Patent ID: 11927177
Assignee: GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising:
determining, according to a geothermal characteristic of a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) below a surface location that satisfies a threshold associated with providing geothermal energy, an extraction depth for an extraction well disposed to extract heated water from the HSA and an injection depth for an injection well disposed to inject cooled water into the HSA that is generated from a heat extraction process associated with capturing geothermal energy;
configuring a geothermal system in association with the surface location to extract the heated water from the HSA at the extraction depth; and
configuring the geothermal system to inject cooled water into the HSA at the injection depth,
wherein:
a thickness of the HSA is equal to or less than about 100 meters, and
the extraction well and the injection well are offset by a first horizontal distance, a first portion of the extraction well and a second portion of the injection well are disposed within the HSA,
wherein the first portion of the extraction well comprises an extraction lateral extending horizontally and the second portion of the injection well comprises an injection lateral extending parallel to and offset from the extraction lateral by a horizontal distance, such that the injection lateral and the extraction lateral are configured to induce a convective recirculation cell within the HSA.