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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Darrah, Westerville, OH (US);
Vikram Rao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Colin Whyte, Grove City, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/72 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/28 (2006.01); E21B 43/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/164 (2013.01); C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/72 (2013.01); E21B 41/0064 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/281 (2013.01); E21B 43/35 (2020.05);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for producing and liberating hydrogen gas and sequestering carbon dioxide through sequential serpentinization and carbonation (mineralization) reactions conducted in situ via one or more wellbores that at least partially traverse subterranean geological formations having large concentrations of mafic igneous rock, ultramafic igneous rock, or a combination thereof.