Claims
- 1. A well servicing system comprising:
a membrane separator for separating at least a substantial portion of oxygen contained within a fluid feed stream to produce a substantially inert gas and a fluid byproduct; a compressor to increase the pressure of the substantially inert gas and to supply the substantially inert gas to a wellbore; and a collector to collect constituents comprising a fluid returning from the wellbore.
- 2. The well servicing system of claim 1, wherein the well servicing system is operated proximate the wellbore.
- 3. The well servicing system of claim 1, wherein the collector separates the substantially inert gas from the fluid returning from the wellbore.
- 4. The well servicing system of claim 3, wherein the separated substantially inert gas is introduced in to the compressor.
- 5. The well servicing system of claim 4, wherein the well servicing system is operated proximate the wellbore.
- 6. The well servicing system in claim 1, wherein the substantially inert gas is a nitrogen rich gas.
- 7. The well servicing system in claim 6, wherein the nitrogen rich gas contains at least 95 percent nitrogen.
- 8. The well servicing system in claim 1, wherein the pressure of the substantially inert gas is boosted to at least 1000 psig.
- 9. The well servicing system in claim 1, further including a coil tubing assembly to supply the substantially inert gas to the wellbore.
- 10. The well servicing system in claim 1, wherein the collector is a three-phase separator.
- 11. The well servicing system in claim 1, wherein an additive is combined with the inert rich gas.
- 12. The well servicing system in claim 11, wherein the additive is an acid.
- 13. The well servicing system in claim 11, wherein the additive is proppants.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/642,447, filed Aug. 18, 2000, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Continuations (1)
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09642447 |
Aug 2000 |
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10315734 |
Dec 2002 |
US |