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Natural Gas Extraction
NAICS 211130 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) the exploration, development, and/or the production of natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal or enhanced drilling and extraction techniques or (2) the recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gas field gases. Establishments primarily engaged in sulfur recovery from natural gas are included in this industry.
Start the review with well control / blowout.
For Natural Gas Extraction, the saved research highlights well control / blowout, pollution liability, property damage to wells and equipment. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What extraction methods are used — conventional vertical wells, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or a combination?
- How many producing wells are in the portfolio, and what are the typical well depths and pressures?
- Is any sour gas or H2S present in the production stream?
- Is there any on-site gas processing, NGL recovery, or sulfur recovery activity?
- What is the operator's prior loss history, particularly any well control, blowout, or pollution events?
- Are field operations performed by company employees, independent contractors, or a combination?
- For Natural Gas Extraction, what should the underwriter know about hydraulic fracturing or unconventional horizontal drilling operations, which many admitted programs exclude or heavily restrict?
- For Natural Gas Extraction, what should the underwriter know about sour gas or high h2s content wells, which substantially elevate pollution and workers' compensation severity?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Performing gas field services for operators on a contract or fee basis: 21311 — Support Activities for Mining
- The combined activities of crude petroleum and natural gas extraction: 2111 — Oil and Gas Extraction, based on the primary activity of the establishment
- Manufacturing acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons from refined petroleum or converting refined petroleum into liquid hydrocarbons (i.e., petrochemicals): 325110 — Petrochemical Manufacturing
- Refining crude petroleum into refined petroleum and liquid hydrocarbons: 324110 — Petroleum Refineries;
- Recovering helium from natural gas: 325120 — Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Census classification reference
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Natural gas extraction establishments explore for, develop, and produce natural gas from subsurface formations — including both conventional vertical wells and unconventional horizontal or hydraulically fractured wells. Day-to-day operations typically involve well drilling and completion, wellhead maintenance, gas gathering and processing, liquid hydrocarbon recovery from gas streams, and in some cases sulfur recovery. Production staff and contract crews may operate across remote field locations.
Questions to investigate
- What extraction methods are used — conventional vertical wells, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or a combination?
- How many producing wells are in the portfolio, and what are the typical well depths and pressures?
- Is any sour gas or H2S present in the production stream?
- Is there any on-site gas processing, NGL recovery, or sulfur recovery activity?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.