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Closed loop well designs and control for extraction of subsurface geothermal power
Background Dr. Eric van Oort and his team have developed a deep, closed-loop geothermal well design to improve upon traditional enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Dr. van Oort is the Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2 and B. J. Lancaster Professorship in Petroleum Engineering and a professor at UT Austin, with primary interests in drilling/completion...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Eric van Oort, Pradeepkumar Ashok, Dongmei Chen
Keywords(s): Drilling, Geothermal, Oil & gas upstream, Renewable
Category(s): Physical sciences > Energy > Renewable, Physical sciences
Accurate monitoring of leaks in CCS sites
Problem statement Increasing global concern over climate change has brought with it an opportunity for sustainable technological advancement. Tax incentives and the geopolitical will is further driving this trend towards carbon neutral technologies. Carbon capture and storage provides a safe and impactful way of achieving this goal. However, the process...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Katherine Romanak, Philip Bennett
Keywords(s): Carbon capture, Carbon sequestration, Clean tech, Emissions, Energy storage, Geothermal
Category(s): Physical sciences > Green tech