| Recycling spent oil and gas wells - Having | | | | undertaken by Dr. G. Rice of Reading |
| seen the problems disposing of the Brent Spar | | | | University in the 1980's has theoretically |
| oil platform, it is time to look for | | | | proved the compatibility of the two cycles |
| alternate uses for offshore platforms when it | | | | and has shown very large increases in |
| becomes uneconomical for them to continue | | | | efficiency and power output, combined with |
| production.One alternate use could be the | | | | reduced construction costs and |
| extraction of geothermal energy. The | | | | maintenance.The theory of operation - Special |
| continental shelf in the UK, where these | | | | fluids operating in a hermetically sealed |
| platforms are situated, has a relatively thin | | | | pipe system transfer the heat from the bottom |
| earth's crust, giving the wells high bottom | | | | of the well to the surface, by vaporising and |
| hole temperatures. Heat from these wells can | | | | moving at near sonic velocity. This vapour |
| be utilised to generate electricity and, by | | | | pressure is used directly to drive the turbo |
| the use of submersible cables, help power the | | | | generator and is condensed, in an offshore |
| national grid.The extraction system utilises | | | | situation by cold seawater, before returning |
| geothermal heat transferred from a | | | | via the feed pump to the base of the well. |
| hydrothermal reservoir into a combined | | | | The minimum depth of the well needed to drive |
| Ultra-Large-Scale Heat Pipe/High Speed | | | | turbo generators depends on the geothermal |
| Organic Rankine Cycle Turbine. The system, | | | | gradient. In some cases this could be as |
| which is called GEESOR (Geothermal Energy | | | | small as 900 meters. It may be better to |
| Extraction System Organic Rankine), overcomes | | | | look at the minimum bottom hole temperature: |
| the problems of reinjection, two-phase fluid | | | | this would be in the region of 150 degrees C, |
| movement and environmental pollution by using | | | | although efficiency would be greatly improved |
| a clean working fluid in a closed cycle. The | | | | with a bottom hole temperature of 400 degrees |
| creation of a reservoir, fracturing and | | | | C.The bottom 1000m of the well is normally |
| primary fluid movement will also be covered. | | | | fractured to allow the heat from the |
| The system describes an economical | | | | reservoir to transfer to the heat pipe. In a |
| alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear power | | | | hydrothermal field, heat is transferred by |
| as the main source of electrical power | | | | convection circulation over the 1,000 metres |
| generation for the next | | | | of exposed formation. Additional angled |
| millennium.Governments around the world are | | | | drilling and hydraulic fracturing to aid this |
| constantly looking for new innovative forms | | | | process could be utilised.The bottom 1,000 |
| of energy. Geothermal energy has by far the | | | | meters of the heat pipe is either rifled or |
| greatest potential when it's put in context | | | | has a capillary liner to increase the surface |
| with the reserves of all forms of energy.When | | | | area and allow rapid expansion of the working |
| one looks at the planet on which people live, | | | | fluid. The working fluid is sprayed from a |
| One see that the entire fossil fuels, i.e. | | | | return tube where condensed fluid is |
| coal, oil and gas, come from the earth's | | | | reintroduced to the evaporator surface. This |
| crust. The crust makes up only 0.4% of the | | | | allows the conversion of liquid to vapour to |
| total mass of the planet, the remaining 99.6% | | | | take place over a very large surface area. |
| being hotter than 500 degrees C within the | | | | The vaporised fluid flows up the heat pipe to |
| crust, increasing to 5000 degrees C at the | | | | the turbine. Cooling water in the condenser |
| core.The pressures are constantly generating | | | | provides a strong pressure differential |
| the heat naturally. This means that | | | | across the turbine thus generating maximum |
| geothermal energy is infinite in its nature, | | | | power. A small feed pump on the turbine |
| as it is naturally renewable.Geothermal | | | | shaft reinjects the working fluid to complete |
| energy is natural nuclear energy - The way | | | | the cycle.20 years ago George Lockett known |
| the planet is constructed, in the form of a | | | | now as HealerGeorge took out a patent on this |
| number of layers or shells, means that the | | | | system and planned to develop the idea into a |
| heat can reach the surface without any trace | | | | working demonstration plant but the fall in |
| of nuclear contamination. The radius of the | | | | crude oil prices prevented this. Now crude |
| Earth is 6000 kilometres. This distance from | | | | oil prices have almost doubled and the oil |
| the centre to the surface forms a natural | | | | industry is in World decline; it is time to |
| shield and is infinitely safer than any man | | | | start to look at this system again.Message |
| made nuclear reactor.The principles of the | | | | channelled by George Lockett (C) Copyright |
| GEESOR - The system has been designed to | | | | 2006, All Rights Reserved.* New book * "A |
| extract geothermal energy out of spent oil | | | | Journey into the Self -- the |
| and gas wells by the transfer of heat from | | | | multi-dimensional nature of being human": |
| the hydrothermal field using Heat Pipe | | | | HealerGeorge Web Site and New |
| technology. The heat pipe transfers heat to | | | | BookDescription: What is this book going to |
| the surface. The working fluid from the heat | | | | do for YOU? For those who are seeking a |
| pipe is utilised directly in a high-speed | | | | complete energetic makeover, as you read it |
| organic rankine turbine system.The main | | | | you will feel a stirring and awakening in the |
| innovation is the combination of these two | | | | depths of your heart. For those who have |
| separate cycles, the heat pipe connecting | | | | questions about Shifts in Consciousness, |
| directly to the organic rankine cycle without | | | | Energy Balancing and Healing within the body, |
| the need for a heat exchanger. Work | | | | you will find clear answers. |