CPC F03G 7/04 (2013.01) [E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/07 (2020.05); E21B 47/09 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01); F24T 10/10 (2018.05); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); F24T 2201/00 (2018.05); Y02E 10/10 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method of producing geothermal energy, comprising:
disposing two or more closed-loop pipe systems within a geologic formation at targeted locations having different heat flow characteristics to form a tiered or stacked loop energy system, wherein each of the two or more closed-loop pipe systems comprises an injection well, a production well spaced a distance from the injection well, and a horizontal well fluidly coupling the injection well to the production well,
wherein the disposing of at least one of the two or more closed-loop pipe systems comprises targeting un-stimulated convection areas of the geologic formation, and wherein the method does not comprise stimulating the formation;
harvesting energy from the geologic formation via the two or more closed-loop pipe systems;
converting the harvested energy via a conversion system configured to utilize the two or more closed-loop pipe systems.
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