text_combined: tw bullets 8 11 interactive open season tw held third ios year week 14 000 mmbtu space east thoreau pg e topock ten parties originally registered bid 7 actually participated high bid reliant 138 gallup compressor meeting held operations regulatory facility planning personnel review performance new compressor station currently vibration level increased unit lateral efficiency continuing concern operations plans pull unit apart early september evaluation time anticipated 30 000 mmbtu additional capacity hoped available also concern may unable meet currently subscribed ft obligation el paso american attended el paso pipeline meeting week described ferc filing begin conversion american pipeline oil gas reiterated several times attending shippers project would offer incremental space main line el paso filing centers around cost fuel savings decommissioning old compressor equipment south system replacing capacity american line cost figures conversion acquisition el paso filed tracked closely transwestern estimated evaluation pipe service date expected july 1 2001 transport options tw commercial reps met marketing regulatory personnel burlington resources conoco texaco week review proposed transport options tariff filing meeting positive constructive several suggestions made led realization best course action would delay actual tariff filing working group meeting houston office everyone agreed much preliminary work possible done filing make whole process less contentious garner customer support tariff trying schedule working group session third week august crawford lateral line leak lateral week reduced flow 50 000 mmbtu zero operations initially estimated 2 3 days time actually required 12 hours approximately 55 feet line replaced el paso measurement letter stan horton forwarded mis measurement letter el paso management week follow approximately two weeks respond sooner operator imbalances met market services personnel review operator imbalances across tw system marketing supportive gas control efforts limit imbalances begin allocations operators schedule gas deliver proactive balance management opportunity realize greater park n ride revenue transcolorado shipper meeting kevin hyatt attending transcolorado shipper meeting week boulder christine stokes attended colorado oil gas association meeting