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Method for establishing high permeability flow path between boreholes

US4106574A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1977
Grant dateAug 15, 1978
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Expiry dateJul 7, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/247
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for linking adjacent boreholes in a subterranean formation, particularly in a coal gasification array, by firing a high velocity terradynamic projectile from one borehole to the other.

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