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About Charles E. Felker
Expertise
Energy questions related to homeowners and their energy supplier. Questions related to process control. HVAC questions Natural gas transmission, distribution.

Experience
Penn State grad 1954 in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. Forty five years experience in process control, natural gas processing, compression, transmission and distribution

Organizations
ASME

Education/Credentials
BS Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Industry (Oil & Gas) - Oil vs Gas

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Heatpro wrote at 2007-10-11 11:51:40
A gallon of oil always yields 140,000Btu's, unlike natural gas, which varies depending on the demand and temperature. Typically 112,000 per therm at 40 degrees. Below 40 you can expect to yield way less 80,000. In almost every case oil heat is FAR less expensive than Natural Gas.

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