2022 GPA Midstream Convention Schedule
SUNDAY, September 11, 2022
| 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | GPA Midstream Sporting Clays (additional purchase required) Novice and seasoned shooters are invited to join us for a day of friendly competition at the National Shooting Complex. Any convention registrant may sign up to participate individually or on a team of 4 (individuals will be placed on a team). The entry fee for individual shooters is $220; the fee to enter a team of four is $880. The shooter/team entry fee includes sporting clays course fees, plus a light breakfast and lunch. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the event, and all participants will be eligible for door prize drawings. |
| 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Research Committee Subgroup 1 Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Research Committee Subgroup 2 Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Research Committee Luncheon (by invitation only) |
| 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Editorial Review Board Committee Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Registration/Badge Pick-up Sponsored by Ariel Corporation |
| 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | GPSA Early Bird Reception & Vendor Night |
| 7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Company-Sponsored Hospitalities |
| 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration/Badge Pick-up Sponsored by Ariel Corporation |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Technical Conference Planning Committee Meeting |
| 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break Sponsored by BWFS |
| 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Spouse Hospitality |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Ajey Chandra, Baker O'Brien The Pros & Cons of the Energy Transition Tom Seng, University of Tulsa |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Regulatory Committee Meeting |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Advocacy Track - Safety & Reliability Forum Session Chair: Stephen Henderson, Flatrock Engineering and Environmental 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Field Gathering: Use of Unsupervised Process Simulation for Condition-Based Pigging and Tracking Liquid Holdup Jake Carrier and Sjoerd Hoogwater, DCP Midstream 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Optimizing Injection Applications in Midstream Chuck Munro, Spraying Systems Co. 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Process Safety Health: How Should We Approach Metrics and Monitoring? David Drerup, Operational Sustainability |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | GPA Midstream Chapter Officers Roundtable |
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Technical Track - Process & Research Forum Session Chairs: Tim Cullinane, ExxonMobil; Michael Hlavinka, Bryan Research & Engineering; Chris Root, Consultant 8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. - Presentation of Donald L. Katz Award 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Review of Current and Proposed GPA Midstream Research Projects and Introduction of Research Committee Members 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Source, Analysis and Removal of Color in Natural Gas Liquids: A Summary of GPA Midstream Project 203 Steven Fulk, Kevin Fisher and Teresa Kerr, Trimeric Corporation; Albrecht Goethe, Enterprise Products 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Break 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Detection of Methane Leaks in Soils Philip Cole and Jim Jordan, Lamar University; Gary Strahan, David Halnon, Gary Forister and Joe Strahan, Infrared Cameras Inc. 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - CCS – Why Is It Needed? Karl Gerdes, Petroskills/John M. Campbell 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Clean Power from Natural Gas, Without Combustion Michael Longo, Anax Power |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Let’s Clear the Air: Busting Myths About the Future of Energy Stephanie Keogh and Dustin Smith, Hahn |
| 8:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Facility Design, Operations & Maintenance Committee Meeting | 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Taryn Seddelmeyer, Superior Pipeline Digital Flare Mitigation® - Building the Bridge to Traditional Midstream Ken Parker, Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Legislative Committee Meeting |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Jim Leathers, Superior Pipeline LNG and the Energy Transition in Asia Jeremy Goh, Baker O'Brien |
11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Center Stage Luncheon Featuring Keynote Speaker Robert Bryce: Energy Realism: The Future of Natural Gas in Europe and the U.S. (additional purchase required) About Keynote Speaker Robert Bryce Robert Bryce is an author, journalist, film producer, and podcaster. He is the acclaimed author of six books on energy and innovation, including most recently, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. Bryce has given more than 400 invited or keynote lectures to groups ranging from the Marines Corps War College to the Sydney Institute as well as to a wide variety of associations, universities, and corporations. His books and articles have been translated into six languages. His articles have appeared in a panoply of publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Real Clear Energy, The Hill, Austin Chronicle, and Guardian. Bryce has also appeared on dozens of media outlets ranging from Fox News to Al Jazeera. He is the host of the Power Hungry Podcast and the co-producer of the feature-length documentary: Juice: How Electricity Explains the World, which is available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services. Bryce has testified before the U.S. Congress six times, including three times in 2021. |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Technical Track – Design and O&M Forum, Part 1 Session Chairs: Brian Booth; Enterprise Products; Mahdi Nouri, Triumph Gas Technology Consulting 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Being a Good Neighbor: Emissions Reduction Concepts in Gas Plants and Field Facilities Joel Kenyon and Jordan Umrysh, Western Midstream 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Evolutive Membrane System for Nitrogen Rejection Alex Augustine and Paul Terrien, Air Liquide; James Hegar and Jake Matheson, Producers Midstream 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - From RFQ to Plant Design: Information and Requirements vs. Wants and How They Affect the Bottom Line Duane Morrow, Jasper Ventures |
| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Advocacy Track – Pipeline Safety Forum Co-Chairs: Christina Eckart, DCP Midstream; Aaron Martinez, Marathon Petroleum 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Benefits of Implementing a Pipeline Safety Management System Colin Frazier and Chantel Hinson, American Petroleum Institute with Antea Group 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Beyond Compliance … Gas Transmission Integrity Management Dos and Don'ts, Learning from the Mistakes of Others Mark McQueen and Bernardo Cuervo, G2 Integrated Solutions 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - PODS Integrity Data Tables for Regulated Gas Gathering Monique Roberts, PODS Association; Dale Boyett, DCP Midstream; Tad Nowicki, ROSEN Group 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Survey of Impact: RIN-2 Final Rule – “Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments” Chris Bullock, Integrity Solutions |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Commercial Track – Cybersecurity Roundtable Panelists: Matt Bruner, Williams Donovan Farrow, Alias Jacob Marzloff, Armexa Tony Ogden, Silent Quadrant Moderator: Kenneth Holley, Silent Quadrant |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Advocacy Advisory Group (AAG) Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Measurement & Quantity Determination Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Let’s Clear the Air: Busting Myths About the Future of Energy Stephanie Keogh and Dustin Smith, Hahn |
| 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Technical Track – Treating Forum Co-Chairs: Tim Cullinane, ExxonMobil; Ben Gurtler, Koch-Glitsch 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - NGL Extraction Increased with Liquid Expanders Adrian Finn, Costain 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Practical De-Bottlenecking: Building Effective Crossfunctional Teams for Process De-Bottlenecking Nickolaus Munoz, Abdu Kikhia and Jeff Ervin, Williams 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Fouling In Gas Processing Facilities: Testing, Root-Cause Analysis & Mitigation David Engel, Nexo Solutions 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Saudi Aramco Initiative for NGL Feed Quality Mohammed Saati and Taib Abang, Saudi Aramco |
| 3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | GHG Measurement and Abatement Committee Meeting |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Commercial Track – Executive Roundtable Executive Panel: Will Brown, Kinder Morgan, Vice President, Business Management Brian Vogt, Williams, Director, New Energy Ventures Dilanka Seimon, Energy Transfer, Vice President Alternative Energy Moderator: David McKellips, Williams, Business Development Director |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Advocacy Track Must-Know Updates on PHMSA’s Gas Gathering Rule Keith Coyle, Babst Calland |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Professional Women’s Networking and Conversation Event Sponsored by INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines Inc. Convention attendees are encouraged to attend this event which will include networking time, a panel discussion with industry leaders, and an opportunity to provide input that shapes future convention programming directed to women participants. Panelists: Stephanie Hertzog, Sodexo Stacie Hohmann, Caprock Midstream II Martina Sittler, Targa Resources Moderator: Carol Conomos, INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines Inc. |
| 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Company-Sponsored Hospitalities |
| 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration/Badge Pick-up Sponsored by Ariel Corporation |
| 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | GPA Midstream is offering two keynote breakfast options: Breakfast Keynote - Dr. Andrew Parker, SPL: Climate Change and the Energy Industry: Is ESG Really Worth It? (additional purchase required) Sponsored by Devco Process Heaters Prayer Breakfast Keynote - Jonathan Evans, mentor, author and former NFL fullback: Get in the Game (additional purchase required) Sponsored by IPM |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Chromatography School Instructors Meeting |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Briefing: Pushing the Limits – Hydrogen Testing in Large-Bore, Slow-Speed Integral Engines (additional purchase required) Presented by Cooper Machinery Services |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Briefing - Optimizing Performance in Molecular Sieve Dehydration Units (additional purchase required) Presented by Zeochem |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Analysis, Test Methods & Product Specifications Committee Meeting |
| 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break Sponsored by BWFS |
| 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Spouse/Guest Hospitality |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Jim Leathers, Superior Pipeline Midstream Washington, D.C., Update Matt Hite, GPA Midstream Association |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | GPSA Membership Meeting |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Technical Track – GHG Measurement & Abatement Forum Session Chairs: Andrew Parker, SPL; David Beck, Audubon Companies 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - ecoView Continuous Emissions Monitoring & Leak Detection Craig Collins and Kathy Norris, Kodiak Gas Services, LLC 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Hydrocarbon Vapor Recovery in Midstream Operations Ted Garner, Flogistix 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Reducing Methane Emissions in Operating Midstream Assets Nickolaus Munoz, Edan Fletcher, Zach Keith, Zach Studt and Mark Warren, Williams 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Design and Execution of Effective Midstream Methane Management Programs Liz O'Connell, Arolytics Inc. |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Bobby Vasighi, Pinnacle Midstream 40+ Years Following NGLs: What I've Learned Peter Fasullo, enVantage |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | GPSA Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Pipeline Safety Committee Meeting |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Pipeline Design, Operation & Maintenance Committee Meeting |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Commercial Track Outlook of Fractionation Capacity Adequacy at Mont Belvieu Amol Wayangankar, Enkon Energy Advisors |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
GPA Midstream Chairman's Luncheon (by invitation only) |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: Integrally Geared Refrigeration Compressors for NGL and Fractionation Trains (additional purchase required) Presented by Atlas Copco |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: A Risk Based Approach to Assess Vibration (additional purchase required) Presented by Becht |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: How to Ensure Reliable Measurements in Renewable Natural Gas Energy Transition Recipes (additional purchase required) Presented by Endress+Hauser |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: Faith, Ethics, and Engineering (additional purchase required) Presented by Jasper Ventures |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: Efficient Foundations for Your Facility Construction (additional purchase required) Presented by S&B Helical |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
GPA Midstream Membership Meeting |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Midstream Industry Asset and Mechanical Integrity Committee Meeting |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: David Beck, Audubon Companies Addressing Climate Concerns with Propane and Renewable Blends Tucker Perkins, Propane Education & Research Council |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Technical Track – Design and O&M Forum, Part 2 Co-Chairs: Brian Booth; Enterprise Products; Mahdi Nouri, Triumph Gas Technology Consulting 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Getting Back to Normal: A Practical Checklist for Your Heat Transfer System Kapil Bathla, Eastman Chemical Co. 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Incorporating Producer Contracts in Gas Plant Optimization Techniques Jeremiah Baker and Clint Duewall, Bryan Research & Engineering; Reegan May, Targa Resources 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Innovative First-of-a-Kind Gas Processing Plant Design Reduces Carbon Footprint and Cost by Utilizing Cold Energy from LNG Galip Guvelioglu, Saquib Ejaz and Fred Yamin, Lummus Technology 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Vaca Muerta Gas Characterization Pedro Locreille, Ignacio Chaparro and Hernán Szmulewicz, YPF |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Advocacy Track – Environmental Forum Session Chairs: Jena Resnick, Antero Resources and Lance Lodes, Energy Transfer 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - New Mexico Gas Capture Regulations Update Adrienne Sandoval, New Mexico Oil Conservation Division 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Using Drones to Improve Vegetation Monitoring for Reclamation/Improving Pollinator Habitat During Reclamation Michael Curran, Abnova Ecological Solutions 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - Direct and Indirect Methane Measurement and Alternative Monitoring Approaches Sean Epps, Heath Consultants 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Keep It Clean Peter Strezo, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Compression Services; Joel Leblanc, TCB Energy Services 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Leak Detection and Quantification of Methane Emissions Using Drone-Mounted SeekIR TDLAS Technology Paul Khuri, SeekOps Inc. 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Midstream Environmental Regulatory Update Sam Boxerman, Sidley |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Safety Committee Meeting |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | GPA Midstream Executive Committee Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Commercial Track Session Chair: Taryn Seddelmeyer, Superior Pipeline Virtual Reality is Becoming Mainstream for MRO, Safety and Sales Bob Firth, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and Steve Patti, XALTER |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Training: Professional Ethics for Engineers Presented by Freese & Nichols |
| 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Community Meeting |
| 3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Technical Track – Emerging Midstream Technologies and Applications Forum Session Chairs: Prasad Garimella, EnLink Midstream; Doug Miller, Woodland Midstream 3:45 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. - 4PIPE - Pipeline Integrity Prediction Engine Morgan Brooke, 4cast 4:10 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. - Viability and Application of RNG as a Source for Green Hydrogen Abdul-Aziz Rashad, Linde Engineering Americas 4:35 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Integrated Modularized Carbon Dioxide Liquefaction Facilities for Low Carbon Economy Paul Danilewicz and Jeff Maloney, Enerflex Energy Systems 5:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. - Leveraging Data Centers to Recover Stranded Turboexpander Power in Pipeline Pressure Letdown Jeff Earl, Sapphire Technologies; John Battershell, Evolve Energy |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | GPSA Advocacy Committee Meeting |
| 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Technical Executive Committee (TEC) Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. | Company-Sponsored Hospitalities |
| 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Facility Tour - BakerRisk R&D and Hazards Test Facility (additional purchase required) BakerRisk is welcoming up to 50 convention attendees to tour one of two BakerRisk R&D and Hazards Test Facilities and see two hazard test demonstrations. The facility is about 25 miles southeast of San Antonio, and transportation will be provided from the conference hotel to and from the facility. The tour will kick off with an orientation and safety case history presentation focused on the industry and operations of attendees, followed by the tour and hazard test demonstrations. After a brief wrap-up Q&A session and some discussion about the facility and tests, the bus will head back to the Marriott Rivercenter and will arrive at the hotel no later than noon. The tour will include drinks, snacks and a gift bag for attendees. Attendees are required to sign a BakerRisk visitor access and non-disclosure agreement before taking the tour. |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | GPA Midstream Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Enabling Sustainability Goals With High Efficiency Heat Exchangers James Suchy, Alfa Laval |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | The Future is Now: Engineered Pipeline Solutions David Gregory, FlexSteel |
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. | Improve CO2 Cooling for Sequestration Andrew Sickler, Baltimore Aircoil |