Wells are drilled to tap into natural gas reservoirs. But the gas has to get to us somehow. There is a huge network of pipelines that delivers the natural gas from the gas fields to us. Some of these pipes are two feet wide. Natural gas is sent in larger pipelines to power plants to make electricity or to factories because they use lots of gas.
Bakeries use natural gas to heat ovens to bake bread, pies, pastries and cookies.
Other businesses use natural gas for heating their buildings or heating water. From larger pipelines, the gas goes through smaller and smaller pipes to your neighborhood. In businesses and in your home, the natural gas must first pass through a meter. A gas company worker would read the meter and the company will charge you for the amount of natural gas you used. In some homes, natural gas is used for cooking, heating water and heating the house in a furnace.