El Paso Gas Pipeline
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El Paso Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline system in the USA.[1]
Location
The pipeline brings natural gas from the Permian Basin in Texas and the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado to West Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Arizona.
Project Details
- Operator: El Paso Natural Gas
- Owner: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners[1]
- Capacity: 5600 million cubic feet per day
- Length: 10140 miles[2]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 1997
Background
The El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG) pipeline system is owned by Kinder Morgan.[3] In addition delivering natural gas to West Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Arizona, it also exports some natural gas to Mexico.[3] Historically, EPNG's primary market was California, though the growth of competing pipelines into that market and lack of increased demand since 2001 has led to a decrease in its business there, especially in Southern California. At the same time, EPNG's shipping into Arizona has increased, largely because it was the only pipeline into the fast-growing Phoenix area until the TransWestern Phoenix Lateral came in service in 2009. Its largest customers are Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy subsidiary; Southwest Gas Corporation; and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[3] Its FERC code is 33.[4]
From the EPNG website: El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG) is a 10,140-mile pipeline system which transports natural gas from the San Juan, Permian and Anadarko basins to California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Northern Mexico. EPNG also owns approximately 44 billion cubic feet of underground working natural gas storage capacity in Southeast New Mexico.[2]
Expansion Projects
Carlsbad South Project
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the expansion project provides additional takeaway capacity from New Mexico's Permian Basin, to the Pecos, Texas compressor station, and into Keystone pool. The project was completed in February 2021.[5]
- Operator: El Paso Natural Gas[5]
- Owner: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners[1]
- Capacity: 159 Mmcf/day[5]
- Length: 17.1 miles[6][5]
- Diameter: 16 inches[6]
- Cost: $23.5 million[5]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start Year: 2021[5]
As of December 2021, Carlsbad South Project was listed as complete on the U.S. EIA Natural Gas Pipelines database and began operating the same year.[5]
South Mainline Expansion Project
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the expansion project provides additional westbound capacity out of the Waha Hub in Texas and delivers additional supplies (321 million cubic feet per day) to Arizona and Southern California markets. The project was completed in July 2020.[7]
- Operator: El Paso Natural Gas[5]
- Owner: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners[1]
- Capacity: 321 million cubic feet per day[5][8]
- Length: 17 miles[5][8]
- Diameter: 30 inches[5]
- Cost: US$122 million[5]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start Year: 2020[5]
Northern Delaware Basin Expansion Project
The expansion project increases the takeaway capacity from the Delaware Basin in Texas, USA.[5] It was completed in February 2020.[7]
- Operator: El Paso Natural Gas[5]
- Owner: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners[1]
- Capacity: 320 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d)[5]
- Length: 14.4 miles / 23.2 km[5]
- Diameter: 24-inches[5]
- Cost: US$33 million[5]
- Status: Operating[7]
- Start Year: 2020[5]
Accidents
On 19 August 2000, a rupture in the pipeline caused a fire killing 12 campers near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The cause of the rupture was determined to be internal corrosion of the 50-year old transmission pipeline 1103, which had eaten away 70% of the 30-inch diameter pipeline wall.[9][10]
In August 2021, a blast in a portion of the El Paso line 2000 near Coolidge, Arizona killed two people and injured one person. The incident was investigated by U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.[11][12]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 El Paso Gas Pipeline, Wikipedia, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Natural Gas". www.kindermorgan.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 El Paso Natural Gas/Mojave Pipeline, Kinder Morgan, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
- ↑ Three Digit Pipeline Code List for Index of Customers (Form 549B), FERC, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 Natural Gas, Pipeline Projects, Energy Information Administration, accessed Aug. 16, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "EPNG Environmental Report" (PDF). Kinder Morgan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 In the first half of 2020, about 5 Bcf/d of natural gas pipeline capacity entered service, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Aug. 24, 2020, accessed Aug. 17, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Planned Projects in Development" (PDF). Pipeline News. October 2018. Retrieved 16 August, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "El Paso Incident at Carlsbad, New Mexico. 2000". Pipeline Safety Trust. Retrieved 16 August, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Pipeline Accident Report" (PDF). Pipeline Safety Trust. 19 August, 2000. Retrieved 16 August, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kinder sees blast-damaged part of Arizona natgas pipe down for months". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ↑ Gonzales, Leticia (16 August, 2021). "El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Segment Shut Monday After Deadly Blast". Natural Gas Intel. Retrieved 17 August, 2023.
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External resources
External articles
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