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Show April 2002 Energy ' Badlands accepts smalljobs as well as Industrial fabricating, machining work Badlands Fab & Machine smithing and forging; the indua- try has advanced to computer aided milling, cutting and ma-chining. Tha fahriratingand marhin. ing industrys primary focus in the Castle Valley area centers around coal mining. Mining related activities vir- tually dictate the supply, de- mands and trends ofthe fabri- cation shops, according to Bra- dley and Jones. Work and services in the fab- ricating industry are awarded through a competitive bidding process, explain the business partners. Future trends show growth in the fabrication industry due to new and expanding mines, pfwgpT plant and ga Raida, wm. busi- tinue the Carbon-Emer- y nessmen. . Badlands Intends tn finraia a lot of the companys business is a welding and fabrication shop that handles small to industrial size work. The Carbon County com- pany serves the local mining ' industry; gas wells, oil fields, power plants and govern-ment along with meeting the welding; machinery and fab-ricating 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 along with repair or ing rebuilding used equip- ment and parts. : According to the local businessmen, the fabricating on the new market W Badlands fabrication and and machining industry has c changed significantly with v machines niche in the indue-times. try is custom fitted for the . Starting with black-compan- ys diverse expertise, ' . The companys long-tergoals include expanding its service area to encompass m the western United States and becoming a leader in the fabricating industry, indicate Bradley and Jones, ob-Badlands' short-tercenter on becoming jectives financially sound, reputable and reliable with highly trained employees. Badlands Fab & Mach-- : ine's mission statement is to safely render prompt, quality workmanship and service to the companys customers, The company considers safety and quality as values. Badlands Fab & Machine will not comprise the m fUU-ti- comp-materi- anys values, emphasize al Brib- dley and Jones, . - ' Badlands ongoing plans inrhide hang mrnpetitivB and serve the ipand to better customers in the companys local energy industry; con-th- e chide the Castle Valley busi-nessmen.. , 29A Questar system lies at center: (Continued from page 21A) six mqjor transmission systems, including Williams, Northwest Pipeline, Overthrust Pipeline, Colorado Interstate Gas and Kern River. The spokes extend to Green River; Fernm, 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 regional pipelines have announced 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 peak-dema- nd riods. Questar is the largest Rockies storage operator, with the Clay Basin underground facility in northern Utah and " the Clear Creek facility in southwestern Wyoming. Rising population growth in Salt Lake and other Utah cities created a market far the first natural gas supplies discovered in Wyoming in 1929. Today, some 732,000 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 reserves in Wyocompan- y-owned ming. Each year, 40 percent to 50 percent of the companys supplies come from the reserves at prices. A Questar affiliate, Wexpro, develops and manages the re- serves under a unique agreement with the states ofUtah and Wyoming. Gas production by Questar and Rockies producers should i coet-of-servi- ce rise dramatically during the next 20 years. The increase will, in turn, require more gathering, processing, transmission, storage, and marketing services provided by Questars integrated operations. dia-tributi-on a-- . |