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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Eugene R. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
P. Scott Northrop, Spring, TX (US);
Hua HU, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/38 (2006.01); E21B 43/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is method of recovering gas from a gas-bearing subterranean formation in which gas is produced from an upper portion of the formation and a waste gas is injected into a lower portion of the formation to dispose of the waste gas. The waste gas is injected within a 3000 foot (914 m) radial distance from the production of the gas. The injection and production can be carried out using one well or a plurality of wells.