H₂S and Low Pressue Impact on Southwest Kansas Natural Gas Consumers

Agenda

Location: Seward County AG Center, 810 Stadium, Liberal, Kansas

Time/Date: September 14, 2005; Beginning at 1:00pm - 5:00pm?

BACKGROUND

SCOPE

1. Develop a clear technical understanding of the impact that H₂S and low pressure has/will have on consumers of unprocessed natural gas within the Hugoton field area and investigate alternate means of providing natural gas service to these consumers.
2. Acquire input from interested parties on the legal, contractual, and public policy aspects that direct supply of natural gas to rural consumers in the Hugoton Field.

DELIVERABLES:

Compile a document with consensus approval of the group that addresses the seven categories listed in team headings.

PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING:

• Review task force progress to date
• Review teams' progress to date, (consult emails or handouts).
• Committee as a whole to provide input with questions on the information presented or additions for the teams to consider.
• Action Items for Fall 2005

Team 1. DATA ACQUISITION

Chair Dave Williams
Team 5. ALTERNATE MEANS OF SUPPLYING GAS
Chair Leo Haynos

• Number of producers reporting
• Number of data points in the system.
• Highest H₂S readings
• Electronic submittal of maps required by GG-1
• Geo-Referenced database capabilities
• Discussion of protocols for accessing data.
• Familiarizing economic development groups with data.

Team 2. DEFINING H₂S CONTAMINATION HAZARD LEVELS

Chair Randy Dyer, Aquila

• Corrosive threshold of H₂S
• Toxic threshold of H₂S
• Team 2 Recommendation

Team 3. PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EDUCATION

Chair Tim Hess, and Larissa Long, Aquila

• Proposed letter for distribution to all consumers of unprocessed gas.
• KCC to request that notice be provided to consumers
• Frequently asked questions to think about
• Discussion on groups for information presentation

Team 6. FIELD RULES FOR MONITORING H₂S LEVELS

Chair Maurice Korphage, KCC Conservation

• Future surveys or sampling requirement
• H₂S concentrations at surface facilities
• API RP 55 level of current use
• H₂S warning signs in populated areas.
• Monitoring H₂S concentrations in gathering systems.

Team 7. POLICY AND LEGAL ISSUES

Chair John McCannon, KCC Conservation

• Discuss general investigation questions
• How to place comments in the docket
• Anticipated deadlines for 1st round of comments.
• Regulatory impact on ROW grants

Team 4. COMPANY TERMINATION PRACTICES

Chair Gary Wise, Aquila

• HB 2923 thirty day notice requirement
• What to include in notice
• Compile resources and contact list of heating options?