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By Edwin Thomas; Updated September 29, 2017 Extraction refined-1.1-800x800.jpg" width="320" /> Natural gas extraction begins with drilling a well. These wells are purpose-drilled for natural gas, but because natural gas is often found in the same deposits as petroleum, sometimes natural gas extraction is a side-operation of oil extraction, or is pumped back into the well for future extraction. In a typical operation, the well is drilled, a concrete and metal casing is installed into the hole, and a collection pump is installed above it. Preparation and Transportation After being brought up from its subterranean deposit, the raw natural gas is first transported to a collecting point. Here, pipelines from all adjacent wells bring the raw gas together for pre-processing, which removes water and condensates. Then it is almost always pipelined to a processing plant. If this is not feasible, the gas is pumped into an underground storage facility for future pipelining and us...

By Edwin Thomas; Updated September 29, 2017 Extraction refined-1.1-800x800.jpg" width="320" /> Natural gas extraction begins with drilling a well. These wells are purpose-drilled for natural gas, but because natural gas is often found in the same deposits as petroleum, sometimes natural gas extraction is a side-operation of oil extraction, or is pumped back into the well for future extraction. In a typical operation, the well is drilled, a concrete and metal casing is installed into the hole, and a collection pump is installed above it. Preparation and Transportation After being brought up from its subterranean deposit, the raw natural gas is first transported to a collecting point. Here, pipelines from all adjacent wells bring the raw gas together for pre-processing, which removes water and condensates. Then it is almost always pipelined to a processing plant. If this is not feasible, the gas is pumped into an underground storage facility...

Giant holes are strange natural phenomena that appear around the world. They can be man-made, but when their origins are mysterious, they can be the subject of many legends and scary stories. Check out the most frightening giant holes from around the world. 1.  Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana Photo : s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com Berkeley Pit used to be a copper mine. With a depth of 1,780 feet in depth, 1 mile in length and half a mile in width, over 900 feet are filled with highly acidic water! 2.  The Devil’s Sinkhole, Edwards County, Texas Photo : s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com The Devil's Sinkhole is 50 feet wide, and it leads to a 350-foot deep cave. The cave is the largest home of Mexican free-tailed bats. Visits to the sinkhole are forbidden, but tourists can come to see the giant swarms of bats around it. 3.  Giant Blue Hole, Belize Photo : 3.bp.blogspot.com This giant underwater hole in the ocean is 407 feet deep, and it became famous when Jacques Cousteau mentioned i...

Giant holes are strange natural phenomena that appear around the world. They can be man-made, but when their origins are mysterious, they can be the subject of many legends and scary stories. Check out the most frightening giant holes from around the world. 1.  Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana Photo : s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com Berkeley Pit used to be a copper mine. With a depth of 1,780 feet in depth, 1 mile in length and half a mile in width, over 900 feet are filled with highly acidic water! 2.  The Devil’s Sinkhole, Edwards County, Texas Photo : s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com The Devil's Sinkhole is 50 feet wide, and it leads to a 350-foot deep cave. The cave is the largest home of Mexican free-tailed bats. Visits to the sinkhole are forbidden, but tourists can come to see the giant swarms of bats around it. 3.  Giant Blue Hole, Belize Photo : 3.bp.blogspot.com This giant underwater hole in the ocean is 407 feet deep, and it b...

We can’t feel Earth’s rotation or spin because we’re all moving with it, at the same constant speed. Image via  NASA.gov Earth spins on its axis once in every 24-hour day. At Earth’s equator, the speed of Earth’s spin is about 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kph). The day-night has carried you around in a grand circle under the stars every day of your life, and yet you don’t feel Earth spinning. Why not? It’s because you and everything else – including Earth’s oceans and atmosphere – are spinning along with the Earth at the same constant speed. It’s only if Earth stopped spinning, suddenly, that we’d feel it. Then it would be a feeling similar to riding along in a fast car, and having someone slam on the brakes! Think about riding in a car or flying in a plane. As long as the ride is going smoothly, you can almost convince yourself you’re not moving. A jumbo jet flies at about 500 miles per hour (about 800 km per hour), or about half as fast as the Earth spins at its equator. But, whil...

We can’t feel Earth’s rotation or spin because we’re all moving with it, at the same constant speed. Image via  NASA.gov Earth spins on its axis once in every 24-hour day. At Earth’s equator, the speed of Earth’s spin is about 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kph). The day-night has carried you around in a grand circle under the stars every day of your life, and yet you don’t feel Earth spinning. Why not? It’s because you and everything else – including Earth’s oceans and atmosphere – are spinning along with the Earth at the same constant speed. It’s only if Earth stopped spinning, suddenly, that we’d feel it. Then it would be a feeling similar to riding along in a fast car, and having someone slam on the brakes! Think about riding in a car or flying in a plane. As long as the ride is going smoothly, you can almost convince yourself you’re not moving. A jumbo jet flies at about 500 miles per hour (about 800 km per hour), or about half as fast as the Earth spins at it...

 By Benji, Content Manager, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 9:24 AM EDT One of the most fascinating aspects of a diamond is the amount of time it took to form. These specimens were on earth’s surface long before we were, and were beneath it for even longer. Just how long does it take for a diamond to form, and what type of environment is needed for this to happen? Here is a quick look at how diamonds are formed and how long it takes for them to come to be. Marking up the rough stones The Natural Diamond Process In order to understand how a diamond is made; we must differentiate between a completely natural diamond and any of its many impostors. Strictly speaking about genuine diamonds, the process begins with the presence of carbon atoms within sections of the earth’s mantle. That is miles upon miles between the earth’s surface. Due to the immense pressure that is present in this part of the earth, as well as the extreme temperatures, a diamond gradually begins to form. The entire proces...

 By Benji, Content Manager, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 9:24 AM EDT One of the most fascinating aspects of a diamond is the amount of time it took to form. These specimens were on earth’s surface long before we were, and were beneath it for even longer. Just how long does it take for a diamond to form, and what type of environment is needed for this to happen? Here is a quick look at how diamonds are formed and how long it takes for them to come to be. Marking up the rough stones The Natural Diamond Process In order to understand how a diamond is made; we must differentiate between a completely natural diamond and any of its many impostors. Strictly speaking about genuine diamonds, the process begins with the presence of carbon atoms within sections of the earth’s mantle. That is miles upon miles between the earth’s surface. Due to the immense pressure that is present in this part of the earth, as well as the extreme temperatures, a diamond gradually begins to form. ...