Opal Plant Overview
Presented to the Wyoming Pipeline Authority
March 23, 2004
WHERE is Opal?
WHY is Opal Expanding?
Williams’ Continued Response to Market Demand Major Export Point for Wyoming Production Liquidity and Demand at the Opal Hub Development of the Pinedale Anticline Infill Drilling in the Jonah Field Future Development of the “Mesa” Renewed Activity in the Moxa Field Kern River 2003 Capacity Expansion Planned Expansion of Northwest P/L Availability of Take-away Capacity on MAPL Opportunity to Partner with Mt. West/Willbros
WHAT is Opal?
Four Cryogenic Processing Plants:
Plant Avg. capacityTXP-1 245 MMcf/dTXP-2 165 MMcf/dTXP-3 380 MMcf/dTXP-4 360 MMcf/d
TOTAL 1,150 MMcf/d
WHAT is Opal?
The Opal Plant also Provides Blending and Dehydration Services:
Processing Blending TOTAL (MMcf/d) (MMcf/d) (MMcf/d)
TXP-1, 2, 3 790 250 1,040
New TXP-4 360 100 460
TOTAL 1,150 350 1,500
…and 1.0 Bcf of glycol dehydration for Jonah/Pinedale.
WHAT is Opal?
Distribution of Throughput Capacity
TXP-1
TXP-2
TXP-3
TXP-4
Blending
WHAT is Opal?
NGL Production for Opal:
Plant Ave. Production TXP-1 14,000 bbl/d TXP-2 7,000 bbl/d TXP-3 24,000 bbl/d TXP-4 11,000 bbl/d
TOTAL 56,000 bbl/d
WHO is Opal?
SUPPLY: The Big Hitters
BP America ChevronTexaco
ConocoPhillips Devon Energy EnCana Oil & Gas EOG Resources ExxonMobil Company Shell E&P Company Ultra Petroleum Co.
Westport Resources
WHO is Opal?
TAKE-AWAY CAPACITY: Interstate Pipelines
(MMcf/d)1) CIG/El Paso 1502) Kern River 1,5003) Northwest 600 (West)
250 (South)
TOTAL 2,500
20% 20% 27% 26% 18% 16% 15% 9% 8%
38% 41%47% 47%
48%43% 39%
41% 36%
40% 36%23% 22%
27%32% 39% 41% 48%
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Alberta/Kingsgate British Columbia/Sumas Domestic/Opal
NWPL Supply Diversity
TXP-4 Expansion Diagram
DemethanizerTower
Molecular Sieve Dehydrators
Solar Taurus 70-T10302SRecompressorSite Rated 8,550 Hp
Gas-to-Gas Exchanger
Discharge Gas Coolers
Inlet Filter Separator
Process Building Area with Expander and Plate Fin Exchangers
Product Surge Vessels
NGL Product Cooler
TXP-4 Gas Processing Plant
TXP-4 Site Construction
TXP-4 Demethanizer Tower
Taurus 70 Recompressor
TXP-4 Recompressor Building
Opal Processing Plant Panorama
Warm Wyoming Welcome at Opal