TABLE 2. Pumping costs and data for irrigation wells, Cotton City-Animas area, Hidalgo County, 2001.
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INPUT DATA
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                                    DEPTH CHARACTERISTICS:
                                             STATIC............     150
                                             DRAW DOWN.........      50
                                                TOTAL HEAD.....     200
                                             CASING............     300
GALLONS PER MINUTE (GPM)...     700
WORK HORSEPOWER............      35
 

EFFICIENCY FACTOR:
      ELECTRICITY..........   0.540
      NATURAL GAS..........   0.154
      LP GAS...............   0.154
      DIESEL...............   0.160
 

FUEL COST PER UNIT:
      ELECTRICITY..........    9.20   CENTS/KwHr
      NATURAL GAS..........   $3.71   $/MCF
      LP GAS...............   $0.92   $/GAL
      DIESEL...............   $1.40   $/GAL
 

FUEL PUMPING COSTS:
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ELECTRIC WELL:
         COST PER HOUR.............$   $4.53
         COST PER ACRE INCH........$   $2.93
 

NATURAL GAS WELL:
         COST PER HOUR.............$   $2.41
         COST PER ACRE INCH........$   $1.56
 

LP GAS WELL:
         COST PER HOUR.............$   $5.88
         COST PER ACRE INCH........$   $3.80
 

DIESEL WELL:
         COST PER HOUR.............$   $5.59
         COST PER ACRE INCH........$   $3.61
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