Barry D. Payne and Associates Inc. Monthly Newsletter

March 2011

Events in the News:

2011 GPA Convention

Plan to join us at the 90th Annual Gas Processors Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The convention activities are scheduled for Sunday, April 3rd through Wednesday, April 6, 2011. BDP Inc. is pleased to be presenting a technical paper during this year’s convention, and we are pleased to announce our expanded participation in GPSA hospitality events described below.

Technical Forum:

Barry D. Payne & Associates, Inc. along with Prism Gas Systems will be presenting a case history on Overcoming CO2 Challenges Using Advanced Controls , discussing NGL recovery and fractionation strategies at the Waskom gas plant. The presentation discusses APC strategies that improve product quality with stable CO2 content, reduce variability and allow operation closer to spec limits, and reduce NGL feed rate variability with enhanced rate control across three parallel turbo expander plants. Please join us in the Computer Technology Forum on Tuesday, April 5th; we look forward to seeing you there.

Hospitality Event:

BDP Inc. and Wilson Mohr Inc. will be participating in hospitality events sponsored by Honeywell Inc. at the 2011 GPA Convention in San Antonio, Texas. This collaboration between an automation equipment manufacturer and two premier System Integrators with extensive midstream experience will highlight our commitment to successful project execution tailored to the natural gas industry. Together with Honeywell Inc. and Wilson Mohr Inc., the BDP Inc. team invites you to join us during the GPSA Early Bird Reception to view Honeywell automation products at the table-top display, followed by casual gatherings in the Honeywell Hospitality Suite on Sunday and Monday nights.

Please contact the Gas Processors Association for further details on this year's GPA Convention.

BDP Inc. offers process control consulting, advanced control strategy design and implementation, and system integration services to deliver overall control system performance enhancements. Contact BDP Inc. for more information on similar control system services and process control improvements to enhance your plant operations today.

Partial List of Current Projects at BDP:

<> Process control consulting and APC commissioning for NGL fractionation strategies at a Texas gas plant.

<> Engineering, configuration, and commissioning support for PLC/ HMI applications at two compressor stations in North Dakota.

<> Electrical and instrument design services for new compressor stations in the Marcellus Shale region.

<> Engineering, configuration, and loop cutover support to upgrade a legacy DCS at a gas plant in south Texas.

Partial List of Systems included in recent BDP projects:

<> Emerson Delta V control system.
<> Honeywell Experion PKS system.
<> PAC8000 process control system from GE Intelligent Platforms.
<> Wonderware InTouch HMI with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC.