Non-cryogenic nitrogen for on-site downhole drilling and post drilling operations
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1. A method for enhancing gas or oil production in which a compressed nitrogen rich gas is delivered to a target area selected from the group consisting of a well and a reservoir containing said gas or oil, the improvement comprising:
- a) removing at least a substantial portion of the oxygen contained within a feed stream of air at the site of said drilling to produce a nitrogen rich gas and an oxygen enriched waste gas;
b) delivering the nitrogen rich gas to at least one of the well or the reservoir;
c) injecting the nitrogen rich gas into a drilling fluid to reduce the density of the drilling fluid; and
d) employing the drilling fluid within a downhole region of the well or reservoir.
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A method for enhancing gas or oil production by delivering a nitrogen rich gas produced from a non-cryogenic source into the well and/or reservoir where the gas and/or oil is located.
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1. A method for enhancing gas or oil production in which a compressed nitrogen rich gas is delivered to a target area selected from the group consisting of a well and a reservoir containing said gas or oil, the improvement comprising:
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a) removing at least a substantial portion of the oxygen contained within a feed stream of air at the site of said drilling to produce a nitrogen rich gas and an oxygen enriched waste gas; b) delivering the nitrogen rich gas to at least one of the well or the reservoir; c) injecting the nitrogen rich gas into a drilling fluid to reduce the density of the drilling fluid; and d) employing the drilling fluid within a downhole region of the well or reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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