How Natural Gas Is Found and Brought to the Surface
In short: How natural gas formed, where it sits in rock, how seismic surveys and wells find and release it, and why flaring of associated gas remains a concern.
A 2:02 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Seismic survey | Description, Methods, & Facts | Britannica”; Springer Nature (Springer, Cham), SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology; chapter by Tarek Al-Arbi Omar Ganat, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, 2020, “Understanding Exploration, Appraisal and Production Stages”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Natural gas explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Springer, Dordrecht (chapter by Ooi Jin Bee, National University of Singapore, in 'The Petroleum Resources of Indonesia', © 1982 Oxford University Press), “Natural Gas”; British Geological Survey (BGS, part of UK Research and Innovation), “Shale gas extraction - British Geological Survey”; World Bank – Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR), “Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)Homepage”; World Bank Group (Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report: July 2025, by Platonova-Oquab, Howells, Weigum and Tyagi; document date 2025-07-31), “Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report : July 2025”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Seismic survey | Description, Methods, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Springer Nature (Springer, Cham), SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology; chapter by Tarek Al-Arbi Omar Ganat, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, 2020 — Understanding Exploration, Appraisal and Production Stages · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Natural gas explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Springer, Dordrecht (chapter by Ooi Jin Bee, National University of Singapore, in 'The Petroleum Resources of Indonesia', © 1982 Oxford University Press) — Natural Gas · View →
- British Geological Survey (BGS, part of UK Research and Innovation) — Shale gas extraction - British Geological Survey · View →
- World Bank – Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR) — Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)Homepage · View →
- World Bank Group (Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report: July 2025, by Platonova-Oquab, Howells, Weigum and Tyagi; document date 2025-07-31) — Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report : July 2025 · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Seismic survey | Description, Methods, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Springer Nature (Springer, Cham), SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology; chapter by Tarek Al-Arbi Omar Ganat: Understanding Exploration, Appraisal and Production Stages
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Natural gas explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Springer, Dordrecht (chapter by Ooi Jin Bee, National University of Singapore, in 'The Petroleum Resources of Indonesia': Natural Gas
- Also: British Geological Survey (BGS, part of UK Research and Innovation): Shale gas extraction - British Geological Survey
- Also: World Bank – Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR): Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)Homepage
- Also: World Bank Group (Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report: July 2025, by Platonova-Oquab, Howells, Weigum and Tyagi; document : Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report : July 2025
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