Williams, Coterra and Dominion team up to deliver certified natural gas
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Williams has reached agreements with Coterra Energy Inc. and Dominion Energy Inc. to deliver certified natural gas from Pennsylvania’s shale fields to Dominion’s Virginia company through 2023, according to Natural Gas Intelligence.
Coterra Energy will produce natural gas from its wellheads that will travel through Williams gathering and transmission operations to Dominion Energy Virginia.
Over the project’s one-year lifespan, it’s expected to avoid an estimated 120,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent when compared to the national average methane emissions for the production, gathering and transmission segments, according to Williams.
The low-carbon natural gas will help supply electricity and natural gas to about seven million customers in 15 states.
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.