Direct recharge injection of underground water reservoirs
AssigneePS Systems Inc.
InventorsStanley R. Peters, Donald O. Summers
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Abstract
An underground porosity water storage reservoir minimizes the impacts on surface uses of the reservoir site. Furthermore, a method of operating an underground porosity storage reservoir minimizes damage to the reservoir due to injecting sediment-laden water or water that is chemically incompatible with the porous material in the underground reservoir. The underground porosity water storage reservoir reduces temperature impacts on surface waters due to the discharge of stored water. A method of using the porosity storage reservoir to minimize adverse temperature impacts when discharging water to a surface body is disclosed.
Claims20
1-8. (canceled)
A method for storing water in an underground reservoir filled with a porous material, the underground storage reservoir including an underground vessel formed by one or more substantially water-impermeable, man-made barriers and an aquiclude, the vessel defining a volume such that the volume is substantially hydrologically separate from an environment exterior to the volume, the method comprising:
- (a) accessing a first subsurface body of water outside of the underground reservoir;
- (b) determining if the first body of water is compatible with the material in the underground reservoir;
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- (c) if the first body of subsurface water is determined to be compatible, extracting water from the first body of water and introducing the extracted water into the underground reservoir.
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17-20. (canceled)
A method for storing water in an underground reservoir filled with a porous material, the underground storage reservoir including an underground vessel formed by one or more substantially water-impermeable, man-made barriers and an aquiclude, the method comprising:
- (a) identifying a source of water from a location outside of the underground reservoir;
- (b) determining if the water is suitable for storage in the porous material in the underground reservoir;
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- (c) if the water is determined to be suitable, transferring water from the location to the underground reservoir.
A method for storing water in an underground reservoir filled with a porous material, the method comprising:
- receiving rights necessary to remove water from a source of water;
- testing water from the source of water obtained from at least one location;
- selecting one or more of the at least one location based on results of the testing operation;
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- transferring water from the selected location or locations for storage in the underground reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.