Random Note on Saddle Butte's High Prairie Pipeline Project -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Updates

July 13, 2012: another link to same story that Enbridge won't let this new pipeline tie in with its operations; I don't think there is anything new at this link

 May 31, 2012: pipeline could be scrapped. Enbridge won't let this pipeline tie in with its operations at Clearbrook, MN. Enbridge says that pipeline connector is reserved for Canadian oil sands oil

Original Post

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The Minot News posted a story about this new pipeline; there may be some new information in it, but it appears to be very similar to my February, 2012, posting.

Saddle Butte Pipeline announced recently it is seeking commitments from shippers to determine whether or not to proceed with construction of the High Prairie Pipeline, a 450-mile system of 16-inch diameter pipe capable of transporting 150,000 barrels per day to Clearbrook, Minn.

Saddle Butte currently operates a gathering system - a system that transports oil or gas from the wellhead to a transportation point - on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

As part of the High Prairie Pipeline project, Saddle Butte is also proposing construction of two laterals.

One lateral, 17 miles in length, would originate in Johnson's Corner in McKenzie County, while the other, an eight-mile lateral, would start near Robinson Lake in Mountrail County. Those laterals would connect to the High Prairie Pipeline.

In addition, Saddle Butte says it is considering several truck receiving stations and interconnect points along the route of the pipeline.