Systems and methods for thermal reach enhancement
US11953238B1 · kind B1 · utility
0Cited by
21References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal reach enhanced geothermal wellbore has a plurality of fissures at a target location that distally extend into the formation and that are at least partially filled with a compacted high-thermal k material. The compacted high-thermal k material terminates on a proximal end of the fissure at the target location of the wellbore and is thermally coupled to a high-thermal conductivity grout or slurry through which heat is conducted to a working fluid that is contained in a closed loop working fluid conduit embedded in the grout or slurry.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.