Pipeline Construction 101-The Basics

This one day (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)workshop is available to be brought to your location.

Investment

The cost to host this one day workshop at your location is $2,000 (plus instructor travel). This fee includes all workshop materials.

Consider hosting an open enrollment workshop and share the cost with other companies.

Web Conference Concept

SGA is considering considering offering a series of "lunch and learn" web conference sessions (1 to 1.5 hours each). Possibly 7 sessions, each focused on a specific topic as outlined below. Contact - MIke Grubb (mgrubb@southerngas.org).

Target Audience

Non-technical and administrative personnel who are interested in how their job fits with the overall development of a project. Supervisory personnel who are interested in understanding more about the construction of pipeline systems will also benefit.

Workshop Instructor

K.C. Yost, Jr. is Manager of Pipeline Engineering at Mustang Engineering, LP. He has over 28 years experience in the pipeline industry working for operating and engineering firms on projects throughout the United States. K.C. received his BS Degree in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University in 1976 and an MBA from the University of Houston in 1983. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in 29 states and has published numerous articles. K.C. is heavily involved in the SGA as a member of the Associate Member Management Committee and a member of the CTN Executive Management Committee. He is a past President of the Pipeliners Association of Houston, served three terms as the Association's Scholarship Chairman, and was named the Association's 2002 Pipeliner of the Year for his management of the Houston Ship Channel Project.

How To Bring This To Your Location

Contact Mike Grubb at Southern Gas Association:

mgrubb@southerngas.org
972-620-4022

Workshop Outline

Constructing pipeline systems is a very complicated process with logistical challenges and task interdependencies. The purpose of this one day workshop is to introduce non-technical and administrative personnel to why pipeline systems are constructed and what tasks must be performed in order to make the project a success. The workshop will broadly cover a pipeline system project from conception to commissioning discussing the following topics and answering the associated questions:

Basics: What constitutes a pipeline system? What are compressor stations? What are meter and regulator stations? What do these facilities look like? How do they relate to each other in a pipeline system?
Conception: What is the driving force for the construction of this line? Are there economic or operating advantages that make the project worth pursuing? Is the pipeline being upgraded due to regulatory requirements or relocated due to an encroachment?
Rules, Regulations, and Specifications: Who directs how a pipeline system is designed, constructed, and operated? How is permission acquired to allow a pipeline project to be constructed? Is permission always required?
Preliminary Activities: How is a route selected? Do environmental issues play an important part in route selection? What about landowner and other stakeholder issues? How and why is a cost estimate calculated?
Pre-Construction Activities: When does the operations department get involved in the project? What steps go into buying right-of-way and securing permits? What is detail design and does it need to be complete before acquisition begins? How do we purchase material and when does that process start? How is a construction contractor selected?
Construction: What is the construction process? What are some of the methods used in constructing a pipeline system? How do we verify that the pipeline is constructed properly? How do we get natural gas into the line?
Operations: When and how is the pipeline system turned over to the operations department? What process does the department go through before accepting the system?

February 28, 2005