[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-786]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP00-58-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application for
Abandonment Authorization
January 7, 2000.
Take notice that on December 22, 1999, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia), a Delaware corporation, whose main office is
located at 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-0146,
filed in the referenced docket pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (the Commission) Regulations thereunder (18 CFR 157.7 and
157.18), an application for authority to abandon by sale to Columbia
Natural Resources (CNR), the Cleveland Storage Field (Cleveland
Storage) located in Randolph, Upshur and Webster Counties, West
Virginia, and all as more fully set forth in the Application on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-
2222).
Specifically, Columbia proposes to abandon and sell to CNR its
Cleveland Storage, consisting of 8.1 miles of storage pipeline, 9
active storage wells, 8 observation wells and ancillary facilities for
$525,000. CNR proposes to use the Cleveland Storage as a production
facility.
Columbia is seeking to abandon Cleveland Storage after having
observed a significant deterioration in the performance and geologic
integrity of the reservoir. Columbia states that it will rely upon its
retained storage capacity to offset the reduction in working gas
capacity and deliverability associated with the abandonment, which is
expected to have only a 0.01% effect on Columbia's overall 4.4 Bcf
design day deliverability from Columbia's other active storage fields.
In addition, Columbia seeks authority to sell 830 MMcf of base gas
that was previously withdrawn from Cleveland Storage between 1996 and
1999 during Columbia's integrity and performance assessment of the
field. The disposition of proceeds from the proposed sale of this base
gas will be made pursuant to Section C, of Article IV, of Stipulation
II of the Settlement in Docket No. RP95-408, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corp., 79 FERC para.Sec. 61,044 (1997). Columbia states that this
settlement defines future additional sales of base gas no longer needed
by Columbia as a result of more efficient operation of its storage
fields. Columbia will comply with the annual reporting requirements
provided for in Section D of Article IV.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before January 28, 2000,
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385-214) and the Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission
will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to
participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be held
without further notice before the Commission or its designee on this
application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time required
herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter finds that a
grant of the certificate is required by the public convenience and
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,
it will be unnecessary for Columbia to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-786 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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