Dakota Access Pipeline Stanley Facility, North Dakota

The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline collects crude from the Bakken shale producing region of western North Dakota, and transports it 1,172 miles to a terminal at Patoka, Illinois. From there it connects to other pipelines running north, and south to Nederland, Texas. There are several collection points at terminals in North Dakota, the most upstream of which is one in Stanley, which could therefore be considered the upstream origin of the pipeline. From here the line flows westward, through the tie-ins at the Ramburg Facility, the Epping Facility, then the Trenton Facility. After that it crosses the Missouri River and turns to run roughly southeast for the rest of its journey, passing through the Waterford City Facility and the Johnsons Corner Facility, the last of its Bakken pick up points. The main builder of the $3.7 billion line is Energy Transfer LLC, one of a few partners on the project. The line is complete, and started moving oil in 2017, and was soon up to almost 500,000 barrels per day, passing through its 30 inch wide pipe. Its passage next to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota brought as many as 15,000 protestors.