Upgoing drainholes for reducing liquid-loading in gas wells

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PATENT NO 9080435
APP PUB NO 20120048568A1
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13218094

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Gas from a tight gas formation may be produced using a drain hole having a juncture to a main wellbore and a terminal end at a depth higher than the juncture. The terminal end may be positioned in the tight gas formation.

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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED2929 ALLEN PARKWAY SUITE 2100 HOUSTON TX 77019-2118

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Grimmer, Harald Niedersachsen, DE 33 1029
Krueger, Volker Niedersachsen, DE 92 4565
Li, Baoyan Spring, US 19 75

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