MAJOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM FACTS
East Texas System
- Length:
- 3,900 miles of gathering and transmission pipe
- Plants:
- 8 treating, 7 processing
Anadarko System
- Length:
- 1,800 miles of gathering and transmission pipe
- Plants:
- 6 processing
North Texas System
- Length:
- 4,500 miles of gathering pipe
- Plants:
- 10 processing
David Tucker
Measurement Technician
“Measurement technicians
make sure natural gas is
accurately measured when it
enters and leaves our pipelines
by installing, calibrating and
testing electronic gas flow
measurement equipment.
This is a critical part of our
operations because accurately
accounting for the natural gas
in the pipelines allows us to
correctly bill our customers.”
EAST TEXAS SYSTEM
Our recently completed Clarity project connects our East Texas System to multiple
downstream pipelines, providing us with the ability to move significant quantities of
natural gas from all three of the Partnership’s major systems to interconnections with
other pipelines that provide access to key markets. In 2008, we substantially completed
the $655 million Clarity project, including the Goodrich compressor station; a 198-mile,
36-inch diameter pipeline segment extending from Kountze, Texas, to Orange County,
Texas; a 61-mile, 20-inch segment from Orange County to a downstream interconnect
near Beaumont, Texas; and construction of a compressor station in Orange County.
The total added capacity related to this project is approximately 700 million cubic feet
per day (MMcf/d). In the first quarter of 2008, we finished construction of a 26-mile,
20-inch diameter pipeline from a lateral on our East Texas System in order to gather
additional production being developed in eastern Texas. In addition, the 2008 expansion
of the Partnership’s Aker treating plant on our East Texas System added 125 MMcf/d
of treating capacity. The East Texas System comprises approximately 3,900 miles of
gathering and transportation pipelines, seven natural gas processing plants and eight
treating plants. Average daily volumes in 2008 were 1,479,000 million British thermal
units per day (MMBtu/d).
ANADARKO SYSTEM
The Partnership’s Anadarko System is located within the Anadarko Basin in the Texas
Panhandle and western Oklahoma and is still experiencing consistent but slowing
growth resulting from the development of the Granite Wash formation. Although we
continue to add field compression to accommodate the volume growth on this system,
we expect such growth to decline from historic levels due to weak commodity prices
in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. and other economic factors.
The Anadarko System comprises approximately 1,800 miles of gathering and
transportation pipelines and six active natural gas processing plants. Average daily
volumes in 2008 were 647,000 MMBtu/d.
NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM
A substantial portion of natural gas on our North Texas System is produced in the
Barnett Shale formation, one of the most active natural gas plays in North America.
Barnett Shale production has increased from approximately 110 MMcf/d to nearly
4.7 Bcf/d in the last 10 years. Continued development of the Barnett Shale is expected
to modestly increase throughput on our North Texas System as additional production is
brought on line.
The North Texas System includes approximately 4,500 miles of natural gas
gathering pipelines and 10 natural gas processing plants that are located in the Fort
Worth Basin. Average daily volumes in 2008 were 395,000 MMBtu/d.