WhiteWater Midstream said Feb. 23 it has begun construction of the Agua Blanca Pipeline, an intrastate natural gas pipeline in the Delaware Basin.

The initial path of Agua Blanca will be from Orla, Texas, to the Waha Hub, servicing portions of Culberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves and Ward counties. Agua Blanca will have multiple direct downstream connections including to the Trans-Pecos Header.

Agua Blanca will initially consist of 75 miles of 36-inch diameter pipe with a capacity of 1.25 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), expandable to 1.75 Bcf/d. The project is supported by more than 500 MMcf/d of long-term, firm volume commitments.

The Austin, Texas-based company said it expects to accept first volumes by fourth-quarter 2017.

“Agua Blanca will provide producers and processors with a much-needed outlet for the rapidly growing natural gas volumes in the Delaware Basin. Our customers will have a direct path to multiple delivery points including the attractive, growing Mexican power market,” Christer Rundlof, WhiteWater CEO, said in a statement.