Breakout Sessions

Part of the SGA Operating Conference

• July 22-24, 2008
• Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Atlanta GA

• July 20-22, 2009
• Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Houston TX

 

Contribute to the Discussion

This is your meeting! Weigh in with the session facilitators / moderators and presenters to offer suggested topics for discussion.

 

Break Out Sessions Confirmed

1.  Distribution Regulatory Update

1:00 to 4:00

This session is intended to provide a high level over-view and update on a range of topics impacting gas distribution operations. Many of these topics will be explored in more detail in round table sessions scheduled beginning Wednesday.

Moderators

• Bob Gardner, Alagasco (bob.gardner@energen.com)
• Bill Gardner, Mobile Gas Service (bgardner@mobile-gas.com)

Topics

• ASME B31 Q and OQ Issues (1:00 to 1:30)
  • Brief review of why and how B31Q came to be
  • Brief review of the contents of B31Q
  • Review of current discussion topics in the ASME B31Q Technical Committee Meetings
  • Availability for your B31Q suggestions, questions, and answers
  • Presenter: Amy Livingston, El Paso (amy.livingston@elpaso.com), member SGA ASME B31Q and OQ Interest Group Committee
  • Download this presentation: OQ-Livingston
• Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (1:30 to 2:00)
• Update on current and anticipated regulations
• Audits update and lessons learned
• Presenter: Linda Daugherty, Director, Southern Region, PHMSA
• Texas Railroad Commission NOPR (2:00 to 2:30)
  • Compression couplings
  • Leak grading
  • Leak survey
  • Presenter: Lloyd Wallin, Texas Gas Service, a ONEOK Co.
  • Download Lloyd's presentation: New Texas Chapter 8 Rules
• Break (2:30 to 2:45)
• Distribution Integrity Management Programs(2:45 to 3:45)
  • This topic will be covered in depth in the: Distribution Engineers & Distribution Integrity Management Programs Round Table
  • Presenters / discussion leaders: Andrew Lu, American Gas Association, and members of the Distribution Integrity Management Programs (DIMP) Interest Group Committee
  • Download Andrew's AGA DIMP Update
• Open Discussion and Final Q&A(3:45 to 4:00)

 

2.    Safety Smart Practices

1:00 to 3:00

Presenters: Mark Milliken, Safety Director - Panhandle (Mark.Milliken@SUG.com); and Ed Randolph, PSNC Energy, a SCANA Co. (erandolph@scana.com).

The SGA Safety & Health Committee hosts this session annually. Members of this Committee share best practices learned at the Safety & Health Round Table (July 25-27, 2008; Charlotte)

Safety Smart Practices-Presentation

 

3.    Natural Disaster Emergency Management

1:00 to 3:00

The Natural Disaster - Emergency Management Interest Group Committee is hosting this session. This session will feature a summary of the smart practices that came out of the Natural Disaster Emergency Management Workshop (March 2008; Nashville).

Presenters:

• Mark LaCroix, Superintendent-Western Operations, Alagasco
• Bill Coffeen (wgcbpc@comcast.net)
• Glen Boatwright, Vice President, Nixon & Associates

Handouts for this session:

• National Response Framework - 1
• National Response Framework - 2
• SGA Mutual Assistance Procedures and Guidelines
• Stages of Disaster Management Program Development
• Natural Disaster Planning Checklist - Coffeen

 

4. Tours

1:00 to TBD

• Tour of a vertical main (high rise) application

• Tour of the Atlanta Gas Light Gas Control

• Key hole – demo – about an hour – about 20 people max – near hotel
  • Keyhole Demo
• Tour of the AGL LNG facility

• Tour of the AGL Call Center - near the LNG facility – about 20 minutes from downtown

• Un-manned depots

 

Check this web page as breakout sessions are updated and/or added.

 

Questions?

Mike Grubb

Southern Gas Association

mgrubb@southerngas.org

972-620-4022