Learn how things work with Midstream 101.
Midstream 101 is an educational look at Williams operations. You’ll learn how gas is gathered, to how it’s processed and compressed, along with how we keep our operations safe. We want you to understand how we operate and how we work to ensure public safety and environmental excellence every day. Plus, you’ll really impress your friends when you breakdown the differences between a processing facility and a compressor station!
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Midstream 101: What is pipeline pigging?
From aerial surveys to ground patrols to advanced robots inside the pipe, Williams uses the latest technology to …
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Midstream 101: What is natural gas storage?
Think of natural gas storage as a savings account. When you have extra money, you put it in a secure banking …
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Midstream 101: What is “Midstream?”
Imagine someone interrupting while you are watching Hamilton on Disney+? (Why would someone do that? They should …
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Midstream 101: The dictionary
In every business there is a laundry list of terms and acronyms that are used daily. Our list in the midstream …
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Midstream 101: Gas gathering
Gatherings are great, even if we are doing more of it these days via virtual meeting platforms like Zoom. By …
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Midstream 101: Natural gas processing
What is natural gas processing? It’s similar to the gas gathering process, in that, the gathered gas can’t stay …
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Midstream 101: Compression
If pipelines provide the roadway for natural gas, compressors provide the drivers. Putting gas in the pipeline is …
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Midstream 101: Fractionation
When you hear the word fraction, you might picture a pepperoni pizza with two slices missing. You know, the one …
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Midstream 101: Control rooms
In another post, we learned that compressors continually pressurize natural gas in the pipelines to keep the gas …
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Midstream 101: Safety and integrity
Safety is the top priority at Williams. As we wrote about in another post, Gas Control plays an integral part in …