### Question
What does unutilized natural gas mean?


### Answer
**Unutilized natural gas** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 6374d*:

> gas that is available in small remote fields and cannot be economically transported to natural gas pipelines, or gas the quality of which is so poor that extensive and uneconomic pretreatment is required prior to its introduction into the natural gas distribution system

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6374d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 77-ENERGY CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER III-IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY > Part H-Encouraging Use of Alternative Fuels**

