Take notice that on January 29, 2010, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Whiting), 1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80290, filed with the Commission an application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to abandon the limited jurisdiction certificate authorizing Whiting to transport natural gas it owns through the Robinson Lake Residue Line in Mountrail County, North Dakota granted in Docket No. CP09–14–000. Whiting states that following abandonment, the Robinson Lake Residue Line will be operated as a gathering line and used to deliver a non-pipeline quality, dense phase, high-Btu gas stream to another non-jurisdictional gathering system for processing downstream, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Rick A. Ross, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, 1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80290, at (303) 837–4236, or by facsimile at (303) 390–1630, or by e-mail at
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at
This filing is accessible on-line at