The Unconventional Gas Industry

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Unconventional gas is something that this world is depending on more and more every day.

But what is it exactly? This is a question that is simple, yet difficult to explain. For years, we have relied on conventional natural gas deposits to mine. These are what would be considered the easiest, and most economical, to extract from.

Unconventional gas then would be those deposits which are not as easy or economical to mine. While that seems simple enough, the explanation doesn’t end there. As technologies improve, and new processes evolve to mine these gases, what is considered unconventional today may be considered the conventional gas of tomorrow, and some others may take their place in the unconventional sector.

In the past few decades, laws and regulations have changed, allowing places like the Anadarko basin in Western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle to become conventional. The Natural Gas Policy Act helped a lot. Now these places are considered conventional gas places.

Companies were given incentives to explore and come up with new technology to harvest unconventional gas in these areas. As this technology was developed the prices were driven down. So that today it is much easier to harvest in these areas.

What Is Unconventional Gas?

1 – Coalbed Methane: Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed underground. They generally run in seams, and it is in these seams where methane gas builds up. While this poses a safety threat to miners, it can now be extracted and serves as a popular form of unconventional gas.

2 – Deep natural gas is extracted from far below the earth’s surface. It is much harder to drill for because it is usually 15,000 ft below the surface, although new technology has made it possible. Drilling for conventional gas is still easier and less expensive.

3 – When clay is compressed very quickly a natural gas is formed, and deposited into porous materials like salt and sand. This is called geopressurized zones. The zones can be located anywhere for 10,000 ft 25,000 ft down deep under the earth’s surface.

4 – Shale Gas is formed from shallow seas years before. This soft rock will not disintegrate over time when it gets wet. A gas is formed when a small piece of this rock is trapped between two bigger pieces. This is still an unconventional gas and it difficult and more expensive to extract.

5 – Methane Hydrates: This type of unconventional gas is still in its infancy, as it is the most recent to have been discovered. In simplest terms, methane molecules are caged within frozen water. It is thought that this gas may contain more organic carbon than unconventional gas, coal, and oil combined.

Reference: “Unconventional Natural Gas Resources”. NaturalGas.org. June 9, 2010

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