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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Deep Isolation, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);

Inventor:

Richard A. Muller, Berkeley, CA (US);

Assignee:

Deep Isolation, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/005 (2012.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/002 (2012.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/005 (2020.05); E21B 41/005 (2013.01); E21B 47/002 (2020.05); E21B 47/07 (2020.05);
Abstract

A hazardous waste repository includes a directional drillhole formed from a terranean surface into at least one subterranean formation suitable for storing hazardous waste. The directional drillhole includes a storage region configured to store one or more hazardous waste canisters that is configured to enclose hazardous waste. The repository further includes a casing that extends to at or near the terranean surface, through the directional drillhole, and into the storage region of the substantially horizontal drillhole portion. The repository further includes a monitor borehole formed from the terranean surface into the at least one subterranean formation adjacent the storage region. The monitor borehole is sized to receive a measurement instrument run from the terranean surface to a portion of the monitor borehole adjacent the storage region. The measurement instrument is configured to detect a distortion of the casing.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Muller, Richard. (2026). Monitoring a hazardous waste repository formed in a drillhole (U.S. Patent No. 12553332). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12553332

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