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Enterprise-Marathon Projects
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Location: Parachute, Colorado
Owner: EPCO Holdings, Inc.
Engineer: Alliance Wood Group Engineering, L.P.
Contract Value: Confidential at owner’s request
Contract Type: Negotiated


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Project Highlights
  • 491 LF of horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
  • Very limited access points to the ROW
  • Winter work at 8,500 feet elevation
  • 55 percent of project in raptor nesting/breeding areas limits access to site
  • Launcher and Receiver facility construction
  • Multiple road crossings in a very active gas production field

Project Details

This fast-track project included installation of high-pressure, natural gas pipeline through high elevation terrain in areas that routinely receive 4 to 8 feet of snow during the winter months. Specialized snow removal equipment was used. Average daily temperatures ranged from -20 to +40 degrees Fahrenheit during the construction period. This project included: 3.7 miles of 20-inch pipe; 5.5 miles of 16-inch pipe; 2.6 miles of 10-inch pipe; and 3500 LF of 3-inch pipe. The HDD work crossed under the West Fork of Parachute Creek. Most challenging was completing by March 1 all work designated for the raptor breeding areas. Precautions such as snow removal and heating equipment during non-working hours were used to maintain the schedule. Work was suspended in April 2009 and then completed in August-October 2009.

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