Geothermal heat transfer and intensification system and method
AssigneeFOI Group, LLC
InventorDavid Murray Munson, Jr.
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AssigneeFOI Group, LLC
InventorDavid Murray Munson, Jr.
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This invention uses an innovative closed-loop steam cycle with a primary geothermal boiler and a recirculating arrangement to deliver a portion of the enthalpy of that produced steam as a higher temperature and pressure steam to the surface. The geothermal boiler operates at as low a pressure as needed to boil water using heat from relatively low-temperature geologic formations typically found in abandoned oil wells. This system can be deployed in such well bores to extract geothermal energy either as a stand-alone enterprise or in conjunction with tertiary oil recovery efforts. The geothermally-boiled steam provides most or all of the energy to power the process. It is the ability of this system to extract useful heat from below atmospheric boiling temperature heat sources that offers its greatest potential.
A geothermal heat transfer system that heats water at a pressure reduced from hydrostatic pressure comprising:
A geothermal heat transfer method that heats water at a pressure reduced from hydrostatic pressure comprising:
A geothermal heat transfer system that heats water at a pressure reduced from hydrostatic pressure comprising:
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