ABGPA 2025 September Luncheon 2 Quiet Compression September 9, 2025 – Canonsburg

This Event Reminder is Sponsored by: Zevac Technology, Closed Vent System for OOOb Compliance 

September 9 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join us at 11 a.m. Sept. 9th at Bella Sera to hear a presentation from David M. Jones, U.S. Manager – Acoustics & Vibration, with SLR International Corporation on Quiet Compression: Noise Control Lessons for the Midstream Oil and Gas Industry.

Schedule
11 a.m. – noon: Check-in, networking, lunch
Noon – 1 p.m.: Announcements, speaker introduction, presentation
Registration
Early-bird member cost $45
Early-bird non-member cost $85
Gold corporate member operators cost $0 (RSVP REQUIRED)
Early-bird registration will end on August 19th at midnight.
Regular registration member cost $55
Regular non-member cost $95
Online registration will end September 5th at midnight.

Sponsorships
Event Sponsorship, $1,500 (EXCLUSIVE): Includes 2 registrations, signage, table tents, mention in promotional materials and an option for sponsor representatives to introduce themselves.
Food Sponsorship, $750: Includes 1 registration and signage at the event.

About the Speaker
David M. Jones is the U.S. Manager for Acoustics and Vibration for SLR International Corporation and is based in Houston, Texas. He leads a team of 21 acousticians across the US in providing a wide variety of acoustical services including noise and vibration measurement, prediction, and assessment for a broad range of clients.

David M. Jones

David received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University in 1996 and began his career as a mechanical engineer for Brown & Root. He shifted to acoustics when he joined HFP Acoustical Consultants in 1998. HFP was acquired by SLR in 2014 and David was promoted to the manager of the US acoustics and vibration consulting team in 2019. He has more than 25 years of experience in industrial noise control engineering with a focus on oil and gas projects, including extensive work in predicting and measuring the noise impacts associated with natural gas compressor stations.

David has performed noise studies at more than 300 compressor stations over his career and has developed novel measurement techniques and noise mitigation designs for a wide range of compressor station noise issues. He has published papers on solutions for tonal exhaust noise from Caterpillar 36 series engine exhausts, predicting blasting noise from pipeline construction blasting, and noise mitigation for horizontal directional drilling.

David is a Board-Certified Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE) and a licensed professional engineer. He serves as the finance chair for the board of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC).