[American Constitutionalist]

I am aware that you would need a huge infrastructure with power lines, huge gas industral generators, but ? it's a shame to just burn that gas into the air and not use it for some purpose.
Instead use that flaring gas to run generators and make avalible to small towns near by electric.
Yes, I know the cost and major understaking it would be to bring that electric to small towns, or even oil rigs, the cost would out weigh the benefits.

Still, it's a shame to just burn it into the air.

Has any of those natural gas companies who flare that gas into the air thought about piping it to some huge gas turbine generator to produce electical power either to the gas & oil rigs or some small town near by ?

[TexasFreeper2009]

sure, if you pay for the pipeline :)

and I am 100% sure they will gladly use it to ship the gas to where it is needed, for a reasonable charge.

the problem is the lack of infrastructure, and the high cost of alternative methods of shipment.

[okie01]

Still, it's a shame to just burn it into the air.

What else would you propose doing with it, if it isn't economical to bring to market and sell?

A separate pipeline system is necessary to collect and distribute natural gas production from an oil well. If the gas production is insufficient to warrant the construction of the infrastructure, it's going to get flared off at the wellhead.

Note that when the situation is reversed -- when a gas well is also producing some liquids -- the liquids are captured at the wellhead and stored in tanks at that location. Then trucks run regular routes to pick up the liquids. In this case, the required infrastructure is economical, so the by-product is collected and marketed.