Wells – Processes – Separating material entering well
Patent
1993-11-03
1995-02-14
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Separating material entering well
95138, 166268, 166271, F21B 4318, F21B 4326, F21B 4340
Patent
active
053886437
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for using a pressure swing adsorption separator system to provide an oxygen-depleted gaseous effluent for injecting into a suitable solid carbonaceous subterranean formation, such as a coalbed, to enhance the recovery of methane from the formation.
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Puri Rajen
Yee Dan
Amoco Corporation
Kretchmer Richard A.
McDonald Scott P.
Suchfield George A.
Wakefield Charles P.
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