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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2024
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Philip D. Nguyen, Duncan, OK (US);

Ronald Glen Dusterhoft, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01); E21B 47/135 (2012.01); F24T 50/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 47/07 (2020.05); E21B 47/135 (2020.05); F24T 50/00 (2018.05);
Abstract

A method of improving heat recovery from a geothermal well includes receiving temperature distribution data from a distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system comprising a fiber optic cable disposed in a wellbore, which extends through a formation; analyzing the temperature distribution data to determine a fluid flow profile along the wellbore; determining, based on the fluid flow profile, a location of dominant flow rate; and injecting a sealing agent into the formation at the location. When the sealing agent cures, fractures within a fracture system are sealed in the formation at the location. The cured sealing agent prevents or mitigates fluid flow through the formation at the location.


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