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Vent-well system

US4741395A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 1986
Grant dateMay 3, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 8, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/02
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A capped oil or gas well comprising the top of the well casing disposed beneath the surface of the earth, a sealing on the top of the well casing, a frusto-conical collector constructed of upwardly converging walls over and surrounding the top of the well casing, and a conduit connected to and in fluid communication with the top of the frusto-conical collector extending to a point above the earth for discharging collected gases is disclosed.

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