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How Gas is Formed & Produced

How Gas Was Formed

  • Millions of years ago, plants and animals at the bottom of the ocean began to decay
  • As this organic material was heated and subjected to pressure from rock it eventually became methane gas
  • Today, geologists are still locating large reserves of natural gas here in the United States

How We Produce Natural Gas

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  1. Rotary rigs drill through the rock to release the gas
  2. Gas travels through underground pipelines to a cleaning plant where the gas is cleaned of oil, water and other chemical impurities
  3. After processing, the gas is fed into a nationwide system of underground pipes and delivered to GRU for distribution to homes, businesses and industries