Cheniere to Develop LNG Export Terminal at Corpus Christi
Friday, December 16, 2011
Srikes me as criminal wastage. This vitally important resource is not being “produced;” it is being released or extracted. It is bad enough that huge amounts of this gas, and petroleum, are used to make plastics (landfill stuffers)and fertilizers.
BTW, can any Freeper direct me to scientific publications that explain a process that could result in the production and the locational concentration of deposits of petroleum?
Processing facilities are being built, but you have to have some placce to go with the product.
That Obama fellow is going to pat himself on the back over the extra pipeline capacity, too, right?
Bakken/Three forks production is aimed at producing oil, for those who just tuned in, and the gas is a byproduct of that production.
While the state may only look 'that big' on the map, the wells are on two section (two square mile) spacings, and it'd take a lot of pipe to connect them in, even where multiwell pads and smart siting would reduce the number of lines needed.
Thac, just wondering, unless the well is also producing sellable quantities of liquids, why not just valve it in until the NG is marketable? If I held the Royalties, I’d be giving Producer a dirty look unless I was getting a check for what went past the wellhead.
I would have thought the only reasonable reason for flaring is during initial well cleanout and flow capacity metering.