CASE STUDY Gas Plants

Caribou North Compressor Station
Alberta

Capital Cost - $6.4 MM

The Mandate. The client needed to expand the existing Compressor Station facility. A high level risk assessment (HAZOP) of the existing facility was also required to assess the impact of the planned expansion.

The Solution. GRB conducted a HAZOP review that included mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, operations, operability and reliability issues. GRB engineered and managed the following critical items as part of the expansion:

• Installed two 3-stage sales compressors totaling 4450HP, for a station total of 32,500HP.
• Second electrical motor control centre (MCC) building and equipment (including surveying and managing the additional lease space for these items)
• Produce water dump valves tied into the aboveground vent knockout tank
  
• Installed new gas detection head in all compressor buildings
• Installed secondary emergency vent system with aboveground knockout tank
• Purchased / installed new office/control room
• Purchased / installed two new computer workstations with local area network (LAN)