METHOD FOR A RADIATOR EGS TO HARVEST GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

摘要

An embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes an EGS configured to allow the commercial production of electrical energy. One criteria of an EGS according to the present invention is that the temperature and volume of the fluids extracted are sufficiently high and large enough as to allow the commercial production of electrical energy. The system is able to operate for at least N years before the extracted fluid falls below the minimum temperature needed for energy production. Additionally, fractures are separated from each other by a sufficiently large volume of rock (Vcrit) relative to the fractures surface area such that the ratio of the rate of heat extraction to the rate of heat supply controlled by the thermal conductivity of the rock is such that the intervening rock is cooled at a rate that is sufficiently slow to be economic.

主权项

1. A system for harvesting geothermal energy comprising:
a non-hydrothermal source of energy; an injector well; a production well; and a radiator vane heat exchanger located in a plane defined by the injector well and the production well that includes S1 and SHmax.