Hydrothermal drilling method and system
US6742603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B36/008
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for extending the depth of a subterranean borehole that uses heated aqueous fluid to dissolve rock of the subterranean formation. The heated aqueous fluid comprises water and hydroxides of Group I elements of The Periodic Table of Elements and mixtures thereof. The drilling system comprises means for delivering aqueous fluid and heating the aqueous fluid prior to contacting rock of a subsurface formation.
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