Coastal Bend Header

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Coastal Bend Header is a natural gas pipeline lateral in Texas, operated by Boardwalk Pipeline Partners. Construction began in 2017.[1]

Coastal Bend Header
Also calledCoastal Bend Header Project, Gulf South Coastal Bend Header, 1.42 Billion cubic feet per day Coastal Bend Header Project[6]
General information
Project typeLateral[7]
StatusIn service[7]
CommodityNatural gas[7][8]
OperatorBoardwalk Pipeline Partners
Owner and operator
Facility projects
StateTexas[7][10]
CountiesBrazoria, Wharton[4][8]
AnnouncedSeptember 2014[12]
Approved20 June 2016[8][10]
Construction started2017
In serviceApril 2018[7] or November 2018[9][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP15-517[10]
FERC pre-filing docketPF15-4[10]
Contractors
Technical information
Length65 mi[7] or 66 mi[8][10][sources disagree]
Pipe size36"
Diameters36 and 42 in[7][8]
Capacity1420 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[10] or 1400 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[7] or up to 1.42 Bcf/d (FERC order)[8][sources disagree]
Cost$545 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[7][8]
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Coastal Bend Header is a natural gas pipeline lateral in Texas, operated by Boardwalk Pipeline Partners. Construction began in 2017.[1]

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkScope
Sunland Construction[4]pipeline construction
Sunland Construction, Inc.[4][13][14]PrimeListed 2017 as contractor: 66 miles of 36-inch, three compressor stations and seven meter stations in Wharton and Brazoria counties, TX

Spreads

SpreadPrime contractor
Spread 1[15]Sunland Construction, Inc.

Sources disagree

These sources give different values for the same fact. Each value is listed with the sources that give it.

FactValues given
Capacity
  • 1420 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[10]
  • 1400 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[7]
  • up to 1.42 Bcf/d (FERC order)[8]
In service
Length

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Referencesedit

  1. sec.gov · bwp10kq42016.htm
  2. sec.gov
  3. sec.gov
  4. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, September 2017)”. Pipeline News. September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. s3.amazonaws.com · Ongoing.pdf
  6. “FERC eLibrary docket CP15-517”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  7. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  8. “Order Issuing Certificate, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Coastal Bend Header Project (CP15-517)”. FERC. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  9. “Boardwalk Pipelines: Our purpose (company history)”. Boardwalk Pipelines. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  10. “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  11. “FERC eLibrary filing 20170524-3021”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  12. “Boardwalk pipeline to supply Freeport LNG project”. Houston Chronicle. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  13. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, February 2019)”. Pipeline News. February 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  14. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, June 2018)”. Pipeline News. June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  15. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Program Weekly Summary Report (Feb 20-25, 2017), Coastal Bend Header Project (CP15-517)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitoring report). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

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