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* It is a 24-inch diameter underground crude oil pipeline, transporting light, sweet crude oil
 
* It is a 24-inch diameter underground crude oil pipeline, transporting light, sweet crude oil
 
* It is able to supply the [[Ponca City Refinery]]
 
* It is able to supply the [[Ponca City Refinery]]
* Pony Express also has an approximate 66 mile lateral in Northeast Colorado that commences in Weld County, Colorado and interconnects with the Pony Express mainline just east of Sterling, Colorado
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* Pony Express also has a lateral in Northeast Colorado that commences in Weld County, Colorado and interconnects with the Pony Express mainline just east of Sterling, Colorado. This section is approximately 66 miles. A 55-mile extension to Platteville, Colorado was added in 2018.
 
* The pipeline has an interconnect with the [[Double H Crude Oil Pipeline]] & [[Platte Crude Oil Pipeline]] at Guernsey, Wyoming.
 
* The pipeline has an interconnect with the [[Double H Crude Oil Pipeline]] & [[Platte Crude Oil Pipeline]] at Guernsey, Wyoming.
  
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* 2014 - Expansion project launched
 
* 2014 - Expansion project launched
 
* 2015 - Northeast Colorado lateral completed
 
* 2015 - Northeast Colorado lateral completed
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* 2018 - Extension of Northeast Colorado lateral
  
 
=== Other Information ===
 
=== Other Information ===

Revision as of 12:32, 3 October 2023

Summary Information

  • Source: Guernsey, Wyoming
  • Destination: Cushing, Oklahoma
  • Ownership: Tallgrass Energy Partners
  • Website: http://www.tallgrassenergy.com/
  • Length: kilometres (690 miles)
  • Capacity: 100,000 barrels of oil per day
  • Crude Type: Bakken

Brief Description

  • The pipeline provides crude oil transportation service from a point near Guernsey, Wyoming to delivery points at Ponca City, Oklahoma and Cushing, Oklahoma
  • It is a 24-inch diameter underground crude oil pipeline, transporting light, sweet crude oil
  • It is able to supply the Ponca City Refinery
  • Pony Express also has a lateral in Northeast Colorado that commences in Weld County, Colorado and interconnects with the Pony Express mainline just east of Sterling, Colorado. This section is approximately 66 miles. A 55-mile extension to Platteville, Colorado was added in 2018.
  • The pipeline has an interconnect with the Double H Crude Oil Pipeline & Platte Crude Oil Pipeline at Guernsey, Wyoming.


Pipeline Status

  • In operation


History

  • 2012 - Pony Express Open Season Announcement
  • 2013 - FERC awarded permission to convert the gas pipeline
  • 2014 - The pipeline enters service
  • 2014 - Expansion project launched
  • 2015 - Northeast Colorado lateral completed
  • 2018 - Extension of Northeast Colorado lateral

Other Information

Links

  1. EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2015-2020
  2. Pony Express Open Season Announcement
  3. Tallgrass Receives Pony Express Abandonment Order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  4. Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Pony Express Pipeline in Commercial Service
  5. Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline Announces Binding Open Season for Crude Oil Pipeline Expansion