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US 2012/0305318 A1Published application
Forming oriented fissures in a subterranean target zone
AssigneeJimni Development LLC
InventorJames K. Coleman, II
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Abstract
A system for forming a subterranean oriented fissure in a target zone by utilizing a connection between two well bores and a flexible linear cutting device, such as a segmented diamond wire saw, to form the fissure beginning at the connection of the well bores and extending along a specified the length of the well bores.
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A system for forming a subterranean fissure in a target zone and extending along and between a length of a first and a second bore, comprising:
- first bore having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end forming a wellhead;
- second bore having proximal and distal ends;
- a connection defined between the first bore and the second bore;
- a cutting device extending through the connection and adapted to cut the fissure;
- and,
- waste material delivered to the fissure via at least one of the first and second, thereby sequestering the waste material in the target zone in which the fissure is located.
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A system for forming a subterranean fissure in a target zone and extending along and between a length of a first and a second bore, comprising:
- first bore having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end forming a wellhead;
- second bore having proximal and distal ends;
- a connection defined between the first bore and the second bore;
- a cutting device extending through the connection and operable to cut the fissure;
- and,
- the fissure selectively oriented by the bores to enable initiating a fracture extending in a selected direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.