Wells – Automatic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-21
2009-08-11
Kreck, John (Department: 3672)
Wells
Automatic
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571763
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to the field of the recovery of methane gas from a coal mine and conventional Natural Gas. More particularly, it involves an apparatus and method for economically recovering methane gas from a coal mine and transporting the methane gas to an end user or other location. The invention further provides an apparatus and method for economically recovering Natural Gas that is stranded due to high impurities that requires processing and/or Natural Gas that is not located near a pipeline. According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, such methods for recovering and transporting gas comprise (a) transferring gas from a producing well to a first subterranean capacitor and storing the gas in said capacitor and (b) transferring gas from the first subterranean capacitor to a second subterranean capacitor, a pipeline, an end user, a gas processor, or a power plant.
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Bryan Cave LLP
Compressed Energy Systems, LLC
Kreck John
Surber James B.
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