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Natural gas deposits

Natural gas is found enclosed in the fine pores of the red Permian sandstone, and therefore not in large pockets or bells. The rock formation is under a high pressure of 350 bars and a temperature of 130°C. The natural gas was formed in the Carboniferous Period, but rose to the Permian formation over the years. It contains approximately 90% methane (CH4), which is also called marsh gas or mine gas, depending upon where it is found.

  • Ingredients

    The other 10% of the natural gas consists of volatile hydrocarbons, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and traces of inert gasses. Due to this composition, just about all of the natural gas burns up into water and carbon dioxide, as opposed to benzine or fuel oil. Natural gas is formed from the fermentation of cellulose (the building materials for wood) by bacteria in flooded forests and marshy regions. Oil, on the other hand, is formed primarily from decayed algae crushed together by the sinking sea bottom. Based upon small differences in the composition of the natural gas, the gas field from which the gas originated can be traced.

  • Ingredients

    The other 10% of the natural gas consists of volatile hydrocarbons, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and traces of inert gasses. Due to this composition, just about all of the natural gas burns up into water and carbon dioxide, as opposed to benzine or fuel oil. Natural gas is formed from the fermentation of cellulose (the building materials for wood) by bacteria in flooded forests and marshy regions. Oil, on the other hand, is formed primarily from decayed algae crushed together by the sinking sea bottom. Based upon small differences in the composition of the natural gas, the gas field from which the gas originated can be traced.