E-Mail: aavolyn@bellatlantic.net

With development of the Hugoton Gas Field in the late 1940's and early 1950's, many oil and
gas companies saw a need for local training of their personnel. It was that need that led
organizers to host the first Gas Measurement Institute in Liberal in 1952. About 100 people
attended that first event. Encouraged by the success of the first Gas Measurement Institute,
the group planned others. That first event has grown into a pair of annual institutes, the
largest of which is the Gas Compressor Institute, which attracts more than 1400 people to
Liberal each year.

For 51 years, the Liberal Gas Institute has provided unique educational opportunities for the
petroleum and natural gas industries. The institute features up-to-date and relevant programs
designed expressly for field level employees. These presentations deliver both important
review material and the latest new information about applicable technologies.

AAVOLYN personnel had an opportunity to exhibit at this years Institute. AAVOLYN's latest
ring designs along with the Type 495 Wiper Set were featured during the exhibit.

616 ORANGE ST.

P.O. BOX 1097

MILLVILLE, NJ 08332

Telephone: 856-327-8040

Fax: 856-327-9595

E-Mail: aavolyn@bellatlantic.net