Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority Wyoming State Emergency Response Commission, January 20, 2006, Cheyenne, WY Presented by Colby Drechsel, Technical Analyst
Purpose – intra vs. inter Existing and Proposed Infrastructure Integrity Testing and Safety
Bryan Hassler -- Executive Director Carla Hubbard – Administrator Colby Drechsel – Technical Analyst Board Members Board Members: Mark Doelger - Chairman Marc Randal Strahn - Vice Chairman Duane Zavadil - Board Member Jim Nielson - Board Member Jim Peck - Board Member
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Natural Gas Production, Consumption, and Imports, (trillion cubic feet) Consumption Production Net Imports HistoryProjections Natural Gas Net Imports, 2002 and 2025 (trillion cubic feet)
In Service or filed with FERC Kern River Gas Transmission Company ‘Kern River Pipeline’ Expansion Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline ‘Grasslands Pipeline’ Expansion El Paso's ‘Cheyenne Plains Project’ Expansion El Paso’s Wyoming Interstate Gas’ ‘Piceance Lateral Expansion Project’ KM/Sempra ‘Entrega Gas Pipeline’: Approximately 330 miles of 36" pipe from MeekerHub, Rio Blanco County, CO, north to Wamsutter, WY, and 42” pipe east to the Cheyenne Hub south of Cheyenne with an initial capacity of 1.3 Bcfd (2.5 Bcfd at full service) KM/Sempra ‘Rockies Express’: 1350 miles of 42” pipe from Cheyenne to Clarington, OH. 2.5 Bcfd capacity.
Cheyenne Plains
Cheyenne Tuscola Lebanon Clarington Meeker Wamsutter Opal
Integrity Testing/Safety and Construction Requirements Technological advancements Improved construction materials Kern River ‘smart pig’ launching station adjacent to the Opal Processing Station
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