Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING HEAT GENERATED BY SINGLE WELL ENGINEERED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM (SWEGS) TO HEAT OIL LADEN ROCK OR ROCK WITH PERMEABLE FLUID CONTENT FOR ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/090901
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Apparatus is provided having a heat extraction system for generating geothermal heat from within a drilled well, comprising: a heat conductive material injected into an area within a heat nest near a bottom of a drilled well between a heat exchanging element and rock, and any fluid around the rock, surrounding the heat nest to form a closed-loop solid state heat exchange to heat contents of a piping system flowing into and out of the heat exchanging element at an equilibrium temperature at which the rock surrounding the heat nest and generating the geothermal heat continually recoups the geothermal heat that the rock is conducting to the heat conductive material.
Inventors:
PARRELLA MICHAEL J (US)
DUBOW BRUCE H (US)
DUBOW BRUCE H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/070115
Publication Date:
August 15, 2013
Filing Date:
December 17, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PARRELLA MICHAEL J (US)
DUBOW BRUCE H (US)
GTHERM INC (US)
DUBOW BRUCE H (US)
GTHERM INC (US)
International Classes:
E21B43/243
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BARBER, William, J. (Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP,755 Main Street, P.O. Box 22, Monroe Connecticut, US)
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