More importantly it actually comes out alongside crude oil so the cost of getting it out of ground is minimal. Many oil rigs simply burn it on site instead of c

More importantly it actually comes out alongside crude oil so the cost of getting it out of ground is minimal. Many oil rigs simply burn it on site instead of containing it due to the difficulty in containment and transport. There is actually a big issue in North Dakota at the moment where all the natural gas that comes up along with the oil is simply burned as there are no pipelines out there yet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_flare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_flare