Gathering and Processing
America’s spirit of independence and ingenuity will not allow us to be dependent on foreign energy when domestic resources are at hand. That’s why EQT is working to deliver domestic natural gas, abundant in the Appalachian Basin, to regions throughout the northeastern states, not only through production, but also by developing and operating new midstream gathering and processing infrastructure.
Through a network of gathering pipes, EQT collects natural gas from wellheads across the Appalachian region and moves it to our processing facilities. There, gas is treated to ensure it meets quality standards required by major interstate and intrastate pipelines. This is a critical step to the transport of natural gas to market, because gas that is not within specified gravities, pressures, Btu content ranges, or water content ranges, can cause serious damage to pipelines.
Gathering system transportation volumes for 2008 totaled 145,031 BBtu. Of this, approximately 53 percent was related to gathering for EQT Production, 28 percent for third parties and 10 percent for EQT affiliates. The remainder related to volumes in which interests
were sold by EQT, but which the company continued to operate for a fee.