US 12,140,000 B1
Nuclear reactor integrated oil and gas production systems and methods of operation
Derek Haas, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Natura Resources LLC, Abilene, TX (US)
Filed by Natura Resources LLC, Abilene, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/529,630.
Application 18/529,630 is a continuation of application No. 18/464,968, filed on Sep. 11, 2023, granted, now 12,012,827.
Int. Cl. E21B 41/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/34 (2006.01); C01C 1/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); G21D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 41/00 (2013.01) [C01B 3/34 (2013.01); C01C 1/0405 (2013.01); C02F 1/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); G21D 9/00 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0205 (2013.01); C01B 2203/068 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0838 (2013.01); C01B 2203/085 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01); C01B 2203/84 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2307/14 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method of treating an output of a well site using nuclear reactors, the method comprising
operating a well site, the well site having a subsurface hydrocarbon well;
producing an off-gas output from the hydrocarbon well;
operating a deployable plant deployed proximal to the well site, the deployable plant having a deployable nuclear reactor system and deployable off-gas processing system;
wherein the deployable off-gas processing system comprises a deployable hydrogen production unit; and
wherein the deployable off-gas processing system further comprises a deployable chemical production unit;
producing a heat output from the deployable nuclear reactor system;
producing an industrial chemical using the off-gas output of the subsurface hydrocarbon well and the heat output of the deployable nuclear reactor or an electric output derived therefrom;
producing, by the deployable hydrogen production unit, a hydrogen output by performing a steam methane refining process using the off-gas output from the subsurface hydrocarbon well and the heat output from the deployable nuclear reactor or an electrical output derived therefrom; and
producing, by the deployable chemical production unit, a chemical output by performing a Haber-Bosch process or a Fischer-Tropsch process using the hydrogen output from the deployable hydrogen production unit and the heat output from the deployable nuclear reactor or an electrical output derived therefrom.