Geohydrologic feasibility study of the San Juan Basin for the potential applicability of Jack W. McIntyre`s patented tool
Most of the completed wells produce methane and wastewater (brine). The produced water is usually treated and released to a surface body of water in conformance with a NPDES permit. Treatment facilities are expensive to construct and operation and maintenance costs can be high. Also, environmental regulations pertaining to the release of wastewater to surface waters of the United States is presently under governmental investigation. A new process patented by Jack W. McIntyre has both economic and environmental advantages over the conventional surface treatment and disposal. This process has been tested in the Michigan Basin and reported to be successful. The process is based on utilizing a single well for both production and water disposal. During production, fluids enter the wellbore, gas rises to the surface and water moves down into the disposal zone either by gravity or mechanical pumping. This method allows separation of gas with simultaneous disposal of the water without the economic and environmental obstacles of bringing the water to the surface. A description and discussion of Jack W. McIntyre`s tool is summarized in the compendium of the seven basins studied under this contract. Geraghty & Miller, Inc. of Midland, Texas conducted geologic and hydrologic feasibility studies of the potential applicability of Jack McIntyre`s patented tool for the recovery of natural gas from coal bed/sand formations in the San Juan Basin through literature surveys. Limited information exists on the hydrology and water quality of the immediate strata above and below the Fruitland formation. Because of the limited information on the baseline geochemistry of the coal/sand bed waters and the potential disposal zone, minimum effort was put on these zones` compatibility characterization. The study also indicates that water is produced along with gas production from the Fruitland formation. This makes the Basin a potential candidate for Jack McIntyre`s patented tool.
- Research Organization:
- Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Midland, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG46-92R699202
- OSTI ID:
- 10147890
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/R6/99202-T2; ON: DE93013264
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: May 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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