Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., et al.; Natural Gas Certificate Filings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. CP94-270-000, et al.]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., et al.; Natural Gas

Certificate Filings

March 21, 1994.

Take notice that the following filings have been made with the

Commission:

1. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-270-000]

Take notice that on March 7, 1994, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (TGPL), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in

Docket No. CP94-270-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the

Natural Gas Act for permission and approval to abandon an interruptible

transportation service provided to Damson Oil Corporation (Damson)

under TGPL's Rate Schedule X-260, all as more fully set forth in the

application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.

TGPL proposes to abandon an interruptible transportation service

provided to Damson under TGPL's Rate Schedule X-260. It is stated that

no service to any of its customers would be affected and no facilities

would be abandoned.

Comment date: April 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

2. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

[Docket No. CP94-281-000]

Take notice that on March 11, 1994, Texas Eastern Transmission

Corporation (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, P.O. Box 1642,

Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket No. CP94-281-000 a request

pursuant to Secs. 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations

under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization

to add an existing delivery point to its service agreement with North

Jersey Associates Limited Partnership (NJ), acting by and through its

Managing Partner, Intercontinental Energy Corporation (IEC), under

Texas Eastern's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-535-000

pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Texas Eastern states that the delivery point would provide

additional flexibility of service to NJ. In addition, there would be no

impact on its peak or annual deliveries or on any of its other

customers.

Comment date: May 5, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

3. ANR Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-290-000]

Take notice that on March 16, 1994, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-

290-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act

for permission and approval to abandon one of two 547-horsepower

compressor units at the Southwest Cedardale Compressor Station located

in Woodward County, Oklahoma, by relocating that compressor unit to the

Quinlan Compressor Station, also in Woodward County, all as more fully

set forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

ANR states that the two 547-horsepower units certificated in 1975

provide compression in excess of future production levels in the area

and the one remaining unit is sufficient to compress the volumes being

delivered to the station. ANR also states that additional compression

is needed at the Quinlan station.

Comment date: April 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

4. ANR Storage Company

[Docket No. CP94-291-000]

Take notice that on March 16, 1994, ANR Storage Company (ANR), 500

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP94-

291-000 a request pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Commission's

Regulations to increase the authorized maximum volume of natural gas to

be stored in its northern Michigan storage fields, under ANR's blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-523-000, pursuant to section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request on file

with the Commission and open to public inspection.

ANR proposes to change the maximum inventory level of the storage

fields as follows:

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Proposed

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Maximum

Current depth Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

Storage inventory reservoir Inventory reservoir

field (Ft, (MMcf) pressure (MMcf) pressure

TVD) (psia) (psia)

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Rapid River 35................................. 6,599 16,976 4,649 17,327 4,649

Cold Springs 12................................ 6,699 27,227 4,642 28,884 4,642

Cold Springs 31................................ 6,840 5,734 4,630 5,302 4,630

Excelsior 6/East Kalkaska 1.................... 6,718 11,089 4,615 12,310 4,615

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Maximum Inventory Totals................. ........... 61,026 ........... 63,823 ...........

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ANR states that engineering evaluation and actual operational

experience has indicated that the size of ANR's Cold Springs 12, Rapid

River 35 and Excelsior 6/East Kalkaska fields are slightly larger than

predicted when originally authorized. These increases are partially

offset by the slightly smaller estimate for the Cold Springs 31 field,

it is stated. ANR states that it does not propose to increase the

maximum authorized reservoir pressure, construct any new facilities, or

impact the storage services ANR currently provides its existing

customers. ANR indicates that these changes in maximum inventory levels

would conform to the actual operational characteristics of the fields

and would provide ANR greater operational flexibility by allowing ANR

to use the maximum storage capability, within allowable pressures, of

each of its storage fields.

Comment date: May 5, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph G

at the end of this notice.

5. Riverside Gas Storage Company

Docket No. CP94-292-000

Take notice that on March 17, 1994, Riverside Gas Storage Company

(Riverside), 3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275, filed in

Docket No. CP94-292-000 an application pursuant to section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, and part 157 and subpart G of part 284 of the

Commission's Regulations for a certificate of public convenience and

necessity to develop, construct, own and operate an underground gas

storage field and related facilities in Greene and Fayette Counties,

Pennsylvania and for a blanket certificate to render firm and

interruptible storage services on a non-discriminatory open-access

basis, all as more fully set forth in the application on file with the

Commission and open to public inspection.

Riverside requests authorization to acquire, develop, own and

operate an underground gas storage field and to provide a total of

3,100 MMcf annually of natural gas storage service. It is stated that

the field will have a capacity of 5,100 MMcf of which 3,100 MMcf will

represent working gas and 2,000 MMcf will represent cushion gas. It is

further stated that Riverside will acquire or drill 21 injection/

withdrawal wells, and install any necessary pipeline and compression

facilities. In addition, it is stated that the Riverside storage field

will be attached to the interstate pipeline system of Texas Eastern

Transmission Corporation.

Riverside proposes to offer two firm storage services: 90-day

withdrawal service under Rate Schedule 90SS and 30-day withdrawal

service under Rate Schedule 30SS. Riverside states that these services

will permit year-round injections and withdrawal of gas subject to the

requirement that customers must inject 100 percent of contract

entitlements on one occasion during the summer period of each year and

must withdraw at least 75 percent of contract entitlements on one

occasion during the winter period of each year.

Riverside proposes to operate under a part 284 blanket certificate,

and in compliance with Order No. 636, Riverside's proposed FERC gas

Tariff includes provisions regarding capacity release, and the right of

first refusal for customers under expiring long-term contracts that

wish to retain all or a portion of capacity rights.

In addition, Riverside proposes initial certificate rates for firm

storage service which are based on a straight fixed variable

classification with fixed costs being recovered through the

deliverability and capacity charges and variable costs recovered

through the injection and withdrawal charges. It is stated that

Riverside will allocate 40 percent of fixed costs to the deliverability

rate component and 60 percent of fixed costs to the space component of

firm storage rates.

Riverside states that it will also offer interruptible storage

service under Rate Schedule ISS-1. It is stated that the rates for

interruptible storage service are designed on the 100 percent load

factor derivation of the proposed firm storage rates. Riverside states

that it will credit 90 percent of net interruptible revenues to firm

storage customers.

It is stated that Riverside held an open season in July 1993.

Riverside states that based on the expressed level of customer demand,

Riverside proposes to offer 2.54 Bcf of base-load storage service under

Rate Schedule 90SS, with an aggregate Maximum Daily Injection Quantity

of 29,210 Dth and an aggregate Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity of

29,210 Dth, and to offer 560 MMcf of peak storage service under Rate

Schedule 30SS, with an aggregate Maximum Daily Injection Quantity of

19,320 Dth and an aggregate Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity of 19,320

Dth.

Comment date: April 11, 1994, in accordance with Standard Paragraph

F at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with

reference to said application should on or before the comment date,

file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC

20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18

CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be

considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but

will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any

person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in

accordance with the Commission's Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in

and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission by sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and

the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be

held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on

this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time

required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter

finds that a grant of the certificate and/or permission and approval

for the proposed abandonment are required by the public convenience and

necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if

the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is

required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised,

it will be unnecessary for applicant to appear or be represented at the

hearing.

G. Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after

issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule

214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to

intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Sec. 157.205 of the

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the

request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, the

proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day

after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and

not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a

protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-7181 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]

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