Felix Jimenez, president of the National Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa), said that lab tests of the major gas leakage in Villa Tapia indicate that it is 53% methane gas, not natural gas. The gas leakage occurred after a water well was perforated in a farm in the area. The initial reports are that the gas is not concentrated in sufficient amount for commercial exploitation. Jimenez said that the gas could be the result of contamination by the large number of poultry and hog farms in the area.
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Ministry of Energy & Mines
Diario Libre
13 December 2018
