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Show April 2002 29A Energy Questar system lies at center: Badlands accepts small jobs as well as industrial fabricating, machining work Badlands Fab & Machine is a welding and fabrication shop that handles small to industrial size work. The Carbon County company serves the local mining industry, gas wells, oil fields, power plants and government along with meeting the welding, machinery and fabricating needs of individuals in the Castle Valley area. Located at 475 North on Frontage Road in Helper, Badlands is equipped with a portable rig for on locations and field work. Partners Dalvin Bradley and Stewart Jones launched the business last spring. Badlands specializes in fab- ricating and machining new material along with repairing or rebuilding used equipment and parts. According to the local businessmen, the fabricating and machining industry has changed significantly with the times. Starting with black- - The companys long-tersmithing and forging, the indushas to advanced computer goals include expanding its try aided milling, cutting and ma- service area to encompass the western United States chining. and becoming a leader in the The fabricating and machinin focus fabricating industry, indicate ing industrys primary the Castle Valley area centers Bradley and Jones. obBadlands short-teraround coal mining. viron becoming jectives center Mining related activities tually dictate the supply, de- financially sound, reputable and reliable with highly mands and trends of the fabrie cation shops, according to Bra- trained employees. Badlands Fab & Machdley and Jones. Work and sendees in the fabines mission statement is to safely render prompt, awarded are ricating industry through a competitive bidding quality workmanship and process, explain the business service to the companys customers. partners. The company considers Future trends show growth in the fabrication industry due safety and quality as values. Badlands Fab & Machine to new and expanding mines, will connot comprise the compand power plants gas fields, busitinue the Carbon-Emeranys values, emphasize Branessmen. dley and Jones. Badlands ongoing plans Badlands intends to focus a lot of the companys business include being competitive and on the new market. expand to better serve the Badlands fabrication and companys customers in the machines niche in the indus- local energy industry, contry is custom fitted for the clude the Castle Valley companys diverse expertise. (Continued from page 21 A) six major transmission systems, including Williams, Northwest Pipeline, Overthrust Pipeline, Colorado Interstate Gas and Kern River. The spokes extend to Green River, Ferron, Uinta, Piceance and Paradox producing basins. To keep pace with expanding production, Questar Pipeline has increased firm capacity 41 percent in the last five years to 1.9 Mdth per day. Average contracted capacity also has grown 2 Bcf. Approximately 900,000 dth per day is committed to Questar Gas. Along with Questar, several m full-tim- regional pipelines have y peak-deman- j 472 IMMB 475 No. Frontage Road, Helper 472-322- an- nounced plans to expand existing lines or construct new ones to transport Rockies gas to western markets. Electricity cannot be stored, but natural gas to fuel power plants can be injected into depleted reservoirs. By supplementing pipeline capacity, storage ensures relipeability during riods. Questar is the largest Rockies storage operator, with the Clay Basin underground facility in northern Utah and 2 d fax 472-1FA- B the Clear Creek facility in southwestern Wyoming. Rising population growth in Balt Lake and other Utah cities created a market for the first natural gas supplies discovered in Wyoming in 1929. Today, some 752, 000 Questar Gas customers in Utah and parts of Wyoming and Idaho consume upwards of 150 Bcf of natural gas a year. With corporate roots in ex- ploration and production, Questar Gas benefits from compareserves in Wyony-owned ming. Each year, 40 percent to 50 percent of the companys supplies come from the reserves at cos t - o - se r v i ce p ces A Questar affiliate, Wexpro. develops and manages the reserves under a unique agreement with the states of Utah and f- - i . Wyoming. Gas production by Questar and Rockies producers should rise dramatically during the next 20 years. 'I'he increase will, in turn, require more gathering, processing, transmission, storage, dis- tribution and marketing services provided by Questars integrated operations. |