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Gas System Fundamentals
Learn the basic principles of natural gas physical systems as you take a guided tour from production through the customer meter
This one-day seminar presents an overview of the physical natural gas system. If you are new to the industry, or even a veteran who was never fully exposed to the physical aspects of the gas business, Gas System Fundamentals is designed to help you better understand these basic principles.
You will learn gas industry jargon and the basic laws of natural gas and how it flows. You will then be taken on a tour of the natural gas system learning details about production and processing, transmission, storage, distribution, metering, and the role that operations has in assuring safe and reliable service.
This course was designed with your participation in mind! Questions and discussion among attendees are highly encouraged. And you will participate in a number of group exercises that will give you a real-world perspective of how the natural gas system actually works. You will leave this information-packed seminar with relevant and current information that can be applied immediately to your work!
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or advance preparation is required.
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Is Gas System Fundamentals the right seminar for me?
If you need a solid overview of how the natural gas system functions from a technical perspective without having to work through equations and engineering theory, this seminar is for you! Whether it's early in your career or you’re an industry veteran, you will benefit from having complex technical concepts explained in clear and easily understandable language. While anyone with a connection to the natural gas business should consider this fundamental seminar, here are the types of employees who have found this class especially helpful to their continued success in the industry:
- New hires: anyone new to the industry, whether you are working for a utility, pipeline company, producer, energy marketing company or any company providing services to the industry
- Employees with industry experience in business areas who need a better understanding of the physical system
- New engineers to natural gas utilities or pipelines
- Employees with customer contact, sales or marketing responsibilities
- Regulatory employees who need to understand physical system opportunities and constraints
- Accounting professionals who need a solid foundation in the physical system
- Professionals such as attorneys, finance, PR, communications, etc. who are working for an industry participant or providing services to the energy industry
- Virtually any employee with limited experience on the physical side of the industry
How will Gas System Fundamentals help me?
The physical design and operation of the electric system is complex. And often those that work in design and operations on a day-to-day basis are either too busy or find it difficult to explain the system in a way that non-technical professionals can understand. If you are relatively new to the industry, this seminar will give you the foundation you need to start your career grounded in knowledge of the physical system. And if you are an industry veteran you will finally have complex topics explained in a way that makes sense! After attending this seminar, you will be prepared to actively and competently interact with technical professionals and to perform your job with a full understanding of how the physical system impacts your responsibilities.
In one information-packed day, this dynamic course will provide you with a solid understanding of:
- Gas industry jargon
- How gas is produced, gathered and processed
- How transmission systems are designed and operated
- How storage systems are designed and operated
- How distribution systems are designed and operated
- How gas flow is metered
- How the overall gas system is operated for high reliability, low cost, and to safely satisfy the needs of various market participants
Principles of Natural Gas Delivery Systems
- What is natural gas?
- Gas definitions, principles and units
- Gas composition
- Pressure
- Energy content of gas streams
- The Ideal Gas Law
- Compressibility factors
- Overview of the gas system (production, transmission, storage, and distribution)
- Gas demand drivers
- Business drivers that impact operations function (capital spending, expenses, business objectives)
Production and Processing Systems
- Major North American supply basins and gas flows
- Production, gathering, and processing components
- How a gas well works
- Gathering system design
- Gas production design factors
- How a gas processing plant works
- Production design and operations
Transmission Systems
- The U.S. transmission system
- Transmission system components
- Pipe types, coating and design factors
- Pipeline construction (trenching, stringing, bending, welding, boring, back-fill)
- Basic principles of pipeline design
- Pipe
- Steel strength and loads that cause stress
- Specified Minimum Yield Strength (SMYS)
- Pipeline Strength Equation
- Stress limits
- Use of the pipeline strength equation to select pipe
- Concept of toughness
- Pipe weldability
- Operating pressures and pressure testing
- Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP)
- Values and Fittings
- What valves are used for
- Type of valves
- How valves work
- Mainline valves
- Emergency Valve designation and design
- Class location impact on valve spacing
- Other pipeline equipment (closures, pigs, pig launchers and receivers, smart pigs)
- Compression
- How compression works
- Compression components
- Station configuration
- Types of compressors and how they work (centrifugal and reciprocal)
- Types of prime movers and how they work (gas turbine, reciprocating engine, electric motor)
- Support systems (station power or compressed air system, fuel gas system, lube oil cooling, jacket water cooling, gas cooling towers)
- Controls (start-up and shut-down sequencing, surge controls, knock sensors, vibration detection, temperature, speed sensor)
- Emergency Shutdown System (ESD)
- Station piping
- Pressure control
- Components that control pressure (valves and regulators)
- What a Transmission Pressure Limiting Station (PLS) is
- Design of PLS
- SCADA and alarming systems
- Transmission system design, planning and modeling
- Planning process (from market demand through design and costs to regulatory approval)
- Pipeline hydraulics (various flow equations)
- Determining compressor capacity
- Determining firm pipeline capacity
- Determining pipeline storage capacity
- Transmission capacity economics
Storage Systems
- Key storage components
- Typical storage configuration
- Storage in the U.S.
- Types of storage
- Underground storage (depleted reservoirs, salt caverns, aquifers)
- Above-ground storage (pipe-type, bottle-type, low pressure tanks, LNG, propane-air peaking systems)
- Storage system planning and design
- Intended use for storage and how it affects design
- Seasonal
- High-turn
- Distribution system peaking
- Determining the need for local storage
Distribution Systems
- Distribution system components
- Distribution pipe
- Types and their uses (steel, plastic)
- Distribution pipe strength
- MAOP
- Class location factors in design
- Use of different pipe for different purposes (local transmission, feeder mains, distribution mains)
- Distribution valves (types and emergency valve designation)
- System pressure control equipment (pilot operated regulators, direct operating regulators, relieve valves)
- Pressure regulation at the customer meter
- Monitoring with SCADA
- Distribution system planning
- Service standards (firm and interruptible)
- Planning process
- Capacity design
- Design for service levels
- Hourly demand variation and how it affects design
Metering
- How volume is converted to energy
- Meter types, how they work and what situations they are used for
- Diaphragm
- Turbine
- Rotary
- Orifice
- Ultrasonic
- Automated meter reading (AMR)
Gas System Operations
- The role of the system operator (gas control)
- Key system operations functions (planning, scheduling, managing flow, accounting, and allocations)
- System monitoring
- Operating factors
- Daily capacity and how it is determined
- Packing and drafting
- Nominations and scheduling
- Market affiliate rules
- Flow orders
- System maintenance
- Emergency response and system restoration
- Regulatory oversight of operations
- Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) Program
“The photos really complimented the lecture, providing a visual and actual representation of ideas. The exercises were engaging and refined thought process, and deepened understanding.”
“(The course) was fully understandable even though I have no science background. Slides were great – photos and animation facilitated understanding of the concepts.”
“It was an excellent overview, and the instructor was very knowledgeable and easy to understand.”
“Overall the course was very helpful in providing a high level overview of the gas industry and the fundamental components of each aspect of it (i.e. pipeline construction, transmission, distribution).”
“Excellent overview. Information directly applicable to my business. Animated examples provided perfect teaching vehicle.”
Group discount
Attend this seminar with your workgroup and you can save up to 25%. For every three people from the same company who attend this course, the fourth is free!
Course length
One day.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites or advance preparation is required.
Seminar times
This seminar begins and 8:30 and ends at 5:00.
Registration fee
$795 (save $100 - only $695 if paid three weeks prior to seminar). This fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and morning and afternoon breaks.
Cancellation policy
All class sizes are limited and your place in class is held exclusively for you. Registrations cancelled two weeks or more prior to the seminar date will receive a full refund minus a 10% administrative fee or a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two weeks notice but more than two days notice will receive a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two days notice are not eligible for refund or credit. Substitutions may be made at any time and without additional cost.
Contact us at 866-765-5432 or 'info' for more information.
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