Because natural gas is usually a seasonal fuel used in winter, it may be pumped into storage facilities until it is needed or in case of emergencies.
Wood Group's business strategy and integrated services mean our clients can expect lower costs, shorter project time, improved quality control and reduced risk by avoiding delays and overlaps associated with multiple contractors.
Ten miles south of Encino, Texas USA, Wood Group designed and started-up a separation and dehydration facility that handles 180 MMscfD of high-pressure natural gas and 4,300 bbls of condensate. The project, by nature of its aggressive schedule allowed Wood Group to rise to the challenge by taking a pro-active role to make the project happen. Wood Group's scope of work included:
Laying out the facility plot plan with an eye for future expansion
Investigating availability of surplus equipment and devising plans to remove and reinstall surplus equipment
Establishing the process design and simulating the facility
Sizing pipe and equipment (separators, inlet air-coolers, dehydration, condensate and water tanks, flare system)
Specifying and furnishing instrumentation
Preparing and soliciting requests for quotations and evaluating proposals
Preparing a construction specification package
Producing a comprehensive drawing package
Performing a hazard and operability study of the design
Providing on-site construction and start-up assistance
Preparing an orientation manual
Precommissioning/commissioning checklist, purge and start-up procedures and job books
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Providing engineering services for natural gas storage facilities:
