Eagle Ford Gathering LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. and Copano Energy L.L.C. has announced a long-term agreement with Williams Partners L.P. to process Eagle Ford Shale production at Williams Partners’ Markham processing plant located in Matagorda County, Texas. Eagle Ford Gathering will construct a 7mi, 20in lateral to connect its previously announced crossover pipeline project to the Markham plant and install approximately 3400 horsepower of compression at a cost of USD 27 million.
The agreement will initially provide Eagle Ford Gathering with 100 million cu/ft per day of processing capacity at the Markham plant, with an option to increase its capacity to up to 200 million cu/ft per day. Through Eagle Ford Gathering, Kinder Morgan and Copano expect to invest USD 300 million in midstream infrastructure to provide gathering, transportation, processing and fractionation services to Eagle Ford Shale producers.
The agreement will initially provide Eagle Ford Gathering with 100 million cu/ft per day of processing capacity at the Markham plant, with an option to increase its capacity to up to 200 million cu/ft per day. Through Eagle Ford Gathering, Kinder Morgan and Copano expect to invest USD 300 million in midstream infrastructure to provide gathering, transportation, processing and fractionation services to Eagle Ford Shale producers.