Dakota Gasification Company
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The Dakota Gasification Company started in 1984 in Beulah, North Dakota
with the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The plant uses lignite
coal to make synthetic natural gas
using coal gasification
. 16 thousand tons of coal are processed daily. The synthetic natural gas is piped to the Northern Border Pipeline
which supplies homes and businesses in the eastern part of the United States
. The Dakota Gasification Company is a subsidiary of the Basin Electric Power Cooperative
which is located in Bismarck, North Dakota
.
The position is 47°21'27.75"N 101°50'28.72"W http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&q=beulah&sll=47.171978,-101.66748&sspn=0.823404,1.2854&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=47.356124,-101.8297&spn=0.025642,0.040169&t=h.
It also ships carbon dioxide via a high pressure pipe to an oilfield in Saskatchewan
in Canada
where the carbon dioxide is pressed into the oil formation for the purpose of producing more oil near Weyburn, Saskatchewan
(Canada) http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/watch/climate_change/weyburn.htm http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&q=Weyburn,+Saskatchewan&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=11&ll=49.55818,-103.852386&spn=0.362117,0.574036&t=h&iwloc=addr.
Beulah, North Dakota
At the 2000 census, there were 3,152 people, 1,213 households, and 851 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,307.8 inhabitants per square mile . There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 612.0 per square mile...
with the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The plant uses lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
coal to make synthetic natural gas
Coal gas
Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made by the destructive distillation of coal containing a variety of calorific gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane and volatile hydrocarbons together with small quantities of non-calorific gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen...
using coal gasification
Coal gasification
Coal gasification is the process of producing coal gas, a type of syngas–a mixture of carbon monoxide , hydrogen , carbon dioxide and water vapour –from coal...
. 16 thousand tons of coal are processed daily. The synthetic natural gas is piped to the Northern Border Pipeline
Northern Border Pipeline
Northern Border Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from Canada through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa into the Chicago area. It is owned by TC PipeLines, LP and ONEOK Partners and is operated by TC PipeLines, LP . Its FERC code is 89....
which supplies homes and businesses in the eastern part of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Dakota Gasification Company is a subsidiary of the Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a wholesale electric generation and transmission cooperative based in North Dakota that provides electricity to 2.8 million customers in nine U.S. states. The roots of the cooperative go back to 1960 when Leland Olds and ten power suppliers created Giant Power...
which is located in Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
.
The position is 47°21'27.75"N 101°50'28.72"W http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&q=beulah&sll=47.171978,-101.66748&sspn=0.823404,1.2854&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=47.356124,-101.8297&spn=0.025642,0.040169&t=h.
It also ships carbon dioxide via a high pressure pipe to an oilfield in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where the carbon dioxide is pressed into the oil formation for the purpose of producing more oil near Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north of the border with the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is...
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Products
- substitute natural gasSubstitute natural gasSubstitute natural gas, or SNG, can be produced from fossil fuels such as lignite coal or from biofuels, when it is named Bio-SNG.In the Great Plains, USA, approximately 15 TWh/year of SNG from lignite coal is injected into the national gas grid...
- ammonium sulfateAmmonium sulfateAmmonium sulfate , 2SO4, is an inorganic salt with a number of commercial uses. The most common use is as a soil fertilizer. It contains 21% nitrogen as ammonium cations, and 24% sulfur as sulfate anions...
- anhydrous ammonia
- dephenolized cresylic acid
- krypton and xenon gases
- liquid nitrogenLiquid nitrogenLiquid nitrogen is nitrogen in a liquid state at a very low temperature. It is produced industrially by fractional distillation of liquid air. Liquid nitrogen is a colourless clear liquid with density of 0.807 g/mL at its boiling point and a dielectric constant of 1.4...
- naphthaNaphthaNaphtha normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, i.e., a component of natural gas condensate or a distillation product from petroleum, coal tar or peat boiling in a certain range and containing certain hydrocarbons. It is a broad term covering among the...
- carbon dioxideCarbon dioxideCarbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
- PhenolPhenolPhenol, also known as carbolic acid, phenic acid, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5OH. It is a white crystalline solid. The molecule consists of a phenyl , bonded to a hydroxyl group. It is produced on a large scale as a precursor to many materials and useful compounds...
Directors
- Chairman Don Applegate District 4
- Vice Chairman Roy Ireland District 7
- Treasurer Cliff Gjellstad District 3
- Director Wayne Child District 5
- Director Heidi HeitkampHeidi HeitkampHeidi Heitkamp is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. She served as the 28th attorney general of the state from 1993 to 2001. She ran on the Democratic-NPL ticket for governor in 2000, losing to John Hoeven. She was considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for the...
External - Director Thomas Owens External
- Director Donald Porter External