Natural Gas Business
Major Systems
Major Natural Gas System Facts
East Texas System
| Length: |
3,400 miles of gathering and transmission pipe |
| Plants: |
9 treating, 7 processing |
Anadarko System
| Length: |
1,800 miles of gathering and transmission pipe |
| Plants: |
6 processing |
North Texas System
| Length: |
4,500 miles of gathering pipe |
| Plants: |
9 processing |
Our three major systems – East Texas, Anadarko and
North Texas – are located in natural gas production
basins that have experienced active drilling production
activities during the last several years. The economic crisis
combined with more gas supply than expected led to
lower prices and lower drilling rates. However, our natural
gas assets remain in basins that have the opportunity
to grow even in a moderate pricing environment, due to
existing shale or tight sands formations where horizontal
fractionation technology can be used to improve productivity
from the natural gas wells.
We operate approximately 10,000 miles of natural gas
gathering and transportation pipelines, nine active natural
gas treating plants and 22 active natural gas processing
plants with a combined capacity of 2.9 billion cubic feet
per day (Bcf/d). Our focus primarily has been on developing
and expanding the service capability of our existing
pipeline systems. In late 2009, the Partnership sold
non-core natural gas pipeline assets and related treating
facilities in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee,
including two FERC-regulated interstate natural gas
transmission pipeline systems.