Most Propane Comes from Heavy Hydrocarbon (Crude Oil) Wells

LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas, is known by the more common name of propane. Propane is an NGL (natural gas liquid). Propane is a byproduct of drilling for oil and natural gas. In fact, according to a new article in LPGas magazine, it's a misconception to say companies drill for oil or natural gas. The more accurate description is that drillers drill for hydrocarbons because every hole they sink brings multiple hydrocarbons out of the ground, including crude oil (or condensate), methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), and other hydrocarbons like pentane, butane, and others. It would be accurate to say drillers primarily drill for single hydrocarbons, namely crude oil and/or natural gas. However, other hydrocarbons, including propane, come out of the ground as byproducts.

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