A geothermal heat pump system includes a main heat exchanger, a borehole that extends in a vertical direction through an aquifer, a ground loop and a pump. The main heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between a ground loop flow and a heat distribution system. The ground loop includes a groundwater heat exchanger, an input pipe and an output pipe. The groundwater heat exchanger is contained within the borehole and includes heat exchange piping. The input pipe delivers the ground loop flow from the main heat exchanger to the heat exchange piping. The output pipe delivers the ground loop flow from the heat exchange piping to the main heat exchanger. The pump drives a groundwater flow in a horizontal direction that is transverse to the vertical direction across the heat exchange piping. Heat exchange occurs between the ground loop flow and the groundwater flow.

A thermal reach enhanced geothermal wellbore is provided. The geothermal wellbore includes a wellbore extending from a topside surface to a target location in a formation. The geothermal wellbore further includes a plurality of fissures that distally extend from the target location into the formation and that are at least partially filled with a compacted high-thermal k material. The compacted high-thermal k material terminates on a proximal end at the target location of the wellbore and is thermally coupled to a high-thermal conductivity grout or slurry through which heat is conducted to a working fluid that is contained in a closed loop working fluid conduit embedded in the grout or slurry.

A thermal system includes a borehole heat exchanger, a facility having a peak heating load, a data center including at least one heat generating electronic component, and a ground-source heat pump. The data center, the borehole heat exchanger, and the ground-source heat pump are connected in a dynamic downhole fluid circuit with a flow of a downhole fluid. The dynamic downhole fluid circuit is configured to reject heat from the data center to the facility and to the BHE, and a power capacity of the data center is less than the peak heating load of the facility.

A thermal system includes a borehole heat exchanger, a facility having a peak heating load, a data center including at least one heat generating electronic component, and a ground-source heat pump. The data center, the borehole heat exchanger, and the ground-source heat pump are connected in a dynamic downhole fluid circuit with a flow of a downhole fluid. The dynamic downhole fluid circuit is configured to reject heat from the data center to the facility and to the BHE, and a power capacity of the data center is less than the peak heating load of the facility.

A method of operating a thermal system includes receiving a data center heat with a downhole fluid, the data center heat generated by at least one heat generating electronic component of a data center. The method also includes exchanging heat between a facility and the downhole fluid via a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) to fulfill at least a portion of a thermal load of the facility. The method further includes maintaining a thermal balance of the downhole fluid with a borehole heat exchanger (BHE) implemented in a borefield.

A method of operating a thermal system includes receiving a data center heat with a downhole fluid, the data center heat generated by at least one heat generating electronic component of a data center. The method also includes exchanging heat between a facility and the downhole fluid via a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) to fulfill at least a portion of a thermal load of the facility. The method further includes maintaining a thermal balance of the downhole fluid with a borehole heat exchanger (BHE) implemented in a borefield.

Provided here is a system for restoration of a salty terminal lake, such as the Salton Sea, an area of prevalent geothermal sources. It includes division of the Lake into three sections, to accommodate for less inflow from a river, such as the Colorado River, and preventing pollution of the central section of the Lake from nearby farmlands and importing seawater in central section with pipeline system; providing condition for tourism, and wildlife sanctuary; generating electricity by harnessing hydro, solar, and geothermal energy; and producing potable water and lithium as byproducts. Also includes a system and method for harnessing geothermal energy for generation of electricity by using complete closed loop heat exchange systems combined with onboard drilling apparatus. The system includes several devices operating separately in many different applications in energy sectors, Also, included is an alternative use for the In-Line-Pump for marine crafts propulsion.

An enhanced geothermal system includes a first well and a second well drilled through a subterranean formation. The first well includes a lateral section extending through a heat zone in the subterranean formation. The second well is a U-shaped well having a first lateral section extending through the heat zone on a first side of the lateral section of the first well, and a second lateral section extending through the heat zone on a second side of the lateral section of the first well.

An enhanced geothermal system includes a first well and a second well drilled through a subterranean formation. The first well includes a lateral section extending through a heat zone in the subterranean formation. The second well is a U-shaped well having a first lateral section extending through the heat zone on a first side of the lateral section of the first well, and a second lateral section extending through the heat zone on a second side of the lateral section of the first well.

The present disclosure relates to a multi-well geothermal syphoning system, comprising at least one injection well and at least one production well, the at least one injection well having an inlet valve for controlling a volume of a fluid medium entering the system and the at least one production well having an outlet valve for controlling the volume of the fluid medium exiting the system, each of the wells having a well bore extending downwardly from a ground surface to define a plurality of substantially vertical bore sections, a first well bore comprising a first vertical bore section turning through 90 degrees and extending parallel to the ground surface to thereby define a horizontal bore section, the first well bore intersecting with the vertical bore sections of each of the remaining wells to fluidly interconnect each well of the system such that the fluid medium at a first temperature is introduced into the at least one injection well and the fluid medium at a second temperature is drawn from the at least one production well.