By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 18 -- Dallas-based Crosstex Energy LP and RLAC Gathering Group LP (RLAC) have formed a 50:50 joint venture called Crosstex DC Gathering Co., which will construct and operate a new natural gas gathering system for Barnett Shale gas production in Denton County, Tex.
Initially, the system will be built to connect 17 RL Adkins Corp. wells at a cost of $3 million, and will consist of 12 miles of 4-12-in. pipeline. Initial flow is expected to begin in April.
The Barnett Shale producing horizon has a commercially productive area of 60 sq miles in Wise, Denton, and Tarrant counties. In the immediate area of the new system, the reservoir is found at a depth of 8,500 ft with an average gross reservoir thickness of 900 ft.
"We look forward to working with RL Adkins Corp. and the other producers in the area to get their wells on stream as soon as possible," said Barry E. Davis, Crosstex president and CEO. "A large number of prospects are waiting to be drilled, so we expect to see this project grow quickly."