Patent ID: 8794305

Claim:
A system for removing liquid from a wellbore comprising: a multi-conduit comprising at least two pipes extending into the wellbore from the surface of the wellbore; at least one intake port in fluid communication with at least one pipe of the multi-conduit, the intake port being operatively positioned in a horizontal portion of a wellbore at a location where liquid accumulates, the intake port comprising a liquid passage extending from the interior of the multi-conduit to the exterior of the intake port; the intake port further comprising a check valve operatively associated with the liquid passage and providing for the liquid passage to be closed when a pressure inside the multi-conduit exceeds a pressure outside the liquid passage and providing for the liquid passage to be open when the pressure outside the liquid passage exceeds the pressure inside the multi-conduit; and multiple vent housings positioned in fluid communication with the multi-conduit providing for fluid communication between at least two of the pipes of the multi-conduit with one vent housing being positioned at the end of the multi-conduit opposite the surface of the wellbore.