How to detect you have oil and gas on your property?

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 Crude oil and natural gas are often occurred together, the presence of one in an area may indicate the presence of the other. In the oil and gas sector, the two are of tremendous importance.
 Natural gas is an expression used in reference to a number of flammable, gaseous fossil fuels. These mostly consist of methane, methane derivatives, and hydrocarbons (compounds made of hydrogen and carbon). Natural gas is commonly used in the industries and homes.

Surface Conditions of the soil and plant observation
Observing the condition of the surface soil and plant life is very important to detect the presence of natural gas on your property. Studies show that unpredicted drying out or dying off of grass and other vegetation may indicate that there is natural gas beneath the surface. Although, a leaking pipe can produce the same effects, as opposed to a natural deposit. Large amounts of coal in your property’s soil could indicate a natural deposit of coalbed methane, which is a natural gas trapped between layers of coal deposits.

The Adjacent Deposits of the property
According to studies, natural gas is able to seep through tiny fractures in rock and mineral layers beneath the ground. This course of action allows it to travel across vast subterranean distances, including across property lines. Hence, if the owner of a neighbouring or otherwise close-by property has “struck” natural gas, there is an increased likelihood that natural gas lies beneath your property. Then, you should act fast because it is possible for neighbours to “take” the gas out from beneath your feet. The downside of natural gas can move so easily underground.

The Sound Waves produced in the area
Shooting sound waves down through the soil and record them as they bounce back to the surface is one of the scientific methods by which you can determine your property has natural gas. You can create these waves by dropping a weighted object onto your property or through the use of small, controlled explosions. You should look for the help of a geologist or other qualified professional before attempting any of these types of tests on your property.

Measuring the gravitational pull of the area
Also, a good geologist may be able to help you locate natural gas on your property. It could be by measuring the gravitational pull of the underlying ground formations. You can to do this is by making pendulum measurements, wherein you estimate the gravitational acceleration in a particular area by measuring the oscillation of a pendulum.

The Odour of the area
Natural gas is tasteless and odorless.  Before natural gas is piped into a home or sold in the market, an odourant has been added (called mercaptan) so that leaks can be more easily detected.  Rotten eggs smelling of an area does not indicate it has natural gas deposit. The odour could be of a leaking pipe of gas in that area.

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