S T A T E O F M I C H I G A N

BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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In the matter of the inquiry, on the Commission’s )

own motion, into gas safety issues concerning )

certain gas distribution utilities, gas gathering or ) Case No. U-17585

transmission pipeline operators, and gas storage )

system operators. )

____________________________________________)

At the October 7, 2015 meeting of the Michigan Public Service Commission in Lansing,

Michigan.

PRESENT: Hon. John D. Quackenbush, Chairman

Hon. Sally A. Talberg, Commissioner

Hon. Norman J. Saari, Commissioner

ORDER

The Commission’s Gas Safety Staff (Staff) has consulted with the federal Pipeline and

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration about the existence of gas service lines connected

directly to gas storage fields, transmission pipelines, regulated and unregulated gathering lines, oil

and gas wells, and gas processing facilities that are serving residential or commercial gas

consumers. According to the Staff, these connections often occur when the pipeline or storage

field operator provides natural gas to a property owner in lieu of paying for a right-of-way across

the property.

The Staff raises concerns that although the Gas Safety Standards, Mich Admin Code,

R 460.20101 to R 460.20606 (MGSS), mandate that a transporter of gas (whether or not the

transporter is a regulated utility) is responsible for the design, construction, testing, operation, and

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maintenance of gas pipeline facilities used in the transportation of gas, the facilities described

above may not be compliant with the MGSS.

Specifically, the Staff has concerns that in some cases: (1) the gas provided is not odorized;

thus, a gas leak inside a home or other structure would be undetectable; (2) pressure regulators are

not properly installed or maintained, potentially leading to failure and over pressurization of gas

utilization equipment, which in turn could lead to damaged appliances and gas escaping into a

home or other structure; (3) emergency valves are not present or are not operable, which could

lead to a delayed shut down of the gas source in the event of an emergency; (4) if metallic lines are

present and are not cathodically protected, these lines could corrode and cause leaks that could

migrate into a building; (5) lines are not leak-surveyed; and (6) service lines cross roads or other

properties leading to potential damage by third parties if these lines are not marked after a MISS

DIG request.

Discussion

The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (NGPSA), 49 USC §60102, provides that the Secretary

of the Department of Transportation shall establish minimum federal safety standards for the

transportation of gas and for pipeline facilities. 49 USC §60105 provides that the Secretary’s

authority to prescribe and enforce gas pipeline safety standards shall not apply to intrastate

pipeline transportation when a state agency regulates the safety standards and practices applicable

to intrastate pipeline transportation and submits an annual certification to the Secretary meeting

certain criteria. As discussed in more detail below, the Commission has adopted the applicable

federal safety standards, and it has established the inspection, documentation, and enforcement

programs required under the Act. The Commission’s program was last certified on September 9,

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2014. Therefore, pursuant to NGPSA, and the Secretary’s certification, intrastate gas pipeline

facilities are under the Commission’s jurisdiction.

The Commission’s authority to regulate gas safety of intrastate facilities is set forth in 1969

PA 165; MCL 483.151 et seq. (Act 165). Section 3 of, MCL 483.153 provides:

Any person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates a

pipeline facility shall:

(a) Comply with the requirements of any standard prescribed by the commission.

(b) File and comply with a plan of inspection and maintenance as required by

section 4.

(c) Permit access to and copying of records, make reports and provide information

and permit entry and inspection as required by sections 5 and 6.

“Transportation of gas” under Section 1(e) of Act 165 is defined as:

the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas by pipeline or the storage of gas.

Transportation of gas does not include the gathering of gas in rural locations that lie

outside the limits of an incorporated or unincorporated city, town, village, or other

designated residential or commercial area such as a subdivision, business or

shopping center, community development, or similar populated area that the

commission may define as a nonrural area. Transportation of gas includes gathering

lines located in or occupying the property of schools, hospitals, churches, parks, or

similar public places.

And, under Section 1(d) of Act 165 “pipeline facilities”:

includes, but is not limited to, new and existing pipeline rights-of-way, and any

equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of

gas during the course of transportation.

Because the facilities at issue in this inquiry are facilities “used in the transportation of gas”

for the “distribution of gas by pipeline,” these facilities are subject to Act 165 and the MGSS.1

To assess the scope of the problem, the Commission has opened this docket for the purpose of

determining: (1) the number and locations of residences or other structures that are receiving gas

1 Although the sources of supply for some of these facilities are non-jurisdictional (e.g.,

unregulated gathering lines or interstate pipelines), because the facilities that are the subject of this

inquiry are distribution lines (“a pipeline other than a gathering or transmission line” 49 CFR

192.3), they are intrastate facilities subject to the MGSS.

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under the same or similar circumstances as outlined above; (2) the specific type of interconnection

and source of gas for each connection to a residence or other structure; and (3) the safety

equipment (i.e., odorizers, regulators, valves) currently installed at each connection. See,

Attachment 1. To that end, the Commission directs the Executive Secretary to send a copy of this

order and Attachment 1 to the providers listed in Attachment 2.2 In addition, the Executive

Secretary is directed to publish the notice contained in Attachment 3 in the Michigan Oil & Gas

News.

All providers shall respond to this request for information by December 1, 2015. Providers

that do not have connections as described in the order shall respond with a letter so indicating.

Responses shall be sent to: David Chislea, Manager, Gas Operations Section, Michigan Public

Service Commission, 7109 W. Saginaw Hwy. Lansing, MI 48917. Responses may also be

emailed to: MPSC-operations@michigan.gov.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that by December 1, 2015, all providers shall submit

responses to the questions contained in the table in Attachment 1 to this order. Providers that do

not have connections as described in the order shall respond by so indicating.

2 Due to the size of Attachment 2, it is not physically attached to the order, but it is available in

the electronic docket on the Commission’s website.

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The Commission reserves jurisdiction and may issue further orders as necessary.

MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

________________________________________

John D. Quackenbush, Chairman

________________________________________

Sally A. Talberg, Commissioner

________________________________________

Norman J. Saari, Commissioner

By its action of October 7, 2015.

________________________________

Mary Jo Kunkle, Executive Secretary

ATTACHMENT 1 NAME OF COMPANY _____________________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________________________

NAME OF PERSON WHO COMPLETED THIS FORM ___________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER____________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS _________________________________________

NAME AND ADDRESS OF GAS CONSUMER

TYPE OF STRUCTURE1

TYPE OF CONNECTION2

IS THE GAS ODORIZED?

(49 CFR 192.625)

IS THERE A REGULATOR ON

THE SERVICE LINE?

(49 CFR 192.195)

ARE THERE EMERGENCY

SHUTOFF VALVES ON THE LINE?

(49 CFR 192.181)

IF METALLIC, IS THE LINE CATODICALLY

PROTECTED? (49 CFR § 192 SUBPART I)

IS THE LINE LEAK

SURVEYED? (49 CFR 192.723)

1 Residence, outbuilding, commercial building, or other (specify).

2 Gas well, oil well, processing facility, transmission pipeline, gathering line, fuel line, lift line, storage field, or other (specify). MICHIGAN GAS SAFETY STANDARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT: http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/mpsc/gas/download/ssguide.pdf

A N R PIPELINE CO

11039 150TH AVE

BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307

A N R STORAGE CO

11039 150TH AVE

BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307

ACE ENERGY LLC

3312 12TH ST

WAYLAND, MI 49348

ADLER ENERGY LC

P.O. BOX 1857

123 WEST FRONT STREET, SUITE 2

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

ALTA ENERGY OPERATING LLC

500 DALLAS, SUITE 2930

HOUSTON, TX 77002

ALTA MESA SERVICES LP

15021 KATY FREEWAY

SUITE 400

HOUSTON, TX 77094

ANTRIM DEVELOPMENT CORP

PO BOX 1148

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

APOLLO EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC

1710 E REMUS ROAD

PO BOX 190

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

ARBOR OPERATING LLC

104 S UNION STREET SUITE 202

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

ARCHER A J AND G L AND HALSEY C L AND L J

4681 E HOWARD CITY EDMORE RD

EDMORE, MI 48829

ATTACHMENT 2

ATLAS RESOURCES LLC

3500 MASSILLON RD., SUITE 100

UNIONTOWN, OH 44685

AXIA ENERGY II LLC

1430 LARIMER STREET

SUITE 400

DENVER, CO 80202

AZTEC PRODUCING COMPANY INC

3312 12th STREET

WAYLAND, MI 49348

B G S KIMBALL GAS STORAGE LLC

333 CLAY STREET SUITE 1300

HOUSTON, TX 77002

BAILER AND DESHAW

PO BOX 366

KAWKAWLIN, MI 48631

BATESON DONALD JR

9312 OCEANA DR

PENTWATER, MI 49449

BAUER BROTHERS

C/O STERLING OPERATORS

4078 PROULX RD

STANDISH, MI 48658

BECKMAN PRODUCTION SERVICES INC

3786 BEEBE RD

PO BOX 670

KALKASKA, MI 49646

BELDEN AND BLAKE CORP DBA WARD LAKE ENERGY

685 EAST M-32 SUITE 201

GAYLORD, MI 49735

BENCHLEY DONALD P AND BENCHLEY JEFFREY P

6149 W STERLING RD

STERLING, MI 48659

BENELLI OIL LLC

4242 CLAY AVE SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548

BERRY GLENN M AND BETTY E

3960 MAIN ST

STERLING, MI 48659

BLACK RIVER OIL CORP

65 MAPLE ST

MANISTEE, MI 49660

BLOOMINGDALE OIL LLC

110 EAST SPRING ST

PO BOX 38

BLOOMINGDALE, MI 49026

BLUE BAY OIL & GAS, L L C

PO BOX 1826

821 S ELMWOOD STREET

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

BLUE LAKE GAS STORAGE CO

11039 150TH AVE

BIG RAPIDS, MI 48334

BLUEWATER GAS STORAGE LLC

333 S. WALES CENTER RD

COLUMBUS, MI 48063

BOBCAT INVESTMENT INC

P.O. Box 46

14546 NINE MILE RD

KALEVA, MI 49645

BOURDEAUX H J

C/O DOUGLAS BAILER

PO BOX 261

BIRCH RUN, MI 48415

BOWEN ROGER H AND BOWEN SANDRA K

4530 MAPLE RIDGE RD

STERLING, MI 48659

BRANDLI OIL INC

PO BOX 97

3415 HARRINGTON RD

DELTON, MI 49046

BREITBURN OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

515 S. FLOWER STREET STE 4800

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

BREWER ROBERT A AND KAREN A

2161 GREEN RD

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

BRUCE ALAN ENTERPRISES INC

4590 28TH ST SW

BYRON CENTER, MI 49315

BUCHHOLZ RAYMOND V

15611 COSTABELLA AVE

REMUS, MI 49340

BUCKY LTD

6149 W STERLING RD

STERLING, MI 48659

C AND D EXPLORATIONS LLC

4472 WEST BARDEN RD

COLEMAN, MI 48618

C M F OIL LLC

0-10631 8TH AVE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49534

C M S GAS TRANSMISSION CO

1 ENERGY PLAZA DR, EP1-420

JACKSON, MI 49201

CENTRAL MICHIGAN ENERGY LLC

11745 STONEY CREEK DRIVE

FARWELL, MI 48622

CENTURY OIL COMPANY INC

19305 30TH AVE

MARION, MI 49665

CHEVRON MICHIGAN LLC

10691 E CARTER RD. SUITE 201

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

CHRISTIAN OIL CO INC

2589 30TH STREET

ALLEGAN, MI 49010

CIMAREX ENERGY CO

15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 1000

TULSA, OK 74103

CLARKSTON OIL CO

5980 SOUTH MAIN STREET

CLARKSTON, MI 48346

CLARKSTON OIL CORP

3520 PONTIAC LAKE RD

WATERFORD, MI 48328

CLAYBANKS OIL CO

8136 N 66TH AVE

PENTWATER, MI 49449

COBRA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION

2201 KELL BOULEVARD

PO BOX 8206

WICHITA FALLS, TX 76307

COLUMBUS OIL AND GAS LLC

3071 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE B

FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059

CONSUMERS ENERGY CO

1945 W PARNALL RD

JACKSON, MI 49201

CORE ENERGY LLC

1011 NOTEWARE DRIVE

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

COUNTRY BOY OIL CO INC

7521 SIX MILE RD

HESPERIA, MI 49421

COUNTRYMARK ENERGY RESOURCES L L C

7116 EAGLE CREST BLVD

SUITE C

EVANSVILLE, IN 47715

COUNTY OF KENT

300 MONROE AVE, NW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

COUSINEAU ROGER AND PHYLLIS

7200 EAST 13 MILE RD

PARIS, MI 49338

COZART PRODUCERS

3130 McClure Avenue

Flint, MI 48506

CRANDELL OIL AND GAS LLC

800 ISLAND HIGHWAY

CHARLOTTE, MI 48813

CRAWFORD ARTHUR E DBA THE LAZY OIL CO

PO BOX 485

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

CRECO OPERATING LLC

211 NORTH ROBINSON, SUITE 200

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102

CRONUS EXPLORATION CO LLC

1503 GARFIELD RD NORTH

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

D AND B BRINE INC

837 S EVERGREEN RD

WHITE CLOUD, MI 49349

D T E GAS COMPANY

ONE ENERGY PLAZA, WCB 1782

DETROIT, MI 48226

DART OIL AND GAS CORP

600 DART RD

PO BOX 177

MASON, MI 48854

DEEP BLU LLC

110 SOUTH THIRD STREET

SUITE 205

ST CLAIR, MI 48079

DEEP RIVER ENERGY LLC

314 S. NINTH, SUITE 2

SAINT CLAIR, MI 48079

DEJONG JOHN B

2980 O'BRIEN RD

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49534

DELTA OIL CO INC

125 WINDSOR DR STE 101

OAK BROOK, IL 60523

DENI FRANK R

2101 S LINCOLN RD

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

DEVONIAN ENERGY INC

132 N OTSEGO

PO BOX 1094

GAYLORD, MI 49735

DIXON EXPLORATION INC

3361 EXECUTIVE PKWY #100

TOLEDO, OH 43606

DON YOHE ENTERPRISES INC

74054 CHURCH ST

PO DRAWER 250

ARMADA, MI 48005

DRAKE JOE AND MARC D/B/A DRAKE M D

8676 NORTH SHEPARD RD

CLARE, MI 48617

DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT INC

314 E PARKDALE AVE

PO BOX 336

MANISTEE, MI 49660

EATON RAPIDS GAS STORAGE SYSTEM

11039 150TH AVE

BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307

EBERHART FARMS

6409 CLARABELLA RD

CLARE, MI 48617

ELEK AARON III ESTATE

3950 WHEELER ROAD

BAY CITY, MI 48706

ENERGEX PETROLEUM INC

2105 VICTORIA AVENUE

WINDSOR, ON N8X

ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP

PO BOX 407

OKEMOS, MI 48805

ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP W W ENERGY WEITZMAN IRVIN

PO BOX 407

OKEMOS, MI 48805

ENERGY AMERICA MICHIGAN LLC

1200, 525 - 8TH AVENUE SW

CALGARY, AB T2P

ENERVEST OPERATING LLC

685 EAST M-32, SUITE 201

GAYLORD, MI 49735

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL RECOVERY LTD

PO BOX 162

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

EVANS ROGER E

395 N. HIGHLAND PINES DR

ROSE CITY, MI 48654

EVERGREEN PRESERVATION PRODUCTION GROUP LLC

321 WOODLAND PASS

EAST LANSING, MI 48823

FAIR ENERGIES INC

599 S LINWOOD BEACH RD

LINWOOD, MI 48634

FEDERAL OIL & GAS - ROOD L L C

PO BOX 424

704 EAST MICHIGAN STREET

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

FEDERATED OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES INC

12719 S WEST BAY SHORE DR #5

PO BOX 946

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

FISHER MCCALL OIL AND GAS INC

12 MAYWOOD AVENUE

PLEASANT RIDGE, MI 48069

FISK LOUIS AND ROMA JO DBA FISK CRUDE OIL CO

1483 STATE HIGHWAY 70

PO BOX 18

STERLING, MI 48659

FOX STEVE AND DESNYDER JERRY

5932 MARINE CITY HWY

CHINA, MI 48054

FRANTZ PETER

1001 CENTER OFFICE BLDG

BAY CITY, MI 48706

FUNNELL JERRY W AND NANCY C

475 SOUTH MERIDIAN

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

G AND S EXPLORATION LLC

1629 W BIG BEAVER RD STE 100

TROY, MI 48084

GAGE ENERGY INC

7115 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD

SUITE 300

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322

GAS VENTURES LLC

PO BOX 726

504 FREMONT STREET

THERMOPOLIS, WY 82443

GIBRALTAR ENERGY LLC

700 WITHERALL

ST. CLAIR, MI 48079

GLEN CAIN INC

15168 LONG COVE BLVD

CARMEL, IN 46033

GOLDEN PETROLEUM CORP AND BLACK RIVER OIL CORP

PO BOX 1444

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

GOODALE ENTERPRISES LLC

0-21 FENNESSY RD SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49534

GOODALE JACK

0-21 FENNESSY RD SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

GOODALE PATRICK

0-21 FENNESSY RD SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

GORDON GEORGE H CO

807 TRUST BUILDING

40 PEARL ST, NW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

GREAT LAKES PETROLEUM PRODUCERS INC

P O BOX 713

JENISON, MI 49429

GREENLAND OPERATING LLC

10845 S BAGLEY RD

ASHLEY, MI

GUTHRIE CLARE L AND JUNE

10510 EAST RIVER RD

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

H L BROWN OPERATING LLC

300 WEST LOUISANA

PO BOX 2237

MIDLAND, TX 79702

H R F ANTRIM LP

PO BOX 1122

685 M32 EAST

GAYLORD, MI 49734

H R F EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LLC

PO BOX 160

GAYLORD, MI 49734

H S E MI LLC

PO BOX 1557

12 E CALIFORNIA AVE, SUITE 200

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73101

HANKINS TAYLOR C

223 NORTH THOMAS STREET

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

HARDY AND HARDY CONSULTING LLC

PO BOX 332

DEWITT, MI 48820

HARRY & JOYCE STEPHENS TRUST

8491 NORTH MISSION ROAD

CLARE, MI 48617

HASSO ENERGY LLC

2321 CENTER AVENUE

BAY CITY, MI 48708

HELSEN JOSEPH A

9813 HEIGHTS RAVENNA RD

RAVENNA, MI 49451

HENRY SAPPINGTON MACHINE & TOOL DBA HENRY SAPPINGT

223 N THOMAS ST

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

HERRICK PRODUCTIONS LLC

6466 LUND ROAD SW

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633

HILDEN OIL CO INC

44056 MOUND RD, STE 100

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48314

HOPE OIL CORP

PO BOX 97

3415 HARRINGTON RD

DELTON, MI 49046

IMMINK MERLE AND PHYLLIS

4292 32nd ST

DORR, MI 49323

INGHAM ENERGY GROUP, L L C

12653 RED PIPE LANE

PERRY, MI 48872

J D B ENERGY LLC

P O BOX 1335

534 POPLAR

GAYLORD, MI 49734

J F C O LLC

685 M 32 HWY EAST

PO BOX 1122

GAYLORD, MI 49734

JAG OP LLC

416 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 910

SHREVEPORT, LA 71101

JAGUAR ENERGY LLC

3312 12TH ST

WAYLAND, MI 49348

JENNINGS PETROLEUM AND ENVERON CORP

1818 WEST CENTRE AVE

PORTAGE, MI 49024

JET EXPLORATION INC AND WEST BAY EXPLORATION CO

5555 NORTH HOGBACK RD

FOWLERVILLE, MI 48836

JOHNSON ALAN R AND CAROL

6231 N QUARTERLINE ROAD

RR # 3

LUDINGTON, MI 49431

JOHNSON LYNN M

3047 W PICKARD RD.

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

JONES JOHN

7619 MARKEL RD

FAIR HAVEN, MI 48023

JORDAN DEVELOPMENT CO LLC

1503 GARFIELD RD NORTH

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

JUPITER OIL CORP

700 WITHERALL

ST. CLAIR, MI 48079

KANTOLA THOMAS AND BORGMAN PAUL

10660 SHERMAN BLVD

RAVENNA, MI 49451

KLINGLER AUTOMATIC INDUSTRIES INC

1555 NEW MILFORD SCHOOL RD

ROCKFORD, IL 61109

KOYL JAMES

T DRIVE NORTH

OLIVET, MI 49076

KOYL OIL INC

21812 T DRIVE NORTH

OLIVET, MI 49076

KUGHN C W

789 CHANNEL DRIVE

JACKSON, MI 49201

L L K OIL WELL LLC

5656 ELLISON ROAD

STERLING, MI 48659

LEASE MANAGEMENT INC

503 INDUSTRIAL AVE

PO BOX 290

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

LEE 8 STORAGE PARTNERSHIP

PO BOX 4967

HOUSTON, TX 77210

LINN OPERATING INC

JPMORGAN CHASE TOWER

600 TRAVIS STREET SUITE 5100

HOUSTON, TX 77002

LITHOS EXPLORATION INC

3301 VETERANS DR STE 107

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

LUCAS GEORGE C

624 HIGHLAND ST

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

M L ENERGY LLC

700 W BARNES ROAD

LANSING, MI 48910

MACFARLANE LAURA J

20323 Poplar Rd

PARIS, MI 49338

MARATHON OIL COMPANY

5555 SAN FELIPE STREET

HOUSTON, TX 77056

MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC

539 S MAIN ST

FINDLAY, OH 45840

MARYSVILLE HYDROCARBONS LLC

2510 BUSHA HWY.

MARYSVILLE, MI 48040

MAVERICK EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC

3301 VETERANS DR STE 107

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

MAXON EXCAVATING

14430 80TH AVE

MECOSTA, MI 49332

MAYFIELD ENERGY LLC

132 NORTH OTSEGO

GAYLORD, MI 49735

MCCONNELL AND SCULLY INC

146 WEST MAIN STREET

HOMER, MI 49245

MCCOOL JOHN E

PO BOX 202

YOUNGSVILLE, PA 16371

MCINTIRE AND RAMBADT AND SMITH

MERIDIAN PRODUCTION SERVICES LLC

6009 MARSH RD

PO BOX 610

HASLETT, MI 48840

MERIT ENERGY CO

13727 NOEL RD, STE 1200

DALLAS, TX 75240

MICHIGAN GAS UTILITIES CORP

899 S TELEGRAPH RD

MONROE, MI 48161

MICHIGAN GEOSEARCH INC

P.O BOX 8907

7818 SADDLEBACK COURT

RENO, NV 89507

MICHIGAN OIL CO LLC

PO BOX 1275

OKEMOS, MI 48805

MID MICHIGAN GAS STORAGE CO

11039 150TH AVE

BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307

MID STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LLC

1934 COMMERCIAL DR

MT PLEASANT, MI 48858

MINERAL DREDGE LLC

45343 MARKET ST

SHELBY TWP, MI 48315

MIRACLE PETROLEUM LLC

2780 GARFIELD RD NORTH

PO BOX 6320

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

MOORE BROTHERS SAND AND GRAVEL

33955 ECORSE ROAD

ROMULUS, MI 48174

MORRIS BREN LLC

824 TRAVERSE STREET

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI 49740

MOSBACHER ENERGY CO

P O BOX 395

GRAWN, MI 49637

MOSKOWITZ OIL & GAS LLC

PO BOX 463

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

MOSTHAF EDWIN C AND MOSTHAF LEVINA M

2409 SE MADISON ST

STUART, FL 34997

MURPHY HAROLD F AND MILDRED R MURPHY

5615 CLARABELLA RD

CLARE, MI 48617

MUSKEGON DEVELOPMENT CO

1425 S MISSION RD

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

NELSON RALPH M ENTERPRISES INC

2161 GREEN RD

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

NEW HAVEN ENERGY LLC

333 EAST STATE STREET

PO BOX 2227

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

NIELSEN GARY LYNN

4480 N Youngman Rd

CORAL, MI 49322

NORTHEASTERN ENERGY CORP

6750 W PRINCETON AVE

DENVER, CO 80235

NORTHERN MICHIGAN OIL AND GAS CORP

PO BOX 225365

DALLAS, TX 75222

NORTHSTAR ENERGY LLC

880 MUNSON, SUITE C

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

NU ENERGY OPERATING INC

685 M-32 EAST

PO BOX 1122

GAYLORD, MI 49734

O G I LLC

P O BOX 2227

333 STATE STREET

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

O I L ENERGY CORP

954 BUSINESS PARK DR STE 5

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

O I L NIAGARAN LLC

954 BUSINESS PARK DR STE 5

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

OCEANA PRODUCTION CO LLC

PO BOX 135

2658 W WINSTON RD

ROTHBURY, MI 49452

OLEKSIAK MARIETTA

4066 MAPLE RIDGE RD

STERLING, MI 48659

OLMSTEAD R D TRUSTEE

OMIMEX ENERGY INC

7950 JOHN T. WHITE ROAD

FT WORTH, TX 76120

OSOSKI EDWARD D DBA FEDERAL OIL CO

704 E MICHIGAN

PO BOX 424

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

OXY USA INC

PO BOX 300

TULSA, OK 74102

PAGE LEW BARRON

PO BOX 152

BLOOMINGDALE, MI 49026

PAN GAS STORAGE LLC DBA SOUTHWEST GAS

5051WESTHEIMER RD

HOUSTON, TX 77056

PAXTON RESOURCES LLC

132 N OTSEGO AVE

GAYLORD, MI 49735

PEASE JAMES E AND BONNIE J

3475 S. 154th Ave.

HESPERIA, MI 49421

PETERSEN GARY L

6194 N QUARTERLINE

LUDINGTON, MI 49431

PIEPKOW PAUL AND BLANCHE

23607 V DRIVE NORTH

OLIVET, MI 49076

PIEPKOW PAUL D

23607 V DRIVE NORTH

OLIVET, MI 49076

PLAINS LPG SERVICES LP

333 CLAY ST, STE 1600

HOUSTON, TX 77002

POWERS ERNEST AND POWERS WILMA ARLENE

RR # 1

22320 23 MILE RD

OLIVET, MI 49076

PRESIDIUM ENERGY LC

3760 N. US-31 South, Suite B

P O BOX 1826

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

PREYDE LLC

3303 W SAGINAW, STE C-3

LANSING, MI 48917

PRIDE ENERGY CO

2250 E 73RD ST STE 550

PO BOX 701950

TULSA, OK 74170

PROVIDENCE OPERATING LLC

P.O. BOX 158

2905 WILSON AVENUE, SUITE 200

GRANDVILLE, MI 49418

PUTNAM ENERGY LLC

810 QUAIL RIDGE

WESTMONT, IL 60559

R AND B ENERGY CO LLC

109 N CLINTON AVE

PO BOX 142

ST JOHNS, MI 48879

R CUBED L L C

2777 LYNX LANE

KINGSLEY, MI 49649

RAINBOW OIL AND GAS INC

223 E CHICAGO ST

PO BOX 159

JONESVILLE, MI 49250

RANCH PRODUCTION LLC

3908 HOGAN RD

PO BOX 13

PENTWATER, MI 49449

RANGE MICHIGAN LLC

PO BOX 726

THERMOPOLIS, WY 82443

RAWSON OPERATIONS INC

7413 NOTTAWA RD

FARWELL, MI 48622

RAYBURN OIL CO INC

PO BOX 729

321 N MAIN

STANDISH, MI 48658

RED SKY OIL AND GAS INC

5318 KOCOT RD

STERLING, MI 48659

REIHL ROBERT AND PATRICIA

R #1 DEERFIELD RD

BLANCHARD, MI 49310

RIVERSIDE OPERATING CO LLC

333 W GRANDVIEW PKWY, STE 405

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

ROBERT E P OIL AND GAS CO INC

2893 ISLAND HWY

CHARLOTTE, MI 48813

ROSETTA RESOURCES MICHIGAN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

1111 BAGBY STREET

SUITE 1600

HOUSTON, TX 77002

RUCH ROBERT J

5554 WUNSCH RD

RAVENNA, MI 49451

S AND M LIQUID TIRE FILL INC

15124 LONGWOODS RD

RR # 3

BOTHWELL, ON N0P

S J X LLC

P O BOX 1032

410 SOUTH UNION STREET

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

S R W INC

1847 CALKINS DRIVE

PO BOX 2066

GAYLORD, MI 49734

S W D SPECIALTIES LLC

3947 NORTH US 131

PO BOX 1030

KALKASKA, MI 49646

SADIE OIL LLC

12635 RED PINE LANE

PERRY, MI 48872

SAN LOR CO INC DBA LOR SAN OIL CO

4045 LILLY DR

ELIDA, OH 45807

SAPPINGTON CAROL J

PO BOX 162

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

SAPPINGTON CRUDE OIL INC

123 NORTH SIXTH STREET

PO BOX 279

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

SAPPINGTON JOHN M WALTER B DIANNE M

PO BOX 279

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

SAPPINGTON WALTER B

PO BOX 279

WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

SAVOY ENERGY LP

920 HASTINGS STREET, SUITE A

PO BOX 1560

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

SCHMUDE OIL INC

2150 S AIRPORT RD WEST SUITE B

PO BOX 1008

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

SCHNELL LOUIS L

3262 EAST BEAVER RD

BAY CITY, MI 48706

SEILER TANK TRUCK SERVICE INC

26791 W MICHIGAN AVE

PO BOX 364

ALBION, MI 49224

SEMCO ENERGY INC DBA SEMCO ENERGY GAS CO

PO BOX 5004

1411 THIRD STREET, SUITE A

PORT HURON, MI 48061

SIBLEY LARRY L OIL AND GAS CO LLC

20803 JUNCTION RD

BELLEVUE, MI 49021

SILVER OAK ENERGY LLC

201 MAIN ST SUITE 1660

FORT WORTH, TX 76102

SINCLAIR OIL AND GAS CO

550 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE

PO BOX 30825

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84130

SLOW STROKE PRODUCTIONS LLC

7120 8 MILE ROAD

HESPERIA, MI 49421

SOMOCO INC

STE 200

13685 S WEST BAY SHORE DR

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

SOUTH ROMEO GAS STORAGE LLC

ONE ENERGY PLAZA,849 WCB

DETROIT, MI 48226

STARKS GLADYS AND MATHIEU RANDALL L AND KATHLEEN M

185 EAST STREET

APT. 1

COOPERSVILLE, MI 49404

STERLING OPERATORS INC

7791 FLAJOLE ROAD

BENTLEY, MI 48613

STONEY CREEK PRODUCTION LLC

3908 Hogan Road

PENTWATER, MI 49449

STONEY LAKE PRODUCTION CO LLC

1503 GARFIELD RD NORTH

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686

STURGEON POINT DEVELOPMENT CO

311 E FRONT STE 2

PO BOX 4356

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

SUMMIT PETROLEUM CORP

1315 S MISSION RD

PO BOX 365

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

SUMMIT PETROLEUM CORP AND MUSKEGON DEVELOPMENT C

PO BOX 365

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

SUMNER ENERGY INC

10 EAST BRIDGE STREET SUITE 20

PO BOX 560

ROCKFORD, MI 49341

SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING AND TERMINALS LP

1801 MARKET STREET

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

TACOMA ROY M MR AND MRS

180 W BLUE RD

FALMOUTH, MI 49632

TALLMAN INDUSTRIES INC

6592 LUND RD SW

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633

TALLMAN TRUST CO

6592 LUND RD

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633

TEAM DISPOSAL SYSTEMS L L C

13919 S WEST ABY SHORE DRIVE

SUITE G02

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

TELLAS CHARLES F

3121 JUDD RD

MILAN, MI 48160

TERRA ENERGY CO LLC

515 FLOWER STREET SUITE 4800

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

TERREL PRODUCTION CO

2893 ISLAND HIGHWAY

CHARLOTTE, MI 48813

TIGER DEVELOPMENT LLC

12100 E SPINNAKER LANE

SUTTONS BAY, MI 49682

TLUCZEK OPERATING CORP

PO BOX 347

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48303

TOLAS OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION CO

306 E BROADWAY ST STE 1

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858

TRAHAN PETROLEUM INC

C/O LEASE MANAGEMENT INC

PO BOX 290

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48804

TREADWELL STERLING W AND EISHEN ROSALIE R

23424 21 MILE RD

OLIVET, MI 49076

TRENDWELL ANTRIM INC

PO BOX 560

10 EAST BRIDGE STREET, STE 200

ROCKFORD, MI 49341

TRENDWELL ENERGY CORP

10 E BRIDGE ST STE 200

PO BOX 560

ROCKFORD, MI 49341

TRIMONT ENERGY MICHIGAN LLC

1305 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 450

PITTSBURGH, PA 15221

TUSCOLA ENERGY INC

920 N WATER STREET, SUITE 213

BAY CITY, MI 48708

UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY

14505 TORREY CHASE BLDV

SUITE 205

HOUSTON, TX 77014

UNION OIL CO OF CALIFORNIA

2210 W. PINE RIVER RD.

BRECKENRIDGE, MI 48615

UNITED SECURITY ASSOCIATES INC

12100 E SPINNAKER LN

SUTTONS BAY, MI 49682

UNTENER BISHOP KENNETH (DIOCESE OF SAGINAW)

DIOCESE OF SAGINAW

5800 WEISS ST

SAGINAW, MI 48603

VENTURE OIL AND GAS INC

7582 ARNOLD RD

FAIR HAVEN, MI 48023

VERSLUIS A JAMES AND DAVID AND PHILLIP P AND WAR

75 COLLINDALE SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

VONK JAMES J

4960 CEDAR RIDGE, NE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525

VONK OIL AND GAS LLC

4960 CEDAR RIDGE NE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525

W 10 HOLDINGS INC

500 GRISWOLD ST GB 10

DETROIT, MI 48226

W B OSBORN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS LTD

P O BOX 8C

1250 N. E. LOOP 410, STE 600

SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217

W W ENERGY CORP AND FLYNN ENERGY

PO BOX 307

OKEMOS, MI 48805

WAGNER GAS AND OIL LLC

4435 S MOORLAND RD

RAVENNA, MI 49451

WARD M HAGGARD OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION INC

PO BOX 56248

HOUSTON, TX 77256

WASHINGTON 10 STORAGE CORP

2000 2ND AVE

DETROIT, MI 48226

WEITZMAN RESOURCES INC

PO BOX 1444

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

WELLMASTER EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CO LLC

2658 WEST WINSTON ROAD

P O BOX 135

ROTHBURY, MI 49452

WELLMASTER PRODUCTION CO LLC

2658 W WINSTON RD

PO BOX 135

ROTHBURY, MI 49452

WEST BAY EXPLORATION CO

STE 200

13685 S WEST BAYSHORE DR

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

WEST HOPKINS PETROLEUM CO LP

0-21 FENNESSY SW

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544

WHITE RIVER PRODUCTION LLC

2001 BEACH ST, SUITE 810

FORT WORTH, TX 76103

WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS LLC

5001 SPRING VALLEY ROAD

SUITE 100E

DALLAS, TX 75244

WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP

MILE HIGH CENTER

1700 BROADWAY STE 2300

DENVER, CO 80290

WICKLUND PETROLEUM CORP

c/o EDWARD F. PANCZYK

8331 GRATIOT AVE

COLUMBUS, MI 48063

WILKINSON CHEMICAL CORP

8290 NORTH LAPEER RD

MAYVILLE, MI 48744

WINTERFIELD CORP

3621 SYLVAN RD

EVART, MI 49631

WYOTEX DRILLING VENTURES LLC

PO BOX 280969

5360 SOUTH MARSHALL ST

LAKEWOOD, CO 80228

YOST ENERGY INC

172 N 11 MILE RD

MIDLAND, MI 48640

YOST RICHARD D DBA YOST INC

5891 GORDONVILLE RD

SHEPARD, MI 48883

ANR Pipeline

5250 Corporate Drive

Troy, MI 48098

Comins Lumber Sales, Inc

5861 N Abbe Rd

Comins, MI 48619

CountryMark

PO Box 612

Hillsdale, MI 49242

Enveron Corp

1818 W. Centre Avenue

Portage, MI 49024

Gas Recovery Systems, LLC

10611 West 5 Mile Road

Northville, MI 48167

Goodale Enterprises (West Hopkins)

O-21 Fennessy SW

Grand Rapids, MI 49544

Great Lakes Gas Transmission

5250 Corporate Drive

Troy, MI 48098

MeritEnergy Company

1510 Thomas Road

PO Box 910

Kalkaska, MI 49646

Mid-Michigan Gas Storage

5250 Corporate Drive

Troy, MI 48098

Muskegon County Solid Waste

9366 Apple Avenue

Ravenna, MI 49451

Northern Natural

118 US 41

Negaunee, MI 49866

NorthStar Energy

12935 S West Bayshore Dr

Suite 355

Traverse City, MI 49684

PAA Natural Gas Storage, LLC

333 S. Wales Center Road

Columbus, MI 48063

Panhandle

3990 Crooked Lake Road

Howell, MI 48843

Pasadena Oil & Gas Company

333 State Street

Traverse City, MI 49684

Payne & Dolan

N3 W23650 Badinger Rd

Waukesha, WI 53187

Vector Pipeline / Enbridge

38705 W 7 Mile Road

Livonia, MI 48152

Wolverine Power Supply Coop

10450 Nevins Road

Six Lakes, MI 48886

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Attachment 3

STATE OF MICHIGAN

BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

NOTICE OF INQUIRY

INTO GAS SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNING CERTAIN GAS DISTRIBUTION

UTILITIES, GAS GATHERING OR TRANSMISSION PIPELINE OPERATORS, AND GAS

STORAGE SYSTEM OPERATORS

CASE NO. U-17585

The Michigan Public Service Commission is conducting an inquiry into gas service lines

that are connected directly to gas storage fields, transmission pipelines, regulated and

unregulated gathering lines, oil and gas wells, and gas processing facilities that are serving

gas consumers. These connections often occur when the pipeline or storage field operator

provides natural gas to a property owner in exchange for paying for a right-of-way or

easement across the property. In some cases: (1) the gas provided is not odorized; (2)

pressure regulators are not properly installed or maintained, potentially leading to failure

and over pressurization of gas utilization equipment, (3) emergency valves are not present

or are not operable; (4) if metallic lines are present and are not cathodically protected, these

lines could corrode and cause leaks that could migrate into a building; (5) lines are not

leak-surveyed; and (6) service lines cross roads or other properties leading to potential

damages by third parties if these lines are not marked after a MISS DIG request.

To assess the scope of the problem, the Commission has opened this docket for the purpose

of determining: (1) the number and locations of residences or other structures that are

receiving gas under the same or similar circumstances as outlined above; (2) the specific

type of interconnection and source of gas for each connection to a residence or other

structure; and (3) the safety equipment (i.e., odorizers, regulators, valves) currently

installed at each connection.

In response to the Commission’s inquiry, all operators shall provide the information

contained in Exhibit A attached to the October 7, 2015 order in Case No. U-17585,

available on the Commission’s E-Docket Website at michigan.gov/mpscedockets. You

may also contact the Michigan Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing,

Michigan 48909, (800) 292-9555 for a free copy of the order and Exhibit.

Responses to the Commission’s inquiry are due by 5:00 p.m. December 1, 2015.

Responses may be emailed to: MPSC-operations@michigan.gov. Or responses may be

mailed to:

Michigan Public Service Commission

David Chislea, Manager, Gas Operations Section

7109 W. Saginaw Hwy.

Lansing, Michigan 48917

All responses shall reference Case No. U-17585.

Jurisdiction is pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of 1969 PA 165, MCL 483.155 and 483.156.

October 7, 2015

Lansing, Michigan