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MarkWest Energy Partners says it will expand two cryogenic gas processing complexes in West Virginia. Denver-based MarkWest says in a news release that it plans to construct two new natural gas processing plants, one at the Sherwood complex in Doddridge County and one at the Mobley complex in Wetzel County. The Sherwood complex’s new plant will have a processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. It will increase the complex’s total production capacity to more than 1 billion cubic feet. The new plant at the Mobley complex also will have a processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. It will increase the complex’s total production capacity to 920 million cubic feet. Both plants are expected to begin operations in 2015. MarkWest announced the expansions Tuesday. They announced the completion of long-term, fee-based agreements with Antero Resources for the development of an additional cryogenic gas processing plant at the Partnership’s Sherwood complex in Doddridge County in late 2013.
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Tag: Antero Resources
Cease Orders for Two Antero Sites in W.Va. Lifted
Antero Resources can resume operations at two drilling sites where water storage tanks ruptured recently.The West Virginia Department of Environmental…
Antero Resources can resume operations at two drilling sites where water storage tanks ruptured recently.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has lifted orders requiring Antero to cease operations at the well pad sites in Doddridge and Harrison counties.
The DEP tells WBOY-TV that the company has submitted plans required to resume operations. The plans include controls to prevent pressure from building up in the tanks.
The DEP had said earlier that pressure buildup caused the tanks to rupture.
Two tanks ruptured at the Marsden Pad in Doddridge County on April 11. On April 15, two tanks ruptured at the Varner-West Pad in Harrison County.
The DEP says it will continue to monitor operations at both sites.
Water Tanks Explode at Doddridge County Well Site
State regulators are investigating the rupture of two water tanks at an Antero Resources well pad in Doddridge County.
The Department of Environmental Protection says its inspectors believe the rupture was caused by a buildup of pressure in the tanks.
The rupture occurred Friday at Antero’s Marsden well pad. No injuries were reported.
Antero chief administration officer Alvyn Schopp tells The Exponent Telegram that the tanks are used to hold water that’s separated from gas extracted at the drilling site.
Schopp says the company plans to conduct its own investigation.
Antero to Supply Proposed W.Va. Cracker Plant
Antero Resources says it will be the anchor ethane supplier for a proposed cracker plant in West Virginia.
Antero announced an agreement on Wednesday to provide 30,000 barrels of ethane a day to the plant, if it’s built.
Brazilian petrochemical giant Odebrecht is exploring the possibility of building the ethane cracker and three polyethylene plants in Wood County. The complex would be known as Ascent, which stands for Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise.
Antero says in a news release that Ascent would use the ethane it supplies to manufacture polyethylene.
Odebrecht would lead the project’s investment and financing, along with water and electric utility operations. Plastics maker Braskem S.A. of Brazil would handle petrochemical-related activities.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says the Antero agreement is a major step forward for the project.