Oneok Inc., Tulsa, plans to expand its natural gas pipeline systems in the Permian basin and Oklahoma by as much as 1.7 bcfd.
The projects include:
• A 150-MMcfd expansion of its WesTex Transmission system from the Permian basin to interstate pipeline delivery points in the Texas Panhandle. Additional interest is being solicited in a follow-up open season that could increase the expansion to 450 MMcfd.
• A 150-MMcfd eastbound expansion of the Oneok Gas Transportation system from two gas processing plants in the STACK and SCOOP areas to an eastern Oklahoma interstate pipeline delivery point.
• A 100-MMcfd westbound expansion of Oneok Gas Transportation from the STACK area to multiple interstate pipeline delivery points in western Oklahoma. Additional interest is being solicited in a follow-up open season that could increase the expansion to 300 MMcfd.
• A project to make Roadrunner Gas Transmission bidirectional. The project is expected to result in 750 MMcfd of eastbound transportation capacity from the Delaware basin to the Waha area. Interest is being solicited in a concurrent open season.
The projects are backed by multiple firm transportation commitments, the company said.
The westbound expansion of Oneok Gas Transportation is expected to be complete in this year’s fourth quarter. The Oneok WesTex Transmission expansion, the eastbound expansion of Oneok Gas Transportation, and the Roadrunner bidirectional project are expected to be complete in first-quarter 2019.
Oneok WesTex Transmission is an intrastate pipeline system operating within Texas, consisting of 2,200 miles of pipeline.
Oneok Gas Transportation is an intrastate pipeline system in Oklahoma, consisting of 2,470 miles of transmission pipelines. In May, Oneok completed a 100-MMcfd westbound expansion of the system.
Roadrunner, a 50-50 joint venture of Oneok and Fermaca Infrastructure BV, is a Texas intrastate system transporting gas from the Waha market hub to El Paso and the US-Mexico border (OGJ Online, Aug. 12, 2015).
