Standardize compressor station design to reduce project costs and time line

S. Mokhatab, Consultant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; T. Cleveland, Cleveland Engineering Services Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and S. P. dos Santos, At Work Rio Engineering and Consulting Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A principal component of any gas transmission system is the compressor station. A given gas transmission system may have anywhere from a few stations to more than 50, depending on feasibility studies. However, it is no longer economically feasible to provide an individual design for each gas compressor station. Standardized design of compressor stations allows gas transmission companies to provide a design template for similar-sized compressor stations, resulting in reduc