Carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems and methods related thereto
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-043/24
E21B-007/00
F01B-023/10
F24J-003/08
F03G-007/04
F01K-025/10
출원번호
US-0663893
(2012-10-30)
등록번호
US-8833475
(2014-09-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Saar, Martin O.
Randolph, Jimmy Bryan
Kuehn, Thomas H.
출원인 / 주소
Regents of the University of Minnesota
대리인 / 주소
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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초록▼
A system comprises an injection well for accessing an underground reservoir having a first temperature. The reservoir is located below a caprock and is accessible without using large-scale hydrofracturing. The injection well includes an injection well reservoir opening in fluid communication with th
A system comprises an injection well for accessing an underground reservoir having a first temperature. The reservoir is located below a caprock and is accessible without using large-scale hydrofracturing. The injection well includes an injection well reservoir opening in fluid communication with the reservoir. The system also includes a production well having a production well reservoir opening in fluid communication with the reservoir. A working-fluid supply system provides a non-water based working fluid to the injection well at a second temperature lower than the first temperature. Exposure of the non-water based working fluid to the first temperature produces heated non-water based working fluid capable of entering the production well reservoir opening. An energy converting apparatus connected to the productions well converts thermal energy contained in the heated non-water based working fluid to electricity, heat, or combinations thereof.
대표청구항▼
1. A system comprising: one or more injection wells for accessing an underground reservoir having a first temperature, wherein the reservoir is located below one or more caprocks, wherein the reservoir is accessible without using large-scale hydrofracturing, each of the one or more injection wells h
1. A system comprising: one or more injection wells for accessing an underground reservoir having a first temperature, wherein the reservoir is located below one or more caprocks, wherein the reservoir is accessible without using large-scale hydrofracturing, each of the one or more injection wells having an injection well reservoir opening in fluid communication with the reservoir;one or more production wells, each having a production well reservoir opening in fluid communication with the reservoir;a working-fluid supply system for providing a non-water based working fluid to the one or more injection wells at a second temperature lower than the first temperature,wherein exposure of the non-water based working fluid to the first temperature produces heated non-water based working fluid capable of entering each of the one or more production well reservoir openings; andan energy converting apparatus connected to the one or more productions wells, wherein thermal energy contained in the heated non-water based working fluid is converted to electricity, heat, or combinations thereof, in the energy converting apparatus. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more injection wells and each of the one or more production wells are located in a common channel and the system further comprises one or more injection pipes and one or more production pipes connected to the common channel. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a non-water based working fluid source. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-water based working fluid is carbon dioxide. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the carbon dioxide is obtained from a power plant or an industrial plant. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein the carbon dioxide is supercritical carbon dioxide. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy converting apparatus comprises at least one of: one or more expansion devices, one or more generators, and one or more heat exchangers. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more expansion devices and the one or more generators provide electricity to an electricity provider. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the one or more heat exchangers provide heat to a heat provider. 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more cooling units in fluid communication with the one or more production wells and the one or more injection wells. 11. A method comprising: without using large-scale hydrofracturing, accessing an underground reservoir having a natural temperature, the reservoir being located beneath one or more caprocks;introducing a non-water based working fluid into the one or more reservoirs through one or more injection wells;exposing the non-water based fluid to the natural temperature to produce heated fluid;producing the heated fluid through one or more production wells; andextracting thermal energy from the produced heated fluid. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the non-water based working fluid is carbon dioxide. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the carbon dioxide is supercritical carbon dioxide. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the heated fluid also contains native fluid present in the one or more reservoirs. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more reservoirs each have a porosity ranging from about one (1) % to about 50% and a permeability ranging from about 10−16 m2 to about 10−6 m2. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the natural temperature is between about −30° C. and about 300° C. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the thermal energy is used for at least one of: producing electricity; heating a working fluid in one or more heat exchangers; providing condensed fluid to the one or more reservoirs; providing cooled fluid to the one or more reservoirs; or providing shaft power to one or more pumps or compressors. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the electricity is produced either by providing the hot fluid to one or more expansion devices or by providing the working fluid heated in the one or more heat exchangers to the one or more expansion devices, wherein the one or more expansion devices produces shaft power to one or more generators, which, in turn, produce the electricity. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the working fluid heated in the one or more heat exchangers provides heat for at least one of: direct use; for groundwater heat pumps; or for a Rankine power cycle. 20. The method of claim 11, further comprising: choosing the underground reservoir;transporting a non-water based working fluid source to an area proximate to the injection well;converting the non-water based working fluid source into the non-water based working fluid; andproviding the heat energy to a customer.
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