Patent ID: 11905814
Assignee: ENHANCEDGEO HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
drilling a borehole extending from a surface toward an underground magma reservoir by operating drilling equipment in a standard mode associated with drilling in non-molten rock;
monitoring drilling characteristics associated with the drilling equipment during drilling the borehole;
monitoring borehole characteristics associated with the borehole during drilling the borehole;
determining, based at least in part on the monitored drilling characteristics and the monitored borehole characteristics, that a drill bit used for drilling the borehole has entered a transition zone between a solid rock layer and the underground magma reservoir;
in response to determining that the drill bit has entered the transition zone, operating the drilling equipment in a transition zone mode, different than the standard mode, associated with drilling in an at least partially molten rock; and
in response to determining that the drill bit has not entered the transition zone, continuing operating the drilling equipment in the standard mode.