The Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission (KMIGT) is a natural gas pipeline system that brings gas from the Rocky Mountains into Missouri and Nebraska, where it joins other pipes to go on towards the Midwest. It has a system capacity of 8 million cubic feet (MMcf) and seasonal storage of 10 billion cubic feet (Bcf), according to Hart Energy Mapping and Data Services.

Owned and operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, KMIGT has 5,138 miles of pipeline and 16 compressor stations and operates in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Wyoming. Prior to being purchased by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, it was named KN Energy and Kansas Nebraska Pipeline.

Missouri Gas Energy is its highest transport customer with 150,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of capacity; followed by KM Upstream, LLC, with 100,000 Dth/d. The rest of the Top 10 are Sourcegas Distribution, LLC, (FT) with 87,000 Dth/d; Atmos Energy Corp. with 49,000 Dth/d; Anadarko Energy Services Co. with 47,000 Dth/d; Northwestern Corp. with 46,000 Dth/d; Sourcegas Distribution, LLC, (NNS) with 45,000 Dth/d; Tenaska Marketing Ventures with 34,000 Dth/d; Tenaska Gas Storage, LLC, with 25,000 Dth/d; and Midwest Energy Inc. with 24,000 Dth/d.

The Top 5 Storage Customers are Tenaska Gas Storage, LLC, with 2.41 Bcf; Sourcegas Distribution, LLC, with 2 Bcf; Anadarko Energy Services Co. with 1.61 Bcf; Colorado Springs Utilities with 1.17 Bcf; and Atmos Energy Corp. with 1 Bcf.

Contact the author, Rebecca Torrellas, at rtorrellas@hartenergy.com.