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Denver City Water Treatment

Location:
Brownfield, TX
Posted:
October 21, 2022

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Kirk Hornback

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Ph: 806-***-****

Email: Kirk.Hornback@ads4g9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

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**** ** *** **** ** Plant Supervisor Ramsey Gas Plant WesternMidstream

2017 to 2018 Anadarko Sr Staff Analysis, Ramsay Gas Plant,

2016 to 2017 Wood Group Staff Analysis Ramsay Gas Plant

Ramsey Gas Plant design 900 mmscf/d, peak 993 mm,

NGL prod 122,000 bbls/d, 825 mmscf/d residue,

High Press Stab 18,000 bbls, 5,500 bbls condensate, 16,000 bbls/d Dec1 NGL

Supervised approx 30 employees, 20 operators, 8 maintenance,

Runtime 98-99 %

Insure compliance with OSHA core guidelines

Implemented alternative 7 to 7 work schedule

Developed temp online 2 bed mole sieve operation

Installed plant methanol distribution system

Installed plant Propane transfer system

Improved current Process control system

Developed Process equipment status HMI screen

Multiple BAHX change outs

Helped with implantation of Residue Comp monitoring system Monico. for improved runtime, shorter troubleshooting and lower repair coat.

Involved in all Ramsey Plant Systems PHA revalidations

Currently, roles include process optimization,

Troubleshooting plant, day to day operations

Helped in Restart of Ram III, Ram II (modified)

New Startup of Ram IV, V, VI Inlet Slugcatcher, HP Stabilizer

Participating in PHA's for New Mentone Plant (start up 2018)

2012 to 2016 PSM Coordinator.

Roles included maintaining compliance with OSHA 1910.

Skills included writing operating procedures.

Developed training info for operators.

Developed process tech info.

Writing Admin procedures.

Provide MOC reviews.

Provided training for operators.

Review P&ID's, PSI. P&ID walk downs.

Participated in PHA's, Incident Investigations,

PSM compliance audits.

Record keeping and tracking of PSM information and recommendations.

Organizational I was required to work Operations, Maintenance, I/E, Engineering,

Outside contractors and Management.

Achievements include writing three administrative procedures for PSM audit

compliance.

Went through 2 Safety and PSM audits with good results.

Maintained a personal safe year.

1998-2012 Process Specialist.

Roles included over see daily operations of the plant, while working closely with

operations and maintenance, I/E and Engineering.

We monitored daily, throughput, production, efficiency, chemical usage and uptime, power consumption.

Skills included the understand of the process chemistry, reliable of rotating

equipment, design capacity, power cost, water chemistry, membrane performance, heat generation.

Use of spreadsheet to calculation compressor capacity.

Troubleshoot any problem area and schedule any outages that were required.

Developed spreadsheet to monitor compressor performance.

Engineered Membrane and Cooling Tower system for mallet 2.

Organizational I was required to organize any work with Operations, Maintenance, I/E, Engineering, Outside contractors on a daily bases for any work was being performed.

Achievements Directly involved with design, installation and successful startup of

95mmscf/d Mallet 3 $200mm Plant

Designed and installed a 100mmscf/d Membrane system, $10mm (mallet 2),

Designed and installed Cooling Tower system $3.5mm.

Improved process cascade control for Selexol, MDEA system.

Maintained a personal safe year.

1992 to 1998 PSM Coordinator.

Roles included were development of Amoco Prod Company PSM compliance

guidelines.

Rollout of the PSM standard to all Employees.

Maintaining compliance with OSHA 1910.

Skills included writing operating procedures.

Developed training info for operators.

Developed process tech info. Writing Admin procedures. Provided training for

operators. Review P&ID's, PSI. P&ID walk downs.

Participated in PHA's, Incident

Investigations, PSM compliance audits.

Record keeping and tracking of PSM

information and recommendations.

Organizational I was required to work Operations, Maintenance, I/E, Engineering,

Outside contractors and Management.

Achievements successful implementation of the New OSHA 1910 PSM guideline.

Maintained a personal safe year.

1987 to 1998 Shift Supervisor

Roles included overseeing shift operations. Work with operations and maintenance on daily work issues.

Maintain chemicals. Maintain specifications on each process.

Troubleshoot problems.

Skill included understanding process chemistry, Compressor capacity, Fractionation, membranes, heat generation.

Organizational I was required to work Operations, Maintenance, I/E, Outside

contractors.

Achievements helped with successful startup of the Selexol train 1 and parts of

Mallet 2.

Maintained a personal safe year.

1987 to 1977 Operator

Roles included doing general read up, making rounds, checking product inventory.

Skills included running some chemistry tests, minor troubleshooting, minor

maintenance

Organizational I worked with shift supervisor on any required work to be done. Minor involvement with maintenance.

Communicate with shift relief,

Achievements helped with successful startup of SGP Cryogenic plant. Successful startup of the 100mmscf/d Mallet 1 plant $75mm.

Maintained a personal safe year.

SKILLS:

Skills included understanding of

Amines, MEA,DEA,MDEA chemistry,

reactions and absorption

Process Simulation

Ariel Compressor program.

Selexol chemistry and adsorption.

Membrane permeability, selective, capacity.

Dehydration with Mole Sieve, Silica Gel, TEG.

Fractionation

Compressor performance,capacity, design, HP

Pump capacity, performance

Electrical power consumption

How to read P&ID's, datasheets

Use of spreadsheet for calculations

Writing of procedures

Communicate info for training

Heat generation, heat capacity

Water treatment

EXPERIENCE:

Operated the following

MDEA, DEA, Selexol

Mole Sieve, TEG

Membrane

Large, small compressors

Fired Heaters

Large, small pumps

Screw compressors

Fractionation

Filter separation

Associated Equipment/Processes

Vessels

Cryogenic DeMethanizer

Lean Oil Abs/Still

DeEthanizer

DePropanizer

Debutanizer

Stabilizer

Ryan Holmes

NGL Fractionators

Packed Columns

Trayed Columns

1 Pass Columns

2 Pass Columns

4 Pass Columns

Processes

Cryogenic DeC1

Membrane (Hollow Fiber)

Selexol System

MDEA System

DEA System

MEA System

Sulfrox

Claus Sulfur Plant

Liquid/Liquid Treating

Solid Bed Caustic

Rotating Equipment

Large Frame recip comp 8000 hp

Small Frame recip comp 200 hp

Centrifugal comp 10000 hp

Gas Driven Engines Comp Cat 3516,3612 approx 75,000 hp

Flood Screw comp

Dry Screw comp

Vane comp

Gas Turbine combine cycle 20MW

Large Centrifugal pump 2000 gpm, 800hp

Small Centrifugal pumps

Multistage Pumps

HP pumps (Redi)

PD pumps

Liquid CO2

Liquid E/P

Density Phase CO2

Dehydration

Mole Sieve

Silica Gel Sorbead

TEG System

Exchangers

BAXH

Fired Heaters

Steam Boilers

Large shell/tube exch

Fin Fan coolers

Thermosyphon reboilers

Kettle Reboiler

Side mounted reboilers

Separation Equipment

Coalescing Filters

Particle Filters

Mist Pads

Vane Pack

Separators

Separators with integral scrubbers

Scrubbers

Slug Catchers

Water Treatment

Cooling Tower

RO Water treatment

General

Lean Burn Flare

H2S from 1% to 25%

CO2 5% to 93%

1.0 gpm gas

15 gpm gas

Chemical cleaning

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma Hobbs High School 1975

Some Engineering Texas Tech University 1979+



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