Taproot Baja Pipeline System

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Taproot Baja Pipeline System is a pipeline system that carries natural gas and crude oil in Colorado, USA.

Location

The pipeline system runs within Weld County, Colorado, USA.

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Project Details

• Operator: Taproot Rockies Midstream LLC
• Owner: Taproot Energy Partners
• Parent Company: Energy Spectrum Capital
• Proposed capacity:
• Length:
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:

Background

The project includes a multi-product midstream system in the DJ Basin comprised of natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering, natural gas treating and processing and fresh water supply. System will initially serve a substantial acreage dedication from Bison Oil & Gas II LLC and strategically position Taproot to provide similar midstream services to other operators active in this area.

Taproot’s Baja System and the Rattlesnake expansion include over 110 miles of crude oil, produced water and freshwater pipelines.

Expansion Projects

Rattlesnake Extension

The expansion will run within Weld County, Colorado, USA, some 35 miles south of the Baja System.

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• Operator: Taproot Rockies Midstream LLC
• Owner: Taproot Energy Partners
• Parent Company: Energy Spectrum Capital
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 56.3 km / 35 miles
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2020

The expansion project, called the Rattlesnake Expansion, includes the construction of 35 miles of pipeline in the DJ Basin. It will transport Bonanza Creek’s crude oil to Taproot’s Baja system for redelivery at Tallgrass Energy Partners’ Buckingham terminal, with ultimate delivery to Cushing. It is expected to come into service in 2020.

There is no direct news on whether the extension was ultimately completed, but it is presumed to have been.