Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC (CIG) is soliciting customer interest in potential firm south-to-north transportation service on the High Plains Pipeline to carry gas from the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin in northeastern Colorado.

High Plains entered service in November 2008 (see Daily GPI, Nov. 18, 2008) and was originally designed to carry gas from the Cheyenne Hub in Weld County, CO, southward to interconnections with the distribution system of Public Service Co. of Colorado to satisfy increasing demand for heating and power generation.

The pipeline runs through portions of the DJ Basin in Adams, Morgan and Weld counties in Colorado, areas that have recently experienced increased drilling. The DJ Basin contains the most productive zones of the Niobrara Formation, according to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.

“Based on preliminary market assessments, CIG now believes that market demand may exist for transportation service on the High Plains Pipeline in a south-to-north direction, from new production in the DJ Basin areas traversed by the High Plains Pipeline to the interconnected interstate pipelines at the Cheyenne Hub,” CIG said.

“Given the existing utilization of the High Plains Pipeline, CIG believes that south-to-north service on the High Plains Pipeline could be provided in most instances through backhaul or displacement services. To provide the service on a firm basis, however, certain minor facility modification would probably be necessary.”

CIG said south-to-north service on High Plains would not interfere with north-to-south service that is currently being provided.

For information, contact Laine Lobbann at (719) 520-4344, or Mark Iverson at (719) 520-4587.

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