Portable Metering Skid | Natural Gas Quantities & Composition
Challenge
Valin was approached by a company that purchases natural gas direct from the pipeline, processes it and transports it to CNG filling stations throughout California, essentially making gas stations for CNG-powered vehicles. They wanted a portable metering system which would allow them to confirm the mass quantities and chemical composition of the natural gas they were purchasing from the pipeline.
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Solution
Valin's technical specialists worked together with our engineering department, fabricators and service team to design a portable metering skid that would fulfill the customer's needs. Valin also provided the customer with a Process Flow Diagram, Piping & Instrumentation Diagram, a General Arrangement Drawing, and Control Schematics/ Electrical Drawings.
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Customer Benefits
Up until now, the customer had to take the word of the gas company on the quantity/quality of the natural gas?they were purchasing. Valin's new portable metering system allowed them to double-check the data provided by the gas company. As it turns out the initial readings of the quality of the natural gas contained 3% less methane than the gas company's billed readings. Verifying their suspicions were correct, the customer informed us of their desire to purchase two more units based on the ROI potential.