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GAS PROCESSING 101

GPAC has developed this as part of ongoing training provided to the industry.

Topics Include

  1. Gas Processing Overview
  2. Production & Gas Gathering
  3. Inlet Separation
  4. Compression & Pumps
  5. Sweetening
  6. Dehydration
  7. HC Recovery & Fractionation
  8. Sulphur Recovery Unit
  9. Acid Gas Injections
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FINANCIAL AWARDS

The Gas Processing Association of Canada (GPAC) is proud to provide funding to our future leaders. Since 2007, GPAC has made awards, scholarships and bursaries available to deserving students enrolled at SAIT, NAIT, the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.

AL NIVEN MEMORIAL – SAIT

GPAC provides a scholarship to students in the third or fifth semester in any one of the following programs: Bachelor of Applied Petroleum Engineering Technology, Chemical Engineering Technology, Chemical Laboratory Technology, Geomatics Engineering Technology, Instrumentation Engineering Technology, Petroleum Engineering Technology, Welding Engineering Technology.

The recipient must show Academic achievement and a Financial need.

  • 2020-2021 – Chemical Laboratory Technology – Quynh Nguyen $1050
  • 2019-2020 – Geomatics Engineering Technology – Cameron Brennen $1050
  • 2018-2019 – Welding Engineering Technology – Jesse Schultz – $940
  • 2017-2018 – Chemical Engineering Technology – Hector Jordan Ortiz – $900
  • 2016-2017 – Instrumentation Engineering Technology – Jayden Taylor – $925
  • 2015-2016 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Elizabeth Westberg – $750
  • 2014-2015 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Stephen Jones – $750
  • 2013-2014 – Petroleum Engineering Technology- Cameron Nobles – $750
  • 2012-2013 – Chemical Engineering Technology  –  Nathan Aris – $750
  • 2011-2012 – Geomatics Engineering Technology – Curtis Arvay – $780
  • 2010-2011 – Instrumentation Engineering Technology  – Bryan Chambers  – $780
  • 2009-2010 – Chemical Engineering Technology – Matthew Leschart – $1130
  • 2008-2009 – Instrumentation Engineering – Joshua Campbell – $1130
  • 2007-2008 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Krystal Renschler – $1500
  • 2006-2007 – NONE
  • 2005-2006 – Power Engineering Program – Matthew Blatz – $1500
  • 2004-2005 – Chemical Engineering Technology – David Prost – $1500
  • 2003-2004 – Power Engineering Program – Chris Hladky – $1500
GPAC AWARD – NAIT

The Gas Processing Association Award for approximately $1000 – $1,200 is available to Petroleum and Industry Related programs of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) including: Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Geological, Geomatics, Instrumentation, and Petroleum Engineering. Recipients are in their 3rd semester of the program and display academic achievement along with a financial need.

  • 2022-2023 – Hussein Al Masoud $1500
  • 2021-2022 – Anddy Voss $1250
  • 2020-2021 – Construction Engineering Technology – Shane Brady – $1000
  • 2019-2020 – Construction Engineering Technology – Shawn Free – $1000
  • 2018-2019 – Electronics Engineering Technology – Mojeed Olatinwo – $1000
  • 2017-2018 – Chemical Technology – Karin Mohoric – $1200
  • 2016-2017 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Haeryong Kim – $1200
  • 2015-2016 – Construction Engineering Technology – Kuan Ma – $1200
  • 2014-2015 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Ethan Voegtlin – $1200
  • 2013-2014 – Construction Engineering Technology – Daryl Ford  – $1000
  • 2012-2013 – Construction Engineering Technology – Dave Kennedy – $1000
  • 2011-2012 – Chemical Engineering Technology – Eric Hammer – $1000
  • 2010-2011 – Chemical Engineering Technology – Mabroor Roy – $950
  • 2009-2010 – NONE
  • 2008-2009 – Chemical Engineering Technology – Pukhraj Brar  – $1000
  • 2007-2008 – Petroleum Engineering Technology – Ihor Lytvynka – $1000
  • 2006-2007 – Chemical Technology – Michelle Berg – $1000
  • 2005-2006 – Power Engineering – Dustin Yukes – $1000
  • 2004-2005 – Curtis Unruh – $1000
  • 2003-2004 – Instrumentation Engineering Technology – Tyler Flowerday – $1000
UofA ART KOWALCHUK GPAC BURSARY

The GPAC Bursary is awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing entering in the third or fourth year of studies in Petroleum Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geology or Geophysics.

  • 2021-2022 – Muhammad Adil Younus $500
  • 2020-2021 – Faculty of Engineering – Mabintou Ouattara $500
  • 2019-2020 – Electrical Engineering – Medardo Villatoro Perez $500
  • 2018-2019 – Petroleum Engineering – Samy Larkam – $500
  • 2017-2018 – Petroleum Engineering – Arnav Rangarh – $400
  • 2016-2017 – Petroleum Engineering – Jad Faddoul – $500
  • 2015-2016  – Electrical Engineering – Nayoun Kim – $500
  • 2014-2015  – Electrical Engineering – Brandon Borden – $500
  • 2013-2014 – NONE
  • 2012-2013 – Electrical Engineering  – Naman Verma  – $500
  • 2011-2012 – Katelyn Knudsgaard – $500
  • 2010-2011 – Electrical Engineering – Bradley Wheeler – $500
  • 2009-2010 – NONE
  • 2008-2009 – Electrical Engineering – Haider Syed – $500
  • 2007-2008 – NONE
  • 2006-2007 – Petroleum Engineering – Jeffrey Clayton – $500
  • 2005-2006 – Electrical Engineering – Amar Elsafadi – $500
UofC – GPAC BURSARY

The GPAC Bursary is annually to a continuing undergraduate student entering third or fourth year in the Schulich School of Engineering or the Department of Geology and Geophysics who is to pursue a career in the field of gas processing.

  • 2020-2021 – Electrical Engineering – James Chen – $800
  • 2018-2019 – Mechanical Engineering – Mina Mina – $700
  • 2017-2018 – Mechanical Engineering – Tyler Chu – $700
  • 2016-2017 – Chemical Engineering – Tuyen Dao – $600
  • 2015-2016 – Chemical Engineering – Areeb Mohammed  – $600
  • 2014-2015 – Chemical Engineering – Parul Wadodkar – $500
  • 2013-2014 – Chemical Engineering – Anthony Tran  – $500
  • 2012-2013 – Chemical Engineering – Katelyn Knudsgaard – $500
  • 2011-2012 – Bachelor of Science with a major in Geophysics – Kyle Dreher
  • 2010-2011 – Bachelor of Science with a major in Applied & Environmental Geology  – Rebecca van der Lee
  • 2009-2010 – Chemical Engineering – Kara McArthur
  • 2008-2009 – Chemical Engineering – Alise Vandersalm
  • 2007-2008 – Brian Boldt – $1000
  • 2006-2007 – Mechanical Engineering – Matthew French – $1000
  • 2005-2006 – Mechanical Engineering – Ryan Mooney – $1000
  • 2004-2005 Award called “CGPA Manley Frith Memorial Scholarship” – Software Engineering – Richard Fung – $1500
  • 2003-2004 – Andrew MacPherson – $1500
  • 2003-2004 Award called “Sulphur Industry Prize” – Kobie Lee – $500

Join the ranks of your fellow gas professionals with your membership to the Gas Processing Association of Canada. 

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