Williams starts Springville line in Marcellus Shale
Williams Partners on Thursday continued its emphasis on Marcellus Shale infrastructure by starting up its Springville natural gas gathering pipeline.
The Springville pipeline connects Williams Partners’ growing gathering system in northeast Pennsylvania with its Transco interstate gas pipeline, initially moving 300 million cubic feet/day (MMcf/d) of natural gas to valuable Northeast markets.
The project is a key component of a strategy to provide Marcellus producers with reliable large-scale infrastructure and connect them to key markets, the company said.
Williams owns 75% of Williams Partners, including the general-partner interest.
“The Springville system is part of our strategy to offer natural gas producers in this part of the Marcellus Shale independent, market-based solutions to gather production and deliver it to the growing Northeast markets,” said Rory Miller, senior vice president of midstream for Williams Partners.
“We expect to double the initial takeaway capacity on Springville by the end of this year by adding compression,” Miller continued.
“This project is a prime example of our intense focus on expanding our services to meet our customers’ demand for reliable infrastructure services.”
The 33.5-mile, 24-inch Springville pipeline transports natural gas from Williams Partners’ existing gathering system in Susquehanna County, Pa., to its Transco interstate gas transmission system in Luzerne County, Pa.
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