Natural Gas 101 at Colorado State University Designed to Give
Students an Overview of Important Colorado Industry Increased
demand for natural gas and greater public interest in gas
drilling and production in Colorado has led Colorado State
University to offer students a course on the “Fundamentals of
Natural Gas” for the first time. The interdisciplinary course
this spring features an introduction to the natural gas industry
including geology, exploration, production, transportation and
environmental issues. The class exposes students to all aspects
of the natural gas industry with a particular focus on
unconventional gas extraction as it is being practiced in
Colorado. “Part of the significance of this course is that it’s
multidisciplinary – we have students from economics and
construction management in addition to geology and engineering
students,” said Sally Sutton, associate professor and
geosciences department chair. “It’s exciting to have so many
different professors with different backgrounds,” said J