{"id":2012,"date":"2021-11-19T02:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reddypipe.com\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2021-11-30T02:21:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T02:21:22","slug":"are-most-oil-and-gas-pipelines-above-or-below-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reddypipe.com\/are-most-oil-and-gas-pipelines-above-or-below-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Most Oil and Gas Pipelines Above or Below Ground?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2012\" class=\"elementor elementor-2012\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f7817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18f7817\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68e69a\" data-id=\"f68e69a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dc866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75dc866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When most of us imagine an oil or gas pipeline, we typically picture a huge above-ground pipeline obnoxiously taking up space in an otherwise wilderness area. But is that really the case?\u00a0 North America is full of a vast network of pipelines that serve a vital role in transporting oil, natural gas, and even other things such as clean and dirty water to the places that they need to be.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the United States, there are an estimated 2.6 million miles of pipelines, and those pipelines, both above and below ground, deliver hundreds of billions of tons of petroleum products to their respective destinations every year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec392ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec392ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What are Pipelines, Exactly?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3723a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3723a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States pipeline network is a tubular transportation system that is used to transport a variety of materials to and from various destinations. Pipelines commonly transport things such as sewage, water, natural gas, and oil, which fuel this nation\u2019s energy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec849a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec849a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Are Pipelines Typically Above or Below Ground?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41246f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41246f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may seem like most large pipelines are above ground, because those are the ones you see most, but that\u2019s not quite the case. While there are many pipelines above ground that serve necessary services, most pipelines are actually buried underground.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since most natural gas pipelines are concealed from view, most citizens are completely unaware of the vast system of pipelines below their feet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Above ground pipelines are easier to construct and maintain, and can be extremely useful when something needs to start being transported quickly. However, in the long term, underground pipelines are usually constructed and recommended.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838b3f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"838b3f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Types of Oil and Gas Pipelines<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f777483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f777483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two main types of pipelines used to transport energy products such as oil and gas.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petroleum pipelines. Petroleum pipelines transport natural gas and crude oil liquids. Each individual pipe system will be involved in either gathering systems, crude oil pipeline systems, or refined products pipeline systems. The gathering systems gather unrefined crude oil, then the crude oil pipeline systems bring that crude oil to refineries, where it is converted into useful energy products.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural gas pipelines. 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