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