Apparatus for recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-c

Details Apparatus for recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-c Apparatus for recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-c

1982-09-27

1984-01-10

Suchfield, George A.

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166 57, 166116, 166265, 166302, 166362, E21B 3312, E21B 3600

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044248580

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for producing gaseous hydrocarbons from formations comprising solid hydrocarbon hydrates located under either a body of land or a body of water. The vast natural resources of such hydrocarbon hydrates can thus now be economically mined. Relatively warm brine or water is brought down from an elevation above that of the hydrates through a portion of the apparatus and passes in contact with the hydrates, thus melting them. The liquid then continues up another portion of the apparatus, carrying entrained hydrocarbon vapors in the form of bubbles, which can easily be separated from the liquid. After a short startup procedure, the process and apparatus are substantially self-powered.

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