Blue Racer Midstream LLC commissioned a second cryogenic processing plant at its Berne natural gas processing complex in Monroe County, Ohio, the company said June 24.
The Berne II facility has 200 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of nameplate capacity, bringing total processing capacity in the Utica and Marcellus shales to 800MMcf/d. At the complex, two 200MMcf/d plants are now in service, and two additional 200MMcf/d plants are in service at the Natrium natural gas processing and fractionation complex in in Marshall County, W.Va., Blue Racer said.
A 30-mile, y-grade pipeline connects Berne to Natrium. Natrium’s fractionation capacity was expanded to 123Mbbl/d, enough to serve at least six 200 MMcf/d cryogenic plants.
The company plans to install a fifth processing plant in first-half 2016 to meet growing customer demand. In 2014, Blue Racer’s processed volumes more than tripled to 650MMcf/d. Total gathered volumes, including lean gas, are at more than 825MMcf/d, having more than doubled, the company said.
Blue Racer has long-term service agreements with 14 natural gas producers in the Utica and Marcellus. About 200,000 acres are dedicated to the company’s Super system, and there are about 380MMcf/d in total volumetric commitments.
The gathering network in the Utica has more than 650 miles of gathering pipeline across 13 Ohio counties. The system also extends into Wetzel County, W.Va., the company added.
An additional 200 miles of gathering lines are under construction.
The company recently expanded into Washington County, Ohio, in the southern Utica, with the Washington County Connector. This 20-inch, 17-mile pipeline takes about 400MMcf/d of gas to the Berne facility.
Dallas-based Blue Racer Midstream LLC is a joint venture between Caiman Energy II LLC and Dominion.
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