Houston-based Pinon Midstream said Oct. 12 that Dark Horse, its greenfield sour gas treating and carbon capture facility, and associated pipelines and infrastructure have been placed into service in Lea County, N.M., in Delaware Basin. Pinon said initial capacity of 85 million cfd is fully subscribed. The facility was built to capture and permanently sequester both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from operators’ natural gas volumes and redeliver their “sweet” gas to third-party midstream processors in the region.
Steven Green, president, said, “The producers in our area have had a dire need for a long-term and environmentally friendly solution to the extreme acid gas concentrations that have previously challenged the region.”
Pinon also said it is nearing completion of a second amine treating plant.