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US 2024/0175332 A1Published application
Geothermal system materials
AssigneeMultiscale Systems, Inc.
InventorsJesse SILVERBERG, Arthur EVANS
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Abstract
The present invention provides components with metamaterial structures for use in enhanced geothermal systems.
Claims49
A packer assembly comprising:
- a mandrel comprising a hollow cylinder;
- a sealing element disposed around the exterior surface of the hollow cylinder of the mandrel, the sealing element comprising a plurality of open cells, each open cell comprising walls of material and open space, wherein when pressure is applied axially to the sealing element, the open cells promote deformation of the sealing element laterally outward from the mandrel;
- and
- a slip element movably disposed around or within the hollow cylinder of the mandrel,
- wherein when the packer assembly is positioned within a wellbore, the slip element is operable to apply pressure axially to the sealing element to form a seal between the sealing element and a wall of the wellbore.
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A sealing element comprising:
- a hollow cylinder comprising:
- a plurality of repeats of an open unit cell, each unit cell comprising walls of material and open space, wherein when pressure is applied axially to the sealing element, the plurality of repeats of an open unit cell promote deformation of the sealing element outward from the center of the hollow cylinder.
A casing connector for a geothermal well, the connector comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body with upper and lower ends;
- and
- a bellows disposed within the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.