Transwestern Pipeline Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 06/06/1994, Docket: RP94-234-000, Status: Effective
3rd Revised Sheet No. 51 3rd Revised Sheet No. 51 : Effective
Superseding: 2nd Revised Sheet No. 51
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
1.7 The term "dekatherm" (dth) shall mean the quantity of heat energy
which is equivalent to 1,000,000 British Thermal Units. One
"dekatherm of gas" shall mean the quantity of gas which contains one
dekatherm of heat energy.
1.8 The term "Mcf" shall mean 1,000 cubic feet of gas.
1.9 The term "total heating value" means:
A. For Shippers receiving service by Transporter to the Needles
and/or Topock delivery points, the number of British
Thermal Units evolved by the complete combustion with air, at
constant pressure, of one cubic foot of anhydrous (dry) gas
under a pressure of 14.73 psia and at a temperature
of 60o Fahrenheit and when the products of combustion are cooled
to the initial temperature of the gas and air and all of the
water formed by combustion is condensed to the liquid state in
accordance with rules set forth in "Public Utilities Commission
of the State of California General Order No. 58-B" or any other
methods of determination as may be mutually agreed upon.
B. For Shippers receiving service for gas delivered at any delivery
point except the Needles and Topock delivery points, the
number of British Thermal Units evolved by the complete
combustion with air, at constant pressure, of one cubic foot of
anhydrous (dry) gas under a pressure of 14.73 psia and at a
temperature of 60o Fahrenheit and when the products of
combustion are cooled to the initial temperature of the gas and
air and all of the water formed by combustion is condensed to
the liquid state, or any other methods of determination as may
be mutually agreed upon.
1.10 The term "quantity of gas" shall mean the number of units of gas
expressed in dekatherms unless otherwise specified.
1.11 The term "Operator" shall mean a party which physically operates
facilities connected to Transporter's pipeline system for
deliveries of gas into or out of Transporter's system or a
third-party designated in writing by the Operator physically
operating such facility to sign an Operator Balancing Agreement
for the interconnect point(s).
Such third-party Operator must meet on a continuing basis the
creditworthiness requirement of Transwestern's FERC Gas Tariff,
must execute an Operator Balancing Agreement in place of such
Operator(s), and must agree to assume all of the Operator's
rights, duties and obligations under the Operator Balancing
Agreement for the designated interconnect point(s).