Distribution Engineers Round Table

Part of the SGA Operating Conference 2007

July 30-August 1, 2007

Hyatt Riverwalk Hotel - San Antonio

 

Chairmen

• Shantel Norman, Engineering Manager, CPS Energy (shnorman@cpsenergy.com)
• Hans Bell, Manager Engineering Design, Nicor Inc. (HBell@NICOR.COM)
• Jim Rieske, Manager, Laclede Gas Co. (jrieske@lacledegas.com)

This is your meeting! Weigh in with the Round Table Chairmen to offer suggested topics for discussion.

Vendor Participation: Parts of this session may be open to vendors. Please check the sign outside this sessions meeting room for a "Open to Vendors" sign. Or check with the Chairs (listed above) for more details.

 

More details about this Conference (and to register):

SGA Operating Conference with Exhibits Web Page

 

Discussion Topics and Presentations will Focus On:

• Distribution Integrity and Damage Prevention (Session 1)

  • Update on GPTC Guidelines for DIMP
  • Excess Flow Valves
  • Sizing
  • Operations
  • Third Party Damages – billing and recovery
  • Presentation:  Damage Prevention - Al Jimison, Compliance Specialist, Columbia Gas of Virginia, a Nisource Co.
  • Reporting - Root Cause Analysis
  • Damage Prevention Technologies
  • Public Awareness
  • Baseline assessments
  • Affected public
  • Audit Results

     

• Compliance Programs (Session 2)

 

• Transmission Integrity Management
• Presentation:  Direct Assessment of Unpiggable Transmission Pipelines - Kent Alms,    Senior Maintenance Engineer, Laclede Gas Company
• Audit Results
• Risk Prioritization
• Record keeping
• Operator Qualification
• Classroom vs. CBT (computer based training)
• Field Evaluations
• Contractor Qualifications
• Customer Service & Codes
• Customer service levels
• Light up policies
• Working with non-gas friendly building codes Customer

• Joint Session with Supply Chain Management

 

• Staffing & Project Management (Session 3)

 

• Project Justification
• Capital Management
• Mapping
• Workforce Development
• Performance Metrics

 

Additional Topics  

 

• AMR
• Unaccounted for Gas
• Gas Sampling
• Vaults/Pits
• Underground Meters
• Standardized commercial sets
• Noise Abatement
• Service Line upgrades
• Tracking additional loads (generators)
• Network Modeling
• Joint Trenching
• Electronic Compliance Software
• Leak survey piping for inside meters
• Customer buried pipe notifications
• Mobil GIS
• Two- way GPS

 

 

 

Questions?

Mike Grubb

Southern Gas Association

mgrubb@southerngas.org

972-620-4022

 

 

This page updated: June 25, 2007