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Natural Gas in History

he first country that discovered the true power of natural


gas were the Chinese drilled the first natural gas well
known in the year 211 before our era.
In Europe, natural gas was not known until 1659, which
was
discovered by Britain, and began to be marketed in the
1790
In the 19th century natural gas was used almost
exclusively for the
light.
How Natural Gas Formed on Earth
It formed millions of years ago when a series of decomposed
organisms like animals and plants, were buried under mud
and sand, deep inside

Lakes and oceans. To the extent that mud, sand and


sediment, rock layers formed Great depth
The pressure caused by the weight on them layers, plus
the heat of the earth, transformed slowly the organic
material in oil crude and in natural gas, forming what is

known as a site
Natural gas can be found in associated deposits and not
Associates:
ASSOCIATE: It's when in the
deposit appears accompanied by
oil, or natural gas.

Not ASSOCIATED: when it is


accompanied only by
small amounts of others
Hydrocarbons or gases.
¿What is the Natural Gas?

It is a non-renewable fossil natural resource and is used

as a source of energy formed by a mixture of gases light


that is frequently found in deposits of oil, dissolved or
associated with oil or in coal deposits

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