Millimeter-Wave Drilling System for Gas, Oil and Geothermal Energy
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Invention type: Technology
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Case number: #13021K
System for drilling boreholes into subsurface formations. A gyrotron injects millimeter-wave radiation energy into the borehole and pressurization apparatus is provided for pressurizing the borehole whereby a thermal melt front at the end of the borehole propagates into the subsurface formations. In another aspect, a system for fracturing a subsurface formation is disclosed.
Researchers
Daniel Cohn
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Paul Woskov
Departments: MIT Energy Initiative
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution: Geothermal, Hydrocarbons / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Manufacturing & Equipment
Impact Areas: Climate Stabilization, Sustainable Future
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millimeter-wave drilling system
United States of America | Granted | 8,393,410
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