Gtuit was started 3 years ago by three engineers in Billings, Mont, who developed a mobile, remote NGL capture and gas conditioning system.
Founders Brian Cebull, Mark Peterson, and Jim Haider now respectively serve as chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and chief technology officer of Gtuit.
Once the Gtuit design was proven viable and contracts began to be signed, the Gtuit management team determined their company could benefit by working with a larger engineering, procurement, and construction contractor able to assemble and market its system.
In May 2014, Gtuit forged a strategic partnership with Corval Group, based in St. Paul, Minn.
The partnership was finalized just days before North Dakota Gov. Jack
Dalrymple approved a statewide flaring reduction plan.
In Corval, Gtuit found a partner experienced in midstream and downstream projects in the Bakken region, among them: refineries, transloading facilities for crude trains, and natural gas gathering and compression facilities. Corval was looking to extend its reach into the upstream sector.
According to Corval Group Executive Vice-Pres. Kurt Swenson, the companies have similar cultures, were not in direct competition, both value safety.
According to Swenson, North Dakota's finalization of a formal flaring reduction plan provided a ready market.
"We knew the volume of gas being flared wasn't sustainable in the long term," Swenson said.
