EnhancedGEO Holdings, LLC

An improved geothermal system. The system includes a wellbore extending from a surface at least partially into an underground magma reservoir. The wellbore includes a plurality of manufactured gravel pieces positioned within the wellbore to form a reinforced volume. The plurality of manufactured gravel pieces configured to aid in preventing collapse of the wellbore at least in the reinforced volume.

A tubing is anchored in a boiler casing positioned in a borehole that extends into a magma reservoir. The tubing may include a notch that is secured to a tubing anchor receptacle of the boiler casing. The boiler casing may include a float shoe that helps to prevent or restrict the flow of magma from the magma reservoir into the boiler casing and tubing.

A geothermal system including a heat-driven process system using heat extracted from a magma wellbore for driving a thermal process. The system includes a magma wellbore connected to the heat-driven process system in a closed loop. A heated heat transfer fluid conveys the heat from the magma wellbore to a reactor housing a decomposition reaction. The reactor can be a batch reactor, a continuous reactor, or a through-flow reactor. The heat provides the reaction temperature necessary for driving the decomposition reaction of a polymer to an end product. The heat can be provided directly by the heated heat transfer fluid, by an intermediate heat transfer fluid heated by the heated heat transfer fluid, or by a reaction medium heated by the heated heat transfer fluid.

A method of operating a geothermal system includes steps of providing a molten salt down a wellbore extending from a surface and into an underground reservoir of magma, receiving heated molten salt from the wellbore, and providing the heated molten salt to a heat-driven process.

A geothermal system may include a partially cased wellbore. The partially cased wellbore includes a first borehole portion extending from a surface into an underground magma reservoir. The first borehole portion includes a casing extending from a first end. The partially cased wellbore includes a second borehole portion extending from the first end to a terminal end of the wellbore. The second borehole portion extends into the underground magma reservoir and a wall of the second borehole portion is hardened magma.

A geothermal system obtains heated heat transfer fluid via heat transfer with an underground reservoir of magma. The geothermal system includes a wellbore extending between a surface and into the underground reservoir of magma. A fluid pump provides a flow of heat transfer fluid toward the underground reservoir of magma. A fluid conduit extends from the surface toward a terminal end of the wellbore and allows flow of heated heat transfer fluid from a portion of the wellbore that extends into the underground reservoir of magma toward the surface.

A geothermal system includes a wellbore with a borehole extending from a surface into an underground reservoir of magma. A chamber is located within the borehole and extends at least partially into the underground reservoir of magma. An inlet conduit allows flow of heat transfer fluid from the surface and into the chamber. An outlet conduit allows flow of heated heat transfer fluid from the chamber toward the surface.

A geothermally powered tin production system includes a geothermal system with a wellbore extending from a surface into an underground magma reservoir. Geothermal energy powers systems and processes used to extract tin from a tin-containing starting material.

A geothermally powered tin production system includes a geothermal system with a wellbore extending from a surface into an underground magma reservoir. Geothermal energy powers systems and processes used to extract tin from a tin-containing starting material.

A geothermally powered petrochemical refining system includes a geothermal system with a wellbore extending from a surface into an underground magma reservoir. A geothermally powered fractional distillation system receives crude oil and produces distillates which are separated by molecular weight. The distillates may be provided to a geothermally powered cracking system that is heated by a heat transfer fluid heated by the geothermal system to crack heavy hydrocarbons into lighter ones. The distillates may be provided to a geothermally powered reforming system that is heated by a heat transfer fluid heated by the geothermal system to reform hydrocarbons into different structures.