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US20120038174A1

Storing Carbon Dioxide and Producing Methane and Geothermal Energy from Deep …

University of Texas System

Abstract

A novel idea involving the coupling of CO 2 geological storage with methane and/or heat production (geothermal energy) from geopressured-geothermal aquifers is described herein. The production of energy from the extracted brine offsets the cost of capture, pressurization, and injection and the …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Steven L. Bryant
Priority date
August 13, 2010
Filing date
August 12, 2011
Publication date
February 16, 2012
Language
en
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