December 2019, Vol. 246, No. 12
Features
Associated Gas Contributes to Growth in U.S. Natural Gas Production
By U.S. Energy Information Administration A growing share of U.S. natural gas production is associated-dissolved natural gas, produced from oil wells, which is the result of increased crude oil production from low permeability, tight rock formations – Permian, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Niobrara and Anadarko. (source: U.S. Energy Information Administration) In 2018, associated-dissolved natural gas production in these five major crude oil-producing regions was 12.0 (Bcf/d, or about 37% of total natural gas production in these regions and about 12% of total U.S. natural gas production. Associated-dissolved natural gas, also referred to

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