Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for configuring wellbores in a geologic formation
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Application No.: US16929284Application Date: 2020-07-15
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Publication No.: US11852384B2Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Matthew Toews , Paul Cairns , Derek Riddell , Andrew Curtis-Smith , Jonathan Hale
- Applicant: EAVOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary
- Assignee: EAVOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Current Assignee: EAVOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: CA 3085901 2020.07.06
- Main IPC: F24T10/20
- IPC: F24T10/20 ; E21B47/0228 ; E21B7/04 ; E21B33/138 ; E21B36/00 ; E21B43/30

Abstract:
Closed loop wellbore configurations with unrestricted geometry for accommodating irregular or challenging thermal gradients within a thermally productive formation are disclosed. A working fluid is utilized in the loop for extraction of thermal energy there from. The loop and the unrestricted geometry are achieved using magnetic ranging of independent drilling operations which intersect from an inlet well and outlet well to form an interconnecting segment. In conjunction with the directional drilling, conditioning operations are incorporated to condition the rock face, cool the entire system, activate the wellbore for treatment to optimize thermal transfer inter alia. The significant degree of freedom in wellbore configuration is further optimized by the absence of mechanical impediments such as casing or liners in the heat transfer areas.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220003459A1 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING WELLBORES IN A GEOLOGIC FORMATION Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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