Truck Traffic

ABCAlliance has also written previously about the risk of trucks, trains and traffic near Argyle Intermediate School. Here is an estimate of truck traffic to expect from these two sites, based on more thorough study of impacts conducted in New York, where operators are drilling the Marcellus Shale.

Drill Pad and Road Construction Equipment
10 – 45 truckloads
Drilling Rig
60 truckloads
Drilling Fluid and Materials
200 – 400 truckloads
Drilling Equipment (casing, drill pipe, etc.)
200 – 400 truckloads
Completion Rig
30 truckloads
Completion Fluid and Materials
80 – 160 truckloads
Completion Equipment – (pipe, wellhead)
10 truckloads
Hydraulic Fracture Equipment (pump trucks, tanks)
300 – 400 truckloads
Hydraulic Fracture Water
3,200 – 4,800 truckloads
Hydraulic Fracture Sand
160 – 200 truckloads
Flow Back Water Removal
1,600 – 2,400 truckloads

Total: 8,900 truckloads for one pad, or about 1,112 truckloads per well

FYI. School officials distributed the following telephone information for Hillwood through Wingspan in May. “Should anyone have any questions please feel free to contact one of the following Hillwood representatives: Jim Kramer – 817-201-2360; Johnie Daniels – 817-454-3000;
Tad LeBlanc – 832-418-2295.”