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Overview |Technical
Section F | 2009 Research Program Supporters
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GPA Research
Advancing the midstream industry
The GPA research program has been a successful model for leveraged research and has helped provide the basic data needed to increase the efficiency and environmental performance of gas processing facilities. Data from the program have been used in all facets of gas processing and treating design and operation, with an estimated value worth more than 10 times its $14 million investment. The value has been delivered through technical reports, incorporation into design tools, and inclusion in the GPSA Engineering Data Book/CD Set .The GPA research program has evolved according to the following guiding principles:
- Focus on areas of importance to the gas processing industry
- Direct research toward tractable problems
- Demonstrate economic value to the industry
- Avoid areas of proprietary work where potential conflicts with others' intellectual property may exist
As results are obtained, designated GPA committee members scrutinize the results and recommend adjustments to the program if required.
The current annual research budget is $500,000. Projects are proposed by members of the subgroups of Technical Section F based on their knowledge of problems/shortcomings of data facing the industry. The proposed projects are voted on by member companies through a balloting system. See GPA's 2009 Cooperative Research brochure for more information about the research program and an overview of past and current research projects.Research projects may be funded over the course of a few years to collect the required data. In some cases, data are "donated" to the GPA by member companies that no longer consider the data to be proprietary. Outside organizations also contribute (money, or in-kind) to the research program, including:
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Gas Process Suppliers Association (GPSA)
Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
Propane Education and Research Council (PERC)
Propane Gas Association of Canada (PGAC)
National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)One result of all of the work over the years is a collection of 200 research reports and 31 technical publications. All reports have been scanned electronically, and the titles (with authorship) have been compiled into a searchable database that is available to GPA members.
Technical Section F
The success of the program is directly attributable to the members of the two Technical Section F sub-groups who oversee the projects. These people are highly knowledgeable of the problems faced by the industry and of the availability (or lack) of data to help resolve those problems. Their unique in depth knowledge - both theoretical and practical - of data and process makes them proficient in the guidance and evaluation of the research. In addition to the individual knowledge each brings, the synergistic interchange of ideas among the committee participants results in excellent supervision and assessment of the ongoing research, ensuring that GPA member companies receive the maximum benefit for the funds they are contributing.
Chairman: Dr. Karl Gerdes, Chevron, Richmond, California
Sub-group #1
Chairman: Dan McCartney, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kansas
Mike Hegarty, H2W United LLC, Littleton, CO
Dr. Ben S. Ho, BP, Houston, Texas
Jame Yao, IPSI, Houston, Texas
Lars Henrik Gjertsen, StatoilHydro ASA, Oslo, Norway
Al Goethe, URS Washington Division, Houston, Texas
Dr. Cal Spencer, KBR, Houston, Texas
Scott Northrop, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas
Stanley Huang, Chevron, Houston, Texas
Sub-group #2
Chairman: Chris Root, Duke Energy Field Services, Denver, Colorado
Dr. Mark Johnson, BP, Houston, Texas
Dr. Gerhard Lauermann, Linde Engineering Division, Germany
Craig Schubert, Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, Texas
Raymond French, Shell Global Solutions (U.S.) Inc., Houston, Texas
Johnny Johnson, URS Washington Division, Denver, Colorado
Kindra Snow-McGregor, John M. Campbell, Denver, Colorado
R.J. Lee, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas
Brett Alred, Targa Resources, Houston, Texas
GPSA Liaison: D. John Morgan, John M. Campbell, Denver
2008 Research Program Supporters
A special thanks to the following companies who supported the
2009 GPA Research Program.
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Aspen Technology, Inc. Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent LLC Aux Sable Liquid Products BP Bryan Research & Engineering Carrera Gas Company CB&I Randall Gas Technologies Division CenterPoint Energy Field Services Ceritas Energy Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. Chevron Energy Technology Co. Chiyoda Corp. Cimarex Energy Co. ConocoPhillips Crosstex Energy Services LP DCP Midstream LP Devon Energy Corp. DONG Energy Oil & Gas A/S EDG, Inc. Elkhorn Energy EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Enerfin Resources Co. Energy Transfer Co. Enogex Enterprise Products Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Co. Gas Solutions II Ltd. Hess Corporation IPSI LLC KBR |
Linde Engineering M2 Midstream Marathon Oil Co. Marlin Midstream LLC Mustang Gas Products, LLC Occidental Oil & Gas Corp. ONEOK Partners Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. Ortloff Engineers, Ltd. Pecan Pipeline Co. Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. Praxair, Inc. Prism Gas Systems PVR Midstream LLC Quicksilver Gas Services Regency Gas Services Samson Resources SemGas, L.P. Shell Global Solutions, U.S. Southern Union Gas Services, Ltd. StatoilHydro ASA Superior Pipeline Co. Technip France Thomas Russell Co. Tomcej Engineering Inc. Torch Energy Services Toyo Engineering Corp. URS Washington Division Williams Midstream XTO Energy Inc. |
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Research Reports
Results of most of the GPA-sponsored research projects since 1971 have been published as numbered Research Reports and are available for purchase. View available Research Reports and pricing/purchase information.
A GPA Research Program Sponsor is a company that is currently a sponsor of the program at the time of ordering the publication. These sponsors receive a great discount on Research Report pricing. View the current participating Research Program Sponsors.
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