Energy Sector Impacts on Road Infrastructure in Texas: Wind Power, Natural Gas, and Oil Production Driving Traffic

Energy Sector Impacts on Road Infrastructure in Texas: Wind Power, Natural Gas, and Oil Production Driving Traffic

The Lucas Number 1 well blew mud, gas, and oil 200 feet into the air at Spindletop, Texas, on January 10, 1901, and the energy sector became a major contributor to the state's economy. Today, Texas produces approximately 30 percent of the natural gas consumed in the United States and accounts f...

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Veröffentlicht in:TR news 2014-02 (290), p.39-43
Hauptverfasser: Prozzi, Jolanda, Banerjee, Ambarish, GREBENSCHIKOV, SERGEY, Prozzi, Jorge
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The Lucas Number 1 well blew mud, gas, and oil 200 feet into the air at Spindletop, Texas, on January 10, 1901, and the energy sector became a major contributor to the state's economy. Today, Texas produces approximately 30 percent of the natural gas consumed in the United States and accounts for 19 percent of the nations total oil production.
ISSN:0738-6826