Westlake Ethylene Pipeline Corporation v. Railroad Commission of Texas

ACCEPTED 03-15-00728-CV 12671279 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/13/2016 1:41:56 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00728-CV FILED IN IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/13/2016 1:41:56 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk WESTLAKE ETHYLENE PIPELINE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, Appellees. On Appeal from the 98th Judicial District Court Travis County, Texas, Cause No. D-l-GN-15-001009 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY'S ORAL ARGUMENT EXHIBITS James E. Mann Wallace B. Jefferson State Bar No.12926100 State Bar No. 00000019 jmann@dwmrlaw.com wjefferson@adjtlaw.com Mamie McCormick Dana Livingston Leslie Padilla J. Woodfin Jones DUGGINS WREN MANN & ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & ROMERO, LLP TOWNSEND LLP 600 Congress, Suite 1900 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350 Austin, Texas 78701 Austin, Texas 78701-3562 Telephone: (512) 744-9300 Telephone: (512) 482-9300 Facsimile: (512) 744-9399 Facsimile: (512) 482-9303 EXHIBIT A APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE A PIPELINE IN TEXAS FORMT-4 (See 16 TAC 3.70) (8106) Railroad Commission ofTcxa.s Gas Services Division License & PennilS Seclion Pcnni1No. 05253 I. Operator (Applicant)(See Instruction I) Address Mustang Pipeline Company PO Box 7444 LonQvlew, Texas 75607 PS# 597145 2. Does the above named operator own pipeline? Oves [!]No lf'No', give name and address of owner. Westlake Eth lene Pipeline Corporation, 2801 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Tx 77056 J, Does lhe above named operator conduct or control !he cconomil: operations on the pipeline? lf'No', give name, address and P· '# of oconomic operator. (See lnsll\IC!ion 2) I. Mark appropri11e block for wh of the following ques1ions: a) Arc lhe pipelines covered wider this pcnmit [J1n1en11to [!Jlntrastotc b) Fluid ~~d : LJCrudc [!]condcnsaic Cloas (•) Droc1ucu (") 0Full Oas Well Stream 0Full Oil Well Stream Oolher(") •Specify _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ c) Docs fluid conlDin H1S? Dves [!]No If yes, Ill whal concentration? _ _ _ _ _ ppm d) Pipeline class1fic111ion: If answer lo (b) is olher than natural gM, will the pipeline be operated as c::::Jacommon canieror asO privale line? \Ch. 111, Texas Netural Resources Code) If answer to (b) is natural gu, will the pipeline be operated as a .Qsasutility or as a Wrivale line? (Tew Utilities Code) NOTE.: A lllltW'tl/ gas piptlinr fHm1il will no/ sp1cify whtthrr lh• pipt/in• is a gas utiliry or a pri1·a11 /in" The Oas Srrviru Divu1on Gas Utrliry Audit Section will ma/<4 thal dmrminalion arrd no1f/y rh1 optraror of its sta/IU. e) pipeline use any public highway or road, railroad, public utility, or other common ca.mer right-of·way? Elves f) Will the pipeline c;ury only 1he gas and/or li11u1ds produced by pipeline owner or 1>pm1or? Ovu IL!!lswcr to (f) is "No'. is the gas andloJ;.!.is.utds: LJPuroh .. od from olhera. L!.JOwntd by olh111, bul lransponed for • roe. c:lBolh purchased and tmnsported for olhc ... 2. a.) New insull1t1on? 0Ycs [!JNo NcwConstructionReportNumber _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b) Rel\Cwal for 581T1• openuor'? [!Ives 0No (seo 16 TAC 8.llS re. applicability) c) Extcnsionormodlfic1111on? [!Jvcs D o lflhere has been a change in operator or ownmhip, give name and address of previous opcnitor, owner, or lessor (Anach ronn T4B) Previous owner; Mustang Pipeline Company, PO Box 7444 Longview, Tx .• 75607 (Form T4B forthcoming by new Owner) 3 Check deLailed pwposc{s) for which describe§ipeline Wiii be 145ed: §Transmission 01theling 01s lnje1:tion Terminal (Slorage Field) 4. US.G.S. 7.S MinUle Quad aaachcd? (Scale 1• ~ 2,000 feet) Gu Lift Gas Plant § lndll.1tlial Distribuiion RECEIVED Manufacturing Feed Steck (Own Conswfi!ScC. OF TEXAS Other (••plain) Transport lPGs and Initial uaa Is B1hyfene Overview msp (24" x 24" 11 " = 20 miles or less) aiwhtd and digilal dala sent? I declare, under penalties prescribed in Sec:. 91 .143, Texa.s Natwal Rcsoun:es Code, that I am authorized to make this report, that'1irl~ ~ prepared by me or under my supervision and dircl:lion, and that data and facts stated therein arc tnac, com:ct, and complete, 10 the best of my knowledge. Mr. James Ray (Type or Prinl Name of Person) President, Mustang Pipeline Company (Tille) lnqu111cs regardins lh1s apphcat1on should be d110.:~ to: N•mc: Curtis G. Brown Adder .. · PO Box 74441 Longview, Tx. 75607 Phone (A/C) (903) 237•6606 Fax ( (903) 2~7·5743 E-mail cgbrown@eastman.com The RaiboaO Canmissial does not dbcnn'llllll8 on Illa bmis of race, COier, national Ollgin, au, religion, age, or