AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS FROM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS
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1. An automated system for extracting gas from a groundwater aquifer, the system comprising:
- a vessel to facilitate the separation of a dissolved gas from a fluid, thereby producing a gas stream and a fluid stream;
one or more compressors to receive the gas stream and compress the gas;
one or more filtration units;
one or more sensors to measure one or more operational parameters of the system;
one or more sensors to measure one or more chemical or physical properties of the fluid, the gas stream, and the fluid stream; and
one or more controllers programmable to receive input from the sensors, regulate the flow of the fluid, the gas stream, and the fluid stream through the system, and coordinate the operation of the system to produce gas and introduce the fluid or fluid steam into the aquifer.
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Abstract
Automated systems and methods of extracting gas from groundwater aquifers are provided.
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24 Claims
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1. An automated system for extracting gas from a groundwater aquifer, the system comprising:
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a vessel to facilitate the separation of a dissolved gas from a fluid, thereby producing a gas stream and a fluid stream; one or more compressors to receive the gas stream and compress the gas; one or more filtration units; one or more sensors to measure one or more operational parameters of the system; one or more sensors to measure one or more chemical or physical properties of the fluid, the gas stream, and the fluid stream; and one or more controllers programmable to receive input from the sensors, regulate the flow of the fluid, the gas stream, and the fluid stream through the system, and coordinate the operation of the system to produce gas and introduce the fluid or fluid steam into the aquifer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of extracting gas from a groundwater aquifer using an automated system comprising the steps of:
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(a) extracting fluid comprising fluid and dissolved gas from a groundwater aquifer; (b) measuring one or more chemical or physical properties of the fluid extracted from the aquifer; (c) transferring the fluid to a vessel; (d) retaining the fluid in the vessel for a period of time to allow dissolved gas to separate from the fluid; (e) compressing the gas; (f) filtering the fluid to remove sediment and bacteria from the fluid; (g) measuring one or more chemical or physical properties of the fluid after the dissolved gas is separated from the fluid; (h) treating the fluid such that one or more of the chemical or physical properties of the fluid is the same or approximately the same as the one or more chemical or physical properties measured in step (b); and (i) injecting the fluid into the aquifer of step (a);
wherein steps (a) through (h) are coordinated and controlled by one or more programmable logic controllers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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