To most, 5.5 billion cubic feet of anything would seem like quite a lot. Imagine a cube with a length, width and depth measuring about a third of a mile — 149 Empire State Buildings or 62,297 Olympic-sized swimming pools. It could also be the amount of gas reserves in South Carolina.

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The U.S. Geological Survey published a report in June 2025 of oil, gas and natural gas liquid reserves in each state. The agency estim

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