Permian Basin OOOOb Compliance Walk Downs

A Permian Basin oil and gas production site with interconnected piping, storage vessels, and equipment laid out across a gravel pad, illustrating Halker’s expertise in OOOOb regulatory compliance walkdowns, emissions assessment, and facility readiness verification.

The client required accurate and verifiable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for existing facilities across the Permian Basin. Many sites contained incomplete or outdated equipment records within their asset management system, making it essential to validate and update information for all Tier 1 equipment.

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.

Helium Plant Engineering & Design

Aerial view of a remote helium processing plant with modular equipment skids, separators, compressors, and process piping arranged on a cleared desert site, highlighting Halker’s expertise in helium plant engineering, facility design, and specialty gas processing infrastructure.

The client required a full engineering and design solution for a new helium processing facility capable of handling complex gas treatment and extraction operations. The project demanded seamless coordination among multiple engineering disciplines and the successful integration of a third-party proprietary helium extraction system into the overall process.

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 The existing process model contained outdated and incomplete information, limiting its reliability for performance analysis and decision-making.

Engineering Site Assessments

Engineering site assessment data table detailing gas, hydrocarbon liquid, and wellstream compositions, highlighting Halker’s expertise in production analysis, facility evaluation, and data-driven engineering recommendations for oil and gas operations.

The client required detailed engineering assessments for twenty well pad facilities in the Permian Basin to verify compliance with federal emissions regulations, specifically 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOOb. The primary challenge was to ensure that all process equipment and vapor control systems were properly designed, configured, and operated to capture and control emissions effectively.

10,000-20,000 BBLPD SWD Engineering and Design

3D engineering model of a high-capacity 10,000–20,000 BBLPD saltwater disposal (SWD) facility featuring multiple storage tanks, piping networks, and process equipment, showcasing Halker’s expertise in produced water infrastructure design, system optimization, and large-scale midstream project engineering.

The client required a fully integrated engineering and design solution for a new 10,000 BBLPD saltwater disposal (SWD) facility, with future expansion capacity to 20,000 BBLPD. The project demanded coordination across multiple engineering disciplines—process, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation & controls—to ensure consistency, compliance, and scalability.

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.

Bulk Test Conversion for Sour Service CTB Facility

3D process model showing vertical vessel conversions with integrated piping and instrumentation, demonstrating Halker’s engineering expertise in bulk test modifications for sour service CTB facilities and compliance-driven upgrades to handle H₂S-rich production streams safely and efficiently.

The client required the conversion of existing Central Tank Battery (CTB) facilities into a large-scale sour service production site capable of safely managing high hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) concentrations. The project demanded a comprehensive redesign to accommodate new process equipment, integrate sour gas treatment systems, and ensure full compliance with applicable safety and regulatory standards.

Sour Gas CTB-Facility Design

Process flow diagram for a sour gas central tank battery (CTB) facility, illustrating separators, scrubbers, H₂S treatment, chemical injection systems, and flare routing, emphasizing Halker’s expertise in designing safe, compliant, and efficient sour-service production facilities.

The client required a new centralized tank battery (CTB) in the Permian Basin capable of safely handling production from multiple wells with elevated hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) concentrations. The project demanded a design that would ensure compliance with all applicable NACE sour service standards while maintaining efficient operations and accommodating future development.