TABLE 2. Pumping costs and data for irrigation wells, Portales Valley,
Roosevelt County, 2001.
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INPUT DATA
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DEPTH CHARACTERISTICS:
STATIC............ 80
DRAW DOWN......... 20
TOTAL HEAD..... 100
CASING............ 120
GALLONS PER MINUTE (GPM)... 400
WORK HORSEPOWER............ 10
EFFICIENCY FACTOR:
ELECTRICITY.......... 0.430
NATURAL GAS.......... 0.126
LP GAS............... 0.126
DIESEL............... 0.130
FUEL COST PER HOUR:
ELECTRICITY.......... $7.72 CENTS/KwHr
NATURAL GAS.......... $3.71 $/MCF
LP GAS............... $0.98 $/GAL
DIESEL............... $1.40 $/GAL
PUMPING COSTS
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ELECTRIC WELL:
COST PER HOUR.............$ $1.38
COST PER ACRE INCH........$ $1.57
NATURAL GAS WELL:
COST PER HOUR.............$ $0.86
COST PER ACRE INCH........$ $0.97
LP GAS WELL:
COST PER HOUR.............$ $2.20
COST PER ACRE INCH........$ $2.49
DIESEL WELL:
COST PER HOUR.............$ $1.98
COST PER ACRE INCH........$ $2.24
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