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Apparatus for realization of rock exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing in situ energy source
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-04-15
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Granted: 1980-09-02
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Expires: 1996-04-15
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for the realization of a rock-exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing an in-situ energy source including a well with a casing sunk at least as far down as a producing horizon, a string of exploitation pipes having at least one opening at the fluid outlet, and means for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying agent in one of the zones of the thermodynamic cycle of interaction with stratal fluid.
Inventors
- 👤 Ivan T. Aladiev
- 👤 Kirill D. Voskresensky
- 👤 Gennady P. Gukov
- 👤 Evgeny V. Saperov
- 👤 Valery K. Fardzinov
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:23
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/16; E21B43/24; E21B43/30; E21B43/305; F; F24; F24T; F24T10/00; F24T10/20; E21B43/25; E21B43/26; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for a rock-exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing an in-situ energy source, comprising: a well with a casing sunk at least as far down as a producing horizon; a string of exploitation pipes in said well open at the bottom end thereof forming a fluid inlet and having at least one opening in a side wall and above the bottom forming a fluid outlet; said opening in said sidewall being located above the producing horizon and serving to discharge fluid from said well into a fluid-permeable rock mass adjacent said well, said open bottom end of said exploitation pipes being located in the producing horizon and admitting stratal fluid to said well; said fluid being utilized as a heat-carrying medium in an underground circuit which includes said fluid inlet, a section of said well between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet, and said fluid-permeable rock mass; means located in said well for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium in heat-exchange relationship with said fluid; and means for admission and circulation of a heat-carrying agent into said means for varying the heat content and said well.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for a rock-exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing an in-situ energy source, comprising: a well with a casing sunk at least as far down as a producing horizon; a string of exploitation pipes in said well open at the bottom end thereof forming a fluid inlet and having at least one opening in a side wall and above the bottom forming a fluid outlet; said opening in said sidewall being located above the producing horizon and serving to discharge fluid from said well into a fluid-permeable rock mass adjacent said well, said open bottom end of said exploitation pipes being located in the producing horizon and admitting stratal fluid to said well; said fluid being utilized as a heat-carrying medium in an underground circuit which includes said fluid inlet, a section of said well between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet, and said fluid-permeable rock mass; means located in said well for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium in heat-exchange relationship with said fluid; and means for admission and circulation of a heat-carrying agent into said means for varying the heat content and said well.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which said means for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium is placed inside said string of exploitation pipes, between said fluid outlet and said inlet for stratal fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are inclined shafts bored into the rock mass at said well discharge opening to intensify the fluid outflow from the well into the adjacent permeable rock mass; and a packer means for preventing the stratal fluid from flowing out into the upper section of the well, said packer means located above said inclined shafts.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
176 words
An apparatus for a rock-exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing an in-situ energy source, comprising: a well with a casing sunk deeper than the producing horizon; a string of exploitation pipes open at the bottom end thereof forming a fluid outlet and having at least one opening in the side wall above the bottom forming a fluid inlet; said side wall opening in said string of exploitation pipes being placed in the producing horizon and serving to admit fluid into said well said open bottom of said exploitation pipes being located below the producing horizon and serving for said fluid being utilized as a heat-carrying medium in an underground circuit which includes said fluid outlet, a section of said well from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet, and said fluid-permeable rock mass; means located in said well for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium in heat exchange relationship with said fluid; and means for admission and circulation of a heat-carrying agent into said means for varying the heat content and said well.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
176 words
An apparatus for a rock-exploitation method based on thermodynamic cycles utilizing an in-situ energy source, comprising: a well with a casing sunk deeper than the producing horizon; a string of exploitation pipes open at the bottom end thereof forming a fluid outlet and having at least one opening in the side wall above the bottom forming a fluid inlet; said side wall opening in said string of exploitation pipes being placed in the producing horizon and serving to admit fluid into said well said open bottom of said exploitation pipes being located below the producing horizon and serving for said fluid being utilized as a heat-carrying medium in an underground circuit which includes said fluid outlet, a section of said well from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet, and said fluid-permeable rock mass; means located in said well for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium in heat exchange relationship with said fluid; and means for admission and circulation of a heat-carrying agent into said means for varying the heat content and said well.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, in which said means for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium is placed inside said string of exploitation pipes, between said fluid outlet and said inlet for stratal fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, in which the means for varying the heat content of the heat-carrying medium is a heat-exchanger through which the heat-carrying agent injected from the surface circulates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein the heat-exchanger is a series of coaxial tubes, wherein an outer tube extends deeper into said exploitation pipe than an inner tube, an end cap seals the end of the outer tube, and said heat-carrying agent flows down the space between outer and inner tubes and up to the surface inside the inner tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein the heat exchanger is at least one U-shaped tube.
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