[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18391-18392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07760]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-116-000]


Southwest Gas Storage Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on March 18, 2015, Southwest Gas Storage Company 
(Southwest), 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket 
No. CP15-116-000 a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 
and 157.216(b) of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA), as amended, requesting authorization to plug and abandon 11 
wells, associated lateral pipelines, and appurtenances at its Waverly 
Storage Field in Morgan County, Illinois, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Southwest proposes to plug and abandon seven inactive 
injection/withdrawal wells (Carr 2-9, Staton 2-15, Mosley 2-16, Rogers 
1-16, Stenemeyer 2-15, Edwards 1-16, and Wheeler 2-15). Southwest 
further proposes to abandon the related laterals, totaling 5,362 feet 
of 4-, 6-, and 8-inch diameter pipeline, with appurtenances. 
Additionally, Southwest proposes to plug and abandon four observation 
wells (Dora Hubbs 1-33, Burnett 1-4, B.J. Stenemeyer 1-22, and Wheeler 
1-22). Southwest states that the working gas at the Waverly Storage 
Field has been reduced, leaving a number of wells too far from the gas 
bubble to provide useful service. Also, Southwest asserts that there 
have been integrity problems in the lateral pipelines, well site 
facilities, and wellheads due to corrosion. Southwest states that it 
does not anticipate storage field operation to change to where the 
subject wells would be needed for injection/withdrawal service. 
Southwest avers that the proposed abandonment project will have no 
effect on the certificated physical parameters of the Waverly Storage 
Field, including total inventory, reservoir pressure, reservoir and 
buffer boundaries, and certificated capacity. Southwest estimates the 
cost of the proposed abandonment to be approximately $853,000.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Stephen Veatch, Sr. Director of Certificates, Southwest Gas Storage 
Company, 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone at (713) 
989-2024, by facsimile at (713) 989-1205, or by email at 
[email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, 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 allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental

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Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing 
for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to 
complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of 
issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.

    Dated: March 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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