Patent ID: 11952877
Assignee: HAWK ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 5:
6. A system for low pressure natural gas harvesting comprising:
a first well in fluid connection with a natural gas reservoir through a horizontal lateral wellbore;
a second well in fluid connection with the natural gas reservoir through a vertical or near-vertical wellbore;
a compressor connected to the first well;
a motive fluid moved by the actions of the compressor from the first well to the natural gas reservoir and through at least one inflow manifold in the horizontal lateral wellbore; and
at least one motive manifold receiving the natural gas from the at least one inflow manifold, and utilizing a Coandă effect surface to create a reduced pressure in the at least one motive manifold in the horizontal lateral wellbore, and the at least one inflow manifold utilizes the reduced pressure effect caused by the Coandă effect surface in the at least one motive manifold to pull natural gas into the at least one inflow manifold through at least one inflow port;
wherein an annular space that connects an inner concentric tube within the at least one inflow manifold and an outer concentric tube that encases both the inner concentric tube and the at least one inflow manifold, and the annular space is configured such that the motive fluid can flow through said annular space;
wherein the at least one inflow manifold comprises three inflow ports that extend through both the inner concentric tube and outer concentric tube and each inflow port is separated laterally along the length of the at least one inflow manifold by 120 degrees along the center axis;
wherein the natural gas moves from the horizontal lateral wellbore through a subsurface connection or pathway to the vertical or near-vertical wellbore that is connected to the first compressor or an auxiliary compressor.