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Popco
Popco's Gas Processing Plant
(ExxonMobil's Las Flores Canyon Facility at left)
What's New
Description
An onshore facility that processes gas produced from three offshore
platforms (Hondo, Harmony and Heritage) in the Hondo,
Pescado and Sacate fields.
Location
The Popco facility is located approximately 15 miles west of the
City of Santa Barbara on the north side of U.S. 101. This facility
is located adjacent to and operated in conjunction with the Las
Flores Canyon SYU Oil & Gas Processing Facility.
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Overhead View of the Popco Gas Processing Facility |
Onshore Facilities
Gas Processing Plant
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Plan
- Site Description:
- The facility is owned by Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company
(Popco), however, ExxonMobil owns 100% of Popco's stock and
is the operator of the facility
- Located on 17.9 developed acres
- Major Systems:
- Produced gas processing and sulfur removal for use in onsite
cogeneration plant
- Design Capacities:
- Dry oil output NA
- Oil storage NA
- Produced water NA
- Natural gas 75,000 MCSFD
- Permitted Capacities:
- Dry oil output NA
- Oil storage NA
- Produced water NA
- Natural gas 75,000 MCSFD
- Offsite Pipelines:
- 3-inch diameter pipeline connecting this facility to the
Las Flores Canyon Oil & Gas Processing Facility
Product Distribution
Natural Gas
- Distributed via pipeline
- Product Destination:
- Southern California retail market
Heavier NGLs and Butane
- Distributed via pipeline
- Product Destination:
- Sent to the Las Flores Canyon SYU Oil & Gas Processing
Facility for blending into crude oil
Propane
- Distributed via truck
- Product Destination:
- Varies according to season and market demand
Past Activities
- Popco sold its gas processing
facility to ExxonMobil in 1998.
- Popco expanded the facility's processing
capacity to 60-75 million cubic feet
of natural gas in 1998 following permit
approval for the expansion in 1994.
- The facility originally had a capacity
for processing 30 million cubic feet
of natural gas produced offshore from
Exxon's Platform Hondo. The processed
natural gas was sold to the Southern
California Gas Company, and raw natural
gas liquids (NGL) were transported
via highway to NGL handling facilities
in Kern County for processing into
propane, isobutane, butane, and heavier
products.
- The Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company
(Popco) constructed the Las Flores
Canyon Gas Processing Facility in 1982
and operations began in 1983.
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