The Moving of the Demethanizer Near Enid was the Most Talked About/Shared Story of 2014
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ENID, OK - We covered most everything going on in Enid this last year and there was one event that topped all others. There wasn't even a close second in terms of reach and engagement on social media.
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The interest in the transport of the demethanizer from Oklahoma to Colorado was nothing short of overwhelming. Our numbers were off the charts when it came to visits to our website and views of our video of the object turning onto Carrier Rd.
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The 4:15 video we posted on Facebook reached 117,000 people and has been played just short of 50,000 times. The post about the video was shared just short of 1,300 times, there were 364 likes and 123 comments on that one video alone.
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We had more people following, sharing video and photos and asking us questions than ever before. Look for more stories that you are interested in for 2015!
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NOVEMBER 9 UPDATE - The huge demethanizer did reach its destination in Fort Lupton, Colorado on October 31. Towering cranes were used to lift the object off of the transport. After being fitted with pipes the demethanizer will be lifted into place at the plant.
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OCTOBER 24 UPDATE - The transport reached Liberal, Kansas on Thursday. They spent the night there and are taking Friday off. They will depart Liberal on Saturday, October 25.
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Making the turn onto Carrier Road
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Aerial View from Snow Photography
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Some numbers on the load:
0 Incidents and Accidents
1 Traffic Signal Removed
2 Full time Trailer Operators
4 600 HP Trucks
4 Full time Highway Patrol Escorts
5 Full Time Civilian Escorts
6 month of planning
6 MPH Average Speed so far
8 Railroad crossings
10 Turns Model and Analyzed by Engineers
18 feet Tall and Wide
21 MPH max speed
28 Inches of Vertical Travel on the Trailer
44 trailer axles
60 Total Axles
224 Tires
430 feet Long
5,000 lbs per trailer tire (same load per tire as regular tractor trailer load)
Trailer axles spread load out over 2 lanes wide on bridges.
1,192,000 Lbs of Weight total
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Day 1: 22 Miles
Day 2: 43 Miles
Day 3: 64 Miles
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Day 1 Ave Speed: 3.7 MPH
Day 2 Ave Speed: 6 MPH
Day 3 Ave Speed: 7.8 MPH
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Routed Miles in each state:
OK miles: 420
KS miles: 194
CO miles:298
Total miles: 912
Distance if legal load: 719miles
The America is now the world's largest producer of Natural Gas.
Transporting our Energy Independence.
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(Image shared by Scott Autry)
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A 186-foot long (17 story) demethanizer is being transported from Exterran in Broken Arrow to a gas processing plant in Fort Lupton, Colorado. It is being moved through Oklahoma on a specially designed trailer pulled by two trucks in front and pushed by two trucks in back. A demethanizer is used in extracting hydrocarbon liquids from natural gas.
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The demethanizer left Broken Arrow early Saturday, and reached Enid on Wednesday morning.
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The transport will cross I-35 up by Billings and will go north through Pond Creek before coming back south down 81. It will eventually go north of Enid on Carrier Road and then west on 412 to Woodward.
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The whole set up is 427 feet long and weigh more than 1.1 million pounds. The transport will exit Oklahoma at Liberal, Kansas as it makes its way to Colorado. Weather permitting, the move should take about two weeks.
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