MEC

Melland Engineering & Consulting is a pioneer in delivering cutting-edge solutions for the oil and gas industry. With a history rooted in innovation and expertise, we have been at the forefront of process optimization and safety since our inception in 2016.

Our Founder

Founded and led by Jeffrey Melland, a seasoned chemical engineer with a passion for innovation and excellence. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2006 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and is a licensed engineer in the state of Texas. With over a decade of hands-on experience, he has built a reputation for being a trailblazer in the field of modular gas processing plants and energy infrastructure.

Process Design & Review

Melland Engineering & Consulting can provide process design & review services for every phase of your project. From preliminary designs through construction drawings, we have the experience and resources to ensure a successful project.

Equipment Fabrication & Refurbishment

With strategic partners, Melland Engineering & Consulting can provide new or refurbished process equipment.

Start-up & Operational Support Services

If your asset is under-performing or not making outlet specifications, Melland Engineering & Consulting can provide on-site start-up, operational and troubleshooting support.

Our experience and balanced approach towards problem solving provides a foundation for success. From new construction to re-vamps, we can handle it all.

MEC has direct experience with:

• Amine Sweetening Plants
• Compressor Stations and Pipelines
• Condensate Stabilizer Units
• Crude Distillation Units
• Cryogenic NGL Recovery Plants
• Gas Dehydration Units
• Gas Dew-point Plants
• NGL Fractionation Units
• Small-Scale LNG Plants
• Surface Equipment
• Test separators
• 3-phase separators
• Filter Separators/Coalescers
• Compressors
• Heater Treaters
• Desalters
• Storage tank farms
• Well-head and CPF Systems
• Off-shore Platforms
• Ultra Sonic Assisted Desulfurization Units

• Amine Sweetening
• Ethylene Glycol Dehydration
• TEG Dehydration
• Molecular Sieve Dehydration
• Pressure Swing Adsorption
• Temperature Swing Adsorption
• Mechanical Refrigeration
• Compression
• JT systems
• Hydrocarbon Dewpointing
• Cryogenic NGL Recovery
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
• Condensate Stabilization
• Fractionation
• Flares
• Distillation

Notable MEC Projects

• Texas sour crude oil production project including eight well sites and two central production facilities
• Start-up and Performance Testing of offshore 350 MMSCFD Cryogenic NGL Recovery Plant
• Small scale LNG FEED
• Amine unit refurbishment and install in Colombia, South America
• EPCm of Ethane Vaporizer Unit in Mexio
• Performance test of fuel terminal in Mexico
• Naphtha Distillation Unit Design in Guatemala
• Commercialization of new Intellectual Property for the removal of organic sulfur from naphtha
• Debottlenecking study for a 1.5 BSCFD Cryogenic NGL Recovery Plant
• Numerous other engineering studies

Litigation Assitance

• Expert witness in an arbitration matter involving the revenue split for an Cryogenic plant due to off-design inlet gas composition.
• Expert witness in a matter involving a dispute over the design of a crude refinery.

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5775 North Sam Houston Pkwy W
Houston, TX 77086
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FAQ

• Our normal service hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am until 5:00pm Central time.
• Consulting with Melland Engineeriung & Consulting starts at $150.00 USD per hour, billed in 30 minute increments, with a 1 hour minimum purchase required for new customers.
• Rates vary by complexity of the project.
• Estimates can be given up front, if a clearly defined scope of work is provided.
• A 1 hour appointment may be required to discuss larger/more complex projects.
• Any work performed outside of normal business hours or on holidays will be billed at a higher rate.
• If your consulting project involves some of the following products, the hourly rate will increase due to the advanced nature of the work involved. The list includes but is not limited to:
  • Dynamic Process Simulations/Modelling
  • Engineering Legal Assitance
  • Expert Witness Related Work
• Hours can be pre-purchased upon request or when required by a project.
• An account is required to pre-purchase hours.To setup your account we will request billing information, then an invoice will be generated and sent for the estimated hours we discussed and that time will be credited to your account upon receipt of payment.
• When you purchase a block of hours, those hours are credited to your account for use during our regularly scheduled times.
• Unused hours expire 1 year from the date of purchase.
• Due to the nature of the work that we perform, there is no warranty on hourly work.
• Each hour that we work is billable regardless of the outcome of said work.
• While we will make recommendations on the level of effort required to implement a solution or fix an issue, it is up to you to let us know if there is a cap on the number of hours we spend per engagement.