Systems for extracting fluids from the earth's subsurface and for generating electricity without greenhouse gas emissions

A method for extracting fluids from a planet's subsurface, comprising:

• bringing to a surface location, above the fluid in the planet's subsurface, a portable apparatus, the portable apparatus capable of reforming a fuel and injecting a compressed driver gas into the subsurface;
• reforming a fuel with water to produce a driver gas mixture including at least carbon dioxide gas and hydrogen gas;
• compressing a portion of the carbon dioxide gas and a portion of the hydrogen gas;
• injecting the portion of the carbon dioxide gas and the portion of the hydrogen gas compressed by the compressor, to a predetermined depth within the planet's subsurface;
• recapturing a portion of the carbon dioxide gas and the hydrogen gas that emerges from the subsurface with the fluid;
• re-injecting the captured portion of the carbon dioxide gas and the captured portion of the hydrogen gas back into the planet's subsurface;
• and
• controlling the injection using subsurface data.

A system for recovering fluid from Earth's subsurface, comprising:

• at least one orifice leading to at least one hole;
• a fuel reformer, adapted to react a fuel with water to produce driver gas;
• a compressor, adapted to compress the driver gas;
• an injection line, operably connected to the compressor and leading into the Earth's subsurface via the orifice, adapted to inject the driver gas to a predetermined depth down the hole;
• a gas capture unit, adapted to capture a portion of the driver gas that returns from the Earth's subsurface with the fluid;
• and
• a control module capable of using down-hole data to regulate operation of the compressor.

A system for recovering oil from an oil field, comprising:

• at least one injection opening leading to at least one injection well;
• at least one production opening leading to at least one production well;
• a fuel reformer, adapted to react a fuel with water to produce carbon dioxide gas and hydrogen gas;
• a compressor, adapted to compress a portion of the carbon dioxide gas and a portion of the hydrogen gas;
• an injection line, operably connected to the compressor and leading down the injection well via the injection opening, adapted to feed the driver gas to a predetermined depth within the oil field;
• a control module capable of using data from the oil field to regulate operation of the compressor;
• a gas capture unit, adapted to recapture a portion of the carbon dioxide gas and the hydrogen gas that emerges with the oil from the production well;
• a recaptured gas pipe leading from the production well to the injection well to recycle the recaptured carbon dioxide gas and the recaptured hydrogen gas into the oil field via the injection well;
• and
• a power generator adapted to utilize a portion of the hydrogen gas to generate power.