Compression / Civil + mechanical
Residue
Compression
& NRU
West Texas
Seven-month schedule
Zero recordables
The assignment
Ten units.
One accountable partner.
Vector served as general contractor for the civil and piping scope on one of two compression stations built downstream of a new cryogenic gas plant. This stand-alone project moved from site preparation and foundations through mechanical completion and final hookup.
Total capacity
41,750
HP
Man-hours
67,207
OSHA recordables
Zero
Inspection result
Passed
No issues
Scope of work
From the ground
through the tie-in.
Civil
Site grading and layout, pile installation, and cast-in-place concrete for ten compressor and cooler positions, tanks, and the main header.
Mechanical
Structural steel erection plus fabrication and installation of customer-provided piping, followed by unit connections and final header tie-ins.
Execution
A 35-person Vector crew spanning supervision, QA/QC, safety, flange bolt-ups, welding, and civil trades—with approximately 180 years of combined capital-project experience.
Field execution
The work
didn’t stop
at sundown.
From earthwork through mechanical completion, the job followed a disciplined sequence of grading, pile installation, concrete, structural steel, fabrication, and final tie-ins. The project remained ahead of schedule and ahead of budget for its full duration.
