Northern Natural Gas A-Line Replacement Project

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Northern Natural Gas A-Line Replacement Project is a natural gas pipeline replacement in Iowa, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company. Construction began in 2023. It runs 1.5 miles of 30" pipe.

Northern Natural Gas A-Line Replacement Project
Also calledA-Line Replacement Project[1], Ogden to Ventura A-Line Abandonment and Capacity Replacement Project[2], Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement Project[3]
General information
KindPipeline project[4]
Project typeReplacement[1]
StatusIn service[1]
CommodityNatural gas[1]
Owner and operator
StateIowa[1]
CountiesBoone, Hancock, Webster, Wright[5]
Approved7 December 2022[5]
Construction started25 July 2023[6]
In service23 October 2023[1] or 27 October 2023[7][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP22-42[4]
Contractors
Technical information
Length1.5 mi[1][3]
Pipe size30"[3]
Cost$31.2 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[1] or $10,894,389 (March 2023 amendment application; 6.04-mile design in Jan 2022 application: $31,245,046)[8][sources disagree]
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Northern Natural Gas A-Line Replacement Project is a natural gas pipeline replacement in Iowa, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company. Construction began in 2023. It runs 1.5 miles of 30" pipe.

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkPrime or subScopeSpread
Charps[3]PrimeD-line extension (30-inch)D-line extension
K & K, Inc.[3]A-line abandonment and station disconnectsDisconnects of the A-line at the Ogden and Ventura compressor stations and the Eagle Grove take-off
Badger Daylighting, LLC[9]Hydro-excavationUnder CharpsD-line tie-in point excavation
Badger Daylighting, LLC[10]Hydro-excavationA-line abandonment: hydro-excavation of piping to be removed
Maasdam Construction Co[9]Drain tile repairUnder CharpsD-line right-of-way drain tile repairs
Bockmann Inc.[10]Asbestos abatement (pipe coating removal)A-line abandonment: coating removal before pipe was cut
Caruth Concrete Pumping[10]Grout filling of abandoned pipeA-line abandonment: grout fill of abandoned piping under a road
Hero Flare, LLC[9]FlaringA-line abandonment: gas flaring south of 160th Street
American Hydrovac[9]Hydro-excavationA-line abandonment: excavation at 270th Street and the Ventura station yard
Terracon[11]Compaction testingD-line south tie-in backfill compaction testing

Spreads

SpreadPrime contractorDates
D-line extension[3][12]Charps31 July 2023 – 30 October 2023

Sources disagree

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

FactValues given
Cost
  • $31.2 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[1]
  • $10,894,389 (March 2023 amendment application; 6.04-mile design in Jan 2022 application: $31,245,046)[8]
In service
  • 23 October 2023[1]
  • 27 October 2023[7]

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Referencesedit

  1. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “Environmental Assessment, Ogden to Ventura A-Line Abandonment and Capacity Replacement Project (CP22-42)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Bi-weekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 1, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “FERC eLibrary docket CP22-42”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Order Issuing Certificate and Approving Abandonment, Northern Natural Gas Company (CP22-42)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “Notice of start of construction, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  7. “Notice of in-service, D-line extension, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  8. “Application to amend the certificate, Ogden to Ventura A-line (CP22-42-001), with Exhibit K cost of facilities”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  9. “Bi-weekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 4, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. “Bi-weekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 2, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  11. “Bi-weekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 7, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  12. “Bi-weekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 11, Ogden to Ventura A-line Capacity Replacement (CP22-42)”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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