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Water Pipeline Concept. Brian Jeffries Executive Director February 20, 2007. Project costs recovered from users Mainline transmission line, one million barrel per day capacity Disposition by either injection or delivery a another water body
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Water Pipeline Concept Brian Jeffries Executive Director February 20, 2007
Project costs recovered from users • Mainline transmission line, one million barrel per day capacity • Disposition by either injection or delivery a another water body • Disposition of treating residue to extent treating required
Why is WPA Exploring This? • Asked to do so by CBM Task Force • Consistent with WPA desire to foster infrastructure • Concept of multi-user system not currently being advanced by others • Attempting to settle the question of need versus alternative solutions
How Have We Proceeded? • Very preliminary design yielded forecast capital and operating costs • Simple rate analysis using a ten year life, estimated costs of capital, fully subscribed project and estimated inflation yielded a ballpark ten year level rate of roughly $0.30 per barrel • Tested rate and concept with a variety of potential producer subscribers
Reactions From Producers • Ball park rate did not disqualify the idea • Raised eyebrows over estimated treating costs • Concern over in-service date as it relates to project life and attendant rate implications • Could attribute a “regulatory certainty” value to project
What Next? • Non-binding open season to collect quantity, water quality and input location data • Collate responses to determine a project fitting the demand can yield a rate close to proposed rates • If a project continues to appear feasible, fund more comprehensive engineering
After that? • Confirm/revise rates • Reconcile ownership issue • Conduct binding subscription period • Confirm or cancel project
Contacts Wyoming Pipeline Authority Brian Jeffries – Executive Director b57.jeffries@comcast.net Colby Drechsel – Associate Director cdrechsel@qwest.net