Rockies Express (REX) said Thursday it has experienced delays with its two remaining horizontal directional drills and now projects it will begin interim service on REX-East in mid-May. Late last month the pipeline said service on the segment would begin in late April or early May (see NGI, March 30). Most notably, the Wabash River has significantly exceeded flood stage and is projected to remain above flood stage through the coming week, the pipeline said. REX affirmed its previously projected in-service dates for Lebanon, OH (June 15), and Clarington, OH (Nov. 1). Initial REX-East service is projected to commence mid-May with a capacity of 1,800 MDth/d into Zone 2 and 1,600 MDth/d into Zone 3. Zone 3 delivery points for interim service will include deliveries to NGPL (Moultrie County, IL), Trunkline (Douglas County, IL), Midwestern (Edgar County, IL), and Panhandle Eastern (Putnam County, IN). In addition, REX expects to have the Ameren (Moultrie County, IL) delivery point available for service contemporaneous with the interim service delivery points, it said. Service to Lebanon is projected to commence June 15 with a capacity of 1,600 MDth/d to the Lebanon delivery points and a pipeline capacity of 1,800 MDth/d to the interim service delivery points upstream of Bainbridge Compressor Station. In-service of the fully powered REX-East pipeline to Clarington is projected to commence Nov. 1.
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REX-East In-Service Pushed Back Again
Rockies Express (REX) said Thursday it has experienced delays with its two remaining horizontal directional drills and now projects it will begin interim service on REX-East in mid-May.
Goodrich Cottons to Gas Drilling in Promising Trend
Houston-based Goodrich Petroleum Corp., which drills for natural gas almost exclusively in the promising Cotton Valley Trend of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana, on Monday clinched its second exploration deal in the region in less than two weeks.
Energy Partners Drills South Marsh Discovery Well
Continuing forward with its 2003 exploration and production strategy, Energy Partners Ltd. (EPL) said Friday that it has drilled a discovery well in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and acquired new state leases in close proximity to its East Bay field.
Canadian 88 Drills ‘Significant’ Deep Gas Well In Blackstone
Calgary-based Canadian 88 Energy Corp. said Thursday it has successfully drilled a significant deep natural gas well in Western Alberta to a depth of 15,709 feet. The well is a stepout into the prolific Blackstone Devonian Swan Hills gas pool and log results indicate 98 feet of highly porous dolomite gas pay, averaging 10% porosity analogous to other wells in the pool.