| Though it takes just a flick of a switch
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| | pipelines, which are used for natural gas
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| for the consumer to get natural gas,
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| | transmission across states clear across
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| there is a huge amount of
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| | the country and intrastate pipelines,
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| behind-the-scenes activity that is
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| | which are used for natural gas
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| involved from the time natural gas is
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| | transmission within the state. The
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| acquired from underground reserves, then
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| | operational and technical details are the
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| processed and transported to the end
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| | same for inter-state and intra-state
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| user. The whole process involved in
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| | pipelines. • The distribution system,
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| exploring oil and gas deposits is complex
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| | which transports natural gas from gas
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| and full of risks and uncertainty. The
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| | storage facilities to end-users in homes
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| trial-and-error element is huge
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| | and officers.
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| considering oil and natural gas is only
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| | Gas Storage
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| found thousands of feet underground.
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| | Natural gas transmission as well as
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| However recent technological advances
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| | exploration and production are all
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| have increased the success rate of
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| | closely linked to its storage. Gas
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| locating and exploring natural gas
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| | processing as well its transportation,
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| reservoirs and enhanced the efficiency of
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| | exploration and production are all
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| gas transmission with reduced costs.
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| | lengthy processes and sometimes when the
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| Extraction, production and processing of
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| | gas is ready to be used; it is not
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| natural gas
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| | required right away. This ready-to-use
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| Teams of geophysicists and exploration
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| | gas is kept in gas storage facilities,
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| geologists are committed to locating
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| | which are large underground reservoirs,
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| potential underground oil and gas
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| | till it is needed. Natural gas storage is
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| deposits. Then comes the daunting task of
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| | vital in order to maintain a reliable
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| digging deep into the crust of the earth
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| | supply necessary to meet customer
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| to find natural gas deposits that may or
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| | demands.
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| may not really exist. A team of drilling
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| | The three main kinds of underground
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| experts carries out onshore as well as
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| | storage include:
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| offshore drilling using state-of-the art
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| | • Depleted gas reservoirs are most
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| technology and innovative equipment.
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| | widely used because they already have
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| After drilling the well, the commercial
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| | existing wells, pipeline connections and
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| viability of the well has to be
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| | gathering systems in place, which makes
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| established taking into consideration the
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| | them easier to convert into storage
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| quantity of natural gas present and the
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| | facilities. • Natural aquifers are
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| costs of extraction. Natural gas, as it
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| | more suitable when there is a cap rock
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| is found underground exists in
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| | overlaying a water-bearing rock that has
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| association with a variety of different
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| | a sedimentary rock formation. The active
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| gases and compounds as well as with water
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| | water drive present in natural aquifers
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| and oil. This gas needs to be processed
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| | produces an increase in delivery rates.
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| so that what reaches end users is almost
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| | This kind of underground gas storage
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| entirely methane. Gas natural processing
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| | facility requires extra monitoring of
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| is carried out near the well itself to
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| | injection and withdrawal performances as
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| meet the high purity specifications that
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| | compared to depleted gas reservoirs.
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| are required for natural gas transmission
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| | • Salt caverns are more expensive than
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| through the natural gas pipelines.
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| | the other two kinds of underground gas
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| Natural gas transmission
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| | storage facilities. Their injection
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| Natural gas transmission is done through
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| | rating and withdrawal rate is very high
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| an elaborate and highly complex network
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| | because of the active gas capacity. The
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| of pipelines, also known as 'highways'
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| | Gulf Coast states have the highest number
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| of gas and oil transmission. Natural gas
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| | of salt cavern underground storage
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| travels great distances through the
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| | facilities. Thomas H. Lindblom is a
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| pipelines at high pressure.
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| | freelance journalism that is always
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| Gas transmission distribution is
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| | lookig for iteresting topics to write
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| essentially carried out by three major
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| | about. "Gas Transmission - Behind the
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| kinds of pipelines:
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| | Scenes activity" helps us learn about the
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| • The gathering system, which comprise
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| | process of gas transmission, from the
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| of low diameter, low pressure pipelines
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| | moment it is extracted, it's way through
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| that are used in transporting raw natural
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| | gas pipelines, until the moment it is
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| gas from the source well to the
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| | distributed all over the world.
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| processing plant. • The interstate
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