Cpg Technologies, Llc.

Texaco Inc.

Jerry A Lomax

James F Corum

Kenneth L Corum

Timothy J Lougheed, Jr

James M Salvitti, Jr

Philip V Pesavento

Michael P Taylor

Wes Pogorzelski

Robert S Galloway, Jr

James T Darnell

Christopher R Lamon

Fredrick A Genz

John David Penton

Peter A Schrimpf

Lynn Rouse

Myrna Buenviaje

Walt D Hamilton

Karl Kolthoff

Timothy M Veale

David W Bowers

Various embodiments for heat management around a phase delay coil in a probe are described. A guided surface waveguide probe may be at least partially housed or enclosed in a structure and configured to generate electrical energy in the form of a guided surface wave traveling along a terrestrial medium, where the guided surface waveguide probe comprises at least one electromagnetic coil encapsulated by an exterior of the structure. A cooling device may be provided and configured to manage heat in the structure by providing cold air between the at least one electromagnetic coil and the exterior of the structure.

Heat management around a phase delay coil in a probe

Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling the operation of a guided surface waveguide probe. A control system coupled to the guided surface waveguide probe can monitor and control the guided surface waveguide probe and one or more subsystems associated with the guided surface waveguide probe. Based on data collected from the guided surface waveguide probe and/or the various subsystems, the control system can adjust the operation of the guided surface waveguide probe. Human operators can interact with the control system at a location outside of a safety perimeter surrounding the guided surface waveguide probe.

Guided surface waveguide probe control system

Disclosed is an exemplary guided surface waveguide probe. In one embodiment, the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated to a height above the lossy conducting medium; a support structure that supports the charge terminal; an internal coil that is supported within the support structure and is coupled to an excitation source; a conductive tube having a first end conductively coupled to the at least one section of internal coil, wherein a second end of the conductive tube extends vertically towards and is electrically coupled to the charge terminal; at least one sensor electrically coupled to the charge terminal or the internal coil, wherein the at least one sensor measures an operational parameter of the guided surface waveguide probe; and a non-conductive channel connected to the at least one sensor by which data associated with the operational parameter is communicated.

Measuring operational parameters at the guided surface waveguide probe

Disclosed is a guided surface waveguide probe with a charge terminal that is elevated over a lossy conducting medium. A primary coil can be coupled to an excitation source within a substructure. A secondary coil can provide a voltage to the charge terminal with a phase delay (&#x3a6;) that matches a wave tilt angle (&#x3a8;) associated with a complex Brewster angle of incidence (&#x3b8;) associated with the lossy conducting medium. The primary coil can be configured to inductively couple to the secondary coil.

Arrangements for coupling the primary coil to the secondary coil

The invention pertains to new processes and apparatuses which can effectively and efficiently convert heat contained in wellhead fluids comprising hydrocarbons to a useful energy source like electricity. The process generally comprises first producing a heat containing fluid comprising one or more hydrocarbons from a wellhead and then passing the heat containing fluid to one or more heat exchangers. The one or more exchanger exchange at least a portion of the heat contained in the heat containing fluid to a working fluid thereby producing a heated working fluid capable of converting energy.

Using heat from produced fluids of oil and gas operations to produce energy

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Katy, TX, United States of America

Jerry A Lomax