Rockies
Helper
Overview
Owned and operated by Western Gas Partners, LP, the 67-mile Helper gathering system, located in Carbon County, Utah, was built to provide gathering services for Anadarko's coal-bed methane development of the Ferron Coal play. The Helper gathering system provides gathering, dehydration, compression and treating services for coal-bed methane gas.
The Helper Gathering System delivers into the Questar Transportation Services Company's pipeline. Questar provides transportation to regional markets in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah and also delivers into the Kern River Pipeline, which provides transportation to markets in the western U.S., primarily California.
Operating Data
Market Access
| Questar Transportation Services Company |
Operating Data
| 2011 Average Volume |
40 MMcf/d |
| Gathering Lines (4" to 20") |
67 miles |
| Receipt Points |
122 |
| Gas Compression (Horsepower) |
14,075 |
| Compressor Stations |
2 |
| CO2 Treating Facilities |
2 |
| Treating Capacity |
52 MMcf/d |
Clawson Gathering System
Overview
The Clawson gathering system is also owned by Western Gas Partners, LP. It collects and delivers coalbed methane to a central processing facility where it is dehydrated, treated for CO2, compressed and delivered into Questar Pipeline. Revenues are generated by gathering fees from contractual arrangements with shippers.
Operating Data
Market Access
Operating Data
| 2011 Average Volume |
11 MMcf/d |
| Gathering Lines (4" to 20") |
47 miles |
| Receipt Points |
45 |
| Gas Compression (Horsepower) |
6,310 |
| Compressor Stations |
1 |
| CO2 Treating Facilities |
1 |
| Treating Capacity |
40 MMcf/d |