for” provisions in
NGL transportation contracts.
He was involved in the development of a real time mass flow measurement system that allowed for component
balancing for settlement purposes, instigated the concept of “BTU substitution,” and led the revitalization of efficient
NGL plant operations.
Ehlers was an original Propane Education and Research Council member. He was also highly active in GPA
activities.
He proposed and chaired the first GPA Member Services Committee. He was involved with a technicians training
program that ultimately led to the creation of the GPA-sponsored Natural Gas Compression Program at Oklahoma
State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT). He has served on the Finance Committee and as GPA president.
Ehlers was also one of GPA’s earliest and loudest voices that encouraged the association to be more proactive
in legislative and regulatory matters. He is credited with having been responsible many years ago for getting a
GPA budget line item increase from nearly nothing to more than $100,000 to help the association make more
noise on Capitol Hill.
“John has left a big footprint in our industry and we’ll be forever thankful for that,” said GPA Chairman
Joel Moxley in presenting the Hanlon Award.
“Although his resume says he’s retired, all of us who know this man know better than that. John has
always gotten things done; he still does. Today, we say thank you and show our appreciation for John
Ehlers’ contributions to this industry by presenting him the GPA Hanlon Award.”
GPA to Address Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger Guidelines and Solutions
By Dan R. Goddard
Brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX) can last 20
to 30 years or more, but a breakdown can shut down a gas
processing plant and requires specialists to fix. After the
midstream industry began experiencing an increase in the
number of BAHX failures, the Gas Processors Association
(GPA) formed an ad hoc BAHX Committee to develop
guidelines and recommendations for the design and
operations of the units to prevent future mishaps.
“Our committee was formed to find out why the failures
were occurring and what could be done about it,” Technical
Section M – Operations & Maintenance Chair Steve
Pudlewski, Enterprise, said. “And it’s not just the midstream
business that’s concerned since BAHX heat exchangers are
used by petrochemical plants, natural gas liquefaction plants
and other industries.”
BAHX issues are the focus of the Technical Section M –
Operations and Maintenance Forum. Two subcommittees
have been formed to develop draft recommendations:
Nicholas Urbanski, ExxonMobil, leads the technical group
and Leon Rogers, Enterprise, is in charge of the operational
group.
Developed for the aerospace industry during the 1940s,
BAHX can treat many process streams in a single unit,
avoiding expensive interconnecting piping of different units.
Aluminum alloys used to fabricate BAHX provide the best
possible heat transfer, especially for low temperature services
and treatment of clean fluids.
Besides obvious problems such as violation of design
temperatures, design pressures, fouling, freezing, corrosion
and erosion, the major cause of BAHX failures is thermal stress
resulting from cyclic operation, power failures, temperature
changes exceeding the manufacturers’ specifications and other
fluctuations in temperature differences/gradients within the
BAHX.
“A lot of research has been done and good information
exists, but it isn’t that well known and hasn’t been pulled
together,” Pudlewski said. “We’re trying to produce a ‘best
practices’ document for the midstream industry from the
design and operations perspective.”
The BAHX Committee’s goal is to complete the paper over
the summer and present it to the Technical Committee at the
fall meeting.
“Then we’ll issue a technical bulletin, which will not pass
judgment on how the BAHX exchangers should be used,
but will try to establish best practices for their design and
operation,” Pudlewski said.
Although BAHX have a reputation for longevity, Pudlewski
says the research shows the lifespan of the units shouldn’t be
calculated in years, but by operational cycles.
“Rather than a function of time, it’s a function of use,”
Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger in service at Enterprise
Products’ Meeker Cryogenic Gas Plant (photo courtesy Enterprise).
Pudlewski said. “In general, the industry has always looked at
the typical life of a BAHX exchanger in terms of time, not in
cycles.”
BAHX have superior heat transfer capabilities and can
be more economical to operate than simpler, less efficient
shell-and-tube exchangers. However, BAHX exchangers
require complicated design equations and complex stacking
arrangements because of their unique ability to transfer
heat between multiple process streams and the wide array of
possible flow configurations.
Urbanski, leading the technical group, said BAHX can treat
single-phase liquid and gaseous streams as well as vaporizing
and condensing fluids.
“But you’re not going to be able to do the design calculations
on the back of an envelope,” Urbanski said. “Another problem is
that there are no real industry standards for the BAHX. There’s
no one between the operators and the vendors saying, ‘This
is what is supposed to happen.’ Until GPA comes up with the
right specifications and guidelines for the operators, they don’t
have much leverage with the manufacturers. The calculations
and standards are very much undeveloped. GPA is trying to
Steve Pudlewski
See BRAZED ALUMINUM continued on page 7 >>
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GPA Safety Award Winners
In today’s general session of the 94th annual Gas Processors Association (GPA) Convention,
GPA Chairman Joel Moxley, Crestwood Midstream Partners, and incoming GPA Safety Chair
Brian McGuire, DCP Midstream, honored 12 member companies with GPA Safety Awards for
their 2014 performances.
The GPA Safety Awards Program recognizes GPA member companies for outstanding safety
performance in comparison among similar companies within the association’s membership.
The four GPA Safety Award divisions are determined by a range of midstream operational
workhours, ranging from less than 50,000 to more than one million, for both United States and
non-U.S. based companies.
The top two entries in each division are selected according to lowest “total cases incidence
rate” (TCR), lowest “fatalities plus lost workdays incidence rate” (LTR) and highest “number of
workhours reported.” A GPA safety flag was presented to first place recipients, and second place
award winners received a plaque.
The 2014 GPA Safety Awards winners are:
Division I (1 million or more Midstream Operational Workhours)
For U.S.-based companies, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (The Woodlands, Texas) received
first place honors with a 0.271 TCR, 0.090 LTR and 2,210,940 workhours. Second place
was awarded to Access Midstream (Tulsa, Okla.) for a 0.639 TCR, 0.128 LTR and 1,564,156
workhours.
Division I first place winner in the international classification was United Gas Derivatives Co.
(Cairo, Egypt) with a zero TCR, zero LTR and 1,213,060 workhours. Saudi Aramco received
second place, with a 0.135 TCR, zero LTR and 10,366,264 workhours.
Division III (50,000 - 199,999 Midstream Operational Workhours)
In the U.S. category, Superior Pipeline Co. (Tulsa, Okla.) was honored with the first place
award for a zero TCR, a zero LTR and 196,729 workhours. Second place went to Azure
Midstream Energy (Dallas) with a zero TCR, a zero LTR and 174,384 workhours.
Division III had no international qualifiers in this classification.
Division IV (less than 50,000 Midstream Operational Workhours)
No U.S. companies qualified for a Division IV award. Within the non-U.S.-based companies,
first place was awarded to Aitken Creek Gas Storage (Fort St. John, British Columbia) with a
zero TCR, a zero LTR and 38,933 workhours. There was not a second place qualifier.
Division II (200,000 - 999,999 Midstream Operational Workhours)
Gas Processors Suppliers Association Awards
Moxley also recognized six Gas Processors Suppliers Association (GPSA) member companies
for their outstanding safety records during the ceremony. GPSA safety awards are based on
each company’s 2014 Occupational Safety and Health Administration records and a threeyear history of active programs promoting safety and displaying safety improvement.
Within the international category, first place winner in Division II was Phoenix Park Gas
Processors Ltd. (Trinidad, West Indies) with a zero TCR, zero LTR and 465,217 workhours.
Bahrain National Gas Co. (Riffa, Bahrain) received second place with a 0.230 TCR, 0.230 LTR
and 870,015 workhours.
GPSA safety award recipients are ENGlobal (Houston), Prime Controls (Lewisville, Texas),
Saulsbury Industries (Odessa, Texas), S & B Engineers and Constructors (Houston), Valerus
(Houston) and Vinson Process Controls (Dallas).
First place was awarded to ConocoPhillips (Houston) with a zero TCR, a zero LTR and
373,795 workhours. Second place honors went to Hess Corp. (New York) with a 0.898 TCR, a
zero LTR and 667,808 workhours.
Need GPA Convention Information?
“There’s an App for That”
Last year the Gas Processors Association (GPA) introduced an app with convention attendees
in mind. GPA Director of Communications Crystal Myers said the 2014 app usage statistics and
overwhelming positive comments reassured GPA that the resource would certainly be used and
appreciated by 2015 attendees.
The 2014 GPA Convention hosted 2,600 attendees, and the app was downloaded 1,475 times
and opened more than 9,500 times. In addition, nearly 600 people took advantage of the webbased version for the 2014 event.
“I was incredibly pleased with our stats for the first year,” Myers said. “We have greatly
reduced the amount of paper that we used to bring with us to the convention. I don’t know that
the app will ever completely replace the printed program that we still provide for the folks that
like to hold a document in their hands, but it will give so much more information to those who
prefer the digital option.”
GPA App Features
Schedule
The full event schedule is listed by day, and each event has the time, location and detailed
information included. Be sure to scroll down on any listing to view all relevant information.
Attendees may also bookmark activities of interest, create a customized “My Schedule” by
tapping on “Add to Schedule” and set a reminder for specific activities.
Attendee Lists
Tap on the Attendees by Last Name or Attendees by Company icon to view a PDF document
that includes the names, titles, companies and addresses of those who registered before
arriving on-site.
Networking
Those interested in interacting with other attendees can opt in and add themselves to
the Networking list by creating a free account. Once they opt in, they may share contact
information with other attendees if they choose (rest assured, the default option is private
when you initially opt in).
Committee Meeting Agendas
When attendees view details for a committee meeting, they will be able to scroll down and
find a PDF version of the agenda right on their mobile devices.
Papers and Presentations
Many authors and presenters chose to provide GPA with early copies of their papers and
presentations, and those are also available for viewing within the app.
Exhibitors
Detailed information about exhibitors and hospitalities are located beneath this icon.
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Download information
The app is available for free download to convention attendees and works with
iPhones, iPads and Androids; those with Blackberrys and other devices featuring
internet capabilities may access the same information through a web-based
version when connected to Wi-Fi. It is password-protected; look for signs near
the registration desk for the event code.
Tips
• To download the app and to receive updates (like a schedule or room change),
attendees must be connected to the internet. Once downloaded, the app performs
optimally because all of the data is stored locally on the device so it’s accessible
even if there’s no Wi-Fi connection.
• The app works best when the operating system software on the mobile device is
up to date.
• The GPA app stores 200 different events in full detail, an attendee list of more than
2,000 people that lists names, titles and company names, eight different maps to
help you navigate the conference, plus a number of PDF documents featuring
papers, presentations and company information. Because of the significant
amount of content, the first-time app installation may take several minutes and
depends heavily upon the Wi-Fi connection/speed.
For iPhones, iPads or Android devices
Note: creating an account is not required to use the app.
Choose the “Proceed Without Logging In” option if you
prefer not to create an account.
Search the app store for “GPA midstream” or scan
this QR code and use the event code available at the
convention registration desk.
For other devices and web browsers
Access the web-based version by visiting https://crowd.cc/gpa2015 and use the
event code available at the convention registration desk.
Dr. Ralph H. Weiland Honored with GPA Katz Award
The Gas Processors Association
(GPA) today honored Dr. Ralph
H. Weiland with one of its highest
honors, the prestigious Donald L.
Katz Award. The presentation was
made during the general session
of the 94th annual GPA Convention with more than 1,000 midstream industry professionals in
attendance.
GPA initiated the Katz award
in 1985 to recognize outstanding
accomplishments in midstream
research and technology, and excellence in engineering education.
Dr. Weiland is its 29th recipient.
Weiland is president of Optimized Gas Treating Inc. (OGT). He is a chemical engineering
graduate from the University of
Toronto, where he received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. He was a post-doctoral fellow in applied mathematics at the University of Western Australia for two years.
Weiland began working in the field of gas treating in 1965
and has been active in basic and applied research ever since.
He taught chemical engineering for 30 years at universities in
Canada, Australia and the United States and directed graduate
research in gas treating.
In 1984, Weiland became a partner in Taylor, Weiland and
Associates Inc. The company was a closely held New York
corporation whose business was the development, marketing,
sales and support of computer software.
During his tenure as the group’s president, Weiland
broadened his contacts with the oil, gas, chemicals, engineering
and construction industries. The company’s assets were sold to
ChemShare Corp. in 1991.
Weiland then partnered with Jack Dingman to form OGT
to provide a commercial version of a software package for
simulating acid gas removal specifically with aqueous alkanolamines. The company’s ProTreat software uses a fundamental
mass and heat transfer rate approach to column modeling and
is gradually being expanded to include physical and hybrid
solvents, as well as dehydration
and sour water stripping.
Weiland has a long history of
involvement with GPA. He’s been
a frequent presenter at the association’s annual conventions, including the one this week. He is
also a regular contributor at the
Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning
Conference.
Weiland has presented more
than 130 papers to technical conferences and featured lectures;
published 155 papers, articles and
other materials in technical journals; and contributed to numerous books in his field of expertise.
He was also an investigator for
the joint GPA/GRI amine research
project in the early 1990s, work
that resulted in three formal GPA Research Reports.
“Ralph is continually exploring new areas and sharing his
knowledge with the industry, and we are appreciative of that,”
said GPA President and CEO Mark Sutton. “It is our pleasure
to recognize his efforts on our behalf with this Katz Award.”
The Katz Award is named in honor of the late Dr. Donald
Dr. Ralph H. Weiland
L. Katz, a noted American professor, chemist and chemical
engineer. President Ronald Reagan presented Katz the
National Medal of Science in 1983. The GPA award is not
automatically presented each year, making it is one of the
midstream industry’s most prestigious honors.
GPA Katz Award History
2015 Dr. Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating
2014 Dr. William R. Parrish, Phillips Petroleum (retired)
2013 Dr. Arthur Kidnay, Colorado School of Mines
2012 Dr. John J. McKetta, University of Texas at Austin
2011 Dr. Gary Rochelle, University of Texas at Austin
2010 Dr. Walter G. Chapman, Rice University
2009 Dr. James F. Ely, Colorado School of Mines
2008 Peter Clark, Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.
2007 Ken Marsh, University of Canterbury
2006 Ding-Yu Peng, University of Saskatchewan
2005 Dr. Heng-Joo Ng, P.E., Oilphase - DBR
2004 Dr. Jerry Bullin, Texas A&M University
2003 Dr. Kenneth E. Starling, University of Oklahoma
2002 Dr. P.R (Raj) Bishnoi, University of Calgary
2001 Professor Dominique Richon, Ecole des Mines in Paris
2000 D. E Dendy Sloan, Colorado School of Mines
1999 Dr. Orville Sandall, University of California
1998 Dr. Fred D. Otto, University of Alberta;
Dr. Alan Mather, University of Alberta
1997 Dr. Kenneth Hall, Texas A & M University
1996 Dr. John Erbar (posthumous)
1995 None
1994 Dr. K. C. Chao, Purdue University
1993 Fred Poettmann, Colorado School of Mines
1992 John Prausnitz, University of California, Berkeley
1991 None
1990 Dr. Frank Dotterweich, Texas A & I University
1989 Grant Wilson, Wiltec Research Co.
1988 James P. Kohn, University of Notre Dame
1987 None
1986 Don Robinson, D. B. Robinson & Associates
1985 Professor Riki Kobayashi, Rice University
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Targa Resources and Oxy USA get
Environmental Excellence Awards
Targa Resources and Oxy USA, both headquartered
in Houston, were recognized today with Gas Processors
Association (GPA) Environmental Excellence Awards in front
of more than 1,000 attendees during the general session of the
94th annual GPA Convention.
Selection of the two companies was based on reviews
of their applications in response to the award’s criteria for
company projects that demonstrate initiative and leadership
in managing their environmental affairs in midstream sector
activities.
Targa’s recognition is for its Managing Reciprocating Rod
Packing Emissions project. The initiative was part of an overall
operational goal to reduce plant emissions, maintenance
downtime and improve fuel efficiency.
Targa initiated SlipStream technology in January 2011 as
a means of reducing/eliminating reciprocating compressor
packing vent gas from throw compressors at its Chico Gas
Plant in Wise County, Texas. The SlipStream system allows
reduction in atmospheric vented reciprocating rod packing
emissions, while improving fuel efficiency.
The technology captures vented atmospheric hydrocarbon
emissions from reciprocating rod packing vents and uses them
to reduce the amount of needed fuel to run the compressor’s
engine while enabling normal performance. The system
handles low and variable gas flow rates, as well as variable BTU
rates, and the gases that are routed back to the engine’s intake
do not require compression.
The success of the project is measured by the recordable rod
packing vent emissions that are used as fuel. To date,
cumulative engine fuel savings has been $17,905. This
equates to 1,421 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
that is being captured and, most importantly, not
vented to the atmosphere.
Oxy USA’s recognition is for its Slaughter Gas
Plant Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) Shutdown project.
The goal was a total elimination of emissions from
the SRU during normal operation and periods of
maintenance, startup and shutdown.
Construction of the project concept was authorized
under the Pollution Control Project Standard Permit
in June 2013. The process was fully operational in
May 2014.
The process incorporates the use of a compressor
to take the feed stream that was formerly routed to
the SRU and send it to Occidental’s Mallet Plant. At
Mallet, the gas stream is mixed with another feed
stream and further compressed for reinjection for
enhanced oil recovery.
Compared with the baseline year of 2013, the project
resulted in an estimated 67 percent reduction in actual
emissions. Additionally, in the same time comparison, an
estimated 97 percent reduction of SO2 and CO2 emissions
associated with startup, shutdown and maintenance activities
were achieved. Greater emission reductions are expected over
an entire 12-month period of operation.
Oxy’s project team reports the success as exceptional
because of the significant emissions reductions that were
attained through finding a beneficial use for a waste stream.
Representatives from Targa and Oxy will make short
presentations about their respective company projects as
part of the Environmental Forum that is on the convention’s
afternoon agenda today.
GPA member companies interested in applying for the
Environmental Excellence Award can find the award criteria
and application online at www.GPAglobal.org. The application
deadline is Jan. 31 each year.
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Dreyer: The midstream industry’s varied activities require such diversity to develop a program that meets the various needs
of attendees. Committee members take their duties very seriously and are committed to a successful outcome. In addition
to the wide range of job titles, the committee has a varied makeup of long, medium and short-term members that leads to a
robust discussion of activities and topics.
A number of young professionals have stepped into liaison roles within the Program Committee to learn from the longtime
committee members and offer their own perspective. How do you expect that to impact the program as we look toward the
2016 conference?
Golemon: It’s critical that GPA and companies involved in the organization continue to support and emphasize the young
professionals program. I entered the industry in 1985, right before the 1986 commodity price collapse. Many people were
exiting the industry, and there weren’t many people being hired for a time period of almost 10 years. That was 30 years ago,
and now I’m more tenured. There is definitely a generational gap due to industry down cycles when we had fewer young
professionals entering the industry. I think it’s important to support and encourage the younger group, give them leadership
responsibilities and keep our companies and trade organizations active and productive. Young professionals’ involvement
will only strengthen the program, and I look forward to seeing their influence as they get more involved.
Dreyer: I’m personally excited to see young professionals get involved because they’ll bring a fresh perspective to the planning
process and to the entire program. Without the longtime history of our activities, they don’t necessarily accept traditional
offerings, questioning activities and bringing a fresh perspective to our goals and deliverables for attendees.
GPA has added more forums and training opportunities to Wednesday’s agenda. You both sit in the GPA board of directors
meetings and hear about our board’s desire to increase GPA training, even beyond the convention. Why is training important?
Golemon: Training is important for all professionals and is especially critical for the young professionals. Thirty years ago,
most gas processing facilities were owned by major oil companies, and they spent a great deal of time on their own inhouse training programs and materials. Today you see more outsourcing and less time spent time on in-house training. The
midstream industry is more fragmented now, with smaller companies running midstream operations compared to 30 years
ago, and these companies need a place to send their new, young employees to learn. The GPA Convention is a great venue
for that training.
Dreyer: We’ve added these additional options because members of the GPA board are adamant that GPA provide more
training, and we’re looking at options that extend beyond the convention. To be blunt, I hope attendees are paying attention
because these are your companies’ executives asking for these options, so I encourage you to stick around on Wednesday
and attend one of these additional forums/training sessions. They will all conclude by noon to allow attendees plenty of time
to travel home that afternoon.
A question specifically for you, Stan: you’re stepping out of the Program Committee chair role after this convention. When
you attend the GPA Convention in the future and even other conferences and events, do you think you’ll see things differently
or pay more attention to some details that you didn’t necessarily notice before now that you’ve been in this role?
Golemon: My experience as chair has been eye opening as to the quality of the GPA staff. People like Johnny Dreyer, who has
worked for the association for 20+ years, are the reason why this event is such a success. Convention planning is truly a yearlong process, and the GPA staff puts in more work behind the scenes than I could ever imagine as an attendee.
Relative to trends, I’ve also noticed even more emphasis being placed on safety and environmental issues and regulatory/
legislative-type issues. My experience on the committee has helped me realize not only how critical all of these issues are, but
also how we all work together to address them through the convention. This process has expanded my knowledge of what
GPA does to address all of these issues, and a lot of that will happen right here in San Antonio this week.
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The Marriott Rivercenter has hosted the GPA Convention eight times
since 1997. Its architectural design is said to emulate the twin bell
towers of two historic San Antonio structures of the 1700s, Mission
Concepcion and the Cathedral of San Fernando.
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GPA senior vice president. “Part of that is due to geographic
location, being in Texas and near a hotbed of midstream industry
activities. The city’s attractions help too. Outside of convention
hours, attendees can easily stroll over to see the Alamo and enjoy
all the River Walk has to offer.”
Dreyer also points out that the familiarity of the venue by
all involved – GPA staff, hotel staff and convention attendees –
“is huge.”
“When you’ve been to a place eight times, there’s a sense of
comfort that comes with each return. Jim Tappero has been our
point man at the Rivercenter for eight of our visits and that goes
a long way in having things go smoothly for a convention of this
size. San Antonio is a great fit for us,” Dreyer said.
The GPA Convention is scheduled to return to San Antonio
every other year through 2021.
Matt Hite Preparing to Put GPA on Congress’ Radar
By Travis E. Poling
The U.S. Capitol sits only 88 feet
above sea level, but getting the voice
of the Gas Processors Association
(GPA) to be heard on that famous
hill has been a steep climb for the
organization over the years.
But that is about to change
with the GPA’s hiring of its first staff
member to live and work in the
Washington, D.C., area. Matthew
Hite, a native of Ohio, joined GPA
as vice president of government
affairs in mid-January to give the
association a say in policy and
legislation related to the industry.
Hite has spent more than 12
years dealing in federal government
affairs, most recently as policy
counsel and committee executive
to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s
Matt Hite
environmental technology and
regulatory affairs division. Before
that, he served as policy counsel to Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, ranking member of the U.S.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. In total, he has served on the staff of five
members of Congress.
“When people talk about natural gas, they think about
exploration and production,” Hite said. “I think that midstream
in general wasn’t on their radar,” he said of members of
Congress and Capitol Hill staffers. “They don’t know that
they need that midstream expertise and infrastructure to take
advantage of the shale plays. If you don’t have midstream, you
can’t take advantage of this huge production increase.”
His plan for the next 100 days is an advocacy push that
starts with building a demographic profile with hard data he
can show members of Congress, such as miles of gathering
lines, processing capacity numbers and jobs created by the
midstream industry in each congressional district.
He also will be “plugging in” to the GPA membership by
“getting to know the members, know their issues, and get to
know the committees,” Hite said.
He also will open an official GPA office in Washington, D.C.,
and begin to establish the face of GPA in government affairs.
With so many technical issues to understand, Hite said he
will “take something that is extremely complicated and make
it simple enough to understand in a couple of minutes.” By
showing members of Congress and their staff members what
infrastructure and jobs are created by the midstream business
in their district, Hite believes they will more readily grasp what
is at stake on issue decisions.
He is still working with GPA leadership on setting the top issues agenda, but identified five
things he is watching closely.
• Methane emissions: As part of President Obama’s climate change action plan, there will be
proposed rules for methane emissions from midstream operations this year.
• Ozone standard: Areas of the country are considered either attainment or non-attainment
areas for meeting the ozone standard. If that standard is lowered to a little as 60 parts per billion
as some have proposed, it will be very difficult to build any new midstream infrastructure.
And with more non-attainment areas, there is little to trade with for mitigation of the impact,
Hite said. The comment period closed in March and depending how it plays out could shake
up everything from the homebuilding business to all types of manufacturing and access to
federal highway dollars. “Some people are calling it the most costly regulation ever,” Hite said.
• Waters of the U.S.: Building midstream infrastructure already requires meeting a host of
permit requirements, but possible clarifications of protected waters covered in the Clean
Air Act to include seasonal and rain-dependent streams could mean many more layers of
permits needed under the act to build at all. In addition, the changes could have an impact
on permitting for existing facilities. The comment period on the Environmental Protection
Agency-proposed rules ended last November with GPA recommending that rule not be
implemented.
• Pipeline safety: Congress already is looking at new pipeline safety bills, even though the
previous pipeline safety reauthorization still has been implemented and the rulemaking has
been in limbo. (See more about this issue in Wednesday’s edition of the GPA Show Daily.)
Hite said he wants to meet as many of the members face to face as possible to more deeply
understand the issues as they pertain not just to the industry, but individual members.
“The most important thing to me right now is the get to know the membership at this
convention,” Hite said.
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create a multi-technical bridge between the operators and the
manufacturers.”
Manufacturers have a proprietary interest in protecting
specific technical information or intellectual property about
the BAHX so design data and handbooks for the compact
exchangers are limited. Design considerations for each BAHX
must include vendor-specific installation, operation and
maintenance instructions.
“Vendors aren’t sharing information, so there’s no one
person who knows all the questions and has all the right
answers,” Urbanski said. “GPA is a third party that people
should be able to go to for references and recommendations.
We are developing design recommendations that can be
provided to operators and EPC contractors.”
The Aluminum Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger Manufacturer’s
Association (ALPEMA), which represents the world’s five
major BAHX manufacturers, does publish standards that
are the key reference source for engineers working in any of
the principal application areas for BAHXs including process,
chemical, mechanical and maintenance engineering. But
ALPEMA cautions customers they should not pass confidential
information from one manufacturer to another.
“A wealth of knowledge is already in existence, but we’re
trying to come up with information that is specific to the
midstream industry,” Urbanski said. “These are robust, magical
boxes that can last for decades, but they don’t like ‘joysticking,’
or a lot of up and down operation. Cracks and leaks can cause
them to fail.”
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MidContinent GPA Provides Funding for Grade School Safe Room
The Midcontinent GPA (MCGPA) board of directors
recently approved a $15,000 donation to the AlineCleo school system in northwest Oklahoma to make
a much needed storm shelter a reality for the grade
school, which hosts about 80 children ranging from
pre-K to 6th grade plus its teaching staff. Support from
the local chamber of commerce, energy producers in
the area and MCGPA resulted in the project being
approved by the school.
The project team originally estimated the start date
for safe room construction to be in May or June, but
in late February, the school district learned of a preconstructed safe room that could be transported from
Joplin, Mo., to the Aline-Cleo school and be available
immediately.
The shelter was delivered to the school in midMarch, well ahead of the original timeline. It was
one of 31 shelters originally built to protect children
at temporary schools constructed in Joplin after the
May 22, 2011, EF5 tornado destroyed or damaged 10
Joplin School District buildings, including the district’s
only high school. The concrete and steel 10x20 shelter
features 8-inch thick walls and weighs about 70,000
pounds; it is made to withstand winds in excess of 250
miles per hour.
“MidContinent GPA has been a strong financial
supporter of educational institutions and their
industry-related programs for several years, but last
spring, our board of directors began investigating
additional worthy causes that impact the people and
communities within our industry,” said MidContinent
GPA member Wayne Tate, Exterran. “One such cause
highlighted every spring in Oklahoma is storm season.
With the school tragedy in Moore, Okla., last year, the
public has become even more aware of the vulnerability
of our children while they are in school. There has
been much talk about having safe rooms available in
as many schools as possible, but the challenge is, as
always, the cost in an environment where budgets are
being stretched already. We organized a committee to
identify communities in the operating areas of many
GPA member plants/operations that met our list of
criteria, which is how we chose Aline-Cleo. We are
incredibly pleased to make this shelter a reality for the
students and teachers.”
Aline-Cleo Superintendent Barry Nault says
procurement of this shelter is a great first step toward
protecting the entire school.
“Our goal is to provide a safe place for every single
student, teacher and staff person in the school during
the threat of severe weather, and this donation by
MidContinent GPA puts us that much closer,” Nault
said. “We have a bond issue election approaching that,
if approved, will provide funding to secure additional
shelters to protect everyone, which is top priority for
us. We are incredibly thankful for MidContinent GPA’s
support.”
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FRIENDS
Meet Martin Erne, GPA Director of Technical Services
By Dan R. Goddard
When Martin Erne joined the Gas Processors Association (GPA) as
director of technical services in February, family was his top priority.
“I have always worked on the commercial side, but GPA was
something new and considering the fluidity of the industry right now
because of the drop in oil prices, I thought it would provide more
stability for my family and me,” Erne said. “Houston is a great place, but
it’s incredibly big and busy so my wife and kids feel a lot more at home
in Tulsa.”
Erne will be in charge of the GPA’s research and technical initiatives,
overseeing the leveraged research that has helped provide the basic data
needed to increase the efficiency and environmental performance of
gas processing facilities.
“A lot of my responsibilities are not so much technical as being
an administrator working with the Technical Committee and our
research partners, generally research universities, labs and other trade
associations,” Erne said.
Martin Erne
The 2015 research budget is $625,000, and GPA members contributed
a combined $290,000 toward that amount through their annual dues.
This year, a total of 25 research projects are underway or proposed.
“One of my most important responsibilities is supporting the Gas Processors Suppliers
Association’s (GPSA) Editorial Review Board and managing the GPSA Engineering Data Book
and keeping it up to date,” Erne said.
For example, Project 921 is an ongoing effort to maintain an up-to-date, PC-compatible,
database of validated GPA experimental and phase equilibrium data that are needed for the proper
design and operation of gas gathering and processing equipment. These data are particularly
important in designing heat exchangers and towers at low temperature, high pressure, or high
acid gas conditions. This is one of the projects funded from the annual
budget provided by GPSA Data Book funds and overseen by the
Research and Technical Committees.
“I am someone with solid engineering skills and judgment and a
good technical mind who possessed little knowledge about the industry
when I accepted the position,” Erne said. “But I’m a fast learner. Because
oil prices have dropped, companies are tightening their belts and
looking for ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. That’s where the
GPA can help with its research projects.”
Erne has more than 10 years of experience in the field, most recently
working for DCP Midstream managing engineering projects including
custody transfer meter stations, pipeline laterals and connections.
Previously, he worked in various engineering roles for Lamons, S&B
Engineers and Constructors and Neptect USA.
With a master of science in engineering management from the
University of Houston, Erne has a bachelor of science in mechanical
engineering from Ohio State University.
Early in his career, he worked as a flight planner for the United
Space Alliance where he provided real-time support of space shuttle
missions for the Shuttle Mission Control Center.
In 2007, he joined Jacobs Engineering as a project engineer managing the design, construction,
testing and certification of International Space Station (ISS) intravehicular activity hardware and
providing real-time support for ISS flight crew equipment.
“The value I grained from my experience working at NASA I bring with me anywhere I go,”
Erne said. “That includes accountability, high attention to detail, drive to do the job right the first
time, humility and the philosophy that you don’t always have to know the answer to questions,
but you don’t guess and you do find them out.”
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that growth may be difficult when oil prices are in the sub-$50a-barrel range. The same factors that have driven this emission
decrease should continue in the future.”
The Obama Administration is basing its strategy to cut
methane emissions on five technical white papers issued by
the EPA last spring, but Moxley said some of the studies cited
in the papers are already almost two decades out of date such
as the GRI/EPA study pubished in 1996.
“A lot has happened in the last 20 years,” Moxley said. “We
need better data before we can decide how to get from point A
to point B. We need to know if we’re going for a two-foot putt
or if we’re trying for a hole-in-one from 100 yards away in a
sand trap.”
A 2014 study published in the journal Science found
methane leaks from oil and natural gas drilling sites and
pipelines at rates 50 percent higher than previously thought.
The new regulations will be designed to curb methane leaks
from oil and gas wells, pipelines and valves — the entire
fossil fuel drilling, production and transportation system, but
initially, they will apply only to new and modified oil and gas
systems.
In an effort to modernize the natural gas and distribution
infrastructure, the Department of Energy plans to issue new
energy efficiency standards for natural gas compressors,
advance research and development to bring down the cost
of detecting leaks, work with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission to modernize natural gas infrastructure and
partner with the National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners and local distribution companies to accelerate
pipeline repair and replacement at the local level.
“GPA members need to be aware that this isn’t just going
to be about the EPA,” Moxley said. “It’s going to involve
every regulatory agency, state and federal, that’s overseeing
the oil and gas industry. New pipeline safety standards from
the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration are
coming soon that will also target lower methane emissions.”
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GPA Gas Chromatography School Registration has Opened
GPA School of Gas Chromatography students are presented a certificate of achievement during a graduation
ceremony at the end of the week that acknowledges their successful completion of the training program.
The Gas Processors Association (GPA) announces registration is open for the annual
GPA School of Gas Chromatography, scheduled for Aug. 3 – 7 at the University of Tulsa
(Oklahoma).
Early enrollment is encouraged because the maximum number of 100 students is usually
met by the early bird registration deadline. For the 2015 class, the discount deadline is July
11.
Early bird discount registration fees are $675 for GPA and GPSA member companies’
employees and $975 for non-members.
After July 11, standard registration rates apply for the school as long as there are
openings. Standard fees are $775 for association members and $1,075 for non-members.
The school is directed toward chromatograph operators, measurement technicians and
engineers involved with chromatography. The instruction covers basic gas and gas-liquid
chromatography with an introduction to extended analysis. All of the reference materials
needed for the class are included in the registration fee and are for the students to keep.
Classes begin at 8 a.m. Monday morning and conclude at noon on Friday. Lessons
consist of a combination of lectures, demonstrations and chromatograph operation, with
an emphasis being placed on hands-on machine demonstration and operation. Both
natural gas and natural gas liquid samples are analyzed.
Instructors are industry technicians and chemists, many of whom have been involved
with the GPA educational program for more than 20 years. GPA’s Technical Section B Analysis and Test Methods manages, directs and conducts the school.
Students satisfying all class requirements are
presented certificates during a graduation ceremony at
the end of the week that acknowledges their successful
completion of the training program. GPA officials say
the achievement is a valued accomplishment.
“Leaving here with a certificate of completion is a
big deal for graduates and their employers,” said GPA
President and CEO Mark Sutton. “Chromatography
technology is always evolving, and we’re 100 percent
dedicated to the subject, so we see a mix of new and
return students each year as companies want to stay up
to date with the science and equipment. We’re proud of
our school’s recognition as being the best of its kind.”
The 2015 GPA School of Gas Chromatography is
the 42nd for the program.
2015 GPA
Lessons throughout the week consist of a combination of lectures, demonstrations and chromatograph operation, with an emphasis being placed on
hands-on machine demonstration and operation.
School of Gas Chromatography
August 3 -7
University of Tulsa
Gas Processors Suppliers Association Members
The Gas Processors Suppliers Association (GPSA) is open to any company that
provides services or supplies for the midstream industry. GPSA has its own officers,
board of directors and bylaws. To view the online GPSA company directory,
visit www.GPAglobal.org and click on the GPSA logo.
COMPANY NAME
A+ Corp.
A1 Sheet Metal Inc.
ABB Inc.
Accurate Gas Products, LLC
Accurate Lab Audits, LLC
Adsorption Technical Service, LLC
AECOM
Aeon PEC
AF Global
Afton Pumps Inc.
Aggreko, LLC
Agile Process Solutions, LLC
Agilent Instrumentation Inc.
Air Liquide America Specialty Gases, LLC
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Airgas Inc.
Allied Equipment Inc.
Alphabet Energy
Alpine Site Services
Altran North America
AMACS Process Tower Internals
AMCS Corp.
AMEC Oil & Gas Americas
AMETEK Process Instruments
Analytical Instruments Corp.
Analytical Systems International
Anguil Environmental Systems
Angus Measurement Services
Antea Group
Anvil Corp.
ARC Energy Equipment
Ardent Services, LLC
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REPRESENTATIVE
Justin Harvey
Gary Short
Scott Peterson
Erich Hofmeister
Billy Rich
Don Pfennig
David Richmond
Ken Mathews
Britt Denby
Michael Derr
Mark Glaze
Mark Warren
Kelly Beard
Scott Martinez
Kurt Metzler
Dan Drury
Jeff Stake
Mothusi Pahl
Bernie Gochis
Andrea Muscato
Tracie Charleville
Robert Mostello
Patrick Campbell
Patricia Greenbaum
Gilbert Coody
Tom Kimbell
Kevin Summ
Steve Forman
John Barry
James Jansky
Jason Arceneaux
Richard Chamberlain
Ariel Corp.
ASK Industries
Aspen Technology Inc.
Atlas Copco Gas and Process
Audubon
AXH Air-Coolers
Ayers, Michael, P.E.
Azota Ltd.
B.enviroSAFE Inc.
Baker & O’Brien Inc.
BAND-IT IDEX Inc.
Barry D. Payne & Associates Inc.
Bartlett Equipment Co.
BASF Corp.
BCCK Engineering Inc.
Bechtel
Best PumpWorks
Bexar Energy Holdings Inc.
BFX Fabrication, LLC
BGE
Bilfinger Water Technologies
Bilfinger Westcon Inc.
Black & Veatch Corp.
Blue Star Pipe
Boardman, LLC
Borets
Bowden Construction Co. Ltd.
Brahma Group Inc.
Brenntag Pacific Inc.
Brice Equipment Co.
Bryan Research & Engineering Inc.
Bubba’s Got Gas Construction
Buffalo Gap Instrumentation & Electrical
David Bardeen
Scott Wilson
Doug McCallum
Joseph Lillard
Tim Sicard
Rick Grapengater
Michael Ayers, P.E.
Robert Bush
Doug Bartley
Jordan Miller
Barry Payne
Gary Bartlett
Todd Spengeman
Rayburn Butts
Dan Olsen
Mark Weidmann
Matthew Frondorf
J.W. Varner
Clay Russell
Eugene Kuchta
Sue Gustafson
Steve Carter
Darrin Kelley
Scott Hagemann
Mike Hendricks
Jim Hunter
Madison Allred
Warren Child
Ron Brice
Gavin McIntyre
LeeAnn Hearn
Doug McClure
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Burckhardt Compression U.S.
BWFS Industries, LLC
C.R.C. Consulting
C3 Resources, LLC
Cameron Process Systems
Cameron Valves & Measurement
Catalytic Combustion Corp.
Catalytic Products International Inc.
Catamount Constructors Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
CCC Group Inc.
CDI Engineering
CDM Resource Management, LLC
CECA Molecular Sieves, Arkema Inc.
CEI Engineering Associates
CH2M Hill
Chapman Corp.
Chart Energy & Chemicals
Chemical Products Industries Inc.
Chiyoda Corp.
Chromatic Industries
Ci Actuation
Cimation
City Pipe & Supply Corp.
Clear Creek Construction
Coastal Chemical Co., LLC
Coastal Flow Measurement Inc.
Cobbs Allen
Compressor Engineering Corp. COMPRESSORtech
Condit Co.
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
Connelly-GPM Inc.
Contek Solutions, LLC
Cook Compression
Corpac Steel Products Corp.
Credence Gas Services, LLC
Criterion Catalyst & Technologies, LP
Croft Automation, LLC
David Curtin
Joe Butcher
Randy Cotney
Greg Lewis
Kevin Vaughn
Mike Wood
Mark Ruff
Scott Shaver
Brian Mulnix
Richard Barber
Richard Ware
Robert Crow
Paul Ludwick
John McNichol
Chris Rogers
John Rizopoulos
Jeffrey Jackson
Ron Pasadyn
Floyd E. Farha, Ph.D.
Miu Kamimura
Larry Brown
Sieven Taylor
Jonathan Klein
Steve Wimberley
Craig Nuckols
Stan Dorak
Stephen Whitman
Andy Davenport
Joe Miniot
Brent Haight
Jeff Moellers
Larry Rowland
Stephen Klein
James Johnstone
Eddie Arnold
Guillermo Selva
Gary Cooper
Fernando Maldonado
James Croft
Croft Production Systems Inc.
Crossfire, LLC
Crossway Surveying Inc.
CSI Compressco, LP
Cummings Electrical Inc.
Cummins Inc.
Custom Compression Systems
DanCar Energy Construction
Daniel Measurement & Control
DCG Partnership 1 Ltd.
Delta Tee International Inc.
Desert NDT, LLC
Detechtion Technologies
Det-Tronics
Devco USA
Dew Point Control, LLC
Dexter Field Services
Diablo Analytical Inc.
Dickson Process Systems Ltd.
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Dollahon Public Relations
Dresser-Rand Co.
Eastman Chemical
Eaton Metal Products Company, LLC
EDG Inc.
Element Materials Technology
Elite Compression Services, LLC
Elkhorn Holdings Inc.
Elliott Group
E-MC Electrical
EMD Inc.
Emerson Process Management
EMK3
EMS USA Inc.
EnDyn Ltd.
Enerflex
Energes
Energy Developments Inc.
Energy Recovery Inc.
Cameron Croft
Amy Fotenos
Dustin Price
Timothy Knox
Brad Samardzija
Gary Farr
Frank Northup
Michael Dawson
Emerie (Butch) Dupuis
Louis D’Agostaro
Essa Firooz
Maria Carrillo
Ray Richey
Nina Hedrick
Jim Hauser
Myron Goforth
Brett Kriley
Scott Hein, Ph. D.
L. Clark Dickson
Doug Dutton
Gary Dollahon
Carol Conomos
Amanda Avis
Matthew Russell
Barry Norman
Trevor Judice
Jerry Blackmon
Sean Sullivan
Jay Hedlund
Monty Worley
Steve Jones
Chuck Miller
Terry Coulter
Mark Campbell
Tracy Little
David Stevenson
Gary Coates
Dennis Bollinger
Borja Blanco
COMPANY NAME
Energy Solutions International
EnerSys Corp.
ENGlobal Corp.
Enovation Controls
EnRUD Resources Inc.
Enserca Engineering
EnSiteUSA
Entero Corp.
Envirosep
EPC Inc.
EPCON International Inc.
EPIC
ESD Simulation Training Inc.
eSimulation Inc.
Everest Sciences
Evonik Corp.
Exeltech
EXP Engineering International
Exterran
Fabreeka International
Fabsco Shell & Tube, LLC
Fabwell Corp.
Federal Services, LLC
FESCO Ltd.
FES-Southwest Inc.
Filtration Technology Corp.
Fisher Controls
Flatrock Engineering and Environmental
Flow-Cal Inc.
Fluenta Inc.
Fluor Enterprises Inc.
Foster Wheeler USA Corp.
Frames Inc.
Freese and Nichols Inc.
G2 Partners, LLC
Gas Analytical Solutions Inc.
Gas and Supply
Gas Equipment Co. Inc.
Gas Packaging Engineering Ltd.
Gas Technology Corp.
Gas Treatment Services B.V.
GC2 Specialty Construction, LP
GE Oil & Gas
GE Power & Water
GEA Refrigeration North America Inc.
Genesis Systems
Geolex Inc.
G-Force and Associates Inc.
Global Compressor, L.P.
Gly-Tech Services
Grace Davison
Grae-Con Construction Inc.
Graves Analytical Services, LLC
Great Plains Analytical Services
Greene’s Synergy Services
Gregory Gas Services, LLC
Guild Associates Inc.
Gulf Coast Chemical, LLC
Gulf Coast Dismantling Inc.
Gulf Coast Engineered Solutions Inc.
Gulf Coast Measurement Inc.
Gulf Interstate Engineering
Gulf Publishing Co.
H & S Valve Inc.
H.J. Baker, PE
H+M Industrial EPC
Halff TriTex
Halker Consulting, LLC
Hampel Oil Distributors
Harris Group Inc.
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Heatec Inc.
Heater Specialists
Heath Consultants Inc.
Hero Flare, LLC
HETSCO Inc.
Hoerbiger Compression Technology
Holloman Corp.
Howard Energy Partners
HSB Solomon Associates, LLC
Hunt, Guillot & Associates
Huntsman Corp.
Hy-Bon Engineering
Hydrocarbon Technology Engrg.
HydroCat Industries
Hytech Plant Design
I & S Technical Resources Inc.
Industrial Distributors Inc.
Industrial Gas Technology Inc.
INEOS Gas/Spec Technology Group
International Alliance Group
International Oil & Gas Consultants Pte. Ltd.
Interra Global Adsorbents
Intertek
IPDEgan Hernandez
ISTI Plant Services
J MAR & Associates
J.H. Foglietta Consulting, LLC
J.W. Williams an AECOM Company
REPRESENTATIVE
Eric Johnson
Russel Treat
Dave Sauve
Dwight Dittmar
Roy Massengale
Greg Downs
Kimberley Braswell
Steve Remmington
Steven Valenti
Jon Jasper
Todd Willman
Wilson Long
Belinda Gault
Mark Roop
Eric Warren
Osvaldo Gotera
Kevin Parsons
Chris Beveridge
Mark Helm
John McDonald
J. Scott Lewis
Bob Strohmeyer
David Farthing
David Dannhaus
Brian Markey
Chris Wallace
Bill Flowers
Wade Ingle
Jessica Tyo
Paul Khuri
Michael Gilmartin
James Hooper
Paul Booth
Kendall King
J.D. Kern
Mike Robison
Larry Boiteaux
Roy Nichols
Alastair Milne
Alan Sudbrock
Mathieu de Bas
Troy Mueck
David Smoot
Stephanie Judge
Todd Kennedy
Mark Auer
Alberto Gutierrez
Jeff Pickrel
Sarah Jackson
Rocky Buras
Mickey Vaughn
Robert Gribben
Joseph Graves
Michael O’Brien
Mark Mattox
James Gregory
Michael Mitariten
Jim Fusilier
John Jordan
Bryan Evans
Marsha Goudeau
Jaclynn Metz
John Royall
Les Littlejohn
Joe Baker
Brad Sawyer
Richard Jones
Matthew Halker
Jon Hampel
Jeff Stephens
Lisa Mitchell
Adriano Santos
William Tietze
Paul Wehnert
Craig Rosencutter
Sam Willard
Carlos Carratu
Wayne Stewart
Josh Doramus
Donald Jones
Mike Causey
Patrick Holub
Larry Richards
Dan Cooper
Conrad Scranton
Ivan Grosmann
Steve Pourteau
John Holland
Charles Zuccarell
Shelby Oostwouder
Blane Vincent
Armando Guerrero
Ron Naiser
Sharon Roberts
Steve Scott
Theresa Myers
Jorge Foglietta
John Pearce
Jacobs
JEM Resources & Engineering Inc.
JFE Engineering Corp.
JGC Corp.
John Zink Company, LLC
Johnson Filtration Products Inc.
Johnson Matthey
Jonell Inc.
Joule Processing, LLC
JP3 Measurement
J-W Power Co.
Kahuna Ventures
Kams Inc.
Kane Environmental Engrg.
KBC Advanced Technologies
KBR
Ke-Rem Technical Services Ltd.
K-Flex USA
Kimray Inc.
Kleinfelder
Knighten Industries Inc.
Koch-Glitsch L.P.
KP Midstream
KW International
L.A. Turbine
Laboratory Services
Lauren Engineers & Constructors Inc.
LCM Industries Inc.
Legacy Measurement Solutions
Leidos Engineering
Light Tower Rentals
Linde Process Plants Inc.
LKS Midstream Consulting, LLC
Louisiana Valve Source Inc.
M & J Valve
M Chemical Co.
M J & H Fabrication
Mangan Inc.
Martin Energy Consultants
Master Corp.
Masters Process Equipment
Mayekawa USA Inc.
McAfee & Taft
McDaniel Technical Services Inc.
Peter Wisniewski
G.W. Rashall
Shin Kawamura
Yasufumi Kosakai
Roger Blanton
Charles Johnson
Vince Row
George Clarke
Ben Victor
John Biggs
Chris Carter
John Rheinheimer
Jeff Horton
Alan Kane
Andy Howell
Christopher Caswell
Kevin Rempel
Matthew Hair
Jim Cameron
Julie Griffin
Brian Knighten
Joe Heavrin
Scott Baker
Kelli Sanford
John Maskaluk
Dustin Armstrong
Bridget Ahr
Tommy Crume
G. Gene Gradick Jr.
Drue Smallwood
Mark Commins
Leslie Agee
Larry Smith
Kirt Hebert
Sam Johnson
Mark McDonald
Gary Harvey
Marvin Walton
Larry Martin
Dudley Haynie
Richard Karl
Isao Ono
Robert Joyce
Dustin McDaniel
Pantechs Laboratories Inc.
Panton Inc.
Paratherm - Heat Transfer Fluids
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Parsons Corp.
PECOFacet
Peerless Mfg. Co.
Pennwell Corp.
Pentair Porous Media
PerkinElmer LAS
Perry Gas Processors, LP
Petral Consulting Co.
Petrin Corp.
Petro-Canada America Lubricants Inc.
PetroSkills/John M. Campbell
McGregor
PFEC Inc.
Plant Eng. Construction Pte Ltd.
Plant Maintenance Services, LLC
PLH Group
Power & Control Engineering Solutions
POWER Engineers Inc.
PPI Engineering & Construction Services
Precision Flow Inc.
Prime Controls, LP
Primoris Energy Services
Priority Power Management, LLC
ProActive Services, LLC
Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A.
PSI (Process Solutions Integration)
Puffer-Sweiven
Q. B. Johnson Mfg. Inc.
Q2 Technologies, LLC
QPS Engineering, LLC
QuantityWare GmbH
Questar Energy Services
Quorum Business Solutions Inc.
R & R Engineering Co. Inc.
Randall Gas Technologies
Ranger Plant Constructional Co. Inc.
Red Ball Oxygen
Ref-Chem L.P.
Regard Resources Co. Inc.
RES Energy Solutions
Steve Holcomb
Frank Li
James Walzer
Bruce Weber
Paul Kronfield
Bulent Turan
Felix Ruiz
Paul Westervelt
Sharon Maydak
Christopher Johnson
Larry Molinar
Dan Lippe
Michael Shipp
Randy Penrice
Kindra Snow-
McJunkin Red Man Corp.
Mechanical Equipment Inc.
MEGTEC Systems Inc.
MEI, LLC
Merichem
MHBT Inc.
Michell Instruments Inc.
MidCon Compression, LLC
Mid-States Supply
Midstream Energy Group Inc.
Midway Laboratory Inc.
MIRATECH Corp.
Mobile Analytical Labs Inc.
MODEC International Inc.
Monico Monitoring Inc.
Moore Control Systems Inc.
Movilab, S.A. de C.V.
Meugniot
MPR Services Inc.
MSES Consultants Inc.
Mueller Environmental Designs
Mustang Cat
MYNAH Technologies
Nalco, an Ecolab Company
Neuman & Esser USA Inc.
New Gen Products
New Tech Global Ventures
Nexo Solutions
Niagara Blower
Nicholas Consulting Group Inc.
Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC
Nomaco Insulation
Nomad Field Services
NorthStar Energy Services Inc.
Norwood S&S, LLC
Nova Molecular Technologies
NTACT Operations, LLC
Oiltech
Olsson Associates
OMNI Flow Computers Inc.
Onsite Power Inc.
Optimized Gas Treating Inc.
Optimized Pipeline Solutions
Optimized Process Designs
Optimized Process Furnaces
Ortloff Engineers Ltd.
David Nix
Tom Smith
Mary Vonderen
Rea Huston
Kirk Novak
Phillip Brown
Keven Conrad
Scott Johnson
Scott Stearns
Anne Keller
Alan Harris
Ryan Jeter
Larry McElmurry
Puneet Sharma
Allen Walker
Jae Moore
Ricardo Aguiar-
Reset Energy
Rexel Inc.
RGW Solutions
Rhine Ruhr Pty Ltd
Richard Industrial Group
River City Engineering
Rockwell Automation
Rotor-Tech Inc.
Royal Filter Mfg. Co. Inc.
S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd.
S&B Infrastructure Private Ltd.
Samson Controls Inc.
Samuel Engineering Inc.
SANCUS Energy & Power, LLC
Saulsbury Industries Inc.
SCFM Compression Systems Co.
Schneider Electric - Invensys
Schwob Energy Services
Scion Instruments
S-CON Inc.
Scott Measurement Service Inc.
SEC Energy Products & Services, LP
Select Engineering Inc.
Sepra-Chem Corp.
SERO PumpSystems
Setec Astronomy Inc.
Shafer, Kline & Warren Inc.
Shamrock Gas Analysis
Shea Writing & Training Solutions Inc.
Shrieve Chemical Products Inc.
Siemens Industry
Simms Machinery International
SME Associates Inc.
Smith & Burgess
Smithco Engineering Inc.
SNC-Lavalin E&C
Southern Heat Exchanger Services
Southern Petroleum Laboratories Inc.
Spartan Energy Partners
Spartan Engineering Inc.
Spectra Energy
SpectraSensors Inc.
Spitzer Industries
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Strategic Automation Services, LLC
STS Consulting Services
Bryan Lamar
Wilfred Bullock
Robert Wood
Jim Tyzzer
Casey Fischer
Kent Pennybaker
Anthony Geraci
Dave Echols
Glenn McNatt
Harvey Hensley
Harold Reddish
Kaki Sokolow
Amanda Slatten
Elise Winslow
Randy Richardson
Stephen Miller
Jim Holt
Keith Kirkman
Patrick Farrell
Trey Brown
Patti Scott
David Stone
Scott Hastings
Alek Hamilton
Kevin Hohn
Stephen Carter
Mike Embree
Mal Brennan
Evalyn Shea
Scott Gustafson
Chintan Patel
James Simms
Jeff Diaz
Mark Solz
Jim Matthews
Charles Solomon
Michael Michalski
Fred Mueller
Keith Hairston
Noelle Hasser
Michael Cooper
Cara Ross
Bryan Hodges
Bob Tuttle
David Engel
Peter Demakos
Tommy Hill
Cale Coulter
Scott Edwards
Michael Hewitt
David Lumbatis
Stephen Norwood
Jim Williams
Dan McInnis
Cosimo Boffa
Gene Crabtree
Veronica Jarrels
Dennis Roundtree
Ralph Weiland
Richard Romero
Gary Thompson
Robert Phillips
John Wilkinson
Jacob Carr
Wong Peng
Albert Murphree
Tim Brown
Neil Frihart
Bridget Dalin
Raleigh Nepveux
Clyde Shugart
Heather McNiel
Mike Slaton
John Bick
Dani DeVito
Rod Young
Danny Musgraves
Todd Andrus
Lory Johnson
Mary Feece
Charles Brown
Markus Seng
Blaine Siddoway
Cleve Hogarth
Wayne Rumley
Robert Huebel
Rob Robertson
LaMeka Dennis
Mickey Wilson
Raymond Regard
Ryan Benge
Ed Fedrick
Joe Landes
Amber Lounsbury
Wayne Lagorin
Victor Standish
Sam Miller
John Sargent
Jerry Gump
Tim McElmurry
Mike White
STV/GWD
Kristin Sewell
Subsurface Technology Inc.
John Gray
Sulfur Operations Support Inc.
Strom Smith
Sulpetro Inc.
Gordon Weicker
Sulzer Chemtech
Rodney Alario
Sundyne
Steve Brown
Sunland Construction Inc.
George Beridon
Superheat FGH Services Inc.
Mary Borror
SWAGELOK Oklahoma
Jeff Kraft
Syvance
Eric Russell
T. F. Hudgins Inc.
Ted Edwards
Taylor Forge Engineered Systems
Bill Roberts
TEA
Jason Klintworth
Teague Nall and Perkins Inc.
Michael Wellbaum
TECHNIP
David Berglund
TEG Solutions, LLC
Jordan Hughey
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Joel Johnston
Tetra Tech
Ashley Estilette
Tetra Technologies Inc.
Pedro Diaz
Texas Turbine Inc.
Claude Giroux
The Arrington Corp.
Tom Arrington
The Brock Group
Efrain Garcia
The PROS Company
Lee Levisay
Thermal & Mechanical Equipment Co.
Chris Kappes
Thomas Petroleum Ltd.
Bill Thomas
Thurmond-McGlothlin Inc.
Ken Hudgeons
TIC - The Industrial Company
Edd Cockerill
Tiger Tower Services
Blake Arbour
Tiger Valve Co.
Allen Mueller
Tomcej Engineering Inc.
Raymond Tomcej
Torrent Energy Services
Jason Galvan
Total Energy Corp.
Robert Armentano
Total Valve & Equipment
Joey Patin
Tower Force
Keith Hurst
Toyo Engineering Corp.
Masakazu Sasaki
Trailhead Engineering
Coby Crawford
TransTech Energy
Greg Ezzell
TransTex Hunter, LLC
Holly Walker
TRC Companies Inc.
Scott Reed
Trimeric Corp.
Ken McIntush
Trinity Consultants
Whitney Boger
Trinity Containers, LLC
Don Wallace
Trinity Contractors
Jim Haltom
TriStar Global Energy Solutions
Meghan Kidwell
Troy Construction Co.
Britiny Froemmling
Tryer Process Equipment
Jonathan Tryer
Uintah Engineering & Land Surveying
Parrish Salyers
United Steel Structures Inc.
Robert Collum
United/Wells Inc.
W. Kennedy
Univar USA Inc.
Jason Miller
Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies Dawn Auby
Universal Pegasus International
Ravi Pai
UOP Russell
Neil Eckersley
UOP, a Honeywell Company
Kathy Lipski
Upstream Development and Engineering Inc. Joon Song
USA Environment, L.P.
Sandra LaRosa
Valdes Engineering Co.
Frank Gryzik
Valerus
David Mirdadian
Valley Vessel Fabricators LLC
Bobby Mathews
ValvTechnologies
Curtis Hanzalik
Vanco Equipment Co.
Kent Van Valkenburgh
Vanderpool Pipeline Engineers Inc.
David Vanderpool
VANEC
Arthur Cagney
Vanson Engineering Co.
Walter Khazoyan
Vapor Point
Don Alford
Varo Engineers Inc.
Tim Burnham
Vavco, LLC
Matt Vavro
Vector Controls and Automation Group
Larry Sims
VGas, LLC
Sandeep
Ramachandran
Vinson Process Controls
Sam Line
Virtual Materials Group
Gerald Jacobs
VME Fabricators
Greg Jean
Wagner Power Systems
Paul Keener
Waid Environmental
Jay Hoover
Wanzek Construction Inc.
Matt Buchanan
Wasson - ECE Instrumentation
Jenny Torgerson
Waterfield Energy
Tracey Radi
Wedge Energy Services
Welker Inc.
David Fish
Wellsite Compressor & Equipment Co.
Russ Hogue
Wesco
Chris Lee
Western Filter Co. Inc.
Chris Lindenberg
Whitlow Professional Services
Herb Whitlow
Wier & Associates Inc.
Toby Rodgers
Willbros Group
Matt Rosser
Wilson-Mohr
WinSim Inc.
Lynn McGuire
Wood Group Mustang Inc.
Paul Glaves
Wood Group PSN
Andre Jackson
Worley Parsons Resources & Energy
Helmy Andrawis
Xodus Group
Lawrence Lambon
Yokogawa Corp. of America
Marcus Tennant
York Process Systems
Robert Fahey
Zachry
Roy Kizer
ZAP Engineering & Construction Services Inc. Steve Tzap
Zedi US
Gary Edwards
Zeeco Inc.
Scott Reed
Zeochem
Mike Schneider
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