Gray Wolf Crude Connector Pipeline

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Gray Wolf Crude Connector Pipeline was a proposed oil pipeline in the United States. As of July 2021, it is considered cancelled.

Location

It would have run from Big Spring, Texas to Midland, Texas.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Wolf Midstream Partners, LLC
• Parent: Wolf Midstream Partners, LLC
• Capacity: 120000 barrels per day
• Length: 55 miles
• Diameters: 16 inches
• Status: Cancelled
• Start year: 2020

Background

The Gray Wolf Crude Connector Pipeline was a proposed pipeline for transporting crude from the Midland basin. With an initial capacity of 120,000 b/d, the 55-mi Gray Wolf Crude Connector would have originated near Big Spring, Tex. and run to Midland, Texas. It would have connected to Wolf’s Red Wolf Crude Connector Pipeline near Big Spring, Texas, which was proposed to run to Wolf’s existing crude oil terminal near Colorado City, Texas.

In December of 2018, Wolf Midstream Partners announced the launch of a binding open season to solicit long-term, firm shipper commitments for the proposed Gray Wolf Crude Connector. It is not clear whether the binding open season was successful in securing contracts.

As of July 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that the project had been cancelled.