Patent ID: 9016378
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B65D,E21B

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a shale gas operation, comprising: drilling a substantially vertical first well at a first location with a first drill and a first set of electrical equipment; drilling a first substantially horizontal well section from the first well using a second drill; performing a fracturing operation in the first well with a fracturing vehicle and the first set of electrical equipment; recovering shale gas from the first well; supplying at least part of the shale gas recovered from the first well to an electricity generator; generating electricity using the electricity generator with the supplied shale gas; moving the first drill to a second location; supplying a portion of the generated electricity to a second set of electrical equipment used to drill a second well at the second location; drilling the second well substantially vertically at the second location with the first drill and the second set of electrical equipment; moving the second drill to the second well; drilling a second substantially horizontal well section from the second well using the second drill and the second set of electrical equipment moving the fracturing vehicle to the second well; supplying another portion of the generated electricity to a third set of electrical equipment; and powering the fracturing vehicle using the third set of electrical equipment to perform a fracturing operation in the second well.