Skid mounted compressed natural gas (CNG) metering and regulation station having IR and UV gas leak detection

A compressed natural gas (CNG) metering and regulation station comprising:

• a primary skid frame comprised of a first plurality of steel members;
• a secondary skid frame comprising of a second plurality of steel members that are reconfigurable using brackets for attaching to the first plurality of steel members where the secondary skid frame is orthogonally attached to the primary skid frame to form a substantially L-shape;
• a building having a roof extending over the primary skid frame and secondary skid frame;
• a plurality of remotely controlled valves for regulating of the CNG;
• a first wireless gas leak detector having at least two infra-red (IR) cameras that are configured to face toward one another on the primary skid frame operating to provide an alert of gas leakage and turn-off the remotely controlled valves;
• a second wireless gas leak detector having a ultra-violet (UV) light source and a UV detector both to project light horizontally across the primary skid frame for detecting UV light attenuation in the presence of a CNG leak;
• and
• a plurality of lifting lug assemblies extending though a roof on the building for providing lifting points for the CNG metering and regulation station building.

A method for fabricating a skid mounted compressed natural gas (CNG) metering and regulation station comprising the steps of:

• constructing a primary skid frame comprised of a first plurality of steel members;
• constructing a secondary skid frame comprising a second plurality of steel members where the second plurality of steel members are reconfigurable using at least one mounting bracket assembly for fastening the second plurality of steel members to the first plurality of steel members;
• orthogonally attaching the second plurality of steel member to the first plurality of steel members to form a substantially L-shape;
• providing a plurality of remotely controlled valves for regulating of the CNG;
• configuring a first wireless gas leak detector system having at least two infra-red (IR) cameras that face toward one another on the primary skid frame operating to provide an alert of gas leakage, and a second gas leak detector system having a ultra-violet (UV) light source and a UV detector both mounted to project UV light horizontally across the skid frame for detecting light attenuation in the presence of a CNG leak so the first wireless gas leak detector and second wireless gas leak detector can turn-off the remotely controlled valves;
• constructing a building having a roof that extends over the primary skid frame and secondary skid frame;
• and
• configuring a plurality of lifting lug assemblies extending through the roof on the building for providing lifting points for the CNG metering and regulation station building.