Horizon Pipeline

Horizon Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in northern Illinois, United States. Its FERC code is 178.[1]

Horizon Pipeline
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
FromJoliet
Passes throughDuPage, Kane, Cook, McHenry counties
ToNorthern Illinois near Wisconsin border
General information
Typenatural gas
OwnerHorizon Pipeline Company LLC
PartnersNatural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Nicor
Construction started2001
Commissioned2002
Technical information
Length73 mi (117 km)
Maximum discharge3.7 billion cubic meter per year
Diameter36 in (914 mm)

The pipeline is owned and operated by Horizon Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture of the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL), owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, and Nicor. It carries natural gas from the NGPL's interstate natural gas pipeline system Chicago supply hub near Joliet into NGPL's and Nicor Gas distribution systems in northern Illinois near Wisconsin border.[2] The pipeline is 73 miles (117 km) long and has a diameter of 36 inches (910 mm) with capacity of 3.7 billion cubic meter of natural gas per year.[3][4][5] It is designed to operate at a maximum operating pressure of 800 pounds per square inch (5,500 kPa).[2] It consists of a 27-mile (43 km) segment of new pipeline built in 2001–2002, and 46-mile (74 km) long lease of existing pipeline from NGPL.[3]

The environmental impact assessment of the pipeline was completed in May 2001.[6] The pipeline became operational on 11 May 2002.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2012-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Engineering services and expertise". Pipeline & Gas Journal. AllBusiness.com, Inc. 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  3. "Horizon Pipeline, a joint venture of Nicor and Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America (NGPL), put its new $80 million natural gas pipeline into service in northern Illinois as of gas day May 11". Natural Gas Week. HighBeam Research, Inc. 2002-05-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  4. "Natural Gas Pipelines in the Midwest Region". Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  5. Rippee, Robert; Busby, Rebecca L. (2003). 2003 International Petroleum Encyclopedia. Pipeline & Gas Journal. PennWell Corporation. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-87814-893-6.
  6. "Horizon Pipeline Company, L.L.C., Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Horizon Project". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2010-02-28.


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