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United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC Requests Prior Notice Authorization for Herscher I/W Well Abandonment Project

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Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC has submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for prior notice authorization for the Herscher I/W Well Abandonment Project. The project entails the plugging and abandonment of two injection/withdrawal wells, removal of associated surface facilities, and abandonment in-place of portions of a related storage field lateral. The company has submitted the request with the Commission, accompanied by three volumes of information, including public information, privileged information, and critical energy infrastructure information.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Herscher I/W Well Abandonment Project involves the plugging and abandonment of two injection/withdrawal wells, removal of associated surface facilities, and abandonment in-place of portions of a related storage field lateral.
  • The project is located in Kankakee County, Illinois, and is being conducted by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC.
  • The company has submitted a three-volume request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including public information, privileged information, and critical energy infrastructure information.
  • The company has requested that the information submitted in Volume II be accorded privileged treatment, and the information submitted in Volume III be designated as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information.
  • The company is requesting that the Commission provide CEII treatment for Volume III for the maximum prescribed period of five (5) years from the date of filing this Request.
  • The project has been approved through a blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-402-000 on September 1, 1982.

Statistics:

  • Two injection/withdrawal wells are being plugged and abandoned as part of the Herscher I/W Well Abandonment Project.
  • The project involves the removal of associated surface facilities and abandonment in-place of portions of a related storage field lateral.
  • The company has requested that the information submitted in Volume II remain privileged for a period of five (5) years from the date of filing this Request.
  • The project is being conducted in Kankakee County, Illinois.

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2025). Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC Request for Prior Notice Authorization Pursuant to Blanket Certificate Herscher I/W Well Abandonment Project. Docket No. CP25-____-000.
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Director, Regulatory). (2025). Letter to Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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