NGLs in OH & PA: Roughly 30/70 Propane/Ethane

How much of what compound makes up what are called natural gas liquids? We read about NGLs constantly. The "wet gas" area of southwestern PA and eastern OH is said to have a lot of wet gas, or NGLs, which makes those areas more profitable for drillers. What's in NGLs? In January 2012 we wrote a post to help readers understand the compounds found in NGLs--which ones are there, and what they are used for (see Just What are Natural Gas Liquids Anyway?). However, MDN friend and intrepid reporter Bob Downing, from the Akron Beacon Journal, recently picked up on another piece of the puzzle. Bob found a reference as to how much of what makes up the typical barrel of NGLs--at least in the Marcellus/Utica region...

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