HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.02 Project overviewPROJECT OVERVIEW The project consists of approximately 2.6 miles of 16 inch and 4 inch diameter, buried within a common trench, steel, natural gas and water pipelines and related facilities.
The pipelines begin at an existing 12" pipeline interconnect located in Section I, Township 7S, Range 94W and terminates at the southern boundary of property owned by Laramie II located
in Section 24, Township 7S, Range 94W. The pipelines will reside totally within Garfield County, Colorado. Of the total 2.6 miles of pipelines, approximately 0.1 miles will be installed
on BLM lands. The remaining 2.5 miles will be installed within rights-of-ways acquired from private landowners. Construction will occur with one construction spread and is scheduled
to start in the earliest possible approval date. The completion of construction is anticipated to end 4 weeks following commencement of work. ETC Canyon Pipeline, LLC has requested a
30ft permanent ROW width along with an additional 30ft of temporary construction ROW. The pipelines will be installed within the proposed private lease road to be constructed by Laramie
II. ROW agreements have been obtained from the private landowners for the pipelines. The pipelines will be installed at an appropriate depth to allow for potential future road upgrades.
No staging areas will be required for the construction of the pipelines. The pipelines will be operated on a year-round basis. The proposed pipelines will reside within the City of Rifle
Beaver Creek Watershed. A watershed permit has been approved by the Town Council of the City of Rifle (permit #3-08) PURPOSE AND NEED NEED FOR PROPOSED ACTION: ETC Canyon Pipeline, LLC
has a contractual obligation to gather producer's dedicated gas within Beaver Creek and the surrounding area. ETC Canyon Pipeline is proposing to install a 16-inch gas gathering pipeline
along with a 4 inch water to serve these and other potential producers in the future.. The proposed natural gas pipeline is designed to gather and transport -45 million to 100 million
standard cubic feet per day and will provide adequate capacity to handle future production development without the need for pipeline looping. The actual gas volumes will be dependant
upon available produced gas and operating pressures. The proposed pipeline will interconnect with ETC's existing pipeline system which currently carries gas produced from area operators.
The steel, water pipeline will allow for the transfer of produced water from the well sites to a central point, which will reduce the need for truck hauling, particularly during the
winter months. Automated controls and valves will be installed to immediately isolate the pipelines in the event of a breach in any section of the pipeline. The pipelines will be pressure
tested and all welds will be X-rayed to insure the integrity of the lines.