The first phase of M3 Midstream LLC announced that Utica East Ohio Midstream LLC (UEO) project is in service, receiving rich Utica shale production, processing natural gas liquids (NGL) and redelivering residue gas to interstate markets. The project is a joint venture owned 49% by Access Midstream, 30% by M3 and 21% by EV Energy Partners.

The UEO system includes approximately 63 miles of natural gas and NGLgathering lines, a 200 million cubic feet (MMcf) per day of cryogenic processing near Kensington, Ohio, and a 45,000 barrels (bbl.) per day of NGL fractionation, storage and rail facility near Scio, Ohio.

With the completion of the second and third phases of the project, the UEO system will consist of 800 MMcf per day of cryogenic processing, 135,000 bbl. per day of NGL fractionation, 870,000 bbl. of NGL storage and a rail facility capable of loading 90 cars per day with full scalability to increase processing, fractionation and rail loading capacity to almost double the initial amount. M3 is serving as the facility manager of the plant facilities and is responsible for their construction and operation. Access Midstream is responsible for the construction and operation of all pipeline facilities upstream of the UEO plants.

The second processing and fractionation units are scheduled to be completed in December.