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Q: How is oil and natural gas extracted from the ground?
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Is oil a type of gas?

No, oil is a liquid fossil fuel extracted from the ground, while gas typically refers to natural gas or gasoline, which are gaseous or liquid fuels derived from oil or natural gas.


Is natural gas found by drilling in the ground?

The process of natural gas is simple and similar to that of oil. Gas is extracted from the earth or the oceans by drilling from a well and then moved by pipeline or boats to a cleaning and processing plant and then to a gas grid or storage facility.


What is difference between barnett shale gas and propane and crude oil?

The "Barnett Shale" is a particular shale formation found in central North Texas, and Southern Ok, that can produce natural gas. The natural gas is the same gas found in any other formation only extracted a little differently. Propane would be refined from natural gas, with no regard as to where it came from. Crude oil, meaning oil extracted directly from the ground in it's natural state, is unrefined and can be full of impurities, water, etc., thus crude.


Is there gas underground?

There is natural oil in the ground, this is what is used to produce gas


How where coal and oil made?

Most coal and oil are natural and is extracted from the earth. Most coal and oil are natural and is extracted from the earth.


Where can you find fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas generally need to be extracted from the earth. Mining and well drilling (depending on the substance) are the two main methods for accomplishing this.


Is natural gas mined?

Yes, natural gas is found under the ground, often in the same places that oil is discovered.


Where can you get petroleum?

If you mean purchase, then from any local gas station (Shell) . If you mean where it is obtained from, it is a form of oil which is extracted from the ground.


What kind of natural resouce is gas?

Gas is refined oil which is petroleum. LNG is natural and comes out of the ground that way and is also petroleum.


How is gas extracted?

It is drilled for and comes up the drill hole (which is lined) as ground water displaces it from the interstitial spaces in the gas/oil field reservoir rocks.


Are there any difficulties in harvesting natural gas?

Yes they are, but because i am not an engineer i can't list them here :P but i can list the benefit which is the fact that natural gas is less environment affecting than oil. Big Oil islands (these island in the water where oil derricks are on i forgot the name) are just flaming the gas extracted with the oil.


Does gas come from natural gas?

If your referring to "gas" as gasoline, then no gasoline does not come from natural gas. Gasoline is a derivative of crude oil. Its is extracted by the refining process along with many other petroleum based products such as diesel , kerosene ect.