ARB Midstream expands DJ basin system with new pipeline, terminal connection

ARB Midstream LLC subsidiary DJ South Gathering LLC’s Platteville complex now has connectivity to Tallgrass Energy LP's Pony Express Pipeline and terminal system. With an initial throughput of 48,000 b/d, the connection into Tallgrass' Grasslands terminal continues the company’s expansion of its crude oil gathering and transportation system in the DJ basin in northeastern Colorado.  

ARB's link to Tallgrass' Pony Express system will be fed by ARB's 300,000 bbl of dedicated crude oil storage at Platteville, Colo., which is in turn fed by DJS's 90,000 b/d Badger segment, 220,000 b/d Matador pipeline, and the 150,000 b/d bi-directional Freedom pipeline, linking Platteville to Lucerne West (OGJ Online, Oct. 15, 2019).

ARB’s crude oil gathering systems include over 250 miles of new pipeline covering the core of the DJ basin, with over 625,000 b/d of planned and existing throughput capacity and 600,000 bbl of storage. At over 250,000 dedicated acres underpinned by long term, fixed-fee contracts with numerous customers, ARB is the largest privately held crude oil gatherer in the DJ basin.

The continued expansion of the pipeline system in the DJ basin is funded by Ball Ventures through its energy division BV Natural Resources.