US 12,135,148 B2
Multiple well pairs for scaling the output of geothermal energy power plants
Bruce D. Marsh, Hunt Valley, MD (US); Saman Karimi, Baltimore, MD (US); James Hollis, Incline Village, NV (US); and J. Gary McDaniel, Bel Air, MD (US)
Assigned to Geothermal Technologies, Inc., Bel Air, MD (US)
Filed by Geothermal Technologies, Inc., Bel Air, MD (US)
Filed on May 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/144,466.
Application 18/144,466 is a continuation of application No. 17/554,126, filed on Dec. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,644,220.
Prior Publication US 2024/0003594 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24T 10/10 (2018.01); F03G 4/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24T 10/10 (2018.05) [F03G 4/029 (2021.08); F03G 4/072 (2021.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
pumping, via an extraction lateral extending horizontally from an extraction well, heated water from extraction depths of a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA);
extracting, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water; and
injecting, via an injection lateral extending horizontally from an injection well, at least a portion of the cooled water at injection depths of the HSA,
wherein the extraction well and the injection well form a well pair; and
either:
pumping, via a second extraction lateral extending horizontally from a second extraction well, heated water from extraction depths of the HSA for extracting heat via the power generation unit to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water; or
injecting, via a second injection lateral extending horizontally from a second injection well, a portion of the cooled water at injection depths of the HSA.