Compressor Station

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006007

1. Any combination of facilities that supply the energy to move gas in transmission or distribution lines or into storage by increasing the pressure.

2. Any permanent combination of compressors that move natural gas at increased pressure from fields, in transmission pipelines, or into storage.

3. Any permanent combination of one or more compressors that move natural gas at increased pressure through gathering pipelines. This includes, but is not limited to, gathering and boosting stations. The combination of one or more compressors located at a well site, or located at an onshore natural gas processing plant, is not a compressor station for purposes of § 60.5397a.

4. Permanent combination of one or more compressors that move natural gas at increased pressure through gathering or transmission pipelines, or into or out of storage. This includes, but is not limited to, gathering and boosting stations and transmission compressor stations. The combination of one or more compressors located at a well site, or located at an onshore natural gas processing plant, is not a compressor station for purposes of § 60.5397a.

5. permanent combination of one or more compressors that move natural gas at increased pressure through gathering or transmission pipelines, or into or out of storage. This includes but is not limited to gathering and boosting stations and transmission compressor stations. The combination of one or more compressors located at a well site, centralized production facility, or an onshore natural gas processing plant, is not a compressor station for purposes of § 60.5365b(e) and § 60.5397b.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-006007
Field	Environment
References	DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary; 40 CFR 63.1271 (CFR 2013); 85 FR 57018; 40 CFR 60.5430a (CFR 2021); 40 CFR 60.5430a (CFR 2024); 40 CFR 60.5430b (CFR 2024)

Record as JSON

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    "40 CFR 63.1271 (CFR 2013)",
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    "40 CFR 60.5430a (CFR 2024)",
    "40 CFR 60.5430b (CFR 2024)"
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