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Once a gas well is completed, equipment is installed to meter the flow of gas. Engineers then monitor the flow rate and the pressure to...
The term gas reserves may be used in different ways. Most commonly, it is used to mean proved reserves of natural gas. Proved reserves...
Natural gas accumulates in reservoirs that are typically found between 3,000 and 25,000 feet below the earth’s surface. Gas may be found...
Natural gas resources are quantities of natural gas, discovered or undiscovered, that can reasonably be expected to exist in subsurface...
Gas Scheduling provides the link between customer demand and Gas Control’s operation of the system. It is the role of Gas Scheduling to...
Natural gas is stored for multiple reasons: Demand and pricing for gas vary over time (from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and...
A gas supply agreement between a buyer and seller contains a number of standard terms. Of course, a full agreement would contain...
Gas reserves are located in areas called gas supply regions which contain one or more gas supply basins. Basins are large-scale geologic...
The transmission system is responsible for moving large quantities of gas over long distances (often from supply basins to consuming...
The gas-to liquids process (GTL) takes hydrocarbons such as methane-rich natural gas and converts them into longer-chain hydrocarbons...
Gasification is a process that creates a gaseous fuel that then is used to fuel a power plant. Here's how this works. Biomass is gasified...
One of the most important regulatory proceedings for a utility is the general rate case or GRC. It is in this proceeding that rates and...
Methane, the primary component of natural gas and a greenhouse gas (GHG), is released into the atmosphere during production and through...
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases (GHGs). The trapping of heat is called the greenhouse effect. A...
Heating value describes the energy content of a specific volume of natural gas. This is important for design of gas-consuming equipment...
Hedging is a risk management strategy designed to offset potential losses. The reduction in risk has a cost, which may be paid upfront,...
Henry Hub, located in Erath, Louisiana, interconnects multiple natural gas pipelines, meaning that gas can be transferred from one...
Hubs (also called market centers) are common places for market participants to trade gas or electricity. Hubs are used for physical...
Human performance is the practice of proactively preventing unwanted outcomes triggered by human error. According to the North American...
The process of hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) has been used extensively to allow gas to be produced from previously...
