Trace Midstream’s Apollo Gas Plant announcement points to a Northern Delaware Basin gas infrastructure story: gathering, compression, transportation, and processing are being combined into a more integrated midstream system across southeastern New Mexico.
Trace announced that it will construct the Apollo Gas Plant, a new 250 MMcf/d cryogenic natural gas processing facility in Eddy County, New Mexico. The company also plans to add 36 miles of new gathering pipelines and two new compressor stations, supported by multiple long-term contracts with new and existing customers. The Apollo Gas Plant is expected to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The map powered by Rextag Energy DataLink shows the infrastructure context behind the announcement. Trace Midstream natural gas pipelines are shown across Eddy and Lea counties, with compressor stations marked along the system and the Apollo Gas Plant site highlighted in Eddy County. Natural gas wells are also shown for regional producer activity context.
That context matters because Apollo is not only a new processing plant. It extends Trace’s existing gathering, compression, and transportation system into natural gas processing. The result is a more complete midstream platform for Northern Delaware Basin producers.
Trace says the new infrastructure will provide producers with a single integrated outlet spanning low-pressure gathering, compression, transportation, and natural gas processing. Once the Apollo-related projects are completed, Trace expects to operate more than 200 miles of pipelines, 14 compressor stations, and over 125,000 horsepower of compression. The company also says its system will be able to gather and transport more than 800 MMcf/d.
Rather than treating Apollo as a standalone plant, the map frames it as a system-expansion story. The plant site, pipelines, compressor stations, and nearby natural gas wells show how Trace is building processing capacity around an existing gas gathering and compression footprint in the Northern Delaware Basin.
Why it matters
● Trace is entering natural gas processing with the planned Apollo Gas Plant.
● The project adds 250 MMcf/d of new cryogenic gas processing capacity in Eddy County, New Mexico.
● Trace plans to construct 36 miles of new gathering pipelines and two new compressor stations.
● The project is expected to be in service in Q4 2027.
● After completion, Trace expects its system to include 200+ miles of pipelines, 14 compressor stations, 125,000+ horsepower of compression, and 800+ MMcf/d of gathering and transportation capacity.
What the map shows
A Northern Delaware Basin view focused on Eddy and Lea counties, New Mexico.
● Trace Midstream natural gas pipelines
● Trace compressor stations
● Apollo Gas Plant site in Eddy County
● Natural gas wells shown for producer activity context
Map logic
The map is designed to show how Apollo fits into Trace’s existing system.
The pipeline network shows Trace’s current gas gathering and transportation footprint.
Compressor stations show where gas movement and system pressure support the network.
The Apollo Gas Plant site shows where Trace is adding processing capacity.
Natural gas wells are shown as context for nearby producer activity and regional gas development, not as Trace-owned assets.
Together, these layers show how the Apollo project expands Trace from a gathering and compression system into a more integrated wellhead-to-market midstream platform.
A deeper dive with Energy DataLink
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● map natural gas gathering systems around producing areas
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● review processing plant locations against nearby well activity
● evaluate how planned midstream projects expand regional service areas
● build infrastructure views for natural gas producers, midstream operators, investors, and market researchers
