MAY 23, 2024

GPSA board meeting celebrates longevity and commitment in the midstream industry

At the May 2024 board meeting, GPSA President Ryan Rudnitzki delivered remarks highlighting the contributions and enduring membership of six companies that have been GPSA members for 75+ years.

“The longevity of their membership is a testament to GPSA’s value and service to the midstream industry,” Rudnitzki said. “Each company remained members through the decades for the same reason we’re here today as members, volunteers and leaders — a shared commitment to driving innovation and excellence across the industry. GPSA harnesses our collective knowledge and experience, which empowers us as individuals, companies, and an industry to address today’s challenges and shape the future of our industry.”

This recognition, and the three-part series about these companies in Midstream News, underscores the association's significant role in supporting and advancing the midstream industry.

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GPA Midstream Technical Ballots: in progress, results, and documents published

Technical ballots in progress

GPA Midstream has four technical ballots in progress, described below. All are welcome to review and participate in the ballot, but only votes from voting members of the appropriate committee will count toward the official tally. All votes and comments will be reviewed and considered.

Analysis, Test Methods & Product Specifications Committee members received a ballot to approve revised document — GPA 2177: Analysis of Natural Gas Liquids by Gas Chromatography. The ballot will be open until June 7.

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Analysis, Test Methods & Product Specifications Committee members received a ballot to approve a new Workgroup: Stain Tube Standards Update. The ballot will be open until May 28.

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Measurement & Quantity Determination Committee members received a ballot to approve a revised document — GPA Midstream Technical Committee Charter: Measurement & Quantity Determination (MAQD). The ballot will be open until June 13.

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Analysis, Test Methods & Product Specifications Committee members received a final acceptance ballot to approve revised document — GPA 2122: Method for the Physical Determination of Volume and Composition of Flash Gas Liberation from Pressurized Liquid Hydrocarbon Samples. The ballot will be open until May 29.

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Technical ballot results

Voting closed with members approving five GPA Midstream Technical Program ballots.

• Revisions to GPA 2119: Compositional Analysis by Optical Spectroscopy, which covers the determination of the chemical composition of single-phase gas or 12 liquid hydrocarbon fluids using optical spectroscopy.
• Voted and approved at the Technical Conference, Workgroup Charter, CCD/IOWs (Corrosion Control Documents and Integrity Operating Windows), which is to develop Mechanical Integrity Program.
• Voted and approved at the Technical Conference, Workgroup Charter, Master Asset Identification — Master Equipment List (MEL), which will provide guidance on the equipment covered within a Mechanical Integrity program.
• Workgroup Charter, Condition Based Monitoring — Inspection Types/Alternatives, which will provide guidance on identifying the types of inspections related to a Mechanical Integrity Program Compliance along with guidance on criteria for alternative inspection methods and applications.
• Workgroup Charter, Guidelines for Reapplying Used Plants and Equipment Revision, which will lay out suggested practices and considerations when evaluating the re-use and re-application of fixed equipment assets covered within the scope of the Facility Integrity Inspection Guidance (FIIG) document.

Documents will be published after ballot comments have been resolved, and workgroups are initiated upon approval of their charter. Contact the workgroup lead to get involved.

For more information about GPA’s technical committees or to get involved, contact GPA Vice President of Technical Services Martin Erne.

Technical documents published

• Systemization and Circuitization of Midstream Assets for Corrosion Monitoring, which provides guidance to midstream operators in the development of typical systems and circuits within the standard midstream gas processing facilities that can be applied to their Mechanical Integrity programs.
• Survey of Plant Spacing, which provides data intended for consideration in the preliminary design of the construction of midstream facilities or the addition of equipment and process units to existing facilities.
• Pneumatic Testing Guideline, which is to establish and/or qualify the MAOP/MOP of a pipeline prior to placing the line in service or as an integrity assessment method.

Technical documents and research reports are free to GPA Midstream and GPSA members and can be accessed through the members-only Data Book and Publications Cloud.

Any employee of member companies may access the cloud by clicking the link above and creating a free account using your work email address. Once you create an account, log in and click on your name (top right), My Profile, and Member Access to Publications Cloud to access the available publications.

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Shaping the U.S. midstream energy sector since 1921, GPA Midstream sets standards for natural gas liquids, develops simple and reproducible test methods to define the industry’s raw materials and products, manages a worldwide cooperative research program, provides a voice for the industry on Capitol Hill, and is the go-to resource for technical reports and publications. Learn more at GPAMidstream.org.

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Founded in 1928, GPSA supports the midstream's producer-supplier partnership with world recognized resources such as the GPSA Engineering Data Book, as well as technical research, and knowledge sharing that brings technological advances and expertise to bear on the industry's challenges. Learn more at GPSAMidstreamSuppliers.org.

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