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Burlington Resources Completes Major Expansion of Madden Field's Natural Gas Processing Plant
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002--Burlington Resources Inc. (NYSE:BR)(TSX:B) today announced the completion of the Train III expansion project at the Lost Cabin Gas Plant in the Madden Field in Fremont Co. , Wyo. , as well as the start-up of the new processing facilities. Total volumes of gas flowing through the plant are currently being increased in phases with the ultimate goal of reaching full design capacity of 310 MMcfed next year following completion of planned drilling in the field.
The Train III project represents one of the final steps in development of the Madden Field, which contains some of the nation's deepest and most productive onshore natural gas wells. The plant utilizes state-of-the-art metallurgical and gas processing technologies to remove impurities and thus prepare the field's gas for delivery into the national pipeline grid and ultimate use by industrial and residential consumers.
"We are very pleased to complete this massive project on time, within budget and without suffering a single lost-time injury," said Bobby Shackouls, Burlington chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The plant is a world-class engineering achievement that transforms otherwise unusable gas into a safe, reliable and environmentally sound source of energy. The new production made possible by the expansion will serve as a source of growth for the people of Wyoming as well as for our company. In addition, during 2003 and 2004 Burlington looks forward to initiating production from three other major growth projects. "
The plant's new Train III processing facilities represent a $280-million capital investment that added inlet capacity of 180 MMcfed to the existing capacity of 130 MMcfed provided by Trains I and II. The expansion required 1. 5 million hours of work that employed up to 500 people during construction, which began in August 2000 and extended for 23 months. Burlington owns approximately 50 percent interest in the plant and producing wells, and serves as the operator.
The plant processes gas from the Deep Madison Formation, which lies at depths of up to 25,000 feet. Six producing wells have been drilled into the formation, with a seventh and final well currently under way. Only two onshore wells in the U. S. currently produce from deeper formations. Similarly, these are among the nation's most productive onshore gas wells, with each capable of producing as much as 40 to 50 MMcfed. The field's estimated 2. 5 trillion cubic feet of gross recoverable gas offers an expected productive life of more than 20 years. Development of the associated wells, pipelines and processing facilities represents a total investment of approximately $1 billion by Burlington and its partners over a 10-year period.
Processing of the gas is necessary because in addition to the desirable methane, it contains 12 percent hydrogen sulfide, which is poisonous and corrosive, and 19 percent carbon dioxide. The plant extracts these substances and yields sulfur as a byproduct for use in chemicals and fertilizer. Highly advanced monitoring and control technologies are utilized in all the field facilities to safely contain the gas stream. The plant's designed outlet capacity is 200 MMcfed of natural gas.
Burlington Resources Completes Major Expansion of Madden Field's Natural Gas Processing Plant
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002--Burlington Resources Inc. (NYSE:BR)(TSX:B) today announced the completion of the Train III expansion project at the Lost Cabin Gas Plant in the Madden Field in Fremont Co. , Wyo. , as well as the start-up of the new processing facilities. Total volumes of gas flowing through the plant are currently being increased in phases with the ultimate goal of reaching full design capacity of 310 MMcfed next year following completion of planned drilling in the field.
The Train III project represents one of the final steps in development of the Madden Field, which contains some of the nation's deepest and most productive onshore natural gas wells. The plant utilizes state-of-the-art metallurgical and gas processing technologies to remove impurities and thus prepare the field's gas for delivery into the national pipeline grid and ultimate use by industrial and residential consumers.
"We are very pleased to complete this massive project on time, within budget and without suffering a single lost-time injury," said Bobby Shackouls, Burlington chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The plant is a world-class engineering achievement that transforms otherwise unusable gas into a safe, reliable and environmentally sound source of energy. The new production made possible by the expansion will serve as a source of growth for the people of Wyoming as well as for our company. In addition, during 2003 and 2004 Burlington looks forward to initiating production from three other major growth projects. "
The plant's new Train III processing facilities represent a $280-million capital investment that added inlet capacity of 180 MMcfed to the existing capacity of 130 MMcfed provided by Trains I and II. The expansion required 1. 5 million hours of work that employed up to 500 people during construction, which began in August 2000 and extended for 23 months. Burlington owns approximately 50 percent interest in the plant and producing wells, and serves as the operator.
The plant processes gas from the Deep Madison Formation, which lies at depths of up to 25,000 feet. Six producing wells have been drilled into the formation, with a seventh and final well currently under way. Only two onshore wells in the U. S. currently produce from deeper formations. Similarly, these are among the nation's most productive onshore gas wells, with each capable of producing as much as 40 to 50 MMcfed. The field's estimated 2. 5 trillion cubic feet of gross recoverable gas offers an expected productive life of more than 20 years. Development of the associated wells, pipelines and processing facilities represents a total investment of approximately $1 billion by Burlington and its partners over a 10-year period.
Processing of the gas is necessary because in addition to the desirable methane, it contains 12 percent hydrogen sulfide, which is poisonous and corrosive, and 19 percent carbon dioxide. The plant extracts these substances and yields sulfur as a byproduct for use in chemicals and fertilizer. Highly advanced monitoring and control technologies are utilized in all the field facilities to safely contain the gas stream. The plant's designed outlet capacity is 200 MMcfed of natural gas.
