LDAR - Air Monitoring Technicians

ABOUT OUR LDAR EMPLOYEES

Leak detection and repair (LDAR) is an integral part of operations at petroleum refineries, chemical plants, natural gas plants, oil and gas production facilities, and ethanol facilities. With the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement initiatives, attention to fugitive emissions and LDAR program compliance are focal points for many companies.

Trihydro’s nationally recognized air compliance team has supported clients at over 200 facilities.

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WHAT DO OUR LDAR EMPLOYEES DO?

Oil and gas, renewable, and petrochemical facilities are complicated and have thousands of valves, pumps, and connections that are critical to production processes. LDAR technicians visit client facilities and inspect these components with special gas analyzers or optical gas imaging cameras to identify where gas may be leaking out into the atmosphere. If leaks are found, LDAR technicians may complete basic initial repairs and will help the facility staff document completed repairs to stay in regulatory compliance.

SOME PROJECTS WE WORK ON

LDAR Program and Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

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LDAR Program Development

The project was completed at a large petrochemical manufacturing facility in the Midwest. The client requested that Trihydro provide compliance determinations and recommendations regarding the Miscellaneous Organic National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (MON) Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) requirements for their facility.

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Air Compliance and Environmental Support

In 2009, Trihydro began providing leak detection and repair (LDAR) services to Williams Midstream (Williams) at six of their natural gas processing plants in the Piceance Basin of Western Colorado.

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LDAR Program and Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

The project site is an 85,000-barrels per day petroleum refinery in the Rocky Mountain Region. The client requested that Trihydro provide LDAR program monitoring and management support for compliance with the LDAR requirements of New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) Subparts A, VV, VVa, GGG, and GGGa at the refinery. The project also includes performing routine monthly BWON sampling, QQQ drain inspections, and transitioning of the LDAR database. In February 2012, Trihydro commenced the routine LDAR monitoring and management, BWON sampling, and QQQ drain inspections at the refinery. At this time, the LDAR program consisted of approximately 16,000 components and involved approximately three full time personnel. Trihydro staff continually enhanced the LDAR program to improve the component inventory, the LDAR database, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program, and management-of-change (MOC) process. Trihydro performed many upgrades and improvements to the refinery LDAR program since being retained to manage the program.

Over this time, the LDAR program has grown and changed significantly by adding new process units, upgrading units, and units triggering new regulatory requirements such as NSPS GGGa. Through collaboration with refinery staff and the LDAR Coordinator, we have been successful at keeping the program up-to-date and compliant with the regulatory compliance and monitoring requirements. Additionally, a variety of processes and procedures were implemented and refined to streamline and improve the program in terms of efficiency, QA/QC, and compliance. These included transitioning calibration records to the LDAR database for retention of calibration records, creating custom rules in the LDAR database to track monitoring of vacuum trucks and Subpart QQQ inspections to improve data management, streamlining the leak/repair procedure and DOR procedure, increasing LDAR awareness, ownership, and compliance between environmental health and safety, operations, maintenance, and contractors, and reducing the number of difficult-to-monitor (DTM) components to below the required 3% for each process unit.

These achievements contributed to a reduction in annual estimated emissions from 95 tons per year in 2012 to 25 tons per year in 2018. The LDAR program at the refinery has been through four consent decree third-party LDAR audits since Trihydro assumed management of the program. The initial audit was completed in June 2012, just three months after Trihydro assumed management of the project. Each subsequent audit starting in 2014 has shown continued improvement and a reduction in systemic compliance issues. Since undertaking the project in 2012, the scope of the project has expanded to include monthly cooling tower/heat exchanger monitoring and the LDAR program inventory has increased to approximately 26,000 components.
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WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN LDAR TECHNICIANS:

Someone with mechanical aptitude who enjoys working in the great outdoors
A self-starter capable of managing their own daily schedule
Good client service skills, and an ability to comfortably interact with project stakeholders.

Ability to problem-solve and think quickly to come up with solutions
Someone reliable, who will show up each day and get the job done

AS AN LDAR TEAM MEMBER, YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Program implementation and inventory
Routine program monitoring and management
Auditing

Database management
Recordkeeping and reporting

MEET YOUR FUTURE COLLEAGUES

Your colleagues will include seasoned professionals, new college graduates,
and everyone in between.

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LEE YONKER

LDAR PROJECT MANAGER

FORT COLLINS, CO

YEAR JOINED: 2020

"Trihydro has allowed me to work in environments and facilities across the country where I’ve learned about fossil fuel processes and manufacturing techniques and their associated environmental programs and requirements. Through my project work, I’ve met many people outside and inside the Trihydro family, which in my opinion, is the best part about working at Trihydro. We have a family atmosphere even though we have 500+ employees."

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BEN LEVIN

SENIOR LDAR PROJECT MANAGER

LARAMIE, WY

YEAR JOINED: 2005

"There is no place I would rather be than on Trihydro’s LDAR team. I have been given countless opportunities to grow personally and professionally in my role as a project manager. Our unique and diverse group of talent allows me to play an integral role in the success of our clients, projects, team, and company."

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CADE SCHINDLER

ASSOCIATE LDAR TECHNICIAN

LARAMIE, WY

YEAR JOINED: 2018

"I really enjoy working in Trihydro’s LDAR team and feel as if they have a genuine interest in my professional development. I began at Trihydro as an LDAR monitoring technician and have now started the transition into project management. The senior management team has taken my career goals seriously and they have provided the training and mentorship needed to help me work towards them.”

OPEN LDAR POSITIONS

We are always looking for bright and driven people to join us. View our current openings
and apply today.

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Trihydro is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic
information, disability, or because they are a protected Veteran.

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