As midstream oil and gas operators expand compression, transportation, and processing infrastructure, they face a common challenge: delivering reliable electrical systems on aggressive schedules, often in remote locations where skilled labor and specialized expertise are limited.
EPIC Industrial Technologies and Rockwell Automation are advancing a more standardized approach to electrical infrastructure delivery. Together, they provide integrated e-house solutions that package critical power and control equipment into factory-tested systems, enabling faster project execution, simplified deployment, and reliable operation.
Midstream oil and gas facilities require significant electrical infrastructure to power compressors, pumps, and other critical equipment. Traditional field-built installations can require extensive on-site construction, coordination among multiple suppliers, and lengthy commissioning activities.
Many projects are also in remote areas, creating additional challenges related to labor availability, logistics, and startup support.
At the same time, operators are under pressure to control capital spending while maintaining uptime and operational performance. Customers increasingly need standardized, repeatable electrical solutions that can be engineered efficiently, deployed quickly, and support long-term operational reliability.
EPIC addresses these challenges through modular e-house solutions that package power distribution, motor control, medium-voltage drives, and automation technologies into a single factory-tested system. Built on technologies from the Rockwell Automation Intelligent Packaged Power portfolio, these standardized designs simplify engineering, reduce project risk, and support repeatable deployment across midstream facilities.
EPIC’s engineering and integration approach has been successfully deployed across multiple midstream projects in Texas and New Mexico. At the center of many of these installations is the PowerFlex® 6000T medium-voltage drive. The drive’s proven performance and support for advanced capabilities such as synchronous transfer make it well suited for midstream oil and gas applications. The PowerFlex 6000T enables flexible, cost-effective electrical architecture while maximizing available space within the e-house. Rockwell Automation has also developed additional drive ratings to meet EPIC’s customers’ specifications, helping EPIC win the business.
EPIC’s partnership with Rockwell Automation extends beyond technology. With specialized training on Rockwell Automation medium-voltage solutions, EPIC provides local startup, commissioning, and technical support, helping customers bring critical compression assets online faster and with greater confidence.
Optimizing Cost and Performance Through Synchronous Transfer
As operators look for opportunities to improve project economics without compromising reliability, many EPIC solutions incorporate synchronous transfer control with PowerFlex 6000T drives. Rather than deploying a dedicated medium-voltage drive for every motor, synchronous transfer enables a single drive to start and operate multiple motors as process conditions require.
Compared to traditional one-drive-per-motor architectures, synchronous transfer can lower capital costs by reducing the number of drives required while decreasing electrical-room footprint, cooling requirements, maintenance costs, and spare-parts inventory. It also minimizes mechanical and electrical stress during motor starts, supporting greater reliability, equipment availability, and long-term system performance.
The solution extends beyond medium-voltage drives to include other technologies from the Rockwell Automation Intelligent Packaged Power™ portfolio, including CENTERLINE® 2100 low-voltage motor control centers. This modular approach gives EPIC a repeatable framework for delivering electrical infrastructure while allowing solutions to be tailored to each customer's requirements.
"By combining EPIC's integration expertise with innovative power solutions from Rockwell Automation, we're helping customers bring critical assets online faster and more efficiently," said Josh Wilkerson, EPIC Industrial Owner, President, and Director.
By combining standardized e-house designs with a repeatable integration approach, EPIC enables customers to accelerate deployment of compressor stations and other midstream infrastructure. Factory-tested systems reduce on-site construction and commissioning requirements, helping operators execute projects more efficiently in remote environments and bring critical assets online faster.
Optimized architectures that leverage synchronous transfer allow customers to do more with less while maintaining the reliability, availability, and operational performance critical to compression and pipeline operations. Standardized designs also provide a scalable framework that can be replicated across facilities, enabling more consistent execution as midstream networks expand. Together, EPIC and Rockwell Automation have transformed what was once a highly customized engineering effort into a repeatable solution that delivers predictable outcomes for the oil and gas industry.
