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Alpine Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

American Refining Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Badger Daylighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Blue Rock Energy Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bri-Chem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Burning Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cam-Tek Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ContactPointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ernst Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Facteon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Fisher Welding LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Five Star International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Gas Field Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Godwin Pumps - Xylem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Hapco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Iron Eagle Enterprises LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Keystone Clearwater Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Layfield Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Lee Reger Builds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Lee Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Lyden Oil Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mansfield Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Marcellus Safety Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

McCluskey & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MJ Painting Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mustang Ariel Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

New Pig Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

New River Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Oil & Gas Safety Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Pennington Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Peoples Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Premier Fence Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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From the visions of Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton, to the firstself-propelled road vehicle in 1769 to the famous Model-T, the automo-bile has evolved throughout history and continues to do so with the riseof Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles. By some estimates, over100,000 patents have brought us to where we are today. The latest im-provements have been focused on CNG technology. Vehicles with CNGtechnology run on compressed natural gas, which is an alternative,cleaner fuel to fossil fuels.

FYDA Energy Solutions is a subsidiary of FYDA Freightliner and offers com-plete sales, parts and service for alternative fuel vehicles. Part of what thecompany does is offer CNG and propane conversions to the transportationindustry and general public. In addition, they can provide dedicated, newalternative fuel vehicles from the factory and equip those for commercialand private use.

Tim Hooker, Director of Business Development at FYDA Energy Solutions,says, “The technology has been around since 1998, but now there is moreawareness. Plus more recently, significant improvements have beenmade to the technology. In terms of the mechanics, there are now stateof the art electronic engine controls versus old school carburation andfumigation.”

There are two types of conversions that FYDA Energy Solutions performs:bi-fuel and dual-fuel. A vehicle’s weight plays into this determination. Incommercial trucking there are 8 weight classifications. Light Duty consistsof Class 1-3 and Medium Duty includes Class 4-6; while, Heavy Duty isClass 7 and 8.

Light-duty vehicles with gasoline engines use a bi-fuel technology. A bi-fuelvehicle has separate tanks for the two fuels. The engine will run off of onefuel at a time, but uses the alternate fuel first. It can switch from CNG orpropane/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to gasoline. This is often used intaxis, police cars, shuttles and commercial vans.

A Class 8 vehicle (over 33,000 lbs.) utilizes dual-fuel technology, whereLNG/CNG fuels are stored separately from the diesel fuel tanks. There arekey benefits to this: no spark plugs, no fumigation, direct injection, func-tions at idle, utilize power take off (PTO) and dynamic functions to providemaximum substitution. If the truck runs out of natural gas, it can convertback to diesel seamlessly, which eliminates range anxiety. With the conver-sion, FYDA could take a current diesel engine and convert it to one that runson diesel and natural gas. Hooker explained, “This transition could loweroverall fleet costs by 25 to 40%.”

Alternative fuel engine platforms are currently being developed for rail-road, boat and manufacturing industries. “Dedicated CNG engines cur-rently go up to 400 horsepower @ 1450 ft. lbs. torque. A dedicated enginefor larger vehicles (bigger and heavier duty trucks) is still a few yearsaway,” informed Hooker.

“Our company has three main core values. A product has to be equal to orbetter for the environment than it was originally manufactured. It must beeconomical—most businesses are looking for a two-year return on invest-ment or sooner; and, it must help with energy independence. Alternativefuel technology fulfills all three,” stated Hooker. The users who see thebiggest return are those who use the most gas.

From the Model-T to CNG Vehiclesby Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group

Images Provided by Tim Hooker, FYDA Energy Solutions;Jerry Clark for Colussy Chevrolet; Ronald Schramm, ProGas, Inc.

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A conversion takes about three to five days and can be done in FYDA’s 50,000square foot facility in Canonsburg. It is still a pricey endeavor for the generalpublic to convert a personal vehicle to CNG, but there are also various grantsto assist in the purchase of a CNG vehicle or conversion to one. For instance,the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) has one that offers up to 50% oflight duty LPG and CNG conversions. Another grant, Act 13, opens on August12. With it, over $10 million is available for heavy duty trucks in Pennsylvania.All Pennsylvania grants can be found on the PA DEP website, http://www.de-pweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/dep_home/5968.

A propane light conversion costs about $6,000 to $8,000, while a CNG con-version runs around $10,000 to $14,000. Hooker says, “The high pressureCNG fuel cell is what keeps the CNG conversion expensive.”

Hooker points out that we’re seeing more mid-level trucks on the roads thanprivate vehicles with this technology. There are new dedicated engines formid-level to large trucks. Large companies, like Frito-Lay, are switching overtheir fleet.

New CNG cars start at about $26,000. Honda is one producer of CNG cars.GM, Ford and Chrysler are manufacturing trucks. Tom Priano, InventoryManager of Colussy Chevrolet, says, “It costs around $11,000 for the 2013Chevy Silverado factory option. The truck is popular with natural gas com-panies and ends up coming equipped from the factory for little over$55,000.”

It is becoming more commonplace to see alternative fuel vehicles on theroad. Hooker drives a CNG vehicle and gets about a 300-mile range. Hesays you just have to be thoughtful of the situation when it comes to re-fueling. The bottom line is CNG fuel is affordable and becoming moremainstream.

Not only are vehicle companies adapting to this improved technology, but‘gas’ stations are as well. Ronald Schramm, President of ProGas, Inc., a re-gional propane company, is trying to develop a fueling infrastructure forpropane through its Advantage AutoGas propane fueling stations. In orderfor alternate fuels to be available to the general public and fleet vehicles,our industry must provide and create a fueling infrastructure that peopleare familiar with.

Schramm explained, “Dispensingunits, pumps, for propane and CNGare being made to image that ofgasoline and diesel fuel. Up untilnow, we’ve only provided dispens-ing units for commercial or indus-trial accounts. These units are crudein appearance and not what thegeneral public is used to. Now thatpropane and CNG have made head-way as a viable motor fuel, manu-factures of propane and CNGdispensing units are developingunits to look and work like gasolineand diesel dispensers.”

Bob Beatty, HP Gas Systems Specialist at “O” Ring CNG Fuel Systems, L.P.,now works with natural gas fueling stations and has been in business for 30years. He saw the increasing fuel costs and decided to do something about it.

Beatty believes, “The technology, skill and ability are all now there. Untilrecently, there was not enough price spread. Previously, inexpensive gas


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was a hurdle. Now it is a logical choice with CNG fuel costing about halftheprice of gasoline.” Beatty also says there is an upfront cost of entry. Moneymust be put up as an investment, but it is the chicken and egg scenario. Theinfrastructure must be put in place so that consumers will have a place tofuel their CNG vehicles. However, there aren’t as many alternative fuel ve-hicles on the roads due to the lack of infrastructure/fueling stations.

“We as an industry need to continue to educate, educateand educate some more. It is coming and we have a windowof opportunity over the next three to five years to get theinfrastructure in place to make a better country.” -Tim Hooker, FYDA Energy Solutions.

Schramm says, “There is more awareness today. Alternative fuels are beingaccepted more in light of the volatility in the Middle East and the effectcrude oil prices have on gasoline and diesel prices. Propane has been usedas a motor fuel for more than 60 plus years, mainly for industrial and com-mercial forklifts. During the first energy crisis in the 1970s, alternate fu-eled vehicles started to appear. Propane was used to power cars and trucksas an alternate fuel because it was plentiful and cheaper than gasoline ordiesel, but that didn’t last long as crude oil production increased and crudeprices dropped. Everyone forgot about using alternate fuels.”

“Today, with the recent finding of natural gas and natural gas liquids, likepropane, from the Marcellus, Utica and Bakken Shale formations, we havean energy source right under or feet that we can develop and provide thiscountry with a solution for energy independence. In recent weeks, the dis-sent in Egypt has driven up crude and along with it our gasoline prices andpeople have become more cautious of the Middle East and crude volatil-ity. We need to convince everyone that our own energy source is plentiful,cheaper and a cleaner burning fuel. LNG, CNG and propane are the fuels ofAmerica’s future. We need to continue developing technology to use thisproduct as a motor fuel,” explained Schramm.

Beatty maintains that education is still important to dispel the myths andmisinformation concerning CNG. Beatty says, “Misinformation like ‘CNG isnot safe’ and ‘the vehicles don’t have enough horsepower’ are not true andstill being tossed around.” Beatty relates it to the Industrial Revolution be-tween Rockefeller, Tesla and Westinghouse stating, “Back then, it was saidthat electricity was dangerous and shouldn’t be used. It is the same terri-tory, just a different era with CNG.”

From CNG cars to flying cars, who knows where the future will take us, butCNG technology is earning its place now in automobile history. With theenvironmental and economic benefits of CNG, this path looks to be a worth-while one.

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Millions of dollars pass through meters each year and outdated, inaccu-rate meters can have a significant impact on revenue for gas suppliers.These businesses must test the accuracy of their current meter fleet andconsider the potential cost of sticking with poor performance.

Natural gas is a clean, efficient and safe energy option that fuels the pri-mary heating needs of more than 50 percent of American households. Andit goes beyond heating. The Department of Energy predicts that 900 of thenext 1,000 power plants built will be fueled by natural gas. Growing busi-ness for gas suppliers increases the amount of revenue that hangs in thebalance with inaccurate meters.

Two basic types of meters perform most gas measurement: positive dis-placement and inferential. Positive displacement meters, consisting mainlyof diaphragm and rotary style devices, are typically used for lower volume,lower pressure measurement. Orifice, ultrasonic and turbine meters arethe three main inferential class meters used for large-volume, higher pres-sure measurement. Turbine meters are one technology that forward-think-ing gas suppliers have been using for decades or are reconsidering toensure accurate, reliable measurement.

How Turbine Meters Work Turbine meters infer the volume of gas by determining the velocity of thegas moving through the meter. Flowing gas enters the inlet of the meterand goes through a smaller channel between the body of the meter and a

nose cone. The nose cone conditions and straightens the flowing gas, whileproviding an increase in velocity. The gas flow causes an internal turbine(rotor) to turn. Through a series of mechanical gears or high resolutionpulsing systems, the rotor speed converts to the volume of gas that hasflowed through the meter.

Turbine meters traditionally have one rotor, but the most dynamic inno-vation in this technology is the addition of a second rotor – enabling tworotors to work in partnership to continuously monitor accuracy and adjustfor changes in gas flow conditions.

Benefits of Turbine MetersTurbine meters are field-proven for more than 50 years but dual turbinemeters are tailored for the highest accuracy. They are compact, light-weight and able to accurately measure high-capacity, high-pressure flows.The meter continuously monitors itself and adjusts for changes in gas flowconditions, component wear or contamination commonly associated withan older pipeline system. The turbine meters’ performance and longevityratings, even under suboptimal conditions, make it a clearly advantageoustechnology.

Cost EffectiveThe dual-rotor turbine meter measures gas usage more accurately than anyof its metering counterparts. Turbine meters are also a great value com-pared to other metering options – because their compact size eliminatescosts for special piping, flow conditioning and electronics required for othermeasurement technologies. The initial investment in turbine meters is agreat value, especially when suppliers analyze the total cost of installation,maintenance and accuracy.

Highly AccurateStandard turbine meters are factory calibrated for accurate measurementsover a wide range of flow rates and pressure. An accuracy of ±1 percent isthe default; however, better than ±0.5 percent error is the standard whencalibrated at or near the intended operating pressure. Today’s flow com-puters and electronic volume correctors improve system accuracy evenmore – better than ±0.25% – by programming the calibration data into thesedevices.

Best of all, only the meter module needs to be removed for recalibration,this significantly reduces lost revenue and downtime associated withremoval, shipping and calibration costs for other metering technologies.

TWO ROTORS...NO SECOND GUESSING: A turbine meter that keeps the money in your pipeline.

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How much revenue can you “find” in the pipeline? Next Steps – Implementing Turbine MetersFrom initial installation and maintenance to recalibration, the turbine meteris both cost-effective and simple to install and maintain. Suppliers can in-stall dual-rotor turbine meters into a short-coupled configuration, signifi-cantly reducing installation costs, especially in urban areas. Turbine meterbearings require periodic lubrication, but the maintenance interval can beextended by using automatic lubricators.

Traditional spin testing and other on-site methods are unnecessary. Fromthe convenience of any computer networked to the meter, gas company per-sonnel can continually diagnose measurement system accuracy, verify meas-urement system parameters and quantify accuracy savings. However, if spintesting is desired, advancements in the meter’s electronics make it possibleto perform an accurate spin test without removing the measuring cartridgefrom the meter body.

For additional information and a white paper that comparesturbine meters with multi-path ultrasonic meters, please visitwww.sensus.com/turbo, or call Sensus at 1-800-375-8875.

Meter

Size

Rotor

Angle

(degrees)

Auto-

Adjust

Meter

PSIG Max

Flow

Days

Per

Year

Hours

Per Day

Meter

Error

(%)

Cost of

Gas Per

MSCF

($USD)

Calculated

Savings *

4” 45 AAT-18 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $106,631

4” 30 AAT-27 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $159,848

6” 45 AAT-35 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $207,349

6” 30 AAT-57 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $337,631

8” 45 AAT-60 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $355,373

8” 30 AAT-90 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $533,156

12” 45 AAT-140 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $829.196

12” 30 AAT-230 400 75 365 24 -0.5 6.0 $1,362, 356

Calculations:

Operating scfh X % of meter error = AAT recovered flow rate.

* AAT recovered flow rate X days/yr. operating X hours/day operating X # of units X cost of gas = Savings


Can you break a hundred (thousand)? Compared to other meteringtechnologies used in similar conditions, users could find tens if not

hundreds of thousands of dollars in unaccounted-for gas.


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For what I believe was my very first safety article in ONG Market-place, I wrote about the importance of preventing work-relatedhearing loss. This article was written over a year ago, but the issueof keeping worker’s hearing protected should still be a priority foranyone working in the Oil and Gas Industry, as well as any other in-dustries where high nose levels are common. In that article I out-lined how the inner workings of the ear, all the different types ofhearing loss, and all of the ways to prevent work-related hearingloss. For the ”New Technology” issue of ONG Marketplace I havedecided to revisit this problem in our industry, and fill you in onone product in particular that is changing the way workers protecttheir hearing.

Work related hearing loss is almost always a result of exposure tohigh noise, it is permanent and it is 100% avoidable. No matterhow loud the work environment, if the correct measures are im-plemented, there is no reason for any employee to have to sufferwith hearing loss. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, oc-cupational hearing loss is the most commonly reported occupa-tional illness in manufacturing, accounting for 1 in 9 recordableillnesses. The most disturbing aspect of this statistic is that inorder to be OSHA recordable, the hearing loss must be determinedto be work related and must be severe enough that the worker isconsidered hearing impaired.

The CDC categorizes dangerously high noise levels as those at orabove 85 decibels (dB (A)). OSHA’s Occupational Noise ExposureRegulation 29 CFR-1910.95 states that any person working in an en-vironment with sound levels at or above 85 dB (A) must wear hear-ing protection. This regulation also states that if this noise level ispresent for 8 or more hours, a hearing conservation program mustbe put into place while MSHA Standard Section 62.120 states thatthe permissible exposure level is no more than 90 dB (A) for a max-imum of 8 hours. Instituting a hearing conservation program is themost important step in keeping worker’s hearing protected. TheNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) web-site shows 8 simple components to instituting and maintaining asuccessful hearing conservation, or hearing loss prevention pro-gram.

Step one is to monitor noise exposure and to know what noisescan cause damage. Damaging noises are any noises that are at, orabove 85 dB (A). Step two would be to put engineering and ad-ministrative controls into place. Engineering controls might in-clude sound abatement walls or putting more distance betweenthe worker and the noise source, administrative controls would in-clude setting standards that the employees would be required toabide by. The third component is to have all of the workers re-ceive an audiometric evaluation, or hearing test to establish base-line hearing ability.

The fourth and fifth components of a successful hearing conserva-tion program go hand in hand. The fourth component is to usehearing protection and the fifth component is to keep the workereducated and motivated to use hearing protection. These 2 com-

ponents go hand in hand because it doesn’t matter if the providedhearing protection is a simple set of foam plugs or a sophisticatedpair of muffs, if the employee doesn’t understand how to properlyuse the PPE or the importance of using it, successful protection willnot be achieved.

The final three components are all administrative. The sixth com-ponent involves good record keeping of everything from noise lev-els in the work environments to all of the employee’s annualhearing exams. The seventh component is to continually evaluateyour hearing conservation program to make sure it is as effective aspossible. The final component is to make sure to audit your pro-gram annually. Making sure that your engineering controls areproperly placed and in good repair and making sure that your em-ployees are properly trained in using their hearing protection willensure that you hearing conservation program is doing what it wasdesigned to do, keeping your worker’s hearing protected.

So, what is this new technology that will do more to keep worker’shearing protected in high noise environments? Sensear High NoiseCommunication Headsets are changing how all industries thinkabout hearing protection in their facilities and on their jobsites. Al-though there are currently several products on the market that canprotect a worker from loud noise, Sensear is the only product avail-able with SENS (Speech Enhancement, Noise Suppression) Technol-ogy. Now, hearing protection has evolved to the point whereworkers are able to keep their hearing protected, while still beingable to effectively communicate at the same time.

This speech enhancement technology isolates and enhances speechin real-time, enabling users to hear speech clearly and safely in en-vironments where noise levels had previously been impossible.This technology keeps sound levels within acceptable OSHA guide-

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lines, not allowing the user to be exposed to any noise levels over82dB. Sensear’s speech enhancement technology is not only effec-tive for face-to-face communication, but also for mobile phone callsand 2-way radio communication as it enhances the wearer’s speechand lowers background noise for the call receiver. This cutting edgeSENS technology simultaneously combines speech enhancement withnoise suppression to deliver a total communication solution via Blue-tooth for your cell phone, 2-way radio, short range FM radio andface-to-face communications.

Sensear’s approach to hearingprotection incorporates 3 mainideas, communication, protec-tion and awareness. The com-munication and protection ideasare covered above, but I want tomake special note of one of thebiggest technological advancesthat this product incorporatesinto their high noise communi-cation headsets, 360o situa-tional awareness. One of thebiggest issues facing workers isbeing able to know where warn-ings are coming from. This situ-

ational awareness feature allows for a user to know exactly wherewhat they are listening to is. If someone over your left shoulder callsout a warning, you will know exactly where they are, as though youwere not using an electronic device. Other products can increase theamount of sound entering the ear, but none can do it while allowingthe user to keep their situational awareness.

Historically, most safety experts agreed that earplugs or sound dead-ening muffs were the best way to keep worker’s hearing safe, but itis important to consider what safety factors arise once a worker isbasically rendered deaf by earplugs or regular muffs. With run-of-the-mill hearing protection, warning calls, safety alarms, and otherpeople’s voices are blocked right along with the dangerous noise.This technology allows for the users hearing to stay protected, whileallowing for them to still have the ability to properly communicatewith everyone else on the job. More information on reducing work-related hearing loss and Sensear High Noise Communication Head-sets can be found by visiting www.sensear.com, or by contactingChris at SunnySide Supply, Inc.

Taking the time to assess your work environments and implementthe necessary precautions to protect the hearing of your workers,and educating workers on the importance of protecting their hear-ing, will lead to higher productivity and a healthier, happier work-force. Now that technology is catching up with the issue of safe andeffective hearing protection, it is high time for employers, safety pro-fessionals and employees to step up and do whatever they can tohelp reduce the problem of work-related hearing loss.

By Chris Chadwick, Safety Products Coordinator at SunnySide Supply,Inc. www.SunnySideSupply.com

References:“Occupational Noise Exposure.” Occupational Safety and Health Ad-ministration. OSHA. (n.d.). Web. 18 July 2013.http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/noisehearingconservation/index.html

“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” (n.d.). Web. 18 July2013. http://www.CDC.gov

“National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.” (n.d.). Web.19 July 2013. www.CDC.gov/NIOSH

“Sensear.” (n.d.). Web 19 July 2013. www.Sensear.com


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The Northeast ONG Marketplace - August 2013

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