I know a guy in WV who has a natural gas well on his property. He quit farming and just lives off the money from it. He also gets free natural gas for the house.
They use to have the burn off stacks (burning 24/7) in folks’ yards, fields etc. and the nearby coal mines would pay them a little to put it there because it was cheaper than collecting and transporting the natural gas for sale. That way the mines stayed much safer from explosions.