There is some type of drilling going on in Flowery Branch on Atlanta Highway, which has some high-tech, high-pressure equipment and the police monitoring it 24/7. What is going on there? The Atlanta Gas Light Co. uses that location to inject natural gas into the local pipeline during cold periods in order to maintain proper pressure, according to Richard Rogers, who directs liquefied natural gas operations for the company.
Drilling used to inject gas into pipelines in winter