Down-hole gas separator

A method for separating gas from a fluid in a production stream in a producing hydrocarbon well, the method comprising:

• using a packer to direct the production stream into a central tube of a gas separator assembly;
• continually redirecting the flow of the production stream using a baffle assembly in the central tube, wherein the baffle assembly comprises a series of baffles, each baffle extending between an inner wall of the central tube and an outer wall of the suction tube for a portion of the available space between the inner wall of the central tube and the outer wall of the suction tube, each baffle offset from the other baffles in the baffle assembly, each baffle being angled upward from the inner wall of the central tube to the outer wall of the suction tube and blocking about half of the available space for fluid flow, such that the baffle assembly continually redirects the fluid and gas toward a next baffle in the baffle assembly as the fluid and gas travels through the central tube;
• directing the production stream out of the central tube and into a space between a well casing of the hydrocarbon well and the central tube where the gas can separate from fluid;
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• drawing the fluid from the production stream into a suction tube running through the interior of the central tube, the suction tube delivering the fluid to an artificial lift mechanism.