Abstract: An apparatus or combination of operational equipment 1 for effecting liquid or gas communication to, from or between at least one gas and/or liquid containing source 3a,b. The at least one source 3a,b having an upper boundary 5 through which an access well 20 is drilled. The access well 20 extending downwardly to a location within the reservoir 3a,b. The access well 20 also drilled laterally within the at least one source 3a,b. The upper boundary 5 being a transition 5 in phase or composition of solids, liquids or gases underground such as a transition between clay 7 and shale 9. The apparatus or combination of operational equipment 1 including a jetting device 10 for insertion into the access well 20. The jetting device 10 adapted to jet multiple boreholes 22 from a lateral portion 21a of the access well at multiple radial orientations 23 around the lateral portion 21a relative to a vertical.

Abstract: A method for recovering gases and/or liquids stored within one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs comprising locating the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling an access well which extends downwardly to at least adjacent the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling a section of the access well extending along or adjacent at least a portion of the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; creating permeability pathways into the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs to enable the release of gas and/or liquid from the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs into the access well; and recovering the released gas and/or liquid through the access well.

Abstract: A method for recovering gases and/or liquids stored within one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs comprising locating the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling an access well which extends downwardly to at least adjacent the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; drilling a section of the access well extending along or adjacent at least a portion of the upper consolidated boundary of the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs; creating permeability pathways into the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs to enable the release of gas and/or liquid from the one or more gas and/or liquid reservoirs into the access well; and recovering the released gas and/or liquid through the access well.