摘要 |
<p>A method of forming a gas well, the method including the steps of drilling a gas well, lowering a gas well casing into the gas well, forming at least one aperture in the gas well casing and forming a plurality of lateral holes outwardly from the at least one aperture within the material surrounding the gas well casing, wherein each of the plurality of lateral holes has a near portion located near the gas well casing that extends in a direction diverging from a longitudinal axis of the gas well casing, and a further portion located away from the gas well casing that extends in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the gas well casing, each of the plurality of lateral holes having a transition area disposed between the near portion and the further portion, wherein the transition area has a radius in the range of to 40 meters, and wherein the further portion of each lateral hole runs substantially parallel to the further portion of at least one other lateral hole.</p> |