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Register for the January Training Course!

Economic and Technical Basis for Gas Processing

Join us at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, January 10th at Kinder Morgan, Conference Room 1BCD (Ground floor), 1001 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002. Class registrants are on their own for parking.

  • Non-Member Cost: $165

Breakfast will be provided. The cost also includes a ticket for the luncheon immediately following training.

SPEAKER

Ralph Neumann, Midstream Process Engineering Consultant

AGENDA

This half-day session surveys current trends in natural gas production and delivery and examines the economic and technical basis for profitable gas processing and conditioning. This interactive training, the first of four break-out sessions from “Overview of Gas Processing” includes:

  • Natural Gas Sources – Conventional, Shale and Tight Gas, etc.
  • Gas Characteristics – Lean, Rich, Associated, etc. 
  • Gas Contaminants – Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, etc. 
  • Gas Specifications – Gathering System, Plant and Pipeline 
  • Gas Behavior – Process selection and operating conditions 
  • Plant Economics – Project planning and decision drivers

As a course wrap-up, a broad survey of the gas processing technologies currently in use will be covered as an introduction to the subsequent extended training sessions. 

A big thank you to Kinder Morgan for hosting us!

ABOUT RALPH NEUMANN

Ralph spent the early part of his career working for several firms in the engineering construction business, both internationally and domestically.  He began as a process engineer specializing in natural gas processing and progressed to engineering management and project engineering roles. The next part of his career was spent working for natural gas processing operating companies where he managed both engineering and operations groups.  Most recently, Ralph has held engineering roles with several private equity-backed startup companies. He served as an instructor for John M. Campbell/PetroSkills, and he now consults in a practice that provides training, project management, and engineering services to the midstream industry.

Silver Member Registration

Join us for our January Luncheon

DATE: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

LOCATION: The Houston Club, 910 Louisiana St., Ste. 4900, Houston, TX 77002

SPEAKER

Jesse Thompson, Senior Business Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch

ABOUT JESSE THOMPSON

Jesse Thompson serves as senior business economist at the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Thompson, who joined the Bank in 2010, performs research and analysis on issues affecting the Houston and Gulf Coast economy.

In particular, he studies issues surrounding area hydrocarbon industries. He also collects information for the Dallas Fed’s Beige Book summary of current economic conditions. He is author of the monthly Energy Indicators, the Houston Economic Indicators, and contributes to the quarterly publication Southwest Economy.

Thompson earned an MA in economics, with emphasis on empirical microeconomics, and BA in philosophy and economics from the University of Houston.

Pricing

  • Members – $75
  • Owner/Operator Members – $0

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Benefits of Membership

  • 12 HGPA individual memberships
  • Corporate membership signage at all major events
  • Logo recognition on HGPA website
  • 24-hour advance registration for all events
  • Community outreach activity (Opportunities to collaborate with HGPA at outreach events, i.e. https://kidsmealsinc.org)
  • Discounted training (20%)
  • Access to member-only events

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