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Tight Gas

Gas with very low flow rates. Found in sedimentary layers of rock that are cemented together so tightly that it “greatly hinders” the extraction. Getting tight gas out usually requires enhanced technology like “hydraulic fracturing” where fluid is pumped into the ground to make it more permeable. The National Energy Board estimates Canada has 300 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of tight gas in place.