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Module 2.0 How to be Successful in this Course
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Module 2.1 Introduction to Natural Gas
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Module 2.2 The Natural Gas Industry in British Columbia
- Overview
- Learning Outcomes
- Natural Gas Science – The Simple Version
- Natural Gas Science – Chemistry
- Natural Gas Science – Physics
- Natural Gas Science – Units of Measurement
- Natural Gas Science – Geology
- Natural Gas Resources and Uses
- Oversight of the Natural Gas Industry
- Understanding Land Rights and Natural Gas
- Energy and the Future
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Module 2.3 Upstream – Well Site Selection, Preparation and Drilling, Completion, Production, Water Recycling, and Reclamation
- Learning Outcomes
- The Upstream Sector – Extraction and Processing
- The Upstream Sector – Exploration and Site Selection
- The Upstream Sector – Preparation and Drilling
- The Upstream Sector – Completion
- The Upstream Sector – Production
- The Upstream Sector – Water Recycling
- The Upstream Sector – Reclamation
- Upstream Companies and Jobs in British Columbia – Companies
- Upstream Companies and Jobs in British Columbia – Industry Associations
- Upstream Companies and Jobs in British Columbia – Professional Associations
- New Vocabulary
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Module 2.4 Midstream – Transportation, Processing, Refining
- Learning Outcomes
- The Midstream Sector
- The Midstream Sector – Processing Natural Gas
- The Midstream Sector – Liquefied Natural Gas
- The Midstream Sector – An Emerging Industry
- The Midstream Sector – Processing LNG
- The Midstream Sector – Proposed LNG Projects in British Columbia
- Transportation
- Midstream Companies and Jobs in British Columbia
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Module 2.5 Downstream – Refining and Markets
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Module 2.6 Health and Wellness in the Natural Gas Industry
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Module 2.7 Safety
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Module 2.8 Terminology and Communication
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Module 2.9 Jobs and Careers
- Learning Outcomes
- Industry Outlook
- Technology is Changing Workforce and Skills
- Employment in the Natural Gas Industry
- Employment in the Natural Gas Industry – Types of Employment
- Employment in the Natural Gas Industry – Range of Jobs
- Employment in the Natural Gas Industry – High Demand Jobs and Occupations
- Occupational Education and Training
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Module 3.0 How to be a Valued Employee
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Module 3.1 Identifying Interests and Skills
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Module 3.2 Looking for Employment in Natural Gas
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Module 3.3 Applying for Employment in Natural Gas
If you are going to work directly with natural gas, there’s a certain amount of science that is helpful to have, if not expected. This section is designed to give you some basic chemistry and physics related to processing and handling natural gas. Don’t worry, we’ll keep it simple.
Much of the information in this section of the module and the following one (Natural Gas Geology) are drawn from a few key websites, footnoted here rather than throughout the text.1,2,3,4 Check out these websites yourself—there’s lots of cool stuff there.
Natural Gas – The Simple Version
Natural gas, in its pure form might be considered an uninteresting gas—it is:
- Colourles
- Shapeless
- Odourless
Quite uninteresting, except, natural gas is also:
- Highly combustible
- Plentiful here in British Columbia (and elsewhere in Canada)
- Cleaner and safer than many other types of energy sources.
Natural gas is found in the ground, alone or together with oil. When first removed from the ground, natural gas is actually a mixture of gases and impurities.
- Natural gas is primarily methane, but it can contain up to 20 percent of other gases such as ethane, propane, butane, pentane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen
- Some natural gas also contains hydrogen, argon, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide, as well as water and oil
- Processing natural gas involves separating and removing other gases and impurities, leaving a mixture containing mostly methane, which is then delivered to market for residential, commercial and industrial use.
Many of the gases removed from natural gas are sold as separate products; for example: ethane, propane, butane, pentane, sulphur, and nitrogen, even argon and helium. Natural gas by-products are also used as ingredients to make a multitude of other products such as fertilizers, anti-freeze, plastics, pharmaceuticals, fabrics, paints, and more.
Farris, A. (2012). Energy BC Natural Gas. Retrieved from
http://www.energybc.ca/naturalgas.html
All Work and No Play. Retrieved from
http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_work.html
The Physics Classroom. Work, Energy, and Power – Lesson 1 – Basic Terminology and Concepts. Retrieved from
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/Lesson-1/Mechanical-Energy
Conventional versus Unconventional Oil and Gas. Retrieved from
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-gas-oil/petroleum-geoscience/pet-geol-conv-uncon