Three additional pipeline segments totalling 270 km will be added to Enterprise’s East – West Rich Gas Mainline.
The first phase will involve the installation of 42 km of 24 inch diameter pipeline extending the mainline to the far western reaches of the Eagle Ford Shale. The remaining 228 km, to be built in two segments, will comprise of 30 and 36 inch diameter pipelines that will serve the eastern portion of the Eagle Ford Shale.
Upon completion, the Eagle Ford Shale Rich Gas Mainline System and associated laterals will consist of approximately 483 km of pipelines representing gathering and transportation capacity of more than 600 MMcf/d of gas.
The east end of Eagle Ford mainline will terminate at a proposed natural gas complex, which will feature multiple processing trains designed for deep ethane recovery and production of mixed NGLs in excess of 60,000 bbl/d.
Article continues below…The project is expected to be completed in early 2012.
Takeaway capacity for residue gas from the new processing facility will be provided by a combination of existing Enterprise infrastructure and construction of a new 103 km, 30 inch diameter residue gas line from the cryogenic facility to its Wilson natural gas storage facility in Wharton County, Texas.
Enterprise is also planning to add a new NGL fractionator at its Mont Belvieu complex, Texas. Mixed NGLs from the new gas processing facility will be transported to the Mont Belvieu complex via a new 204 km, 12 inch diameter pipeline. The new NGL pipeline will have an initial capacity of more than 60,000 bbl/d, readily expandable to over 120,000 bbl/d. The project is scheduled for completion early in 2012.
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