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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Joseph A. Zupanick, Pineville, WV (US);
Monty H. Rial, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Zupanick, Pineville, WV (US);
Monty H. Rial, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vitruvian Exploration, LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for surface production of gas from a subterranean zone includes lowering reservoir pressure in an area of a subterranean zone having a medium to low effective permeability through a multi-branching well bore pattern. At least twenty-five percent of the total gas in the area of the subterranean zone is produced within three years of the start of production.