High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical Curriculum Essentials May 2009 9. Boulder Valley School District High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical. Science Curriculum Essentials Document. Enduring Understandings. are the big ideas central to a content area that have lasting value beyond the classroom and.
See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas. Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system. Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous fuels produced for sale to consumers and municipalities.
Shale gas refers to natural gas that is trapped within shale formations. Shales are fine-grained sedimentary rocks that can be rich sources of petroleum and natural gas. Over the past decade, the combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has allowed access to large volumes of shale gas that were previously uneconomical to produce.