In situ process to recover methane gas from hydrates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8925632
APP PUB NO 20120145388A1
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13314344

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This invention consists of a method to enable methane recovery from hydrate reservoirs. The invention, in particular, relates to a Saltwater Hydrate Extraction Process (SHEP) in which high salinity water is injected into a hydrate reservoir into a lower horizontal well to promote and control gas production by hydrate decomposition to an upper deviated production well.

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MGM ENERGY CORP4100 350 - 7TH AVENUE S W CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 3N9

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Bunio, Gary Calgary, CA 6 78
Gates, Ian Donald Calgary, CA 17 246
Wang, Jacky Calgary, CA 5 36

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