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Pipeline construction to begin this month

Oneok arrives in Crook County this month to begin the local phase of construction on its new Elk Creek Pipeline. The 20-inch pipeline roughly follows the route of the Bakken Pipeline installed by the company in 2012.

"Currently, we are scheduled to begin construction in the Crook County area this month and should be completed by the end of the year," says Stephanie Higgins, Communications Supervisor.

"However, with a project this size, construction schedules can be fluid and change from day to day."

The pipeline will carry natural gas liquids from the Bakken Shale formation to the Overland...