Another H2 Source4 Oct 2020 14:21
General interest..... underground hydrocarbon to hydrogen production.
Proton Energy.
THE PRODUCTS OF HEE ARE PRIMARILY
HYDROGEN AND HEAT
A slow process of oxidation occurs deep underground. The high thermal mass of the rock, and the presence of water, make it easy to control the rate of heating, and quench the process if need be.
A production well is then operated, using dynamic down-hole devices to selectively harvest the trapped pool of hydrogen gas.
Residual heat can also be harvested as steam for generating electricity. Other products may also be captured in smaller amounts – for example helium, sweet gas, syngas, and lower-grade thermal energy.
The wellhead becomes a multi-purpose facility or ‘Trove‘, for producing and injecting oxygen-enhanced air, and for extracting and processing hydrogen, heat and other products for a wide variety of markets.