UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 12, 2009
EL PASO CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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El Paso Building
1001 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 420-2600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 12, 2009, Jim Yardley, chairman of El Paso Corporation’s Pipeline Group, and Brent Smolik, president of El Paso Corporation’s Exploration and Production Company, are making a presentation at the UBS Houston Energy Bus Tour. The presentation includes information concerning our latest Haynesville Shale well. The A.V Young #7H
well was drilled and completed at a cost of approximately $7.5 million. The well had an initial potential flow rate (gross) of 25 MMcfe/d. With the new well, El Paso's total net production from its 10 Haynesville Shale wells is approximately 49 MMcfe/d. A copy of the slides used for the presentation is available in the Investors section of our Web site at www.elpaso.com. The information disclosed in this Item 7.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K, are being furnished solely to comply with Regulation FD.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Marguerite Woung-Chapman |
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Marguerite Woung-Chapman |
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Vice President, Chief Governance Officer |
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Dated: August 12, 2009