Gas-Recovery System

Patent · Tue Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 1971

OSTI ID:4695867

Heckman, R. A.

Nuclear explosions have been proposed as a means for recovering gas from underground gas-bearing rock formations. In present practice, the nuclear device is positioned at the end of a long pipe which is subsequently filled with grout or concrete. After the device is exploded, the grout is drilled through to provide a flow path for the released gas to the ground surface. As settled grout is brittle, often the compressive shock of the explosion fractures the grout and deforms the pipe so that it may not be removed nor reused. In addition, the pipe is sometimes pinched off completely and the gas flow is totally obstructed. (2 claims)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-26-015154
• Assignee: United States Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): 3,627,041
• OSTI ID: 4695867
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-72
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

N42500* -Engineering-Nuclear Explosions
02 PETROLEUM
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PATENTS
PIPELINES
UNDERGROUND/use in recovery of natural gas
design of piping system for
PIPES/system design for recovery of natural gas from rock formation fractured by nuclear explosions
NATURAL GAS/ recovery from rock formations fractured by nuclear explosions
design of piping system for
NATURAL GAS WELLS
EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION
ENHANCED RECOVERY
WELL COMPLETION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
RECOVERY
STIMULATION
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS