[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61316-61317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26553]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-01-000]


Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Application

October 11, 2000.
    Take notice that on October 2, 2000, Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company (CIG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed 
in Docket No. CP01-001-000 an application pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
authorizing CIG to construct and operate facilities and for authority 
to abandon certain facilities and base gas in order to: (i) Increase 
the deliverability of CIG's Storage Pool, and (ii) increase the 
capacity of its system southward out of the Cheyenne Compressor Station 
in Weld County, Colorado, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-222 for assistance).
    CIG states that Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) a local 
distribution company that serves the Denver metropolitan area, requires 
the deliverability and transportation capacity to replace 
deliverability lost by PSCo's pending abandonment of its Leyden 
Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility (Leyden) and to meet 
requirements for additional transportation capacity. In addition, CIG 
states that other transportation shippers have requested new services 
from CIG.
    Specifically, CIG proposes to increase the working gas capacity and 
increase deliverability at the Fort Morgan Storage Field in Morgan 
County, Colorado by:
     Drilling one injection/withdrawal well (#34) and 
converting one observation well to a salt water disposal well (#18) 
with associated gathering and appurtenant facilities.
     Upgrading the two segments of the Fort Morgan Storage 
field gathering system from MAOPs of 1,800 psig and 2,000 psig to a 
single MAOP of 2,160 psig through hydrostatic testing and replacement 
of underrated equipment.
     Increasing the maximum allowed stored gas in place from 
14,322 Mmcf to 14,858 Mmcf and increasing the average shut-in reservoir 
bottom hole pressure to a maximum of 2,390 psia.
     Converting 600 MMcf of base gas to working gas through 
modification of piping at the Fort Morgan Compressor Station.
    CIG also proposes to abandon the Keyes Sand Reservoir and its 
associated base gas at the Boehm Storage Field in Morton County, Kansas 
and requests any necessary authority to sell the base gas. 
Specifically, CIG proposes to:
     Recomplete four injection/withdrawal wells from the Keyes 
Reservoir formation to the G reservoir formation and convert eight 
Keyes injection/withdrawal wells to observation wells with all 
associated gathering and appurtenant facilities.
     Install a 600 horsepower leased compressor unit in late 
summer 2002, along with hydrogen sulfide treatment and appurtenant 
facilities, to remove Keyes Reservoir base gas. The compressor will be 
used until such time as the pressure in the Keyes Sand Reservoir is too 
low to be effectively utilized. CIG will then abandon the compressor 
and attach the Keyes injection/withdrawal wells, utilized for depleting 
the reservoir, to the low pressure Greenwood Gathering system until the 
reservoir pressure is too low to produce any additional volumes. CIG 
anticipates that the reservoir will be depleted by 2006. CIG requests 
pre-granted abandonment authority for the 600 horsepower compressor 
unit and proposes to defer any issue concerning the treatment of 
revenues resulting from the sale of the base gas until its next rate 
case to be filed by the end of March, 2001.
    In order to increase its mainline capacity south of the Cheyenne 
Compressor Station, CIG proposes to:
     Construct 26.2 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline loop and 
appurtenant facilities commencing at CIG's existing Cheyenne Compressor 
Station in Weld County, Colorado and extending southward to terminate 
at CIG's existing Ault Meter Station in Weld County, Colorado. CIG also 
proposes to install an additional meter station at the Cheyenne 
Compressor Station.
     Construct the new Fort Lupton Compressor Station 
consisting of three nameplate rated 2,225 horsepower natural gas fired 
reciprocating compressor units and appurtenant facilities in Weld 
County, Colorado.
     Construct 27 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline loop and 
appurtenant facilities commencing at the proposed Fort Lupton 
Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado and extending southward to 
CIG's existing Watkins Compressor Station in Adams County, Colorado.
     Install miscellaneous facilities under 18 CFR 2.55(a) 
within the Watkins Compressor Station Yard, including yard piping, pipe 
valves, fittings, controls, regulation and measurement.
    CIG states that the above listed modifications to its system will 
increase CIG's Storage Pool deliverability from 775 MMcf to 877 MMcf 
per day and allow CIG to transport 87.6 MMcf per day southward from the 
Cheyenne Compressor Station and an additional 61.9 MMcf per day 
southward from Fort Lupton Compressor Station. CIG asserts that the 
project is supported by firm agreements for almost all of the capacity. 
CIG estimates that the project will cost $58,180,300 and proposes 
rolled-in rate treatment for the project.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
James R. West, Manager, Certificates, at (719) 520-4679, Colorado 
Interstate Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest with reference to 
said application should on or before November 1, 2000, file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or protest in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practices 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) and the regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (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 the protestants parties 
to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party in any 
proceeding must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other intervenors. An intervenor can file 
for rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for court review 
of any such order. However, an intervenor must serve copies of comments 
or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every

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other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 
14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered, a person, instead, may submit two copies of such 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents, and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, Commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission, and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a Federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by Commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Commission by 
Section 7 and 15 of the NGA 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 CIG to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-26553 Filed 10-16-00; 8:45 am]
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