GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
                                  (Continued)
   
                  refundable earnest money in the form of either Wire
                  Transfer or a check payable to Blue Lake Gas Storage
                  Company in the amount of the lesser of ten thousand
                  dollars ($10,000) or the aggregate reservation charges
                  which would be due for two Months of service for such
                  requested service, which amount shall be applied, until
                  fully used, against the first amounts due by Customer to
                  Seller as reservation charges; provided, however, that
                  if the request is not accepted by Seller or if service
                  is not otherwise offered, Seller will refund earnest
                  money thirty (30) Days after notice to potential
                  Customer that Seller is not accepting offer.
   
                  Requests for service shall be sent to:
   
                        Blue Lake Gas Storage Company
                        717 Texas Street
                        Houston, Texas 77002-2761
                        Attention:  Transportation Services
   
            2.2   Form of Request for Storage Service
   
                  (a)   Each request, to be considered as an acceptable
                        and valid request, must furnish the portion of the
                        information set forth below.  The "Blue Lake Gas
                        Storage Companys Storage Service Request Form" is
                        set forth on Sheet Nos. 156 through 158 of this
                        Tariff and may be changed from time to time and
                        reissued by Seller.
   
                  (b)   Requestors Identification:  Name, address,
                        representative, telephone number of party
                        requesting service.
   
                  (c)   Customers Identification:  (Note:  The "Customer"
                        is the party which proposes to execute the
                        Agreement).
   
                        (1)   Name, address, representative and telephone
                              number of Customer.
                        (2)   A statement of whether Customer is a local
                              distribution company, an intrastate
                              pipeline, an interstate pipeline,
                              marketer/broker, producer, end user or other
                              type of entity (which shall be described).