[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-706-000]


Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 8, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 22, 1997, Williams Natural Gas Company 
(WNG), One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, filed in Docket No. CP97-
706-000, a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 157.212 of the 
Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and 
157.212) for authorization to utilize facilities originally installed 
for the delivery of NGPA Section 311 transportation gas to Cotton 
Valley Compression, LLC (Cotton Valley Compression) in Washington 
County, Oklahoma, for purposes other than NGPA Section 311 
transportation, under WNG's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 
CP82-479-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    WNG explains that its 16-inch Hogshooter pipeline is a low pressure 
line which functions as both a delivery lateral serving the cites of 
Bartlesville and Nowata, Oklahoma, and several smaller towns in the 
area, and a receipt lateral for several independent producers. WNG 
explains that recently supplies have exceeded demand on the Hogshooter 
line, resulting in increased pressure on the line and production shut-
ins. WNG says that its Cotton Valley compression station cannot be used 
to relieve the pressure on the Hogshooter line and eliminate the 
production shut-ins. WNG relates that in order to increase production 
levels and alleviate the problem of production shut-ins on WNG's 
Hogshooter line, the producers in the area formed Cotton Valley 
Compression. WNG explains that Cotton Valley Compression will take 
delivery of gas from WNG's 16-inch low pressure Hogshooter line and 
compress the gas to a pressure sufficient to allow redelivery into 
WNG's 16-inch pressure Quapaw line downstream of WNG's Cotton Valley 
compressor station. WNG says the producers utilizing the service will 
pay for the cost of operating the compression and associated fuel. WNG 
states that Cotton Valley Compression's compression will only be 
utilized when demand on WNG's Hogshooter line is less than the level of 
production connected to that line.
    WNG reports that it installed the following Section 311 facilities: 
a tap, orifice meter, and appurtenant facilities in Section 25, 
Township 29 North, Range 13 East, Washington County, Oklahoma to 
deliver the gas to Cotton Valley Compression; and receipt facilities 
were installed in Section 26, Township 29 North, Range 13 East, 
Washington County, Oklahoma, pursuant to WNG's blanket certificate 
authorization and this will be reported on WNG's annual construction 
report. WNG says it began delivering to Cotton Valley Compression 
through the Section 311 facilities on July 29, 1997. WNG relates that 
the initial delivery was 500 Dth and it is estimated that the peak day 
requirement will be approximately 6,000 Dth with an annual volume of 
48,000 Dth.
    WNG indicates that the cost to construct the facilities was 
approximately $53,025, which will be offset by the execution of a firm 
transportation agreement by Cotton Valley Compression.
    WNG states that this change is not prohibited by an existing tariff 
and that it has sufficient capacity to accomplish the deliveries 
specified without detriment or disadvantage to its other customers. WNG 
says the operation of these facilities will have no impact on WNG's 
peak day or annual deliveries. WNG also asserts that the volume of gas 
delivered to Cotton Valley Compression after this request will not 
exceed the volume of gas authorized prior to the request.
    WNG states that it has sent a copy of this request to the Oklahoma 
Corporation Commission.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the 
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed 
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24182 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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