{"id":1559,"date":"2023-01-12T21:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vermilionenerg.wpengine.com\/nl\/?page_id=1559"},"modified":"2023-01-18T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:49:09","slug":"gas-extraction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vermilionenergy.com\/nl\/frequently-asked-questions\/gas-extraction\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Gas Extraction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1559\" class=\"elementor elementor-1559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb6ddc2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb6ddc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3d997e\" data-id=\"a3d997e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2952a text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-breadcrumbs-bar\" data-id=\"3e2952a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-breadcrumbs-bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bread69d1b79a63acf\" class=\"pt_plus_breadcrumbs_bar \"  \"><div class=\"pt_plus_breadcrumbs_bar_inner bred_style_1\"><nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"bc_home\"><a class=\"home_bread_tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vermilionenergy.com\/nl\/\"><i class=\" fa fa-home bread-home-icon\" ><\/i>Home<i class=\" fa fa-chevron-right bread-sep-icon\" ><\/i><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"del\"><\/span> <span class=\"current\"><div class=\"current_tab_sec\">Pagina<\/div><\/span><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771fc5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771fc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b60eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b60eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-925d557\" data-id=\"925d557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0637c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0637c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a9f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64a9f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gas extraction\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1abb5a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f1abb5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6b859 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ac6b859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; 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milieu<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermilionenergy.com\/nl\/veelgestelde-vragen\/gevolgen-risicos\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Gevolgen &amp; risico\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a576313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a576313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b97ea17\" data-id=\"b97ea17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1353fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"1353fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is natural gas?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2021\"><div class=\"expand\"><div class=\"expand-content\"><p>Natural gas is a fossil fuel. Natural gas consists for the most part of methane.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How was natural gas created?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2022\"><p>Natural gas originated from plants that died hundreds of millions of years ago. This created layers of earth with organic components, which are buried very deep under our earth&#8217;s surface and form a huge stock of carbons. This stock sank deeper and deeper and became more and more concentrated. It became coal. In the seas, much the same thing happened to dead sea creatures and plants. This is where petroleum was born. Due to the heat and the pressure at that depth, methane was released. That&#8217;s natural gas. Because natural gas is lighter than water, it seeped up. Eventually it was stopped by impenetrable layers (clay or salt). It stayed in the porous layers below. These layers are located at a depth of 2 to 4 kilometres. The natural gas is, under high pressure, in the pores (which are tiny holes) of this sand or limestone layer.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/geschiedenis\/reis-door-de-tijd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work)<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geologievannederland.nl\/ondergrond\/afzettingen-en-delfstoffen\/aardgas-en-aardolie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naturalis<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much natural gas does Vermilion extract in the Netherlands?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2023\"><div class=\"expand\"><div class=\"expand-content\"><p>Vermilion extracts approximately 713 million cubic meters (m<sup>3<\/sup>) of natural gas per year in the Netherlands. This is equivalent to the gas consumption of approximately 500,000 Dutch households. There are almost 8 million households in the Netherlands, so that amounts to the consumption of more than 6% of all Dutch households.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does gas production work at Vermilion Energy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2024\"><p>First, we take measurements in deep layers of the earth and analyse them. If we think natural gas is in the ground, we drill a well. Then we can extract the gas from the deep subsurface. Depending on the gas field, this can take decades. When a gas field is empty, we clean everything up again. Gas production can therefore be subdivided into the following phases:<\/p><ul><li>Explore<\/li><li>Bore<\/li><li>Gas extraction<\/li><li>Tidy up<\/li><\/ul><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H9cxd01QcpM&amp;t=19s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animation: From permit to natural gas extraction<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work)<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sodm.nl\/sectoren\/olie--en-gaswinning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Supervision of Mines<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2025\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do I notice as a local resident of exploring?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2025\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2025\"><p>In the first phase, we investigate whether natural gas may be present in an area. We do this with seismic research. Sound waves are sent into the ground to gather information. We analyse the signals from this research in detail with advanced software. After this, our geologists determine whether natural gas may be present somewhere.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gNV0i4c7R5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Seismic survey &#8211; Vermilion Energy in the Netherlands<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/verkennen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work &#8211; exploring)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2026\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do I notice as a local resident of drilling?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2026\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2026\"><p>In the second phase, we use a borehole to see how much natural gas is really in the gas field. Such a drilling usually takes about four weeks and continues 24 hours a day. This is the phase that the environment notices the most. For example, it concerns sound or light in the evening hours. As a local resident, we always inform you in advance if you notice something of our activities.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zZXu-Utuw7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Work during a borehole<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/opsporen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work &#8211; detecting)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2027\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2027\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does drilling for gas work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2027\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2027\"><p>From a drilling rig at the location, we go further and further into the ground. The diameter of the hole we drill in the ground is not large, often only one meter. But the deeper we go, the smaller it gets. At the location of the gas field \u2013 at a depth of more than two kilometres \u2013 the drill head is often only tens of centimetres in size. The drill head is sent to the spot designated by the geologists. That is really precision work and only real specialists can do that.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/opsporen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work &#8211; detecting)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2028\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2028\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do I notice as a local resident of gas production?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2028\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2028\"><p>In the third phase, we produce the gas, which usually comes up on its own. The gas then goes via underground pipes to a gas treatment station, after which it finds its way to Dutch households and businesses. During gas production, there is virtually no nuisance. However, maintenance work is sometimes required. Then our technical people are present at the location. In case of maintenance work that can cause nuisance, we always inform the environment well in advance.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/winnen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work &#8211; extraction)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2029\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2029\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">As a local resident, what will I notice about cleaning up?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2029\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2029\"><p>In the final phase, we are going to clean up. If a location is no longer used for gas production and we are sure that this will remain the case, we clean it up neatly. We bring the location back to its original state.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/hoewerktgaswinnen.nl\/opruimen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EBN (how does gas extraction work &#8211; clean up)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20210\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20210\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is fracking?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20210\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20210\"><p>Hydraulic stimulation (also called fracking) is a technique to increase the permeability of the rock. This makes it easier to extract natural gas. Through the borehole we then pump water with small grains into the gas-carrying rock in a short time \u2013 usually for a few hours \u2013 under high pressure. This creates small cracks in the layer in which the gas is located. The cracks are kept open by the small grains. This makes it easier for natural gas to flow to the well. Hydraulic stimulation usually only needs to be performed once.<\/p><p>Outside the Netherlands, natural gas is also extracted by fracking shale rock to extract shale gas. Extracting shale gas requires large quantities of wells and fracks. The extraction of shale gas is not permitted in the Netherlands. This does not happen here.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sodm.nl\/onderwerpen\/fracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Supervision of Mines<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is water injection?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20211\"><p>With gas production on land, water rises with it. This is water with a very high salinity. In our gas treatment stations, we separate the natural gas from the water. The natural gas goes to Dutch households and businesses. We bring the production water back to where it came from: in the deep subsurface, at a depth of more than two kilometres. We call this water injection.<\/p><h5>Want to know more?<\/h5><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sodm.nl\/onderwerpen\/waterinjectie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Supervision of Mines<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ec728\" data-id=\"a5ec728\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Page Frequently Asked Questions\u200b FAQ Gas extraction What is natural gas? Natural gas is a fossil fuel. Natural gas consists for the most part of methane. How was natural gas created? 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