Multi-Site Midstream Tie In Project

Engineering schematic showing pipeline routing, valve configurations, and meter sites for a multi-site midstream tie-in, highlighting Halker’s expertise in pipeline design, system integration, and optimized flow management across complex gathering networks.

The client required a comprehensive engineering and design solution for a complex, multi-site pipeline tie-in project involving several interconnected valve and meter sites. The project demanded precise coordination across multiple facilities, including integration of new and existing pipeline segments of varying diameters, materials, and configurations.

Midstream Plant Operational Efficiency Upgrades

Midstream natural gas processing equipment with insulated piping, filter vessels, and structural supports in an outdoor facility, showcasing Halker’s operational efficiency upgrades focused on optimizing throughput, reducing bottlenecks, and improving reliability in midstream plant operations.

The client required critical piping and equipment modifications to improve operational efficiency and system reliability within an existing process unit. The project needed to address issues related to a pocketed bypass line and inefficient drainage while maintaining compliance with the client’s design and safety standards.

Meter Skid Tie In Project

Natural gas meter skid with flow measurement equipment, process piping, valves, and support structures installed on a concrete foundation, highlighting Halker’s expertise in precision metering, tie-in engineering, and midstream facility integration.

The client required a detailed engineering and design solution to integrate multiple new meter skids—a main meter skid, a buy-back meter skid, and a vapor recovery unit (VRU) meter skid—into an existing pipeline system via a hot-tap connection.

Midstream Plant Expansion

Midstream natural gas processing facility with pressure vessels, heat exchangers, structural pipe racks, and interconnected process piping, showcasing Halker’s engineering capabilities in midstream plant expansions, system optimization, and brownfield infrastructure upgrades.

The client required comprehensive engineering and design support to execute a series of upgrades at an existing natural gas processing facility. The project involved integrating new compression and heating systems into an established plant layout while maintaining operational continuity and meeting modern safety, electrical, and structural standards.

Gas Plant Optimization Study

Natural gas processing facility with tall distillation towers, interconnected process piping, and equipment platforms, illustrating Halker’s expertise in gas plant optimization, throughput improvement, and operational efficiency engineering.

The client required a comprehensive evaluation and process optimization effort to improve the accuracy of an existing gas processing plant model and identify opportunities for operational improvement. The existing process model contained outdated and incomplete information, limiting its reliability for performance analysis and decision-making.

Greenfield Compressor Station Engineering and Design

3D model of a greenfield compressor station featuring dual compressor units, process piping, and structural supports, highlighting Halker’s engineering and design expertise in midstream infrastructure, equipment layout optimization, and new-build natural gas compression facilities.

The client required full engineering, design, and project management support for the development of a new greenfield gas gathering compressor station in Utah. The facility needed to accommodate immediate production demands while maintaining flexibility for future expansion from two to four compressor units.

Mercury Removal & Bonus Target

Process flow diagram illustrating a mercury removal system with interconnected piping, vessels, and control instrumentation, emphasizing Halker’s process engineering capabilities in contaminant mitigation, system optimization, and compliant facility design.

In 2020, a Midstream distribution company (“Client”), with nearly 10,000 miles of pipelines and over 50 terminals for refined petroleum products, approached Halker Consulting (”Halker”) for a phased project at their condensate splitter facility to increase profitability.

Fugitive Emissions Study

2D piping model with highlighted red lines showing emission pathways between storage tanks, illustrating Halker’s expertise in conducting detailed fugitive emissions studies for regulatory compliance and operational risk reduction.

The client needed to reduce or eliminate fugitive emissions from over 50 existing upstream production facilities in order to meet 40 CFR 60 OOOOa requirements with an aggressive schedule. The fugitive emission sources were both oil and water storage tanks on site.

Gathering and Pipeflow Modeling

3D model of a multi-tank oil and gas gathering facility with detailed piping networks and equipment layouts, showcasing Halker’s expertise in pipeline hydraulics, gathering system design, and comprehensive pipeflow modeling for optimized production performance.

A Texas based company looked to longtime partner Halker Consulting, to create a flow model of the design for an upstream production site that would hand off to a traditional midstream conveyance provider.

Flare System Retrofit

Field engineer observing an active flare stack alongside compressors and process equipment at a midstream facility, highlighting Halker’s expertise in flare system retrofits, combustion safety improvements, and emissions-compliant facility upgrades.

In 2015, a publicly traded pipeline transport company (“Client”), approached Halker Consulting (“Halker”) to evaluate a recently acquired gas plant.