SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION

There is provided herein a system and method for generating downhole electricity from wells or similar apertures that penetrate sufficiently deep into the subsurface to allow liquid water to be converted to steam. In the preferred embodiment, a well that reaches to a point in the subsurface where th...

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1. Verfasser: YOCUM, JR. JOHN R
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
WEAPONS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:There is provided herein a system and method for generating downhole electricity from wells or similar apertures that penetrate sufficiently deep into the subsurface to allow liquid water to be converted to steam. In the preferred embodiment, a well that reaches to a point in the subsurface where the ambient temperature at depth is significantly above the boiling point of water (i.e., greater than 212° F.) will be used, said steam providing the force necessary to turn the blades of a turbine which, in turn, provides rotational force a downhole generator, thereby resulting in the generation of electricity.