Western Gas Interstate Company

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 06/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 53-003, Status: Effective

Revised Original Sheet No. 160 Revised Original Sheet No. 160 : Superseded

RATE SCHEDULE RCS

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - RELEASED CAPACITY

1. PURPOSE:

This Rate Schedule sets forth the terms and conditions

applicable to the implementation of a Capacity Release Program

hereinafter referred to as "Released Capacity Service" by

Western on its system.

2. APPLICABILITY:

This Released Capacity Service is applicable to any Shipper

who has an executed Part 284 firm transportation Service

Agreement pursuant to Western's Transportation Rate Schedules

FT-N, FT-S, or FT-DN contained in this Third Revised Volume

No. 1 Tariff or a Released Capacity Service Agreement pursuant

to this Rate Schedule, who elects to release, subject to the

terms of this Rate Schedule, all or a portion of its firm

transportation rights. Any firm Shipper shall have the right

to release all or any portion of its firm capacity rights held

under a firm transportation Service Agreement or a Released

Capacity Service Agreement; provided, however, that the

capacity released is acquired by a Replacement Shipper

pursuant to the provisions of this Rate Schedule.

3. DEFINITIONS:

For purposes of this Released Capacity Service Rate Schedule

RCS, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Releasing Shipper - any Shipper holding firm capacity

rights under a Part 284 firm transportation Service

Agreement pursuant to Rate Schedules FT-N, FT-S, or FT-DN

or a Released Capacity Service Agreement, who elects to

release all or some portion of its firm capacity rights

to another Shipper pursuant to this Rate Schedule.

(b) Bidding Shipper - any Shipper who is approved by Western

to bid for released capacity, or who is a party to a pre-

arranged release, pursuant to this Rate Schedule.