South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System (Enterprise)

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South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System is an oil pipeline in the United States. The system includes the Eagle Ford Expansion pipeline and the Rancho I and II pipelines.

Location

The pipeline runs from Wilson County, Texas, to Houston, Texas.

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Project details

Mainline

• Operator:
• Owner: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Parent company: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Capacity: 350,000 barrels per day
• Length: 490 mi
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2012

Eagle Ford Expansion Pipeline

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• Operator:
• Owner: Eagle Ford Pipeline LLC
• Parent company: Enterprise Product Partners [50%]; Third Party [50%]
• Capacity:
• Length: 390 miles
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year:

Rancho I Oil Pipeline

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The Rancho I Oil Pipeline transports crude oil from Sealy, Texas to Enterprise's ECHO terminal.

• Operator:
• Owner: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Parent company: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Capacity:
• Length: 63 mi
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year:
• Cost:

Rancho II Oil Pipeline

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• Operator:
• Owner: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Parent company: Enterprise Products Partners [100%]
• Capacity: 1,000,000 bpd
• Length: 88 mi
• Diameter: 36 in
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2015

Background

The South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System transports crude oil originating in South Texas, including the Eagle Ford basin, to refineries in the Greater Houston area. The System includes the Eagle Ford Expansion pipeline, which originates at the Lyssy station in Wilson County, Texas and extends 147 miles to Sealy, Texas. It also includes the Rancho I and II pipelines, which extend from Sealy, Texas to the Enterprise Crude Houston Oil (ECHO) Pipeline in Harris County, Texas.

According to Enterprise's 10-K form:

The South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System has the capacity to transport approximately 450 MBPD of crude oil and condensate originating in South Texas to customers in the Houston area. This system includes storage terminal assets located at Lyssy, Milton, Marshall and Sealy, Texas. The South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System also includes our Rancho II pipeline, which extends 89 miles from the Sealy terminal to our ECHO terminal. From ECHO, we have connectivity to refinery customers and our marine terminals along the Texas Gulf Coast.