North Dakota System
Our North Dakota System is a 330-mile crude oil gathering and 620-mile interstate transportation system that gathers crude oil from points near producing wells in 36 oil fields in North Dakota and Montana. Most deliveries from the approximately 90,000 Bpd North Dakota System are made at Clearbrook, Minn., which provides connections with the Lakehead System and a third-party pipeline that transports crude oil to refineries in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
We are expanding our North Dakota System in response to increasing crude oil production in the region. A successful hydrostatic testing program recently allowed for a safe boost in operating pressure, and we are in the process of constructing 10 new or upgraded pump stations. Along with the use of drag-reducing agents and a 52-mile gathering pipeline extension in the western part of the state, we already have added a third of the 30,000 Bpd of increased capacity of this $70 million expansion project. The full 30,000 Bpd of additional capacity will be completed by year-end 2007.
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