North Bakken Expansion Pipeline
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North Bakken Expansion Pipeline is a gas pipeline that is in construction in North Dakota, USA.[1]
Location
The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA to an interconnect with the Northern Border Gas Pipeline mainline in McKenzie County, North Dakota, USA.[2][3] It will be composed of five total components, detailed below.[4]
Project details
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 MMcf/d[1][2]
- Length: 100 mi[5]
- Diameter: 12, 20, 24 in[2][6]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
- Cost: US$260.5 million[7]
The North Bakken Expansion Pipeline contains the components listed below.
Tioga–Elkhorn Creek Pipeline
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 million cubic feet per day[4]
- Length: 62.8 miles / 101.1 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 24 inches[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
Line Section 25 Loop Pipeline
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 million cubic feet per day[4]
- Length: 20.3 miles / 32.7 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 12 inches[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
Line Section 30 Loop Pipeline
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 million cubic feet per day[4]
- Length: 9.6 miles / 15.5 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 12 inches[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
Tioga Compressor Lateral Pipeline
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 million cubic feet per day[4]
- Length: 0.5 miles / 0.8 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 20 inches[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
Elkhorn Creek–Northern Border Pipeline
- Operator: WBI Energy[2]
- Owner: WBI Energy[2]
- Parent company: MDU Resources Group[2]
- Capacity: 250 million cubic feet per day[4]
- Length: 0.3 miles / 0.48 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 24 inches[4]
- Status: Operating[5]
- Start year: 2022[4]
Background
The project includes construction of the Northern Border Interconnect and the Norse Transfer Station, as well as upgrades of receiving stations at existing plants.[2] The project will provide infrastructure for the transportation of natural gas produced during oil production in the Williston Basin, which will lead to a reduction in the need for gas flaring.[2]
Development of the pipeline stalled at the end of 2020, but in July 2021 it had reportedly entered construction.[1][6]
The pipeline was originally slated for completion and operation by December 2021.[2] According to the FERC environmental assessment report, however, applications for operational permits are expected to be submitted between October 2021 and October 2022.[4] Because of this timeline, the operational year is estimated to be 2022.
The pipeline became operational in February 2022.[5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Renée Jean, WBI starts construction of North Bakken Expansion and more things to know this week in energy, Williston Herald, Jul. 28, 2021, accessed Sep. 1, 2021.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 North Bakken Expansion Project, NS Energy, accessed Sep. 1, 2021.
- ↑ North Bakken, WBI Energy, accessed Sep. 1, 2021.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 "North Bakken Expansion Project Environmental Assessment" (PDF). FERC. 2021-10-23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "North Bakken - WBI Energy". WBI Energy. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Construction begins on North Bakken Expansion Pipeline, Minot Daily News, Jul. 20, 2021, accessed Sep. 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Natural Gas Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
