Storing hazardous material in a subterranean formation
US10614927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hazardous material storage bank includes a wellbore extending into the Earth and including an entry at least proximate a terranean surface, the wellbore including a substantially vertical portion, a transition portion, and a substantially horizontal portion; a storage area coupled to the substantially horizontal portion of the well bore, the storage area within or below a shale formation, the storage area vertically isolated, by the shale formation, from a subterranean zone that includes mobile water; a storage container positioned in the storage area, the storage container sized to fit from the wellbore entry through the substantially vertical, the transition, and the substantially horizontal portions of the wellbore, and into the storage area, the storage container including an inner cavity sized enclose hazardous material; and a seal positioned in the wellbore, the seal isolating the storage portion of the wellbore from the entry of the wellbore.
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