| The most common and conventional places where | | | | role in the economy of the US. Kinder Morgan |
| natural gas is produced is in gas and | | | | Interstate Gas Transmission is one of these |
| oilfields. There are non-conventional sources | | | | companies. The activities of KMIGT consist of |
| also, such as coalfields. However, the | | | | processing, exchange, transportation and |
| estimation is that conventional sources | | | | storage of natural gas. The states in which |
| produce about 94% of the existing natural | | | | this company performs one or more operations |
| gas. Two thirds of the production is | | | | are Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and |
| accounted to gas wells and the rest of the | | | | Wyoming. |
| production comes from oil wells. | | | | |
| | | | Kinder Morgan Trailblaizer Pipeline Company, |
| The estimation of the total output of the | | | | a subsidiary of KMIGT, owns Kinder Morgan |
| world reaches about 95 trillion cubic feet of | | | | Pipeline. This pipeline system is 436 miles |
| gas, which is supposed to last for more than | | | | long and starts from Colorado, crosses |
| 60 years. Due to the common places where we | | | | through Southeastern Wyoming to Beatrice. The |
| can find gas sources, the countries that have | | | | Kinder Morgan Pipeline provides natural gas |
| the greatest natural gas resources are also | | | | from Rocky Mountain for the markets that seek |
| the ones with the most significant oilfields. | | | | natural gas in the Midwest and on the East |
| Iran, Russia and other Mid-eastern countries | | | | Coast. |
| have the largest fields, but natural gas | | | | |
| sources are also existent in countries that | | | | A useful tool for someone involved in |
| are oil-deficient like Australia, Argentina | | | | drilling gas, exploration of gas, or anything |
| and Mexico. The US accounts for about 20% of | | | | related to gas production is a map. This will |
| the production. | | | | offer tremendous help in understanding |
| | | | utilization within the nation's interstate |
| Natural gas companies produce gas from inland | | | | pipeline system. You can find a map book that |
| and offshore wells. The production of natural | | | | contains all the interstate pipelines in the |
| gas in the US is concentrated in the lower 48 | | | | US, including the Kinder Morgan Pipeline, |
| states. The largest producer of gas is Texas, | | | | here, on The first of its kind, this |
| and the largest producing field is the San | | | | portable guide offers detailed and accurate |
| Juan Basin. The total number of wells in the | | | | maps. |
| US is about 393 thousand. Texas has the | | | | |
| greatest number of wells, approximately 68 | | | | Other aspects this guide help you understand |
| thousand, but Missouri, Arizona, Nevada and | | | | major receipts and delivery points, flow |
| Maryland include a rather negligible number | | | | directions on mainlines, system capacity and |
| of wells. | | | | utilization. It also explains the |
| | | | transportation pricing breaks across the |
| Natural gas companies have enhanced their | | | | labeled pricing zones. For someone who works |
| production through new drilling technologies | | | | with or for natural gas companies, features |
| and the estimation of the extraction losses | | | | of this guide that may be useful are the |
| now reaches 3 percent of the production. | | | | total capacity, owners, operators and the |
| Hampering of the production can occur due to | | | | total amount of miles of pipeline, the |
| weather conditions. Hurricanes are the most | | | | numbers of compressors and the horsepower of |
| feared, because they can stop production in | | | | each, and others. |
| offshore fields and lead to the destruction | | | | |
| of the transmission pipelines. One | | | | Natural gas companies provide 25 percent of |
| unfortunate incident occurred due to the | | | | the total energy in the US. Kinder Morgan |
| hurricane Katrina, which disrupted the supply | | | | Pipeline is one of the most important |
| of natural gas. | | | | components of the interstate pipeline system |
| | | | in US today. |
| Natural gas companies play a very important | | | | |