Only major gas pipelines are required to file miles operated in a given year. The other companies may indicate miles
operated, but are not specifically required to do so.
cation system for natural gas pipeline companies after 1984
further complicated comparisons (OGJ, Nov. 25, 1985, p.
55).
US COMPRESSOR-CONSTRUCTION COSTS, ESTIMATED
Equipment
Location Horsepower material Labor Land Misc. 1 Total $/hp
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Pennsylvania-Maryland 4,000 8,372,310 9,492, 113 88,840 6,508,169 24,461,432 6,115
Texas 5,280 13,185,836 6,341,458 1,206,508 23,060,767 43,794,569 8,294
NewYork 5,350 13,610,565 9, 137,961 — 5,618,582 28,367, 108 5,302
Virginia2 6,000 7,922,272 11,724,279 153,000 14,049,506 33,849,057 5,642
Maryland2 7,000 9,452,088 12,954,320 — 8,211,781 30,618,189 4,374
Virginia2 8,000 12,752,958 16,149,075 — 16,265,073 45,167, 106 5,646
Texas 8,400 19,619,358 11,033,491 182,500 22,045,951 52,881,300 6,295
Texas2 8,400 15,512,379 7,911,412 105,000 20,646,159 44,174,950 5,259
Pennsylvania2 8,715 17,229,823 18,432,666 — 17,542,989 53,205,478 6, 105
Louisiana2 9,688 13,680,737 350,000 — 18,236,312 32,267,049 3,331
Kentucky2 10,771 13,876,400 3,380,800 9,500 5,202,473 22,469,173 2,086
WestVirginia 10,771 16,257,741 11,453,586 1, 132,632 17,091,618 45,935,577 4,265
Indiana2 10,915 14,407,000 12,905,000 53,000 7,896,000 35,261,000 3,231
Louisiana 10,915 14,416,000 500,000 553,000 17,848,732 33,317,732 3,052
Ohio2 10,915 14,070,293 15,940,023 — 11,164,742 41,175,058 3,772
WestVirginia2 12,252 17,240,461 14, 119,472 — 24,491,089 55,851,022 4,559
Louisiana 12,500 17,800,000 13,600,000 100,000 9,400,000 40,900,000 3,272
Louisiana2 12,500 15,902,839 6,655,755 207,040 30,867,997 53,633,631 4,291
Pennsylvania2 13,220 20,242,472 18,059,220 — 19,396,181 57,697,873 4,364
Indiana3 13,230 14,746,000 1,323,000 — 27,304,000 43,373,000 3,278
Illinois 15,000 18,985,208 5,262,510 739,200 913,535 25,900,453 1,727
WestVirginia 15,000 17,492,088 11, 134,250 460,000 8,310,895 37,397,233 2,493
Maryland2 15,900 18,737,040 10,629,425 — 14,407,045 43,773,510 2,753
Texas 15,900 13,906,547 8,364,752 — 4,991,601 27,262,900 1,715
Alabama2 16,000 18,673, 121 4,235,790 — 13,386,744 36,295,655 2,268
Alabama2 16,000 21,206,061 4,843,740 — 9,665,220 35,715,021 2,232
Kentucky 16,000 23,491,600 12,561,500 532,437 22,872,598 59,458, 135 3,716
Pennsylvania2 16,000 20,523,854 8,999,832 90,379 13,703,156 43,317,221 2,707
Pennsylvania2 16,000 16,862,516 5,579,627 90,379 10,668,158 33,200,680 2,075
Alabama2 20,500 18,788,660 3,971,280 — 12,923,728 35,683,668 1,741
WestVirginia 20,500 21,550,959 13,598,002 1,247,068 20,944,571 57,340,600 2,797
Florida 20,500 23, 127,876 8,039,004 23,408 25,865,413 57,055,701 2,783
Florida 20,500 19,867,561 7,815,283 1,000,000 19,400,714 48,083,558 2,346
Florida 20,500 20, 107,212 7,952,281 — 18,205,728 46,265,221 2,257
Georgia 20,500 26,005,620 10,306,934 — 13, 108,356 49,420,910 2,411
Georgia 20,500 19,867,558 7,815,283 900,000 19,555,539 48, 138,380 2,348
Georgia 20,500 20, 107,211 7,952,281 — 18,207,665 46,267,157 2,257
Pennsylvania2 20,500 27,284,153 25,054,227 255,990 25,868,163 78,483,033 3,828
Kentucky2 20,500 20,115,998 7,617,278 10,500 16,348,408 44, 112,684 2,152
Ohio 21,000 25,170,900 13,570,000 660,000 13,517,759 52,939,659 2,521
Virginia 21,830 29,141,500 18,141,416 38,600 20,807,203 68, 128,719 3, 121
NewYork 22,214 27,701,596 12,088,900 — 10,365,535 50,156,031 2,258
Ohio 23,877 28,192,665 462,713 651,514 38,087,974 67,394,866 2,823
Virginia2 25,000 20,453,040 16,487,424 50,810 30,730,483 67,721,757 2,709
Ohio 25,830 40,768,292 11,357,239 435,176 8,839,867 61,400,574 2,377
Maryland2 30,000 27,984,502 22,992,885 135,022 21,838,196 72,950,605 2,432
Pennsylvania 30,000 35,418,722 29,616,585 1,564,870 44,518,976 111, 119,153 3,704
Tennessee 30,000 58,922,000 19,768,600 1,506,640 43,672,032 123,869,272 4, 129
NewJersey 30,500 23,263,556 11,643,208 1,453,278 33,779,973 70, 140,015 2,300
Alabama 32,000 38,662,930 15,041,970 809,900 27,247,590 81,762,390 2,555
Kentucky2 32,000 26,678,500 11,460, 100 28,000 12,740,731 50,907,331 1,591
Kentucky2 32,000 42,338,309 15,402,505 30,500 18, 135, 132 75,906,446 2,372
Louisiana 32,000 36,489,980 13, 100,210 1,267,470 22,677,804 73,535,464 2,298
Louisiana2 32,000 35,975,876 13,677,357 444,888 23,141,747 73,239,868 2,289
Florida 36,400 44,083,859 10,771,176 2,966,680 38,331,166 96,152,881 2,642
Pennsylvania 40,000 39, 121,785 29,368,354 1,929,968 43,957,085 114,377,192 2,859
Louisiana 64,000 80,561,300 33,517,300 2,301,600 36,514,900 152,895, 100 2,389
Alabama 71,000 65,915,515 19,421,902 2,013,500 47,395,069 134,745,986 1,898
WV-Penn.-Ohio 72,645 133,306,605 45,764,725 1,683,538 33,996,608 214,751,476 2,956
Ohio 82,000 105,547,600 52,729,600 7,149,200 60,441,254 225,867,654 2,754
Ohio 114,945 202,901,251 52,982,823 1,944,345 45,151,811 302,980,230 2,636
Texas 121,750 149,729,000 53,896,000 1,753,000 178,444,000 383,822,000 3,153
WestVirginia-Ohio 143,000 131,083,228 74,317,641 3,641,528 133,501,181 342,543,578 2,395
Total, land projects 1,701,613 $2, 126,410,886 $970,777,543 $43,600,408 $1,600,029,434 $4,740,880,271 $2,786
2014-report total,
landprojects 705,604 $866,208,257 $492,928,721 $18,756,851 $667,881,533 $2,045,775,362 $2,899
TOTAL, ALL PROJECTS 1,701,613 $2, 126,410,886 $970,777,543 $43,600,408 $1,600,029,434 $4,740,880,271 $2,786
2014-report total,
allprojects 705,604 $866,208,257 $492,928,721 $18,756,851 $667,881,533 $2,045,775,362 $2,899
1Generally includes surveys, engineering, supervision, interest, administration, freight, taxes, overheads, contingencies, allowances for funds used during construction (AFUDC), and FERC fees.
2Addition. 3Replacement.
Source: US FERC construction-permit applications, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015
Table 5