In situ process to recover methane gas from hydrates
US8925632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/0099
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This invention consists of a method to enable methane recovery from hydrate reservoirs. The invention, in particular, relates to a Saltwater Hydrate Extraction Process (SHEP) in which high salinity water is injected into a hydrate reservoir into a lower horizontal well to promote and control gas production by hydrate decomposition to an upper deviated production well.
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