Rangeland Midstream Marten Hills Pump Station and Pipeline

Dual Pipelines with Precision Metering

In Slave Lake, Alberta, Lauren partnered with Rangeland Midstream to deliver the Marten Hills Pump Station and Pipeline, a greenfield initiative connecting three producers to market via Plains Midstream tie-in, enhancing regional crude evacuation and condensate handling efficiencies. Guiding the project from preliminary design through commissioning and startup between September 2019 and May 2020, our team adeptly managed budget constraints and compressed timelines with proactive schedule adjustments, hands-on construction oversight, and swift stakeholder communications, ensuring flawless execution of an 82 km dual pipeline system equipped with LACT metering and pump infrastructure for reliable custody transfer and operational excellence.

Integrating dual pipelines with custody-grade metering and pumping

This greenfield project established vital transportation infrastructure for crude oil from the Slave Lake region, featuring an 82 km 323.9 mm crude oil pipeline and a parallel 114.3 mm condensate line terminating at Plains Midstream. The condensate system incorporated a single Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) unit with integrated sampling equipment and a dedicated pump building for efficient flow management. For the crude pipeline, three LACT units were strategically installed with sampling capabilities to serve as custody transfer points, complemented by three robust pump buildings to maintain pressure and throughput. Preliminary design efforts included a high-level process operating philosophy memorandum, ensuring all elements aligned for seamless integration and minimal environmental impact in Alberta’s remote northern terrain.

Adapting to fiscal and temporal pressures for superior outcomes

The Marten Hills project tested resilience amid stringent budget limits and a demanding timeline, where Lauren’s resourceful strategies turned potential setbacks into strengths through intentional design incorporations and agile resource allocation. By recalibrating schedules without sacrificing quality, our multidisciplinary team delivered exceptional on-site construction support, monitoring progress with real-time adjustments and fostering transparent communications to preempt issues. This commitment to earned value management (EVM) and cost controls not only preserved fiscal integrity but exceeded client expectations, culminating in a handover that supported immediate market connectivity and long-term asset reliability.

What we delivered

Completed between September 2019 and May 2020 in Slave Lake, Alberta, this project exemplifies Lauren’s agility in greenfield midstream solutions for efficient resource transport.

Infrastructure: 82 km 323.9 mm crude oil pipeline and 114.3 mm condensate line connecting three producers to Plains Midstream; three LACT units with sampling for crude custody transfer metering; single LACT unit and pump building for condensate; three pump buildings for crude pressure maintenance.

End-to-End Management: Preliminary design basis and process philosophy development; multidisciplinary engineering and design; procurement, estimating, and scheduling for phased execution.

Execution and Value Focus: Robust project management with cost controls and EVM, hands-on construction support, and commissioning/startup ensuring on-time, under-budget delivery.

• Project management
• Project cost controls
• EVM
• Multidisciplinary engineering & design
• Procurement
• Estimating & scheduling
• Commissioning & start up