CA2760312A1 - In situ process to recover methane gas from hydrates - Google Patents
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- CA2760312A1 CA2760312A1 CA2760312A CA2760312A CA2760312A1 CA 2760312 A1 CA2760312 A1 CA 2760312A1 CA 2760312 A CA2760312 A CA 2760312A CA 2760312 A CA2760312 A CA 2760312A CA 2760312 A1 CA2760312 A1 CA 2760312A1
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Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E21B43/20—Displacing by water
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
- E21B41/0099—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 specially adapted for drilling for or production of natural hydrate or clathrate gas reservoirs; Drilling through or monitoring of formations containing gas hydrates or clathrates
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
- E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
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| US42126610P | 2010-12-09 | 2010-12-09 | |
| US61/421,266 | 2010-12-09 |
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| CA2760312A1 true CA2760312A1 (en) | 2012-06-09 |
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| CA2760312A Abandoned CA2760312A1 (en) | 2010-12-09 | 2011-12-08 | In situ process to recover methane gas from hydrates |
Country Status (4)
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| US (1) | US8925632B2 (OSRAM) |
| JP (1) | JP2014502322A (OSRAM) |
| CA (1) | CA2760312A1 (OSRAM) |
| WO (1) | WO2012075569A1 (OSRAM) |
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| WO2012075569A1 (en) | 2012-06-14 |
| US8925632B2 (en) | 2015-01-06 |
| JP2014502322A (ja) | 2014-01-30 |
| US20120145388A1 (en) | 2012-06-14 |
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| FZDE | Dead |
Effective date: 20171208 |