Random Note on Natural Gas From One Well In North Dakota

For newbies and for others like me who are unable to get their arms around "natural gas."

I posted this earlier this week:

• 22808, 4,439, BEXP, Cheryl 17-20 4H, Banks, t2/13; cum 36K 2/13:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	2-2013	26	35709	34060	26746	69146	0	69146

So, "how much" is this much natural gas that was flared in one month?

An answer from a reader in southwestern North Dakota:

In 2011, we used all year long, a total of 81 Mcft of NG to heat our water and house. This one well in one month would last us for 853.65 years ..... or all the homes for one year, in the town in which we live, plus some of the downtown stores, population about 2,000.