Acid gas disposal method
US7128150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/70
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This invention is method of recovering gas from a gas-bearing subterranean formation in which gas is produced from an upper portion of the formation and a waste gas is injected into a lower portion of the formation to dispose of the waste gas. The waste gas is injected within a 3000 foot (914 m) radial distance from the production of the gas. The injection and production can be carried out using one well or a plurality of wells.
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