A debate rages as to whether abandoned oil and gas wells have to be sealed to prevent
methane leakage–a potent greenhouse gas–or whether the valuable infrastructure can be …

Deep petroleum wells are often associated with high bottom-hole temperatures and can
provide a cost-effective way to produce geothermal energy. The goal of this study is to …

In response to China's commitment to meet carbon peaking and carbon neutrality targets,
universities are seeking to assess and minimize their greenhouse gas emissions. In this …

The use of oil and gas wells for geothermal energy utilization is one of the recent
applications to increase the contribution of renewable energy among the other energy …

Gravity heat pipe system has been proposed as a new technology for deep geothermal
utilization. However, its performance advantages in heat extraction performance are not fully …

The UK oil and gas sector is mature and a combination of a dwindling resource base and a
move towards decarbonisation has led to lower investments and an increasing …

This study offers a first step in examining a potential solution for what to do with the ever-
increasing number of horizontal shale wells in the United States (and lately, Argentina and …

Can suspended oil and gas wells be retrofitted to generate geothermal power? This study
answers this question by evaluating and indexing the geothermal potential of suspended …

This study pioneers a transformative approach to sustainable energy recovery, repurposing
abandoned petroleum wells in the Nigerian Chad Basin as a triplet-deep closed-loop heat …

Deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHEs) have garnered significant interest due to its
potential to reduce costs and repurpose existing infrastructure in extracting geothermal …