These types of springs could be found in many countries (NG.org). Around 500 B.C. the Chinese invented a way to use this mysterious fire (NG.org). They built a crude pipeline out of bamboo shoots (NG.org). This transported the gas to where they could use it to boil seawater (NG.org). This separated the salt from the water and the water became drinkable (NG.org). Around 1785, the first country to commercialize natural gas was Great Britten. The English produces natural gas from coal. They used the gas to light streets and lighthouses. This type of manufacturing of gas was …show more content…
Then in 1859, Edwin Drake dug a well and up came oil and gas around 69 feet deep into the earth (NG.org). After this discovery, a two-inch pipeline was constructed from the well to Titusville, Pennsylvania (NG.org). This was proof that natural gas could be transported safely underground and used (NG.org). In 1821, William Hart became the “father of natural gas” because he dug for natural gas in Fredonia, to obtain a larger flow of natural gas (NG.org). The Fredonia Gas light company expanded on William Harts work and became the first natural gas company in the United States