North Bakken Expansion Project
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North Bakken Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline in North Dakota, operated by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc./North Bakken Expansion Project Amendment. Construction began in 2021.
| North Bakken Expansion Project | |
|---|---|
| Also called | North Bakken Expansion Project Amendment[1] |
| General information | |
| Kind | Pipeline project[2] |
| Project type | New build[3] |
| Status | In service[3][4] |
| Commodity | Natural gas[3] |
| Operator | WBI Energy Transmission, Inc./North Bakken Expansion Project Amendment[2] |
| Operator | |
| Owner and operator | |
| State | North Dakota[2][3] |
| Counties | Burke, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams[5] |
| Approved | 1 June 2021[2][5] |
| Construction started | July 2021[6] |
| In service | 26 January 2022[3] or 1 February 2022[4][7][sources disagree] |
| FERC docket | CP20-52[2] |
| FERC pre-filing docket | PF19-7[2] |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 92.5 mi[2] or 62 mi[3][sources disagree] |
| Pipe size | 20"[3] |
| Capacity | 250 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[2] or 245 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[3][sources disagree] |
| Cost | $260.5 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[3] |
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| Hands listed | 0 |
North Bakken Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline in North Dakota, operated by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc./North Bakken Expansion Project Amendment. Construction began in 2021.
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Prime or sub | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michels Pipeline, Inc.[8] | Prime | 63 miles of 24-inch, 30 miles of 12-inch, a half mile each of 20- and 8-inch steel pipe, 11 launcher/receiver barrels, six mainline valves, 70 bores and 38 HDDs (firm's figures) | |
| Michels Pipeline, Inc.[8] | Prime | awarded construction of 63 miles of 24-inch, 30 miles of 12-inch, 0.5 mile of 20-inch and 0.5 mile of 8-inch pipeline, 11 launcher/receiver barrels and six mainline valves; crews completed 70 bores and 38 HDDs | |
| Michels Pipeline, Inc.[7] | Prime | named by WBI Energy as its main contractor on the project (written there as Michels Corp.) | |
| Michels Trenchless, Inc.[8] | HDD and bore | Under Michels Pipeline, Inc. | 15,426-foot horizontal directional drill of 24-inch pipe under Lake Sakakawea on the Missouri River, with pipe support from Michels Pipeline |
Inspection
| Firm | Scope |
|---|---|
| Cardno, Inc.[9] | third-party compliance monitor under a memorandum of understanding between FERC, WBI Energy Transmission and Cardno, Inc., signed August 2021 |
Crossings
| Feature | Method | Contractor | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sakakawea (Missouri River)[8][10][11] | HDD | Michels Trenchless, Inc. | until 1 January 2021 |
Sources disagree
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Referencesedit
- “FERC eLibrary docket CP20-52”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Notification of In-Service Date, North Bakken Expansion Project (CP20-52)”. WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (filed with FERC). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “Order Issuing Certificate, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (CP20-52)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “MDU Resources Subsidiary Begins Construction on ND Natural Gas Pipeline Project”. MDU Resources Group, Inc. (PR Newswire). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “WBI Energy Finishes Construction, Begins Transporting Natural Gas on ND Pipeline”. WBI Energy, Inc. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “North Bakken Expansion - Michels Corporation”. Michels Corporation. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Memorandum of Understanding for Third-Party Compliance Monitoring, North Bakken Expansion Project (CP20-52)”. WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (filed with FERC). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “North Bakken Expansion HDD - Michels Corporation”. Michels Corporation. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “About Us (Michels Pipeline, Inc.): company history”. Michels Corporation. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
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