Polar operations begin

Dallas-based Summit Midstream Partners said May 17 that operations have commenced at its Polar Crude Oil and Water Gathering System in Williams County, N.D.

Summit’s Polar System is designed to gather 50,000 barrels of crude oil and 25,000 barrels of water per day from the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations. The system includes approximately 50 miles of crude oil gathering pipeline and 35 miles of water gathering pipeline. Crude oil gathered on the Polar System is delivered to Inergy Midstream’s COLT facility at Epping.

“The start-up of the Polar System is a key milestone for Summit as it diversifies our service offerings and provides much needed gathering infrastructure in the region,” said Summit President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Newby in a May 17 press release. “We are excited about the potential of the Polar System given its strategic location in one of the largest and fastest growing crude oil basins in the United States.”

—Mike Ellerd

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