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

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
pumping, via an extraction well, heated water from an extraction depth of a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA);
extracting, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water; and
injecting, via an injection well offset from the extraction well by a first horizontal distance, the cooled water at an injection depth of the HSA,
wherein:
the HSA is identified based on a permeability of the HSA satisfying a threshold permeability range,
a thickness of the HSA is equal to or less than about 100 meters, and
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.