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Jim Grachen 
Director of Operations
Jim Grachen is our Director of Operations. Prior to him joining our team, he spent six years in the Air Force. He has accumulated thirty-one years’ experience in the gas industry. Jim's previous positions in the gas industry included Chief Operations Officer and Eastern Regional Director.
 
He is married to Tina and has two adult children, Chris and Alison. Jim enjoys physical fitness and vacationing in the Caribbean in his free time.
Which of your pipelines are affected by the new gathering rules?
If you need to know how the new gathering rule will affect your business, we have the solution for you.

Leveraging ArcGIS and other tools, we can dynamically segment pipelines by class location and gathering type. Output is a map booklet and the underlying GEO data that can easily be modified for new laterals or other features by a customers’ internal GIS team or us. Douglas Pipeline can quickly turn around this work, even for operators with thousands of miles of pipeline. 

Contact us today to learn more about how this tool will work for you—email Ron McGlade at rmcglade@douglaspipeline.com. Or call him at (412) 302-9103.
Coal-fired plants will account for about 85% of total U.S. power capacity scheduled for retirement this year with natural gas and renewables taking a greater share of the supply, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.

U.S. power plant operators were scheduled to retire about 12.6 gigawatt (GW) of coal-fired generating capacity in 2022 out of the total 14.9 GW capacity set to be retired.

The largest coal power plant scheduled to go out of service in 2022 is the 1,305-megawatt (MW) William H. Zimmer plant in Ohio, the EIA said.

In 2022, 1.2 GW of U.S. natural gas-fired capacity is due for retirement, while...Read More>>>
See Us at These Upcoming Events

February 17, 2022: Pittsburgh Area Petroleum Geologist (PAPG) Luncheon Meeting – Cefalos – Carnegie, PA 11:15-1:00 PM.

March 1, 2022: US EPA / PA DEP - NORM and TENORM Radiation Safety Training
Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe, PA, 8:00-3:15.

March 2, 2022: Ohio Oil and Gas Association Winter Meeting – Easton, Ohio

March 14-16, 2022: Biomass Producers Conference – Jacksonville, Florida

March 16, 2022: The Great Energy Gathering Sponsored by PIOGA / Pittsburgh Business Exchange, Southpointe Hilton Garden Inn 6:00-9:00.

March 25, 2022: Appalachian Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) Shooting Event / Meeting at Keystone Shooting Center 9:00-1:00.