Utica Processing Plant Online
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
KENSINGTON, Ohio — The first phase of the Utica East Ohio Midstream, LLC project (UEO), a natural gas liquids processing plant located in Kensington, Ohio, is receiving gas liquids and delivering gas to interstate markets.
The milestone makes UEO, a joint venture by Access Midstream, M3 and EV Energy Partners, the first fully integrated gathering, processing and fractionation complex to open in eastern Ohio.
The system currently includes approximately 63 miles of natural gas and gas liquids processing lines, a processing facility, and a 45,000-barrel-per-day natural gas liquids fractionation, storage and rail facility.
The second and third phase of the project will add another processing plant, more storage and a rail facility capable of loading 90 cars per day.
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.