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Gas Facts
Natural Gas Development in the Area
The San Juan Basin, represented by the shaded area, is approximately 270 miles wide, north to south; its five counties together contain over four million acres of land; it contains three climatic zones -- mountains, deserts and mesas. The Basin covers over 6,700 square miles and is the second largest natural gas reserve in the United States.
Southern La Plata County lies in the northern portion of the San Juan Basin. In the county, the Basin's sandstone and coal formations "outcrop" on the southern flank of the San Juan Mountains. Coal and sandstone, typically thousands of feet below the surface in the Basin's interior, are exposed at the outcrop.
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