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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Hitoshi Sugiyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Brian W. Cho, Yokohama, JP;
Shunetsu Onodera, Cheltenham, GB;
Ahmed H. Al-jubori, Calgary, CA;
Masafumi Fukuhara, Sagamihara, JP;
Hitoshi Sugiyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Brian W. Cho, Yokohama, JP;
Shunetsu Onodera, Cheltenham, GB;
Ahmed H. Al-Jubori, Calgary, CA;
Masafumi Fukuhara, Sagamihara, JP;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system for the production of a gas hydrate including the steps of drilling into a subterranean gas hydrate formation and at least partially depressurizing the gas hydrate formation to permit separation of gas and water from the hydrate form. The gas and water is then pumped from the formation and recovered from the well. At least a portion of water pumped from the well is water that is introduced into the well from the surface or reintroduced by a feed back loop from the production operation.