Title:
GEOTHERMAL HEAT HARVESTERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/053884
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
Thermal energy is extracted from geological formations using a heat harvester. In some embodiments, the heat harvester is a once-through, closed loop, underground heat harvester created by directionally drilling through hot rock. The extracted thermal energy can be converted or transformed to other forms of energy.
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Inventors:
MONCARZ PIOTR D (US)
KOLBE WALTER R (US)
CAPUANO LOUIS E JR (US)
RYAN KEANEN (US)
KOLBE WALTER R (US)
CAPUANO LOUIS E JR (US)
RYAN KEANEN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/053569
Publication Date:
June 08, 2017
Filing Date:
September 23, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEOTHERMIC SOLUTION LLC (US)
International Classes:
E21B43/16; E21B43/26; F03G4/00; F03G7/04; F24J3/00; F24J3/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FILICE, Dominic et al. (US)
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