williams announces sketchy open season results new western frontier pipeline project note williams give amount volume response received open season 540 000 dth established volume onset also interesting naming oklahoma intrastate markets market project western frontier pipe gets rave reviews successfully completing non binding open season sept 21 western frontier project williams gas pipeline unit plans hold binding open season near future gauge exact market interest project would transport gas supply rockies mid continent region pleased interest market shown western frontier project continue believe western frontier cost effective way bring economically priced rockies supply mid continent said kim cocklin vice president customer services rates williams central texas gas pipeline systems western frontier project expected transport 540 000 dth cheyenne hub williams hugoton compressor station central system southwest kansas oklahoma hugoton pipeline project would also access anr pipeline panhandle eastern pipeline northern natural gas natural gas pipeline america williams believes project would able supply seamless transport incremental cost oklahoma intrastate markets way central system central system customers would also able access storage including directly owned third party storage fields williams expects western frontier rates hugoton fall mid 20 cents per dth company also expects fuel rate less 1 expected service november 2003 project require construction almost 400 miles pipeline addition 13 000 hp