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John W. Peterson: “As someone who has been in the business, the gentleman can speak to this, but I often describe a gas well as a 6-inch…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2005
As someone who has been in the business, the gentleman can speak to this, but I often describe a gas well as a 6-inch hole drilled in the ground. A steel pipe is placed in that hole, it is cemented at the bottom, it is cemented at the top, and then we hook it to a pipeline system and we let gas out. Is that a fair description?
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania

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