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Pipeline Products – Natural Gas Industry

• Pipelines
• Compressor Stations
• Metering Stations
• Storage

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South America Natural Gas Pipeline

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Compressor Stations

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Lucca
Manufacturing
Lucca Manufacturing

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Lucca Manufacturing

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Products for the
Natural Gas Industry
Traditional Fluid Systems Product Group

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GO2 Range

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Non-Traditional Products for Natural Gas
Industry

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Traditional Fluid Systems Product Group

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Applications
Pipeline Applications
• Launcher Receiver
• Slug Catcher
• Pumping Stations
• Mainline Valves
• Pipeline Block Valves
• River Crossings
• Metering
• Blow Down Valves
• First Stage Suction Block
• First Stage Discharge Block
• First Stage Bypass
• First Stage Loading
• Station Valve
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• Station Suction Block
• Station Discharge Block
• Station Discharge Vent
• Block Valve
• Vent Valve
• Mainline Station Bypass
• Loading Block
• Bypass Block
• Discharge Block
• Fuel Gas Isolation
• Fuel Gas Vent
• Suction Block
• Compressor Stations
Compressor
Stations
Natural Gas Compressor Station

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Typical Natural Gas Compressor Station
LOADING VALVE
smaller than suction

2"
LOADING VALVE 12" to 24" UNIT VALVE
Suction
2" - 4" Diameter
Low Pressure Pneumatic FUEL VALVE
Fuel Line 2"
BYPASS VALVE UNIT 1
BYPASS VALVE 12" to 24" Discharge
2" - 4" Diameter
Low Pressure Pneumatic

FUEL VALVE 12" to 24"

2" - 4" Diameter
Low Pressure Pneumatic
Fuel Line Gas
UNIT VALVE
UNIT 2 Header
16" - 24" Diameter
Low Pressure Pneumatic
High Pressure Gas/Hyd
Electric Actuator

12" to 24"

Fuel Line
UNIT 3

24" to 36"

24" to 36"

Suction Discharge

Suction
Discharge
Loading / Bypass Supply

24" to 36" 24" to 36" Fuel Line (low pressure)

ESD Valve ESD Valve Low presure line, reduction taken at the plant
Station Bypass Valve
HPG or GO HPG or GO
HPG or GO
Line Break Controls Line Break Controls
High Diff Open Inhibit Controls

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ANR Pipeline – Motor Operated Fuel Valve

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Williams Gas – Over Pressure Protection

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El Paso – Two Way Local Direct Gas

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Columbia Gas – Low Pressure Gas - Blow
Down Valve

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El Paso – Direct Gas Station Valves

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El Paso – Direct Gas Station Valves

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Pemex SCADA Gas – Direct Gas Station Valve

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ANR Pipeline – Low Pressure Station Valves

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ANR Pipeline – Low Pressure Gas Pig Launcher
Valve

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Shell Canada – Sour Gas Plant

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Shell Canada – Self-Contained Electro-
Hydraulic

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Atmos Energy – Low Pressure Gas ESD Valves

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Pemex SCADA Gas – Direct Gas Station Valve

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Peoples Energy – Direct High Pressure Gas
Station Inlet Valve

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Sempra Energy – Self-Contained Electro-
Hydraulic Station Valve

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Peoples Energy – Direct High Pressure Gas
Inlet Valve

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Williams Gas – Direct High Pressure Gas
Station Valve

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Consumers Energy – Self-Contained Electro-
Hydraulic ESD Station Valve

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El Paso – Direct High Pressure Gas Station
Valve

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Williams Gas – Direct Gas Station Valve

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Murphy Oil – Gas Oil Station Valves

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Kinder Morgan – Direct Gas – Meter Valves

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Kinder Morgan – Direct Gas – Meter Valves

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Williams Gas – Direct Gas – Station Valves

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Peoples Energy – Direct Gas – Inlet Valve

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Duke Energy – Direct Gas – Bypass Valve

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Duke Energy – Direct Gas – Bypass Valve

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Enbridge Energy – Direct Gas – OPP Station
Valves

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Gulfstream Energy – Gas Oil – Station Valve

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Underground Storage – Direct Gas – Station
Valve

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Williams Gas – Direct Gas – Mainline Valves

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Conoco Pipeline – Gas Oil – Station Valves

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Conoco Pipeline – Gas Oil – Station Valves

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Kinder Morgan – Direct Gas – Meter Valves

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HPG Range
Direct Gas Competitors

• Bettis – Scotch Yoke

• Ledeen – Scotch Yoke
• Biffi – Scotch Yoke
• Gevalco – Scotch Yoke

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HPG Range

Direct High Pressure Gas quarter turn scotch yoke actuator

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Construction
HPG Range

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Traditional Rotary
Vane Actuator
Traditional Gas Oil Rotary Vane Actuator

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Rotary Vane Actuator – Principal of Operation

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Rotary Vane Actuator – Tanks Level Over
Time

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Result – Soil Contamination

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Result – Soil Contamination

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Solution – Increase Tank Size from 2:1 to 3:1

Increased cost of larger

tanks.
Increased volume of
gas usage.
Increased volume of
gas exhausted to
atmosphere.

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Another Method to Ensure Oil Does Not
Fall on the Ground

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Direct High Pressure Gas – Principal of
Operation

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Traditional Rotary Vane - Maintenance

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Traditional Rotary Vane - Maintenance

• Disassembly Procedure
– Note: Disarm the control from the actuator by first turning off
power gas, and as an extra precaution, remove the bull plugs
from the tops of the gas hydraulic tanks. The rotary actuator
must be removed from the valve before disassembly. Next,
disconnect and remove the control and tanks. Be sure that a
complete set of replacement seals is available before attempting
disassembly.

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HPG Range - Maintenance

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HPG Range - Maintenance

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HPG Demo Controls
HPG Range Controls
HPG Range – Gas Manifold Block

• Local manual control.

• Integral particle filter
• Regulator provides low pressure
control gas for remote control.
• Pilot piston.
• High pressure pilots.

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Solenoid Valves – Peter Paul, Versa or Asco

• Solenoid Valves
– Low Pressure
– 3-way 2-position
• normally closed
– Explosion Proof
• Class 1, Group D,
Division II

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Limit Switches – Soldo, Topworx, Westlock or
End User Preference
 Explosion Proof Enclosure
• Class 1, Division I & II, Groups C & D
 Switches
• Mechanical
• 2, 4, 6 SPDT
• Proximity
• 2 or 4 SPDT
 Visual Display
• Green – Open
• Red – Closed
 Conduit Entries
• 2 or 4 – ¾” NPT

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Filter / Dryer – Welker or IMAC

 Filtration Level: 4 Microns

 MAOP: 1,500 psig.
 Temperature Range: - 40 F to 140 F
 Construction: Carbon Steel
 Connections: ¼” NPT

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Pressure Sensor – BWB or Ruelco

• Pressure Sensor Valve

– Single set point
– Low pressure control
• Open or Close
– High Pressure Control (OPP)
• Close or Open

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Differential Pressure Sensor – BWB or Ruelco

• Differential pressure sensor valve

– Pneumatic line break system
– High Pressure Differential Open Inhibit.
SPRING
CAP

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End of Stroke Vent Valve – Versa

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HPG Control Options
High Pressure Gas Control Options

• Local Manual Control • Emergency Shut Down

Electric / Pneumatic
• 2 way Remote Control • Line Break - Rate of
• Low Pressure Close Pressure Drop
• High Pressure Close • Combination of Options
• Open Inhibit

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HPG Control
Schematics
Two Way Local Manual Control

• Open and close control at the valve using the high pressure gas
directional control valve manual levers
• Local hydraulic manual override

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HPG - Local Manual Control

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Two Way Local Remote Control

• Open and close control at the valve using the high

pressure gas directional control valve manual levers
• Local hydraulic manual override
• Remote open / close control

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HPG – Two Way Local Remote Control

Close Solenoid Open Solenoid

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Pneumatic Line Break – Rate of Pressure Drop

• An auxiliary system which automatically closes the pipeline

valve.
– Utilizes a reference tank
• Rate of pressure drop.
• Set point.

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Pneumatic Line Break – Rate of Pressure Drop
With Backup Storage Tank

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Pneumatic Line Break – Rate of Pressure Drop

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OPP – Over Pressure Protection

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Pneumatic Rate of Pressure Drop Line Break

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GO Range
GO Range

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Gas Oil Competition

• Shafer – Rotary Vane

• Bettis Canada – Scotch Yoke
• Ledeen – Scotch Yoke
• Biffi – Scotch Yoke

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GO Schematics
Two Way Local Manual

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Two Way Local Remote

Close Solenoid Open Solenoid

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GO and HPG
Range - Differences
GO and HPG Range – Main Differences

• Oil Tanks
– GO Range utilizes gas oil tanks.
– HPG Range does not.

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GO and HPG Range – Main Differences

• Cylinder
– GO Range utilizes one cylinder for both gas oil operation
and manual override.
– HPG Range utilizes two cylinders. One for power gas the
other for hydraulic manual override operation.

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GO and HPG Range – Main Differences

• Manifold block.
– GO Range manifold block incorporates hydraulic manual
override in the gas oil block.
– HPG Range hydraulic manual override is on the opposite side
of the power gas cylinder.

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