The pipeline project, which will originate in southeast Shelby County, Texas, traverse San Augustine County and terminate in Nacogdoches County, Texas, will consist of predominately 20- and 24-inch pipe and will have an initial capacity of 645 million cubic feet per day.
The pipeline is supported by natural gas production from multiple 10-year agreements that encompass approximately 264,000 acres in the East Texas area.
The pipeline will interconnect with two interstate pipelines in addition to the company’s Houston pipeline system, which provides producers the optionality to access other interstate and intrastate markets including the Carthage, Waha, Katy and Houston Ship Channel hubs in Texas. Partial service is expected to begin on the pipeline in the third quarter of this year and the full in-service date is expected to be in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Tim Dahlstrom, senior vice president of Energy Transfer, said: “This project shows our continued emphasis on developing organic growth projects and providing producers unparalleled access to markets throughout the country.
“Our partnership is excited about this new opportunity to expand our pipeline network into a rapidly growing area of James Lime, Bossier and Haynesville production.”
