Gas Gathering System Rules of Thumb

Non-regulated gas gathering lines are frequently operated with considerably less
experienced-engineering input into their design and operation than either regulated
gathering lines or cross-country pipelines. This document is an attempt to provide some guidance to new engineers and operations personnel into the issues that need to be addressed to design and construct an “operable” gathering line. It not intended to address the issues involved in making a line meet industry standards or any of the various regulations – this document should be seen as a way to improve how well a system can be operated after it has been designed to industry standards and government regulations
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