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Surface Safety Systems

  Our Locations: Borger, TX | Amarillo, TX | Liberal, KS Oklahoma City, OK | Elk City, OK                                                    Is your location safe? 

  At DISCO, Inc., the 'D' stands for diversified and that includes our multi faceted surface safety systems.  Shown is one of our custom actuator safety valves as installed on a completed location. Rated as API approved at 3,000 psi, this valve ensures that expensive gas separator units can be shut in if parameters fall outside of a known low or high setting. Used in conjunction with High/Low controls, safety can be ensured on locations at the gas production unit or well head.  At Disco, a wide range of custom safety valves are available to facilitate any need.  We are geared for service and are eager to satisfy any safety needs you might have. Service, repair and reconditioning are all available through your industrial supplier . . . DISCO, Inc. Diversified Industrial Service Company, Inc. 1400 N. Main | Borger, Texas 79007 | Phone: [phone]

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A "Golden Age" for natural gas?

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/a-golden-age-for-gas-2-caveats/?scp=2&sq=natural%20gas&st=Search

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barracudabourse:

The price of Natural Gas, the energy fuel which has been gaining attention as a safe and clean substitute for nuclear power (since disaster struck in Japan), never really recovered from the hit it took from the Big Recession of 2008/2009. Natural Gas is the only commodity on earth which is...

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Compressor Maintenance Tips

As an industrial service company, we see A LOT of compressors, both reciprocating and screw compressors.  Here are a few things to keep in mind if you're charged with the task of maintaining them:

1.  Closely monitor the viscidity of the oil.  Compressor oil will thin out over time, which leads to less lubrication ultimately bearing failure. 2.  Change compressor oil filters on a regular basis, or on pressure differential of no more than 10# or every 90 days. 3.  Take oil analysis.  Check with the oil manufacturer, because a lot of them will provide this service for free. 4.  Closely monitor discharge temperature and make sure that is does not exceed 230 degrees. 5.  An alignment test is almost always performed when a new or newly refurbished compressor is put into service.   However, if the driver is changed or the skid has been moved, you should probably take the time to run another alignment test.  It will be worth the time.

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Exterran Partners to acquire compression

(Source: Datamonitor)Exterran Holdings, Inc., a natural gas compression services company, and Exterran Partners, L.P. have announced that Exterran Partners has agreed to acquire compression and processing assets from Exterran Holdings for consideration valued at approximately $228 million.

The acquisition is expected to expand Exterran Partners' contract operations fleet to approximately 1.9 million horsepower which would comprise approximately 52% of the combined Exterran Holdings and Exterran Partners US contract operations business.

"We are pleased to enhance Exterran Partners' position as a leading compression services provider in the US and to enter the processing services market by acquiring natural gas processing assets that benefit from a long-term contract with one of the nation's largest energy producers," said Michael Aaronson, CFO of Exterran Partners' managing general partner.

In connection with and upon closing of the transaction, the omnibus agreement between Exterran Partners and Exterran Holdings will be amended to reflect adjustments in the cap on selling, general and administrative costs from $7.6 million per quarter to $9.0 million per quarter while the cap on operating costs will remain at $21.75 per horsepower per quarter.

The transaction consideration includes the assumption of approximately $159 million of Exterran Holdings debt and the delivery to Exterran Holdings of approximately 2.5 million common units of Exterran Partners, or the cash equivalent thereof, and approximately 51,000 general partner units of Exterran Partners.

Exterran Partners expects to finance the transaction and continue to finance its business in a manner consistent with its current and target capital structure, which may include debt incurred under the partnership's revolving credit facility and/or the issuance of public securities. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions and is expected to close in June, 2011.

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A note from our safety director...

Not many companies our size have full time safety supervisors.  However, that's been a top priority of Disco, Inc. from day one.  I asked our safety supervisor, Lewis Kasko, to tell me a little about our program here:

"Since coming to work for DISCO as Safety Supervisor almost four years ago, I have been privileged to be a part of a company that is consistently progressing in the area of workplace safety. In the industrial environment it is important that companies maintain a good safety record as well as being productive. I have been pleased to see that our injury statistics show that our company has been able to keep injury rates low. Over the last four years special attention has been paid to certain components for a successful safety program, including personal protective equipment, hazardous materials, forklift operations, equipment guarding, fire protection and housekeeping, education, and many others.

But more importantly I have witnessed that the desire for safety is becoming part of our employee’s normal routine. It is becoming something more than just what needs to be done. The best evidence I have seen of this is when someone comes and asks me,” is this the correct way to do this safely, or am I being safe enough”? I often find that safety concerns are pointed out to me before I have even had a chance to notice them.  Above all else it is these things that let me know that our safety program is progressing.

I am pleased to be part of an organization, and partnered with workers who make DISCO a safe and productive workplace."

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A lot of reciprocating compressors have what's called a VVCP head.  It stands for variable volume control pocket.  It has a adjustable wheel that will allow you to determine of the load you want depending on how much has you're using.  Some of our customers our running their recips at full capacity, so there's not much need for it.  VVCP heads can be a source for leaking gas.  So, if you're not using it, you might as well blind it off.  That's what we're doing here for Eagle Rock Energy.

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How does natural gas affect our economy?

The natural gas industry supports nearly 4 million jobs and adds more than $385 billion to the national economy

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A photo of Edison's machine shop

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A city bans the drilling of natural gas.

Wellsburg bans natural gas drilling around the city limits.  Is that a good thing?

http://bit.ly/ju5X0s

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Moving Industry Forward.

Although our shops are located in Borger, Texas and Liberal, Kansas, the energy industry can't wait.  That's why recently we completed a job that the customer didn't think possible.  After looking at the cost of "hot-shotting" one compressor cylinder to Borger, the customer wasn't sure what to do.  Our salesman out of Oklahoma City met the customer in Ft. Smith, Arkansas and picked it up.  This was on a Wednesday.  We prepared, metalized, honed, and completed the cylinder Friday morning.  It was delivered back to Ft. Smith on Friday afternoon where mechanics were standing by waiting on it. We like to share stories like these to stress our commitment as being the leader in industrial service.  There are many machine shops to choose from, but we want to remind you that we are more than a machine shop.  We are Diversified Industrial Services Company.

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Just another day in the screw shop!

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kindness330:

TV: Oil and Natural Gas Fuel American Jobs (by energy)

Their marketing people must be putting in some overtime. I wonder if they’re hiring.

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Screw compressors must be reassembled with the upmost care.