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| 20120027516 | METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING UNDERGROUND BOREHOLE CONFIGURATIONS AND RELATED SOLUTION MINING METHODS Disclosed are methods for solution mining of evaporite minerals, such as trona, comprising drilling an access well and at least two lateral boreholes; injecting a fluid; circulating the fluid through the lateral boreholes with a controlled fluid flow; and collecting a p... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110286796 | Subsidence Control System A method of maintaining structural integrity of a subsiding earthen fluid containment structure is disclosed and comprises forming a lined containment infrastructure (100) including a convex bulged crown portion (120), floor portion (110) and sidewa... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110206460 | BANK-SIDED POROSITY STORAGE RESERVOIRS Natural soils and underlying bedrock typical of channel banks near a river and floodplain system are utilized to improve the economics and efficiency of constructing an underground porosity storage reservoir. A man-made barrier, typically a slurry wall, is keyed into th... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110116868 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL OR HOLE TO CREATE AN IMPERVIOUS PLUG FOR THE STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS, PARTICULARLY RADIOACTIVE, WASTE A method for the construction of a gallery or a shaft leading to an underground facility intended for the medium- or long-term storage of hazardous wastes, including an excavation of at least one determined length of the gallery carried out by using a method of prior pr... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20100307147 | Energy storage system Energy can be stored by directing fluid into an expandable receptacle that has a relatively heavy mass above it. The fluid fills the receptacle such that it expands and lifts up the heavy mass above it. At a time when energy is needed, the fluid can be allowed to flow o... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100272514 | WATER DETENTION SYSTEM INCORPORATING A COMPOSITE DRAINAGE MEMBRANE A water detention system comprises a sub-base of crushed rock or stone overlying an impermeable layer which may be naturally-occurring, as in an impermeable sub-grade, or may be formed by an impermeable membrane laid over the sub-grade prior to the sub-base layer. Over ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272515 | METHOD OF DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DEEP GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS A method of drilling, completing and producing a deep geothermal reservoir to allow the economical extraction of thermal energy from geologic strata, which may be termed as Hot Dry Rock (HDR).... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100232881 | Method for Construction of Subterranean Barriers Cross Reference to Related Patent Applications A method for forming a barrier in a subterranean formation is described comprising connecting two pipes to each other by a tensile member, cutting a continuous path through the subterranean formation with the pipes and tensile member, and providing grout into the path. ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100189509 | GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS OF IMPROVED NANOCOMPOSITES The apparatuses, compositions and methods described herein generally relate to a new application for and formulation of composite-polymer composition. This composition is a nanocomposite, comprising a polymer and a clay, preferably a recycled polymer and a nanoclay. The... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100140262 | Secondary containment panels and process for making and installing same A method of manufacturing a plurality of secondary containment panels and assembling and installing the panels in a secondary containment system of an above-ground liquid storage tank or other retention facility includes forming a plurality of flexible substrate pieces.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100021236 | Water Retention/Detention Structure A simple, modular, straight forward approach to the assembly of a water retention/detention structure or system to retain or detain, for example, storm water runoff and/or grey water is provided. In one embodiment, the system can include six or more panels of the presen... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090226260 | Method and Apparatus for Capturing, Storing, and Distributing Storm Water A precast concrete storm water vault comprised of modular precast concrete components is provided. More specifically, a vault is provided that consists of a perimeter of footings with integral vertical walls extending therefrom that supports precast concrete roof panels... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090220303 | Underground sequestration system and method Underground sequestration system and method in which a liquid or gas is stored in a sequestration zone of enhanced porosity in an underground geological formation, with a containment barrier around the sequestration zone. Conditions within the formation are monitored to... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090154997 | Underwater oil storage method and system An underwater oil storage method, which includes the steps of: a) excavating a cellar in the ground earth and constructing a wall structure in the cellar to form a water pool, b) setting an oil tank in the water pool, c) supplying a predetermined amount of water to the ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080226395 | Bank-Sided Porosity Storage Reservoirs Natural soils and underlying bedrock typical of channel banks near a river and floodplain system are utilized to improve the economics and efficiency of constructing an underground porosity storage reservoir. A man-made barrier, typically a slurry wall, is keyed into th... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080166183 | Underwater oil storage method and system An underwater oil storage method, which includes the steps of: a) excavating a cellar in the ground earth and constructing a wall structure in the cellar to form a water pool, b) setting an oil tank in the water pool, c) supplying a predetermined amount of water to the ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080112760 | Method of storage of sequestered greenhouse gasses in deep underground reservoirs A system and method for storage of Greenhouse Gasses, in particular CO2 gasses, in an underground reservoir of rock at the shallowest depth necessary to achieve a combination of temperature and pressure sufficient to ensure that the reservoir is hydraulically sealed and... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080072968 | MAINTAINING DYNAMIC WATER STORAGE IN UNDERGROUND POROSITY RESERVOIRS An underground porosity reservoir includes substantially impermeable barriers and an aquiclude surrounding a volume of alluvial materials for storing water within the pore spaces of the alluvial materials. Upstream and downstream ends of the reservoir define both a stat... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080039673 | Method For Underground Storage Of Ecologically Hazardous Agents And Device For Carrying Out Said Method A method for storing ecologically dangerous substances underground and an apparatus for accomplishing the method. These substances can be radioactive waste, spent fuel elements, nuclear warheads, weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, in all forms, as well as chemical wea... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070223999 | Method of Developing and Producing Deep Geothermal Reservoirs The present invention relates to a method and system for extracting and/or utilizing thermal energy from rock formations. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of t... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20060045626 | Manufactured caverns in carbonate rock Disclosed is a process for manufacturing underground caverns suitable in one embodiment for storage of large volumes of gaseous or liquid materials. The method is an acid dissolution process that can be utilized to form caverns in carbonate rock formations. The caverns ... | 03/02/2006 |
