The bubbling of streams in Shi Jiao Town, Fuling District can be ignited, which is a common phenomenon in the local area. Water bubbling indicates shale gas. This place is extremely rich in natural gas resources. This shale gas is one of the important gas sources for transporting Sichuan gas to the East, an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and an important resource base for this economic belt. Can be seen in streams and fields where there is a stable gas source, and can be used for cooking or barbecue.
Shale gas is a kind of combustible natural gas, which is not much different from natural gas at home. Local residents are used to this situation. When you see bubbles coming out from the bottom of the stream, you can light a fire at the bubbles, and you can see the flames burning on the water. Local villagers said that this situation has existed for many years, and there are such natural ground fires in many places in the village. Other foreigners think this situation is extremely rare and often go to the local area to have a look.
The bubbling place in the stream can be burned with a small fire and will automatically go out after a while. Although there are ground fires that can be ignited in many places in this town of Fuling District, they can't be ignited at will, let alone near the mountain, otherwise it will easily cause fires and make the mountain burn in a large area. The existence of this situation is directly related to the rich local natural gas resources. After this video was posted online, the local staff also specifically replied that shale gas was ignited.
There are a lot of shale gas in the local underground, which can meet the demand of human resources and transport these natural gases to the places where they are needed. This is a good thing. Natural gas that can be ignited everywhere also has great security risks. If someone accidentally ignites this shale gas, it will cause the surrounding trees to burn and cause serious economic losses. Therefore, in the local area, village cadres often patrol for fire prevention, and it will be stopped in time if someone ignites shale gas at will.