2010 Schedule of Events - GPA Convention

All events are held in the Austin Hilton unless otherwise noted

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At-A-Glance

• SUNDAY
  • 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. GPA Sporting Clays
  • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. NGL Marketers Golf Tournament
  • 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Young Professionals Event: "Where Do You Fit In?"
  • 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. International Reception
  • 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. GPSA Early Bird Reception with Vendor Night
  • 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Company-Sponsored Hospitality Suites Hospitality directory will be available late Sunday afternoon in the registration area.
• MONDAY
  • 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. GPA Overview and Orientation Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. International Breakfast
  • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Opening Session
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Caterpillar Hospitality Lunch
  • 5:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Company-Sponsored Hospitalities
• TUESDAY
  • 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Gas Processing Industry Prayer Breakfast
  • 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. GPSA Convention Party
• WEDNESDAY
  • 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Off-site Facility Tour Hosted by DCP Midstream

Networking Opportunities

• SUNDAY
  • 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. GPA Sporting Clays
  • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. NGL Marketers Golf Tournament
  • 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Young Professionals Event: "Where Do You Fit In?"
  • 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. International Reception
  • 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. GPSA Early Bird Reception with Vendor Night
  • 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Company-Sponsored Hospitality Suites Hospitality directory will be available late Sunday afternoon in the registration area.
• MONDAY
  • 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. GPA Overview and Orientation Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. International Breakfast
  • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Opening Session
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Caterpillar Hospitality Lunch
  • 5:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Company-Sponsored Hospitalities
• TUESDAY
  • 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. On-Site Registration and Pre-registration Packet Pickup
  • 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Gas Processing Industry Prayer Breakfast
  • 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. GPSA Convention Party
• WEDNESDAY
  • 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. GPSA Company-Sponsored Coffee Service
  • 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Off-site Facility Tour Hosted by DCP Midstream

Full Schedule

Registration Area Open:
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

GPA Sporting Clays etition. The per-shooter entry fee includes sporting clays course fees, light breakfast items and a gumbo meal after the shoot. Prizes including shotguns, rifles and other shooting equipment will be awarded after the meal, and participants may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win additional guns and prizes.
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club Admission by purchased ticket only

Novice and seasoned shooters alike will enjoy a day of friendly competition and networking at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club located in the rolling hills above Walter E. Long Lake in Austin, Texas. Shooters may take advantage of free lessons from certified shooting instructors prior to comp

Special thanks goes to GPA's Technical Section M, the North Texas GPA and the event sponsors for enhancing this event!

NGL Marketers Golf Tournament
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Avery Ranch Golf Club Admission by purchased ticket only

Join your friends, co-workers and customers for an enjoyable day at the Avery Ranch Golf Club. Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, former Jack Nicklaus designer Andy Raugust blended a spectacular upscale golf course with natural limestone caverns, knobby live-oak trees, rolling hills, and meandering streams and lakes to create a golf experience that is unparalleled in the Austin area. The entry fee includes round-trip transportation, breakfast, lunch and green fees. Any convention registrant may sign up to play. Players may designate their own foursome upon registration; otherwise, GPA will assign players to groups. Prizes will be given to the top three teams, longest drive and closest-to-the-pin contest winners, along with various door prizes.

On-Site Registration and Pre-Registration Packet Pickup
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  6th Floor

Young Professionals Event: Where Do You Fit In?
Ticket required for admission
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Room 406

While GPA encourages our industry's future to jump right into the middle of meetings and networking opportunities, we tend to forget what our early days in the industry were like (and for many of us, that was a long time ago). Join us for the GPA Young Professionals session, "Where Do You Fit In?" to learn more about how - and why - you should get involved in GPA activities. The session will kick off with a keynote address from Steve Malcolm, Williams CEO, followed by a panel of GPA's Technical Committee section chairs who will share their insight on how to make the most of your GPA experience. Afterwards, attendees are invited to attend dinner and a networking night out in Austin.

MC: Jennifer Lawrence, DCP Midstream
Keynote Speaker: Steve Malcolm, Williams CEO
Panel Members:
Kevin Lawlor, Samson Resources, GPA Facilities Design Technical Section Chair
Mark Scripsick, Enbridge, GPA Analysis and Test Methods Technical Section Chair
Stephen Voss, ONEOK, GPA Product Specifications Technical Section Chair
David Courtney, ConocoPhillips, GPA Product Measurement and Handling Technical Section Chair
Michael Brumley, Chevron, GPA Operations and Maintenance Technical Section Chair
Dinner and Networking at Iron Cactus Grill, Downtown Austin 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

International Delegates Reception
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Room 408
Ticket required for admission

GPSA Early Bird Reception with Vendor Night
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Salons FGH
2nd exciting year of this event! 21 companies will be exhibiting around the room perimeter

Company Sponsored Hospitality Suites
7:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. 

MONDAY, MARCH 22

Committee meetings and forums are open to all registrants, and we encourage you to attend any meeting or forum of interest.

On-Site Registration and Pre-Registration Packet Pickup
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 6th Floor

Coffee Break Courtesy of Dew Point Control
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  C Foyer & H Foyer

 GPA Overview & Orientation Breakfast
Open to anyone interested in learning about or becoming active in GPA
Ticket required for admission
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.  Salon C
Session Chair: Terry Spencer, ONEOK Partners
Speakers:
GPA Terry Spencer, ONEOK Partners
Technical Committee Activities  Carl Soderman, Enerflex
Young Professionals Erin Minter, Williams
GPSA Harvey Hensley, ENGlobal Corp.

International Delegates Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  Salon A
Ticket required for admission
Presiding: Colin Woodward, Woodward International
Speaker: Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
Topic: Let’s Revisit the License to Operate 

GPA Chapter Officers Roundtable
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Room 410
Chair: Gary Sump, Mustang Gas Products

LARAC Leadership Pre-meeting
7:30 a.m. – 10:a.m.  Room 412
Chair:  Al Fatica, Enterprise Products

Safety & Pipeline Safety Subcommittees Combined Meetings
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Room 406
Safety Subcommittee Chair: Tom Colclazier, DCP Midstream
Vice Chair: Cody Milburn, Energy Transfer
Pipeline Safety Subcommittee Chair: Bob Price, Chesapeake Energy
Vice Chair: Matt Norton, Quicksilver Resources

Technical Section A – Facilities Design Meeting
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Room 408
Chair: Kevin Lawlor, Samson Resources
Vice Chair: Jerry Gump, Applied Consultants

Technical Section C – Product Specifications Meeting
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Salon D
Chair: Steve Voss, ONEOK
Vice Chair: Carl Johnson, Williams

Technical Section H – Product Measurement & Handling Meeting
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Salon B
Chair: David Courtney, ConocoPhillips  
Vice Chair: Dean Graves, Devon

Guest/Spouse Hospitality
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salon K Foyer

GPSA Membership Meeting
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.  Salon E
Presiding: GPSA President Harvey Hensley, ENGlobal Corp.
 

GPSA Board Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Salon E
Presiding: GPSA President Harvey Hensley, ENGlobal Corp  

General Session & Awards Presentation
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Salon H
Presiding: Bob Dunn, GPA President, Prism Gas System
Keynote presentation sponsored by GPSA

Wind Power Isn't "Green" and Other Energy Heresies
Robert Bryce, author and managing editor of Energy Tribune

Caterpillar Hospitality Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Salons JK

Technical Section M – Operations & Maintenance Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Salon C
Chair: Mike Brumley, Chevron North American Exploration
Vice Chair: Dena Lund, EnCana
Note: A forum associated with this group is listed at 2:00 p.m.

Technical Section B – Analysis & Test Methods Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Salon B
Chair: Mark Scripsick, Enbridge
Vice Chair: Joe Landes, SPL

Environmental Roundtable: Presentations and group discussions will cover GHG Legislation and Other Various EPA Regulations Facing Midstream Operations.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon E
Session Chairs: Bill Grygar, Anadarko and Scott Wallace, Devon

Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee (LARAC) Meeting - Subcommittees will meet as well
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Room 408
Chair: Al Fatica, Enterprise Products
Federal Issues Subcommittee Chair:  Joe White, Enbridge
Target State Advocacy Subcommittee (TSASC) Chair:  Evan Hanson, Williams

NGL Market Information Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Room 404
Chair: Dennis Plato, Targa Resources
Vice Chair: Bill Marks, Amerigas

Pipeline Safety Forum
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Room 412
Session Chairs: Bob Price, Chesapeake Energy  
Matt Norton, Quicksilver Resources

• Onshore Gas Gathering - Issues Identified in Applying Current Regulatory Language DeWitt Burdeaux, US DOT/PHMSA
• Control Room Management DeWitt Burdeaux, US DOT/PHMSA
• What's Around Your Pipeline? Best Methods to Determine Class Locations Brent Phelps, Anita Cuevas, DCP Midstream

Technical Section A – Facilities Design Forum
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon F
Session Chairs: Ralph Neumann, US Infrastructure  
Jorge Foglietta, Tecna

• The Shah Gas Development (SGD) Project - A New Benchmark David Schulte, Fluor, Energy & Chemicals and Abdalla Hamad Almuhairi, Naushad Kassamali, ADNOC-ConocoPhillips JV
• An Evaluation of General "Rules of Thumb" in Amine Sweetening Unit Design and Operation Luke Addington, Chris Ness, Bryan Research & Engineering
• Relief Systems:  Learning From Incidents to Avoid Blockage Christopher James Harding, Colin Deddis, BP Exploration Operating Company
• Designing Trays for Selective Treating Nathan A. Hatcher, Jaime L. Nava, Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating
• Water Content, Solubility and Dehydration - Data Revision and New Thermodynamic Model Marco A. Satyro, James H. van der Lee, Gerald Jacobs, Virtual Materials Group
• A Practical Approach to  Amine System Optimization Jeff Matthews, Sean Arendell, Johnny Johnson, URS Corporation

Technical Section F – Technical Data Development Meeting & Forum
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon A
Chair: Karl Gerdes, Chevron
Subgroup 1 Chair: Dan McCartney, Black & Veatch
Subgroup 2 Chair: Chris Root, DCP Midstream

• An Analysis of Hydrate Conditions and Property Predictions in Acid Gas Injection Systems Cory Hendrick, Michael Hlavinka, Vicente Hernandez, Gavin McIntyre, Bryan Research & Engineering
• Use of Gpa Research Program Data/Software for Trouble Shooting and Solving Operational Issues During Commissioning of Ethane Recovery Unit at KNPC MAA   K.S.Sabapathi, Abdullah H ajmi, KNPC
• Experimental Study and Phase Equilibrium Modeling of Systems Containing Acid Gas and Glycol Amir H. Mohammadi, Waheed Afzal, Dominique Richon, MINES ParisTech, CEP/TEP and Martin P. Breil, Ioannis Tsivintzelis, Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, Technical University of Denmark, IVC-SEP
• Prediction of Liquids and Solids Formation for High Pressure Acid Gas Blowdown Timothy B. Miller, Frank Brian Walter, Shaun Anderson, URS
• Oxygen Removal in Natural Gas Systems Rosalind Jones, Ken McIntush, Charlie Wallace, Trimeric
• Comparison of Equations of State for CO2 Compression Power and Interstage Water Dropout Simulation Kenneth Shane Tierling, KBR

GPA Young Professionals-Sponsored Training Course: Gas Gathering and Central Processing Operations: The Integration and Optimization, presented by John M. Campbell & Co.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Room 410
Instructor: Mark Bothamley, John M. Campbell & Co.

This course deals with the design, operation and optimization of onshore gas gathering systems and their associated field facilities, from the wellhead to the central gas processing facility.

Technical Section M – Operations & Maintenance Forum
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon C
Chair: Mike Brumley, Chevron North American Exploration
Vice Chair: Dena Lund, EnCana

• Emission Regulations and the Impact on Operating Costs and Asset Utilization Douglas Kiesling, Dresser Waukesha
• Innovative Technologies for Reducing GHG Emissions and Generating Carbon Credits John Savage, Verdeo Group; Darren Smith, Devon Energy
• Field Implementation of GHG Reduction Projects Richard Ayala, EnCana

International Committee Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Room 403
Chair: Saad Turaiki, Saudi Aramco

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Room 408
Chair: Sigbjørn Svenes, Statoil
Vice Chair: Francis Foret, Targa Resources

Company Sponsored Hospitalities
5:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Hospitality directory will be available late Sunday afternoon in the registration area.

Deadline is 12:00 p.m. Tuesday for Exchanging Party Voucher(s) for an Admission ticket to the GPSA Convention Party.

TUESDAY, MARCH 23

On-Site Registration, Pre-Registration Packet Pickup
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  6th Floor

Gas Processing Industry Prayer Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.  Salon C
Ticket required for admission
Presiding: Scott Southard, Prism Gas Systems
Speaker: Bryan Dodge, speaker, author and radio personality

Guest/Spouse Hospitality
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salons JK Foyer

  Coffee Break Courtesy of URS Corp.
  8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salon C Foyer & Salon H Foyer

Legislative, Regulatory Issues Forum
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Salon B
Session Chair: Richard Payne, Enogex

• Carbon Consciousness and the Need for Environmental Intelligence: Benchmarking the Body of Evidence Used to Support Pending Climate Change Legislation in the United States of America Brian Kromer, Infleksion
• Lost-and-Unaccounted-for Gas: Measurement Process Implications Bruce Wallace, Quorum Business Solutions
• Climate Change Legislation and Technology Solutions David Koch, Loren Gearhart, Randall Gas Technology Division of Lummus Technology
• Greenhouse Gas Reporting, Regulation and Legislation, How Will This Affect Gas Processors? W. Scott Hyden, Spirit Environmental
• Washington D.C. Federal Issues Update Rod Hastie, Hunton & Williams

NGL Marketing Forum
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Salon D
Session Chairs: Richard Cargile, DCP Midstream
Sheridan Swords, ONEOK

• Shale Gas - A Review Tom Sherman, Bentek Energy
• Climate Change…Where do we go from here? Brent Backes, Jerry K. Barnhill, Joshua B. Epel, DCP Midstream
• The Great Petrochemical Rebalancing Act Chuck Carr, CMAI Global
• Rich Shale Gas & NGL Infrastructure Opportunities Daniel Lippe, Petral Consulting Company

Technical Committee Meeting
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Room 406
Chair: Sigbjørn Svenes, Statoil
Vice Chair: Francis Foret, Targa Resources

Technology Developments in Gas Processing and Conditioning Forum
9:15 a.m. – 12:p.m.  Salon A
Session Chairs: Larry Pedrick, ExxonMobil
Naomi Baker, Pilot Energy Solutions

• Gas Treating With Ionic Liquid-Amine Solvents Jason E. Bara, Dean E. Camper, Christopher J. Gabriel, ION Engineering and Barry M. Friedman, Alexander Israel, URS Corporation
• Advances in Fluor Solvent Technology John Mak, Irene Zhang, Dick Nielsen, Curt Graham, Fluor Energy and Chemical
• Economical Option for CO2/Methane Separation in Produced Gas Containing High CO2 Fraction Steven J. Munden, F. Patrick Ross, Kyle T. Cuellar, Ortloff Engineers
• Benchmarking Solvents for Carbon Capture Jaime L. Nava, Nathan A. Hatcher, Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating
• FLEXSORB® SE A Proven Reliable Acid Gas Enrichment Solvent Robert Fedich, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
• Mercury Removal Unit (MRU) Process, Operation and Bed Replacement Experience Omar M. Baageel, Saudi Aramco

GPA Membership Meeting and President's Luncheon
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Salons E & C
Admission by invitation only
Presiding: GPA President Bob Dunn, Prism Gas Systems

Environmental, Health & Safety Committee (EHS) Meeting
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Room 406
Chair: Jerry Rogers, ONEOK
Vice Chair: Sean Atkins, Crosstex Energy

Computer Technology Forum
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon A
Session Chairs: Paul Glaves, Mustang Automation & Control/Ellipsys
Valerie Stern, Targa Resources

• Maintaining ROI on APC Investments - A Case History Stephen D. Pudlewski, Enterprise Products and Rogier Pouwer, Barry D. Payne & Associates
• The Role of Online Models in Planning and Optimization of Gas Processing Facilities: Challenges and Benefits Svend-Aage Nielsen, Kjetil Meyer, Statoil; Joseph W. Kovach III, Invensys and Birger Pedersen, Svein Birger Thaule, Gassco
• Managing and Optimizing Midstream Gross Margin Positions Using a Fully Integrated, Predictive Business Model Mike Merritt, Steve Hendon, eSimulation and Mike Cutson, Bob Milam, Southern Union Gas Services
• Optimizing Gas Plant Train Configuration Using RAM Analysys John Emory, Pearson Watson, Millican & Company

LNG Technology Forum
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon B
Chairs: Chuck Mart, ExxonMobil
Brian Price, Black & Veatch

• Molecular Gate Technology for (smaller scale) LNG Pretreatment Michael Mitariten, Guild Associates
• Are All LNG Plants Created Equal? Heinz Kotzot, Charles Durr and Christopher Caswell, KBR Upstream Gas Monetization
• Modular vs. Stick Built LNG Plant Arif Habibullah, Peter Lardi, WorleyParsons Group
• Systematic Approach to Mitigate Impacts of Ambient Temperature on LNG Plant Capacity Stanley Huang, Meredith Chapeaux, Bobby Martinez, Chevron
• Planning and Teamwork - An exceptional LNG Start-up - Costa Azul LNG Regasification Terminal Dale Williams, John Stover, Bill Schaefer, Black & Veatch and Herb Sills, David Cobb, Sempra LNG
• Isle of Grain: From LNG Peak Shaving to LNG Import Simon Smith, CB&I

Safety and Reliability Forum
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Salon D
Session Chairs: William Puckett, Eagle Rock Energy
Sharon Robinson, Copano Energy and ScissorTail Energy

• Measurement Policies and Procedures - Development and Implementation Consideration Bruce Wallace, Quorum Business Solutions
• Improving Operations Reliability Through Upset Management Controls Barry Payne, Barry D. Payne & Associates
• Capturing Knowledge for Standardization and Re-Use Dean Bickerton, Patrick Supanich, Daniel Parrish, Steve Voelzke, Glenmount Global Solutions
• Vehicle Safety Hilary Gleitz, ConocoPhillips and Beth Hutton, Chevron
• Worker Fatigue in the Natural Gas Industry Geoff Sands, ONEOK

6:30 p.m. GPSA CONVENTION PARTY - DINNER/MUSIC
Admission by purchased ticket only Salons HJK
GPSA presents the World Classic Rockers, featuring an all-star performance
by former members of the world's greatest rock bands, including Boston,
Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Steppenwolf and Toto.

Make plans to join us on Tuesday evening for dinner and a rockin' good time!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

GPA Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Room 406
Chair: GPA President Bob Dunn, Prism Gas Systems

Coffee Break Courtesy of Afton Pumps
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salons AB Foyer

DCP Midstream Giddings Plant – Tour
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. *NEW TIME* Depart from hotel lobby
Ticket required for admission

The plant, owned and operated by DCP Midstream, is located 14 miles south of Giddings, Texas. This 85 MCFD cryogenic expander plant was designed and built by Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1980 to service the Austin Chalk field. The gas processed in this plant contains approximately 6 gallons/MCF of ethane and heavier hydrocarbon with up to 10 ppm H2S.

Advances in Midstream Operations Forum
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salon A
Session Chairs: Sharon Bower, ConocoPhillips
Kyle Brewer, DCP Midstream

• Determination of Hydrocarbon Dew Point Measurement in Natural Gas Andy Benton, Michell Instruments
• Use of Raman Spectroscopy for the In-Situ Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Mixtures Pat Wiegand, Dave Strachan, Ron Fairchild, Joe Slater, Kaiser Optical Systems; Joe Snyder, Scott Brians, Scientific Instruments; Peter van Vuuren, Kaiser Technical Consultant and Tim Felder, Felder Analytical
• A New Generation of Field Flares Mike Dearinger, Sam Wiley, Christian Osse, Michael Steele, John Elarde, MRW Technologies
• Expanding CO2 Processing Facilities Eric Prim, Naomi Baker, Pilot Energy Solutions
• Augmenting TEG Performance in Hot Weather Ralph W. Neumann, US Infrastructure and Lee Conley, Ceritas Energy

GPA Sour Gas Symposium *NEW* Symposium Outline can be downloaded here
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Salon B
Session Chair: B. Gene Goar, Goar Sulfur Services & Assistance

Learn about Sour Gas Processing from the industry's technology experts. Bring your Sour Gas issues and questions to this session, and leave with a lot of answers. Panel members will make a short presentation on their respective topics of expertise, and the session will be opened to an intensive "Question & Answer" session.

• Gas Treating Mike Sheilan, Gas Conditioning Solutions
• SRUs Johnny Johnson, URS Washington Division
• Claus Tail Gas Clean-Up Units Dennis Koscielnuk, Jacobs/Comprimo
• Sulfur Handling Elmo Nasato, Goar, Allison & Associates
• SRU / TGCU Environmental Air Permits, Regulations, & Guidelines In Texas David Crowther, Crowther & Associates

*NEW*EXCLUSIVE TRAINING COURSE: New and Emerging Technologies in Gas Processing
Room 406 (all days) Instructor: Bob Hubbard of John M. Campbell & Co.
GPA is offering a three-day training session in conjunction with the 2010 GPA Convention: New and Emerging Technologies in Gas Processing, which will be sponsored and taught by John M. Campbell & Co., a company known for providing competency-based and industry-relevant training services since 1968. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to attend the convention and training session for a total price starting at $895. Verified training topics include:

Hydrate Inhibition
Liquid-Vapor Separation/Slug Handling
Acid Gas Removal
Sulfur Recovery/Acid Gas Injection
Gas Dehydration
NGL Extraction
Product Treating
Gas Transmission/Compression
LNG/Gas Conversion Technologies

Full time schedule for training session:

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Wednesday, March 24
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Thursday, March 25
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 26