Rockies
Hilight System
Overview
Owned and operated by Western Gas Partners, LP, the 1,056-mile Hilight gathering system, located in Johnson, Campbell, Natrona and Converse Counties of Wyoming, was built to provide low and high-pressure gathering services for the area's conventional gas production and delivers to the Hilight plant for processing. The Hilight plant utilizes a refrigeration process with a capacity of approximately 60 MMcf/d and provides for fractionation of the recovered NGL products into propane, butanes and natural gasoline.
The Hilight gathering system serves the gas gathering needs of several conventional producing fields in Johnson, Campbell, Natrona and Converse Counties. Gas gathered and processed through the Hilight system is from numerous third-party customers, with the nine largest producers providing approximately 75% of the system throughput during 2011.
Operating Data
Market Access
| Local Markets - NGLs |
| MIGC Pipeline (WES) |
Operating Data
| 2011 Average Volume |
35 MMcf/d |
| Gathering Lines |
1,056 miles |
| Receipt Points |
357 |
| Gas Compression (Horsepower) |
32,263 |
| Compressor Stations |
11 |
| Processing Capacity (Refrigeration) |
60 MMcf/d |
Newcastle System
Overview
Owned and operated by Western Gas Partners, LP, the 179-mile Newcastle gathering system, located in Weston and Niobrara Counties of Wyoming, was built to provide gathering services for conventional gas production in the area. The gathering system delivers into the Newcastle plant, which has gross capacity of 3 MMcf/d. The plant utilizes a refrigeration process and provides for fractionation of the recovered NGLs into propane and butane/ gasoline mix products.
The Newcastle facility is a joint venture among Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc. (44.7%), John Paulson (5.3%) and Western Gas Partners LP (50.0%). Gas gathered and processed through the Newcastle system is from 12 third-party customers, with the largest four producers providing approximately 92% of the system throughput during 2011.
Operating Data
Market Access
| Local Markets - NGLs |
| MGTC Pipeline (Anadarko) |
| MIGC Pipeline (WES) |
Operating Data
| 2011 Average Volume (net) |
1.3 MMcf/d |
| Gathering Lines |
179 miles |
| Receipt Points |
360 |
| Gas Compression (Horsepower) |
2,660 |
| Compressor Stations |
1 |
| Processing Capacity (gross) |
3 MMcf/d |