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Classroom-style Natural Gas Construction Training Program

Lyles Utility Construction believes the safest employees are the best trained employees. In 2014, Lyles Utility began augmenting its already high quality safety training programs and procedures with regular classroom seminars designed and presented by industry experts to provide detailed and specialized natural gas construction training to its employees.   The seminars are focused on the “how to” over subjects  that relate directly to work in the natural gas industry.  Recent subjects included, among other things, detailed safety training instruction on pipeline locating and hot tapping.

These classes have been well-received by employees and managers alike.  Said one Lyles Utility foreman,  “I love this training!  The information we cover helps to keep us and our co-workers safe.”  As a Lyles Utility Gas Operations Manager put it, “This type of specialized training program provides the best medium to train our construction staff to perform their jobs in a safe and efficient manner.”

 

Pipeline Integrity Project: Line 8109 – Cuyama, CA

This project was constructed as a part of the general So Cal Gas Pipeline Integrity Program to provide vital pipeline testing and inspection infrastructure. Lyles Utility Construction provided all manpower and equipment on this project and provided all manpower and equipment to fabricate, install and test high pressure “smart pig” facilities at two locations along existing Line 8109. Under this contract, Lyles Utility Construction constructed a 20” launching facility at the Cuyama Station and a 20” receiving station at the Apache Valve Station located 18 miles to the southwest.

8” Plastic Natural Gas Pipeline Installation – Atwater, CA

This design-build project was performed under a “PG&E Applicant Install” agreement which allowed for significant cost savings and schedule acceleration over the traditional “PG&E Utility Install” method. Lyles Utility Construction was the prime contractor and worked closely with the owner, our engineering partner, PG&E and the various public agencies and landowners during the design, permitting and construction of the project. This was a shared project between two owners, Gallo Cattle Co. and Foster Farms, and allowed them to convert the fuel supply at their processing plants from private propane systems to PG&E natural gas. To make the conversion, Lyles Utility Construction installed 39,000LF of 8” HDPE transmission gas pipeline. Upon completion, the facility was dedicated to PG&E who will own and operate the pipeline within their utility infrastructure.

Bonanza Ranch Natural Gas Well Conversion – Bakersfield, CA

Project: Convert  pump drivers from electric motors to natural gas fueled engines.

End Result: Owner captured significant operational savings from this conversion.

Lyles Utility Construction was the prime contractor on this design-build project in Southern California that allowed for the conversion of the pump drivers on the existing onsite Bonanza Ranch water production wells from electric motors to natural gas fueled engines with angle gear drives. Lyles Utility Construction worked closely with the Owner, our engineering partner and the Owner’s engine manufacturer during the design and construction of the gas pipeline conversion project.

Lyles Utility Construction installed 77,000LF of 2”, 4” and 6” HDPE distribution pipelines and 25 each 1 1/2” HDPE service pipelines. Upon completion of the gas pipeline conversion project, gas was delivered via a metered service provided by Southern California Gas Co. and the Owner captured significant operational savings.