Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20585

OMB No 1905-0175
Expiration Date: 1/31/2021
Burden: (Schedule A) 0.6 Hours
Burden: (Schedule B) 1.5 Hours

NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT SURVEY
FORM EIA-757
INSTRUCTIONS
PURPOSE
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-757,
Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey, collects information on the
capacity, status, operations, and connecting infrastructure of natural
gas processing plants and monitors constraints of natural gas
processing plants during periods of supply disruption in areas
affected by an emergency such as a hurricane.

WHO MUST SUBMIT
Form EIA-757 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275)
and must be completed by natural gas processing plants. You must
file a complete Form EIA-757 for each of the domestic natural gas
processing plants identified in the notification letter, email, or
telephone call you received. If you receive notice to report for more
than one natural gas processing plant, you must submit separate
responses for each natural gas processing plant.
Be sure to file only the schedule we request. Some recipients only
receive Schedule A. Companies that we ask to file Schedule B:
Emergency Status Report were selected by EIA from a list of all
domestic natural gas processing plants based on plant capacity and
proximity to the natural gas supply disruption.

WHEN TO SUBMIT
You must file a complete Form EIA-757 according to the collection
schedule listed in the notification letter, email or phone call. The
collection schedule will specify the Schedule or Schedules to
complete, how often to file, due dates, and how to submit the
report. Each submission should include the most current
information. We will notify you of any changes to the collection
schedule by email or telephone.

COPIES OF THE
INSTRUCTIONS

SURVEY

FORM

AND

Copies in spreadsheet format (XLS) are available on EIA’s website
at:
http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-757
Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data cannot be
entered interactively on the website.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions on the Form EIA-757, please contact
EIA at (877) 800-5261.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY FORM
Report all responses as of the date and time specified in the
notification letter, email or phone call on the day you file. Report
any changes or revisions in the next reporting period.
Report actual values, or if necessary, report estimated values.
Report all quantities, as appropriate, in the nearest whole number in
million cubic feet per day (MMcf per day).
Schedule A is the Baseline Report, which EIA collects from all
processing plants no more than once every three years.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Schedule B is the Emergency Status Report, which EIA activates
during an emergency situation that affects the supply of natural gas
to consumers. EIA collects Schedule B from processing plants
located in areas where the natural gas supply disruption has
occurred. The schedule for filing Schedule B will be in the
notification email, letter, fax or phone call. In addition, if it has
been more than one year since you filed Schedule A, we may also
ask you to submit an updated Schedule A.

Send your completed Form EIA-757 by:

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Fax: (202) 586-1076

SCHEDULE A & SCHEDULE B (Parts 1 – 3 are the same for
both forms)

Secure File Transfer: You can file through the Secure File
Transfer System. The secure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS)
is a secure, encrypted method to send information electronically.
All information is protected by 128-bit encryption to maintain the
privacy and confidentiality of transmitted data. You can access the
Secure
File
Transfer
System
at:
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/notice757.jsp.
If you want to use an alternative form of submission, contact EIA at
(877) 800-5261.

PART 1: PLANT IDENTIFICATION
EIA ID number: Enter the 10-digit EIA identification number
 Enter the 10-digit EIA ID number. If we haven’t assigned
an ID number to you, leave the space blank and contact
us at (877) 800-5261.
 The plant address is the physical location of the plant. Do
not use a P.O. Box or corporate address. If the plant does
not have a recognizable address, you may report the
address in the form of latitude and longitude coordinates.

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Resubmission: Check the resubmission box if report is a revised
report. If the report is an original, leave this space blank.

PART 2: SUBMISSION INFORMATION
You have two options for submitting your completed Form EIA757:
(1) Secure File Transfer
(2) Fax

PART 5 SCHEDULE B: CURRENT
OPPERATING CONSTRAINTS

If the plant has no capacity or operating constraints, check the
boxes labeled NONE in Part 5. If the plant has capacity or
operating constraints, check all conditions that apply. If the plant
had capacity or operating constraints before the supply disruption,
please describe those constraints in the comments.



Internal Constraints: Conditions of the physical plant
facility, including the complex of structures, machinery and
associated equipment, and/or operating personnel that result in
a reduction in the plant’s current operating capacity. Internal
constraints include:
- Building infrastructure including damage to physical
plant buildings and facilities
- Employee or operator availability, or physical access to
the plant are reduced or eliminated
- Damage to electronic or operational equipment that either
reduces or removes the ability to operate the plant
- Damage to communications equipment, including
SCADA systems and interpersonal communication
devices necessary to operate the plant
- Debris or foreign matter is present at the processing plant
which limits plant capacity
- Flooding or water damage
- Other constraints of the processing plant not listed that
have reduced the processing capacity of the plant. For
instance, if the plant’s capability to generate electricity is
reduced.



External Constraints: External conditions that that affect the
complex of structures, machinery and associated equipment,
and that reduce the operating capability of the plant to
processing natural gas. External constraints include:
- Upstream supply constraints such as pipeline supplies to
the plant have been reduced since the event
- Downstream infrastructure constraints include a reduced
capacity of natural gas and/or liquids pipeline(s) exiting
the plant, or reduced capacity of downstream
fractionators or other facilities to take the products from
the processing plant
- Downstream demand reduction resulting from the event For example, an industrial facility that typically
consumes the processed products may have been
damaged by the event that led to a decrease in demand.
- Power sources, including reduced electricity available
from outside the plant. List constraints in self-generated
electrical power under internal constraints – Other.

PART 3: CONTACTS
The processing plant operations and secondary contacts should be
personnel with working knowledge of the plant, such as managerial
personnel at the operating company. For example, the contact
person should be able to provide capacity, flow, and pipeline data
to EIA, as well as be able to describe any damage to the processing
plant and to estimate restoration timeframes if there is damage to
the plant. The phone, fax and email information should allow EIA
to locate this person during an emergency. Because of the rapid
turnaround of Schedule B, the secondary contact will be contacted
if the primary respondent cannot be reached by EIA within a
reasonable timeframe.

SCHEDULE A: BASELINE REPORT
Complete Schedule A if we request for this information. We will
collect Schedule A reports no more than once every three years.

PART 4 SCHEDULE A: BASELINE PIPELINE
CONNECTION DATA
Report baseline pipeline connection data. List all operating
pipelines connected to the processing plant. Please do not list
gathering lines or pipelines that are too small to be metered
individually.

PART 5 SCHEDULE A:
OPERATIONAL STATUS

BASELINE

PLANT

Report annual average volumes for each question. If your plant has
been operating for less than one year, instead of annual average
values, report average values covering the months in which your
plant was processing gas. Report inlet gas capacity, throughput, and
Btu content of unprocessed gas at the inlet of your plant in the same
manner. If you have difficulty reporting an annual average Btu
content, report an estimate.

SCHEDULE B: EMERGENCY STATUS REPORT
Complete Schedule B only if we request this information. EIA
may activate Schedule B during an emergency situation that affects
the supply of natural gas to consumers. EIA collects Schedule B
from processing plants located in areas where the natural gas
supply disruption has occurred. If you are located in an area of
supply disruption, EIA may contact you and request that this form
be completed, and provide you with information on how to submit,
how frequently to report, and when submissions are due.

PART 4 SCHEDULE B: CURRENT POSTEMERGENCY PLANT OPERATIONAL STATUS
In Part 4 of the form, report current operational information for
your plant. If your plant has no capacity or throughput constraints,
you may report these figures as normal. If you have difficulty
calculating any of these items precisely, report an estimate.

PLANT

PART 6 SCHEDULE B: CURRENT
EMERGENCY PLANT RESTORATION

POST-

Complete Part 6, if the event has affected the operational status of
your plant and you have indicated in Part 5 that your plant has
internal constraints. Section 6 refers to the recovery of at least the
dehydration function of the plant. Once you have fully restored the
dehydration function to pre-event levels, you don’t need to
complete Part 6. If you need to change any of the information you
previously reported, explain the change in the Part 6 comments
box.

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Definitions
Dry natural gas: Natural gas that remains after: 1) the liquefiable
hydrocarbon portion has been removed from the gas stream (i.e.,
gas after lease, field, and/or plant separation); and 2) any volumes
of nonhydrocarbon gases have been removed where they occur in
sufficient quantity to render the gas unmarketable. Dry natural gas
is also known as consumer-grade natural gas. The parameters for
measurement are cubic feet at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.73
pounds per square inch absolute.
Natural gas liquids (NGL): Those hydrocarbons in natural gas
that are separated from the gas as liquids through the process of
absorption, condensation, adsorption, or other methods in gas
processing or cycling plants. Generally, such liquids consist of
propane and heavier hydrocarbons and are commonly referred to as
lease condensate, natural gasoline, and liquefied petroleum gases.
Natural gas liquids include natural gas plant liquids (primarily
ethane, propane, butane, and isobutane) and lease condensate
(primarily pentanes produced from natural gas at lease separators
and field facilities).
Pipeline type: Indicate by checking the appropriate boxes whether
the pipeline enters or exits the plant and if the pipeline transports
wet gas, processed gas, or liquids.
Primary pipeline: Primary pipelines are the largest-capacity
pipelines that are either entering or exiting the processing plant.
Wet natural gas: A mixture of hydrocarbon compounds and small
quantities of various nonhydrocarbons existing in the gaseous
phase or in solution with crude oil in porous rock formations at
reservoir conditions. The principal hydrocarbons normally
contained in the mixture are methane, ethane, propane, butane, and
pentane. Typical nonhydrocarbon gases that may be present in
reservoir natural gas are water vapor, carbon dioxide, hydrogen
sulfide, nitrogen, and trace amounts of helium. Under reservoir
conditions, natural gas and its associated liquefiable portions occur
either in a single gaseous phase in the reservoir or in solution with
crude oil and are not distinguishable at the time as separate

substances. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Financial Accounting Standards Board refer to this product as
natural gas.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Information reported on Form EIA-757 is considered public
information, except for Part 3 of Schedules A and B, and may be
publicly released in company or individually identifiable form.

SANCTIONS
You must submit Form EIA-757 Section 13(b) of the Federal
Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as
amended. Failure to respond may result in a civil penalty of not
more than $2,750 each day for each violation, or a fine of not more
than $5,000 for each willful violation.

FILING FORMS WITH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any federal
collection of information unless it has a valid OMB-approved
number. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.5 hours per response for
Schedule A; and 1.5 hours per response for Schedule B. This
estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or
any other aspect of this collection of information including
suggestions for reducing this burden to: U.S. Energy
Information Administration, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, EI-21, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, DC 20585; and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.

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