Distribution Measurement and Regulation Round Table

 

Part of the SGA Operating Conference 2008

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• July 22-24, 2008
• Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Atlanta, GA

 

Chairman

• Mark Miller, Mobile Gas Service Corp. (mmiller@mobile-gas.com)
• Steve Brandtner, Roanoke Gas Co. (steve_brandtner@roanokegas.com)

 

Contribute to the Discussion

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

 

Discussion Topics and Presentations will Focus On

• Certifications & Qualifications for CNG procedures & personnel
• High Rise/Multi-unit Regulator & Meter installations
• OPP of fuel lines with elevated pressure
• Single Fed Systems
• Replacement procedures for major regulator recalls
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• RTU - Billing
• New Technologies - Water Bath heaters, Vortex heaters
• Transfer proving meters in the field
• Procedures for handling non-register meters from discovery to billing
• Excess Flow Valves
• Standardized Commercial Meter Sets
• "Unaccounted For" Gas
• "In house" vs. "Contract" Meter Shop Repairs
• AMR / AMI

Topics submitted by members of this Interest Group

• SCADA replacement; new technology in SCADA that is useful or necessary, any must have upgrades
• Electronic pressure charts; what units in use, how do you collect data, who is using as inexpensive pressure monitoring and how, who monitors internally
• Daily industrial reading devices; what units in use, how do you collect data, how do you communicate with the unit
• Beyond boot regulators; who is using the Fisher EZH or PF Reflux 819 regulators, results
• Compensating indexes; who is still using, are you finding gear ratio issues from factory errors, is your AMR finding the issues for you
• AMR; discussion could be limitless so I won’t add any specific topics

• Internal regulator inspections vs meeting the minimal inspections reguirements....lock off and relief valve setting etc.

• How other companies determine which reg, stations may require an internal inspection. Criticality ranking, wet gas, historical information etc.
  

 

 

Break Out Sessions

Several break out sessions are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Sessions that might be of interest include a tour of a vertical main gas system.

 

Vendor Participation

Parts of this session may be open to vendors. Please check the sign outside this session's meeting room for an "Open to Vendors" sign; or check with the Chairman (listed above) for more details.

 

 

Link to the Distribution Measurement Interest Group

 

Questions?

Mike Grubb

Southern Gas Association

mgrubb@southerngas.org

972-620-4022

 

This page updated: May 5, 2008