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Kansas City, MO-based Inergy LP said its Arlington Storage Co. LLC (ASC) subsidiary has sold out the 5.7 Bcf in available capacity at its Thomas Corners natural gas storage project located in Steuben County, NY. The company filed at FERC in mid-March to convert the depleted Thomas Corners Field in the Town of Bath into an underground gas storage facility (see Daily GPI, March 26).

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP subsidiary, HESCO Gathering Co., experienced an explosion and limited fire on its Phase “I” 20-inch diameter pipeline located in a rural area of Hidalgo County, TX.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP subsidiary, HESCO Gathering Co., experienced an explosion and limited fire on its Phase “I” 20-inch diameter pipeline located in a rural area of Hidalgo County, TX, Friday morning.

Escondido Gas Storage LLC is holding a nonbinding open season for its natural gas storage project located southeast of San Antonio, TX, in Karnes and Live Oak counties. The open season for firm and interruptible storage service will run through 5 p.m. CST Feb. 15.

Escondido Gas Storage LLC is holding a nonbinding open season for its natural gas storage project located southeast of San Antonio, TX, in Karnes and Live Oak counties. The open season for firm and interruptible storage service will run through 5 p.m. CST Feb. 15.

Citing customer cooperation and warmer weather, Northwest said it will adjust the Overrun Entitlement for all Receiving Parties located north of the Plymouth Compressor Station — including the Grants Pass, Spokane and Wenatchee Laterals — to Stage III (13% tolerance for daily imbalances) effective Tuesday; the entitlement had previously been set as Stage II with 8% tolerance (see Daily GPI, Dec. 5). There is currently no declared entitlement south of Plymouth, Northwest said, but if Receiving Parties south of Plymouth begin drafting excessively, it may declare an entitlement there.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has discovered oil at its West Tonga prospect on Green Canyon block 726 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The discovery well, located in 4,700 feet of water, was drilled to a total depth of 25,680 feet and encountered more than 350 feet of net oil pay in three high-quality subsalt Miocene sands. An Anadarko spokesman said there will likely be some associated gas with the discovery, but he said it was predominately oil. Anadarko operates West Tonga with a 37.5% working interest. Partners in the discovery include StatoilHydro with a 25% working interest, Chevron Corp. with a 20.5% working interest and Shell Exploration with a 17% working interest. “The West Tonga discovery continues the success of our deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration program and further illustrates the value of our extensive hub-and-spoke infrastructure,” said Bob Daniels, senior vice president of Worldwide Exploration. Anadarko focuses on deepwater prospects in the Miocene and Lower Tertiary plays of the GOM that have estimated recoverable resources of more than 100 MMboe.

An early morning fire Wednesday closed Williams Partners LP’s Ignacio gas processing plant, located near Durango CO. The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation. Williams said the fire began in a cooling tower, damaging it and a few adjacent buildings before being extinguished. No injuries were reported. The Ignacio plant is part of Williams Four Corners LLC, which is owned by Williams Partners. Approximately 100 MMcfe/d of the plant’s normal 450 MMcfe/d production capacity has been rerouted to other facilities in the San Juan Basin. In addition to the Ignacio plant, the Four Corners gathering system is connected to the Kutz and Lybrook natural gas processing plants and the Milagro and Esperanza natural gas treating plants in northwestern New Mexico. The Four Corners system’s normal volumes are in excess of 1.5 Bcfe/d. Contacted Thursday afternoon, the company said it has not yet estimated how long it will take to repair and reopen the plant.

ExxonMobil Production Co. is soliciting bids to sell its nonoperated interests in properties in several fields located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as the Texas Gulf Coast.