Wells – Processes – Separating material entering well
Patent
1981-02-19
1983-03-15
Leppink, James A.
Wells
Processes
Separating material entering well
166 57, 166265, 166302, 166308, 166362, 166DIG1, E21B 3600, E21B 4326, E21B 4338
Patent
active
043764622
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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Barraclough Bruce L.
Elliott Guy R. B.
Vanderborgh Nicholas E.
Besha Richard G.
Gaetjens Paul D.
Leppink James A.
Slade Elizabeth O.
Suchfield George A.
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