How Is Natural Gas Mined?
Introduction Natural gas has slowly gained speed in its popularity over other household energy sources such as oil or electricity. This is largely due to the number of natural gas lines being built to power many of the newer residential developments, as well as many of the preexisting neighborhoods. Natural gas has many benefits, with the most beneficial being how clean it burns, even though its mining process is similar to other fossil fuels that are not as clean. Where it Comes From Natural gas can come from exclusive deposits of natural gas, or it is also often present wherever there are natural deposits of oil. However, mines that contain only natural gas are much more beneficial as they tend to have a longer lasting supply of the product. Types of Gas Deposits Natural gas is mined much in the same way that oil is. First a large piece of drilling equipment is used to drill through the soil and rocks to reach the natural gas deposit. According to the Natural Gas Website, there are t
