GPA Midstream’s Facility Design, Operation & Maintenance group is responsible for all technical matters concerning midstream facilities design, operations and maintenance. The committee maintains a continuing study of all phases of midstream facilities design (process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation) including construction, startup, process safety management design related issues, optimization, and modification. They also serve as a forum for personnel involved in operations and maintenance of midstream facilities to share and improve practices and procedures. This group maintains a list of topics identified to consider addressing, such as preventative maintenance programs, plant turnarounds and vendor alliances. This committee meets 2 times per year, most commonly in April and October. View the Facility Design, Operation & Maintenance Committee Charter.
Chair: David Beck, Audubon
Vice Chair: Drew Vincent, Targa Resources
Young Professionals Liaison: Vacant
GPA Midstream Staff Liaison: Martin Erne
A typical committee member includes individuals with appropriate job responsibilities and/or expertise related to this committee's work. This committee accepts volunteers with appropriate experience, and members may also be assigned by a GPA Midstream member company.
GPA Midstream and GPSA members on the committee as of 02-01-2022 include:
Atlas Copco Gas and Process, Audubon, AUX Sable Liquid Products Inc., Azota Gas Processing, Ltd., Barry D. Payne & Associates – Mangan Inc., Black & Veatch Corp., Blair Engineering, Bryan Research & Engineering, LLC, Cameron, A Schlumberger Company, Caterpillar, Inc., Chart Industries, ConocoPhillips, CoreWorks, LLC, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, DCP Midstream, LP, ENABLE Midstream Partners, Encore Oilfield Services, LLC, Enerflex, Energy Transfer Co., EnLink Midstream, Enterprise Products Operating LP, EXTERRAN, ExxonMobil/XTO, Flow Control Services, Freese and Nichols, Inc., GasTech Engineering, LLC, Honeywell UOP, Hunt, Guillot & Associates, Huntsman Corp., Iron Horse Midstream, LLC, J. H. Foglietta Consulting, LLC, Kahuna Ventures, Linde Engineering Americas, Lummus Technology, M Chemical Company, Marathon Petroleum Corp., Midcoast Energy, Monico Monitoring, Inc., Mustang Gas Products, LLC, NTACT Operations, LLC, Nuevo Midstream Dos, LLC, ONEOK Inc., Ovintiv USA Inc., PetroSkills/John M. Campbell, Phillips 66, Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd., ProSep Inc., Raffinate Technologies, Ref-Chem LP, River City Engineering, Shrieve Chemical Products, Inc., Southern Heat Exchanger, Superior Pipeline Co., Targa Resources, Inc., Triumph Gas Technology Consulting, Watson Millican & Co., Western Midstream Partners, LP, Williams
Members can personally and professionally benefit from the sharing of technological knowledge, assimilating best practices and having the opportunity to participate in the design of gas gathering and processing facilities. Additionally, members benefit from the sharing of operation and maintenance practices and procedures, as well as networking.
The committee maintains a continuing study of all phases of gas processing and gathering facilities design, operations and maintenance (process, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation) including construction, startup, process safety management design related issues, optimization and modification. The section maintains the following documents and publications:
GPA Midstream Facilities Design Recommended Practices
GPA Midstream Survey of Recent Plant Spacing Recommendations
GPA Midstream Facilities Design & Optimization Training Resources List
GPA Midstream Check Lists for Energy Conservation in Gas Processing Plants
GPA Midstream Plant Project and Design Checklist
GPSA Data Book Spreadsheets/Formulas
GPA Plant Operations Test Manual
O&M Maintenance Practice Guidance
Amines System Operations Guidelines
Digital / Mobile Technology for O&M Applications
Emission Control Guidance
Midstream Facilities Optimization Check Lists
Operator Checklists for Select Plant Equipment
Plant Project and Design Checklist
Process Control in Gas Processing Facilities Guideline
The committee works with other GPA Midstream technical committees and outside organizations such as the American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Chemical Safety Board (CSB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
