natural gas
Defined in 8 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "natural gas" means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of—
(i) natural gas;
(ii) liquid petroleum gas;
(iii) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or natural gas liquids; or
(iv) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas.
(B) The term "natural gas" does not include—
(i) natural gas which is commercially unmarketable (either by reason of quality or quantity), as determined under rules prescribed by the Secretary;
(ii) natural gas produced by the user from a well the maximum efficient production rate of which is less than 250 million Btu's per day;
(iii) natural gas to the extent the exclusion of such gas is provided for in subsection (b) of this section; or
(iv) synthetic gas, derived from coal or other alternate fuel, the heat content of which is less than 600 Btu's per cubic foot at 14.73 pounds per square inch (absolute) and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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- 1994–201442 U.S.C. § 8302The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "natural gas" means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of—
(i) natural gas;
(ii) liquid petroleum gas;
(iii) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or natural gas liquids; or
(iv) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas.
(B) The term "natural gas" does not include—
(i) natural gas which is commercially unmarketable (either by reason of quality or quantity), as determined under rules prescribed by the Secretary;
(ii) natural gas produced by the user from a well the maximum efficient production rate of which is less than 250 million Btu's per day;
(iii) natural gas to the extent the exclusion of such gas is provided for in subsection (b); or
(iv) synthetic gas, derived from coal or other alternate fuel, the heat content of which is less than 600 Btu's per cubic foot at 14.73 pounds per square inch (absolute) and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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- 2017–201842 U.S.C. § 8302The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “natural gas” means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of—
(i) natural gas;
(ii) liquid petroleum gas;
(iii) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or natural gas liquids; or
(iv) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas.
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- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 8302The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
“Natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural and artificial gas.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 717ACommerce and Trade · Definitions · in this chapter
“natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas;
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- 2002–200533 U.S.C. § 1502Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
“natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from natural gas;
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- 2005–202333 U.S.C. § 1502Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
Natural gas.—The term "natural gas" means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from natural gas.
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- 2023–202433 U.S.C. § 1502Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “natural gas” has the meaning given such term by section 613A(e)(2).
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- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 43Internal Revenue Code · Enhanced oil recovery credit · for purposes of this section
The term "natural gas" means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of—
(A) natural gas;
(B) liquid petroleum gas;
(C) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or natural gas liquids;
(D) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas; or
(E) biomethane.
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- 2022–present42 U.S.C. § 16292The Public Health and Welfare · Coal and related technologies program · in this section
The term “natural gas” means any product (other than crude oil) of an oil or gas well if a deduction for depletion is allowable under section 611 with respect to such product.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 613AInternal Revenue Code · Limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and gas wells · for purposes of this section
The term “natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural and artificial gas.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 3301Commerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “natural gas” means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from natural gas.
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- 2023–present33 U.S.C. § 1502Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “crude oil”, “natural gas”, “domestic”, and “barrel” have the meanings given such terms by section 613A(e).
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- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 45IInternal Revenue Code · Credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells · for purposes of this section