GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM
A system for geothermal heating, the system comprising a forced geothermal circuit disposed in a well bore. The system also comprise a well bore heat exchanger and an pump. The system may further comprise a circulation fluid and flux co-inverter. A method for geothermal heating, the method comprising passing a fluid into a thermal circulation system; passing the fluid into a well bore heat exchanger; passing reservoir fluid into an annulus space; and passing the reservoir fluid through a sub-surface formation.
1 . A system for geothermal heating, the system comprising:
a forced geothermal circuit in communication with a well bore;
a well bore heat exchanger; and
a pump.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein said pump is a submersible pump.
3 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a circulation fluid.
4 . The system of claim 1 in communication with a proximate well bore.
5 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a flux co-inverter.
6 . A method for geothermal heating, the method comprising:
passing a fluid into a thermal circulation system;
passing the fluid into a well bore heat exchanger;
heating the fluid;
passing the heated fluid out of the well bore heat exchanger;
passing reservoir fluid into an annulus space; and
passing the reservoir fluid through a sub-surface formation.
7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the pump is a submersible pump.
8 . The method of claim 6 further comprising passing the fluid into a flux co-inverter.
9 . The method of claim 6 further comprising passing the reservoir fluid through a sidetrack bore hole.
10 . The method of claim 6 further comprising passing the reservoir fluid through a proximate well bore.
11 . A system for extracting a hydrocarbon, the system comprising:
a forced geothermal circuit;
a well bore heat exchanger;
a hydrocarbon production well;
a separation module; and
a pump.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein said pump is a submersible pump.
13 . The system of claim 11 further comprising a heat exchanger in communication with the forced geothermal circuit well bore.
14 . The system of claim 11 further comprising a flux co-inverter.
15 . The system of claim 11 wherein the hydrocarbon production well is an oil production well.
16 . A method for extracting a hydrocarbon, the method comprising:
passing a fluid into a forced geothermal circuit well bore;
passing the fluid into a well bore heat exchanger;
heating the fluid;
passing the heated fluid out of the well bore heat exchanger;
passing reservoir fluid into an annulus space;
passing the reservoir fluid through a sub-surface formation;
passing the heated fluid into a heat exchanger to produce a circulation fluid;
passing the circulation fluid into a hydrocarbon production well;
contacting the circulation fluid with a hydrocarbon; and
separating the circulation fluid and hydrocarbon.
17 . The method of claim 16 further comprising contacting the heated fluid with a hydrocarbon to produce the circulation fluid and hydrocarbon mixture.
18 . The method of claim 17 further comprising subjecting the circulation fluid and hydrocarbon mixture to a separation module.
19 . The method of claim 16 further comprising passing the circulation fluid through the heat exchanger.
20 . The method of claim 16 further comprising passing the circulation fluid into the forced geothermal circuit well bore.