THE NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE FORMATION Like oil, natural is a product of decomposed organic matter, usually from ancient marine microorganisms left on the bottom of bodies of waters mixed with mud, silt, and sand on the sea floor, gradually becoming buried over time. Since it is sealed off in an oxygen-free environment and exposed to increasing amounts of heat and pressure, the organic matters undergo a thermal breakdown process that converts it into hydrocarbons. The lightest of these hydrocarbons
How natural is Natural Gas? Natural gas extraction and consumption has risen over the past thirty years. Also known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking, a tremendous amount of uproar is being made in the environmental and political communities. Natural gas use is a great source of energy worldwide, only in America have we had a gold rush affect when it comes to extraction. Natural gas provides less dependence on foreign oil, less need for coal plants, and a more affordable energy source worldwide
an important role in every country’s economy. Natural gas is the cheapest fuel, relatively cleaner, lower in density as compare to the other fuels, easier to transport and versatile in nature, makes it more attractive for the consumers. Natural gas market will be dominating the world’s economy and politics in the future. According to the world’s energy statistical figures, the current gas reserves in the world is …….. The discoveries of Natural gas in specific areas of the world, high capital intensives
activities: Supply of natural gas: NiSource is one of the biggest natural gas distribution companies in the USA. Company is not responsible for the production of natural gas, but rather purchases fossil fuel at the source and transmits supply thru its pipelines to industries and local costumers. Natural gas can be transported to distribution facilities in two ways: underground gas pipelines or shipped by the sea in LNG tankers. In nature during the extraction, natural gas exists as a gas, which needs to
separate front page; Natural gas consists of gases existing in layers of sediment in either liquefied or gaseous form. It is a common non-renewable resource used for industrial, residential and commercial purposes. In particular, it is an important energy source for heating buildings, providing power to industry and as fuel for vehicles as well as for generating electricity The natural gas market, however, is in an upturn as recent figures demonstrate – contracted demand higher gas prices. The relationship
Politics of Natural Gas Production In 2010, roughly 25 percent of the nation’s energy came from natural gas, a “fossil fuel” which American consumers and businesses heavily depend on for transport, light, and heat (Squire 6). As the U.S. population increases, so do the country’s energy needs. Political debate over how the U.S. can meet those needs has slowly simmered for several decades, escalating exponentially when the energy supply grows short. Disputes over just how clean natural gas is, as opposed
vs. Natural Gas as a Fuel Choice Natural gas and coal – there are many ongoing debates about the sustainability of the two for future fuel sources. Coal mining has had a negative connotation for many years. Many people have worked their entire lives in the coal mining industry - only to end up in debt and be diagnosed with black lung. With natural gas, there is concern over having enough supply, or are the switching costs from coal to natural gas power plants or from gasoline to natural gas fueled
my interest during the Socratic seminar was the effects of natural gas on our environment. Although there was the reasoning behind it to support how the change to natural gas can come with a large paycheck out of your pocket, the end result can greatly affect our economy in a positive way. This conclusion was drawn by reading through multiple articles on the topic of natural gas and how what a community can do to make the change to natural gases. Upon my reviewing my sources I noticed a connection
Natural gas occurs in fine pores of some rocks. Depth, at which natural gas is located, varies from 1000 meters to several kilometers. Gas is extracted from the subsurface using specially drilled wells called producing or operating wells. In fact, there are many types of wells , and they are used not only for extraction, but also for studying the geological structure of the subsurface, prospecting for new fields, supporting operation, etc. The oil and gas extraction industry can be classified into
Natural Gas and the Future of Energy Until recently natural gas was considered the dirty brother of oil. Natural gas was often stranded and left undeveloped, often wasting it. Oftentimes natural gas was considered ‘unusable’ and ‘worthless’ compared to oil. But now that the oil is running out a new light is being shown on natural gas. Today natural gas is very much in favor as a clean fossil fuel, especially for electricity generation in industrialized countries. “Global proven
Introduction: Environmental and socioeconomic debate over an alternative method of extracting natural gas thousands of feet below the surface using horizontal drilling and hydraulic “fracking” has risen in last twenty years. Fracking is the technique of drilling deep wells under high pressure with sand, water and a variety of chemicals to crack open rocks to release natural gas (hydrogen carbons) and oil from shale or coal bed methane deposits. Townships in Colorado like Lafayette and Fort Collins
Oil and Natural Gas Production Oil and natural gas production has been exponentially multiplying since 2008, making the United States independent from foreign energy. This is important for the United States economy because in the last century a significant amount of GDP has gone to the importation of Oil and gas, doing so we have become victims of the rise and fall of the volatile prices set by OPEC, driving the United States to economic crisis, as it happened in the 1973 oil crisis where oil
of us readily agree that the United States should become more independent by using natural gas that is already here on our land. Where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of the consequences drilling for natural gas brings. Whereas some are convinced drilling is safe, others maintain that it is actually in fact dangerous. Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking", the terms for drilling for natural gas, is dangerous to our public health and to the environment because of the water contamination
Natural gas is not a renewable resource, since there is a fixed amount of it trapped in the Earth. However, many people think that there is a small amount of natural gas and that we may use it all up. This is not true. There was said to be a gas shortage in the 1970’s so prices of oil skyrocketed from three dollars a barrel to twelve dollars a barrel. In reality, this was an excuse prompted by the government's lack of faith in the industry's ability to discover and develop new reserves, and not by
The process of Hydraulic Fracturing is a process that 90% of natural gas wells in the United States use to extract gas from the ground. The first step in fracturing is digging anywhere straight into the ground Fractures are created by pumping large amounts of fluids at high pressure down a wellbore and into the rock formation. Hydraulic fracturing fluid commonly consists of water, proppant and chemical additives that open and enlarge fractures within the rock formation. These fractures can extend
Is compressed natural gas the most effective way to fuel busses and cars? Dana Jackway Recent studies have proven that compressed natural gas is the safest, most efficient way of fueling busses. CNG has low particle emissions because of its low carbon to hydrogen ratio, which also results in the production of less carbon dioxide. Compressed Natural gas is an alternative to gasoline and diesel. CNG is produced by compressing natural gas to less that 1 percent of its volume and pressure. It is formed
in natural gas is methane. Millions of years ago, decaying remains of plants and animals piled up into thick layers. This stuff is called organic material (it was once alive). Over time, the sand/silt changed to rock, covered the organic material, and trapped it beneath the rock. Press/heat changed some of it to coal, oil, and natural gas; tiny little bubbles of odorless gas. Geologists, study the structure and processes of the Earth. They locate the types of rock that might contain gas and
Gasland is a documentary about a man who is offered money to sell his land for natural gas drilling companies and finds out that people are having problems where natural gas drilling companies are in place. In his journey, he finds out that people are having problems with their water supply, sometimes even far as to be enough to burn. After taking samples from the water, he finds out that it contains toxic chemicals. A proof came out when several fishes, birds and rabbits were found dead around the
The Oil and Natural Gas Industry’s Effect on Oklahoma Oklahoma's oil and natural gas industry is giving us unstoppable progress for energy solutions, but the other parts of the nation are still searching for theirs. While providing jobs for the thousands of people who live in Oklahoma, the oil and natural gas industry not only donates to America's petroleum production, but it also produces millions of dollars for our state’s economy, schools, and roads. Making new headways in our industry every
this paper include: coal and its impact on the environment, natural gas and its impact on the environment, and basic economics. Specifically, this paper seeks answers to the following questions: • What is coal? • What are the environmental impacts of coal? • What is shale natural gas? • What are the environmental impacts of natural gas? • How does coal vs natural gas stack up???? Or why is nat gas better? ? • How does the price of natural gas promote its economic viability to the United States and the