Connecting Colorado’s Economy: Energy

CDOT StudyEnergy Sources Addressed in Research Study:Non-Renewable Energy-Crude oil-Natural gas-Coal bed methane-Oil shale-Uranium-CoalRenewable Energy-Wind- Solar-Biofuels

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Energy Impact on TransportationAnd the Ports-to-Plains Corridor

Michael ReevesPresident

Oil and Gas Trip Generation(Average Trips Per Well)

Phase Crude Oil Natural Gas Coal Bed Methane

Development 1,2 1,710 1,721 684

Production (annual) 974 111 782

Reclamation 2 250 73 146

1 Development Phase includes all activities prior to production (site preparation, drilling and completion)2 Development and reclamation trips represent a single occurrence


Item Number of Trucks Inbound/Outbound

Sand 80 Inbound

Water (fresh) 400 Inbound

Water (Waste) 200 Outbound

Frac Tanks 100 Both

Rig Equipment 50 Both

Drilling Mud 50 Inbound

Chemical 4 Inbound

Cement 15 Inbound

Pipe 10 Inbound

Scoria/Gravel 80 Inbound

Fuel Trucks 7 Inbound

Frac/cement pumper trucks 15 Inbound

Workover Rigs 1 Inbound

Total – One Direction 1,012

Total Trucks 2,024

Rig Related Movements per Well

Wind Power Trip Generation RatesPhase Trips per Turbine Trips per MW 1

Construction 126 79

Operations (annual) 8 5

1 Trips per MW calculated based on annual average of 1.6 MW


• Approximately 8 trucks per tower for major parts (not including concrete, rebar, crane, etc.)

• One 4000 MW wind farm planned in Texas would require 2,667 towers

• Will require approximately 21,336 trucks for tower parts alone

• Another 42,672 pilot cars

New Relief Route Eases Mobility

Biofuel Trip Generation RatesTrips per million gallons produced

Input Related 793

Output Related 442

Total 1,235


TRANSPORTING FARM EQUIPMENT

Estimated Annual Trip GenerationEnergy Source 2007 2008 Average

Oil and Gas 1 15,900,000 17,900 16,900,000

Uranium 26,000 26,000 26,000

Wind 63,000 5,400 34,200

Solar 200 2,700 1,450

Biofuels 167,000 167,000 167,000

Total 16,156,200 18,101,100 17,128,650

1 Includes crude oil, natural gas and coal bed methane


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