Two More Natural Gas Plants -- Northwest of Williston -- This Really Is Incredible

It is impossible to articulate the immensity of the boom in western North Dakota. Even if there was nothing new being announced, the amount of activity would be impressive. But it seems every day we hear another announcement of another project coming on-line.

Here is an update of an ONEOK story posted on January 23, 2011: Bear Paw Energy has the permits to build the two natural gas gathering and processing plants northwest of Williston mentioned in the January 23, 2011 post (in that post, it was noted that three NG plants would eventually be built. (Regional links break early and break often.)

• Bear Paw Stateline I will be built 15 miles northwest of Williston in Hebron Township. The plant will be built on a 40-acre site near the corner of County Road 5 and 56th Street Northwest.
• A second plant, called the Stateline II plant, is planned for a 40-acre site next to the first plant. Link here (regional links break early and break often).

In addition, as a reminder, also in that ONEOK link, Bear Paw will build a 64-mile pipeline to carry natural gas liquids into Montana.

Bear Paw Energy, LLC, is a subsidiary of ONEOK. 

Some data points:

• The two plants will be capable of processing 200 million cubic feet of natural gas/day
• The plants will cost about $275 million to build
• The pipeline will cost about $24 million; capacity of the pipeline -- 65,000 bopd
• Currently one-fourth of North Dakota's natural gas is being flared (burned off)

The amount of activity around Williston is incredible. As an oil man with 30 years of experience in the oil business said, he has never seen anything like this.