https://ndpipelines.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/nd-rail-facilities-july-2017.pdf
this is a BNSF presentation, but gives you an idea of the sort of infrastructure that can be achieved in a relatively short time. Rail costs more for shipping, but has greater versatility destination wise. Pipelines are the way to go, but augmenting that takeaway capability in the long run, rail allows more flexibility.
https://www.dmr.nd.gov/pipeline/assets/Video/03022011/NDPA%20Rail%20Webinar%20Slides%202-28-2011.pdf
In the long run, most oil-on-rail projects won't be price competitive for a long run of oil production.
The Permian Oil And Natural Gas "Growth Wall" Is Short-Sighted
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2018/04/19/the-permian-basin-needs-more-oil-and-natural-gas-pipelines/#7bfab4daaa5a...The pipeline problem in the Permian has allowed trains to compensate. Once production exceeds capacity, 400,000-500,000 b/d of crude will have to move out of the Permian by rail and potentially truck over the next few years, or until more pipelines can start commercial service.
At $6-8 per barrel, shipping crude by rail from the Permian to the Gulf Coast can be double or triple the cost of moving it by pipeline, with trucking double or triple the price of rail. Truck and rail, however, do offer a key benefit by adding destination flexibility and less exposure to more rigid long-term contracts. But the anti-pipeline movement should know that, not just cheaper, pipelines are 4.5 times safer than rail and more of them will help reduce gas flaring....
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@IsailedawayfromFR Operators Race to Build Pipelines as Permian Nears Takeaway Capacity
https://pgjonline.com/magazine/2018/march-2018-vol-245-no-3/features/operators-race-to-build-pipelines-as-permian-nears-takeaway-capacityMarch 2018
...Increasing constraints and projected output have triggered a race to build or expand pipelines to deliver Permian crude to Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals. At least 2.4 MMbpd of potential new Permian oil pipeline capacity has been proposed by a half-dozen operators, and those who have progressed to open season have reported strong customer interest.
“The extent to which this pipeline congestion materializes will depend on how much production increases, and anybody who makes those production forecasts is making guesses based on drilling rates and the expected productivity of new wells. But it’s a very strong signal that we’ve got this sudden batch of new pipelines coming to market,†said Sandy Fielden, director of Oil and Products Research for Morningstar Commodities Research.
“The only reason these midstream companies are doing that is because of an expectation that there’s going to be a significant increase in production,†Fielden said. “Exactly when that congestion occurs is obviously the big question, but our expectation is that demand will surpass capacity around the second quarter of this year.â€...
And just in time for the new steel tariffs...