Ports To Plains - About Us

State Energy Profiles

Ten of the Nation’s 100 largest natural gas fields and three of its 100 largest oil fields are found in Colorado.
Colorado is responsible for more than one-fourth of all coalbed methane produced in the United States. Coalbed methane output accounts for about one-half of Colorado’s natural gas production.
The Rockies Express Pipeline, which began service in May 2008, helps move Colorado's rapidly increasing natural gas production to markets in the Midwest.
Colorado's oil shale deposits hold an estimated 1 trillion barrels of oil — nearly as much oil as the entire world's proven oil reserves. However, oil production from those deposits remains speculative.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=CO
Last updated in October 2009.

Kansas ranks among the top 10 States in crude oil production.
The Anadarko Shelf in southwestern Kansas contains the Hugoton Gas Area, one of the top producing natural gas fields in the United States.
The Mid-Continent Center, located in Wichita, is a key natural gas supply hub that merges production from several States in the region before piping it east toward major consumption markets.
Natural gas production from coalbed methane is rapidly expanding in the Cherokee Platform, where reserves have become economically recoverable.
Kansas ranks among the top ten wind-producing States in the Nation.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=KS
Last updated in October 2009.

Montana accounts for about 4 percent of total U.S. coal production and delivers coal to markets in more than 15 States.
The Williston Basin covers eastern Montana (as well as western North Dakota) and contains three of the Nation’s 100 largest oil fields, two of which are in Montana.
Montana is a major hydroelectric power producer.
Six of Montana's 10 largest generating plants run on hydroelectric power.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=MT
Last updated in October 2009.

New Mexico is a leading U.S. producer of crude oil and natural gas.
New Mexico natural gas production accounts for close to one-tenth of the U.S. total.
The San Juan Basin located in New Mexico and Colorado contains the Nation’s largest field of proved natural gas reserves.
New Mexico rivals Colorado and Wyoming as the Nation’s top coalbed methane producer, and approximately one-third of all natural gas produced in New Mexico is coalbed methane.
The Blanco Hub, located in the San Juan Basin, is a major transportation point for Rocky Mountain natural gas supplies heading to West Coast markets.
New Mexico’s Permian Basin holds three of the 100 largest oil fields in the United States.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=NM
Last updated in October 2009.

Nebraska is among the Nation’s top producers of corn-based ethanol.
Nebraska is one of the few States that allow the use of conventional motor gasoline statewide.
Most of Nebraska’s small oil reserves are located in the western half of the State.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=NE
Last updated in October 2009.

North Dakota accounts for about 2 percent of total U.S. crude oil production.
Due partly to high heating demand in winter, North Dakota’s per capita energy consumption is among the highest in the Nation.
Nearly all of the electricity generated in North Dakota is produced by coal-fired power plants.
North Dakota is one of the few States that allow the statewide use of conventional motor gasoline.
North Dakota is a substantial producer of wind energy and leads the Nation in potential wind power capacity.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=ND
Last updated in October 2009.

Oklahoma is one of the top natural gas-producing States in the Nation.
More than a dozen of the 100 largest natural gas fields in the country are found in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has five petroleum refineries with a combined capacity of roughly 3 percent of the total U.S. distillation capacity.
Cushing, Oklahoma, is the designated delivery point for NYMEX crude oil futures contracts.
The Oklahoma State Legislature created the Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells in 1992 to keep State production decline to a minimum.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=OK
Last updated in October 2009.

South Dakota is among the Nation’s leading producers of ethanol.
South Dakota consumes more electricity generated from hydroelectric power than from any other source.
South Dakota has high geothermal and wind power potential.
South Dakota is one of the few States that allow the statewide use of conventional motor gasoline.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=SD
Last updated in October 2009.

Texas is the leading crude oil-producing State in the Nation (excluding Federal offshore areas, which produce more than any single State).
The State’s signature type of crude oil, known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), remains the major benchmark of crude oil in the Americas.
Texas’s 27 petroleum refineries can process more than 4.7 million barrels of crude oil per day, and they account for more than one-fourth of total U.S. refining capacity.
Approximately three-tenths of total U.S. natural gas production occurs in Texas, making it the Nation’s leading natural gas producer.
Texas also leads the Nation in wind-powered generation capacity; there are over 2,000 wind turbines in West Texas alone.
Texas produces and consumes more electricity than any other State, and per capita residential use is significantly higher than the national average.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=TX
Last updated in October 2009.

The Powder River Basin, most of which lies in northeastern Wyoming, is the largest coal-producing region in the Nation, accounting for approximately 40 percent of all coal mined in the United States.
More than 30 States receive coal from Wyoming, and several Midwestern and Southern States are highly or entirely dependent on Wyoming’s coal supply.
Wyoming is one of the top natural gas-producing States in the Nation.
Wyoming produces a substantial amount of wind-generated electricity and the Southern Wyoming Corridor is one of the most favorable locations for wind power development in the Nation.
The Governors of four Western States are pursuing a 1,300-mile high-capacity power line that would allow Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain States to transmit as much as 12 thousand megawatts of electricity to California.
Link to Resource Map: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=WY
Last updated in October 2009.