Natural Gas Compressor Industry Drives Growth In Appalachian Basin Energy Sector

America's muscular energy policy is making waves across multiple sectors and is set to strengthen the oil and gas industry in the Appalachian basin. This policy aims to increase domestic energy production, which could lead to more drilling and extraction activities in the basin. Natural gas compressor companies like Kingsly Compression are preparing for a surge in demand.

So what does this mean for your business? Quite simply, mission-critical equipment like reciprocating and rotary screw compressors, safety equipment, and control devices are going to get scarcer and more expensive. So whether you're a well or field operator, tank farm or gas hub operator, flare gas recovery plant, manufacturer, gas treatment facility, or refinery, access to affordable compressors should be among your top priorities. If you're a growing company, now is a great time to invest in capital equipment.

Natural Gas Compressor Packages

Look for providers who can supply a gas compression package—a complete system that includes a compressor and all necessary components (motors, controls, piping, and safety devices) for your application. Instead of equipment and components, you save money by ordering a ready-to-use unit that can be installed and operated.

A reliable company will have a large inventory of OEM, used, and rebuilt models, ranging from Quincy 10-bhp electric compressors to 1478-bhp Ariel JGK/4 compressors.

Applications of Compressors

Rotary screw compressors with flow ranges of 20 to 15,000 MSCFD (million standard cubic feet per day) are typically used in high-volume gas gathering and vapor recovery. These low-maintenance compressors are reliable, efficient, and cost-effective. Kingsly Compression explains that it is important that any compression package be compatible with natural gas or electric drives.

Your operation may also need pipeline boosters that move natural gas through challenging pipeline sections and vapor recovery units that can reduce hazardous pollutants by up to 95%. Depending on where your business is placed within the supply chain, you may need OEM and used gas compression products, including fuel boosters for manufacturing and gas engine test cells, gas lifts, and flash gas units.

How to Choose a Supplier

• Your supplier must be reputable and have a large inventory of products to support any application.
• Find a supplier who can offer prebuilt or custom-designed VFD, soft-start, motor starter, machine control, and power distribution panels using components from industry-leading manufacturers such as Siemens, Schnider Electric, Allen-Bradley, or Square-D.
• Reliable natural gas compressor companies like Kingsly Compression will have an online product selector that allows buyers to filter the inventory by condition, driver type, driver and compression manufacturer, and horsepower.
• Verify that your supplier uses American-made compressors. You may save on cheaper import models but pay more than double in maintenance and parts.
• Check if your supplier has a dedicated department for parts and maintenance, offers engineering consultations and customization, and is available to support business or technical queries 24/7.

The oil and gas industry is primed for record growth in the coming years—is your business ready? To learn more and to find the most cost-effective natural gas compressors nationwide, visit https://www.kingslycompression.com/

Founded in 1991, Kingsly Compression is a family-owned natural gas compression solutions company with offices in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, and Cambridge, Ohio. For over 30 years, the company has served customers nationwide, providing in-field services across the Appalachian Basin in Marcellus and Utica.