Became aware of excessive downtime and associated revenue loss associated with:
Changing weather which caused temperature shutdowns despite using industry best practices such as: typical gas cooler louver control, electric motor cooler fans, hot gas bypasses and increased attendance protocols.
Excessive pressure related shutdowns from assumed rod loads, engine loads that are typically built into the compressor shutdown logic that would shut down the units for avoidable reasons
The intermittent nature of the gas supply and takeaway and how it causes compressor shutdowns despite using industry best practices such as speed control, pocket control, and typical recycle valves.
Difficulty in determining compressor utilization with myriad of ways to connect to and retrieve data and the excessive time spent pouring through data to determine simple things such as runtime, top root causes etc.
Sat through WAY too many downtime meetings with many shutdowns and no clear solutions from the industry.