[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24182]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-706-000]
Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
September 8, 1997.
Take notice that on August 22, 1997, Williams Natural Gas Company
(WNG), One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, filed in Docket No. CP97-
706-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and
157.212) for authorization to utilize facilities originally installed
for the delivery of NGPA Section 311 transportation gas to Cotton
Valley Compression, LLC (Cotton Valley Compression) in Washington
County, Oklahoma, for purposes other than NGPA Section 311
transportation, under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
CP82-479-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
WNG explains that its 16-inch Hogshooter pipeline is a low pressure
line which functions as both a delivery lateral serving the cites of
Bartlesville and Nowata, Oklahoma, and several smaller towns in the
area, and a receipt lateral for several independent producers. WNG
explains that recently supplies have exceeded demand on the Hogshooter
line, resulting in increased pressure on the line and production shut-
ins. WNG says that its Cotton Valley compression station cannot be used
to relieve the pressure on the Hogshooter line and eliminate the
production shut-ins. WNG relates that in order to increase production
levels and alleviate the problem of production shut-ins on WNG's
Hogshooter line, the producers in the area formed Cotton Valley
Compression. WNG explains that Cotton Valley Compression will take
delivery of gas from WNG's 16-inch low pressure Hogshooter line and
compress the gas to a pressure sufficient to allow redelivery into
WNG's 16-inch pressure Quapaw line downstream of WNG's Cotton Valley
compressor station. WNG says the producers utilizing the service will
pay for the cost of operating the compression and associated fuel. WNG
states that Cotton Valley Compression's compression will only be
utilized when demand on WNG's Hogshooter line is less than the level of
production connected to that line.
WNG reports that it installed the following Section 311 facilities:
a tap, orifice meter, and appurtenant facilities in Section 25,
Township 29 North, Range 13 East, Washington County, Oklahoma to
deliver the gas to Cotton Valley Compression; and receipt facilities
were installed in Section 26, Township 29 North, Range 13 East,
Washington County, Oklahoma, pursuant to WNG's blanket certificate
authorization and this will be reported on WNG's annual construction
report. WNG says it began delivering to Cotton Valley Compression
through the Section 311 facilities on July 29, 1997. WNG relates that
the initial delivery was 500 Dth and it is estimated that the peak day
requirement will be approximately 6,000 Dth with an annual volume of
48,000 Dth.
WNG indicates that the cost to construct the facilities was
approximately $53,025, which will be offset by the execution of a firm
transportation agreement by Cotton Valley Compression.
WNG states that this change is not prohibited by an existing tariff
and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries
specified without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers. WNG
says the operation of these facilities will have no impact on WNG's
peak day or annual deliveries. WNG also asserts that the volume of gas
delivered to Cotton Valley Compression after this request will not
exceed the volume of gas authorized prior to the request.
WNG states that it has sent a copy of this request to the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission.
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor,
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24182 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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