ZAP Engineering multi-year wellhead production facility engineering program — Colorado

Onshore Oil & Gas Upstream

Multi-Year Wellhead Facility Engineering Program

Multi-year, high-volume detailed engineering program for over 200 wellhead production facilities across more than 1,000 new horizontal wells in Colorado.

Project Overview

ZAP was engaged by a major upstream operator to produce engineering documentation and design for over 200 wellhead production facilities gathering and processing production from more than 1,000 new horizontal wells across Colorado. ZAP delivered all mechanical, civil, electrical, and control deliverables necessary for construction and facility documentation records, developing a matrix-based approach to scale facility designs by well count per site.

Matrix-Based Standardization for High-Volume Delivery

ZAP developed a matrix-based engineering approach that scaled facility designs according to the number of wells per site, combining a standard, non-site-specific design package with site-specific bills of material for procurement. This approach allowed engineering packages to be produced consistently at a rate of approximately one facility per week over more than two years, sustaining four facilities per week at peak productivity.

Modular Facility Design & Construction Efficiency

ZAP developed an above-ground, modular wellhead facility design that cut construction time by more than 50 percent compared to conventional approaches. The design and documentation program spanned mechanical, civil, electrical, and instrumentation and controls disciplines, supporting a large, ongoing horizontal drilling program with facility engineering and documentation delivered to construction-ready standards.

Long-Term Program Delivery

The program has continued for multiple years beyond its initial scope, reflecting ZAP’s ability to sustain a long-term engineering relationship and adapt to the client’s evolving facility needs across an active, high-volume drilling program. The project demonstrates ZAP’s capability to deliver standardized, high-volume production facility engineering at program scale.

Client

Major Upstream Operator

Market

Energy & Chemicals

Location

Colorado

Services

  • Detailed Engineering & Design
  • Project Controls

Engineering Disciplines

  • Process/Chemical
  • Mechanical
  • Civil
  • Electrical
  • Instrumentation & Controls

Shane Wilson

Vice President of Business Development


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