Systems and methods for drilling geothermal wells
AssigneeHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
InventorsTodd W. BENSON, Angus Lamberton JAMIESON
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AssigneeHelmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC
InventorsTodd W. BENSON, Angus Lamberton JAMIESON
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Systems and methods for drilling a geothermal well can include drilling a vertical borehole to a target location, drilling a plurality of lateral boreholes, each of which is connected to the vertical borehole, and can include generating a plurality of chambers in at least one of the plurality of lateral boreholes. The techniques can include drilling a plurality of passageways that each provide fluid communication between one of the plurality of chambers in a first lateral borehole and a second lateral borehole of the plurality of lateral boreholes. The techniques can form a fluid circuit for injecting a heating fluid such as water or brine and recovering hot water and steam using a single vertical borehole. The hot water and/or steam can be used to generate electrical power with a geothermal power facility.
A method comprising:
An apparatus for drilling, comprising:
A geothermal energy generator facility, the facility comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.