[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26077]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP97-760-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

September 26, 1997.
    Take notice that on September 18, 1997, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(El Paso), Post Office Box 1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in Docket 
No. CP97-760-000 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 construct and operate a new delivery 
point in Reeves County, Texas, to permit the interruptible 
transportation and delivery of natural gas to Orla Petco, Inc. (Orla)--
an independent oil producer. El Paso makes such request under its 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000 pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the 
request on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    El Paso states that Orla currently operates an enhanced oil 
recovery project in Reeves County, Texas. It is stated that to extract 
the oil from the field, Orla is injecting C02 into the 
reservoir to increase the reservoir's operating pressure and enhance 
the production of crude oil. El Paso avers that in order to increase 
the pressure of the proposed gases (CO2 and hydrocarbon mix) 
being re-injected into the reservoir, Orla has acquired a gas 
compressor that requires pipeline quality supplies of natural gas as 
fuel.
    In support of Orla's continued enhanced oil recovery operations, 
Orla has requested that El Paso provide transportation service pursuant 
to a Transportation Service Agreement dated August 21, 1997 for Orla. 
El Paso states that, by the letter agreement the parties agreed that El 
Paso would install a new delivery point on El Paso's 6\5/8\ inch Line 
from Jal-El Paso Line to Continental Oil Company's Ramsey Plant in 
Reeves County, Texas. El Paso therefore, states that it is seeking 
authorization to construct and operate the Orla Petco, Inc. Delivery 
Point in order to accommodate a request for service by Orla.
    El Paso proposed to deliver up to 54,750 Mcf annually or an average 
of 150 Mcf per day to the Orla Petco, Inc. Delivery Point, stating that 
the requested volumes will be within Orla's existing entitlements. The 
estimated construction cost of the proposed facility is $35,000--and 
Orla has agreed to reimburse El Paso's cost.
    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. 97-26077 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]
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