Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling fracture grown in the extraction of geothermal energy from an underground formation includes (i) introducing a first fracking fluid into an underground formation; (ii) introducing a second fracking fluid into the underground formation; wherein the specific gravity of the second fracking fluid is different from the specific gravity of the first fracturing fluid, thereby controlling the growth of at least one fracture in a downward direction, and wherein the fracking fluid in at least one of steps (i) or (ii) contains proppant particles having a thermal conductivity contrast of at least 5.

Abstract: A smart drilling system includes a terminal configured to map a design space to an actual space and having perforation location information in the design space, a drilling machine including a drill for perforation and configured to perform perforation in the actual space under control of the terminal based on the perforation location information, and a total station configured to acquire location information of a reference point in the actual space for mapping the design space to the actual space and location information of the drilling machine in the actual space, and to transmit the location information of the reference point in the actual space and the location information of the drilling machine to the terminal, wherein the terminal recognizes and displays a perforable region or a perforable point at a current position of the drilling machine.

Abstract: A vessel load measurement system includes a laser measurement system configured to measure distances and angles by directing a laser of the laser measurement system onto remote laser targets and a controller configured to use the laser measurement system to measure a height of a first laser target placed at a known location on a vessel, obtain pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and compute at least one vessel corner height based on the measured height of the first laser target at the known location on the vessel, the pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and known dimensions of the vessel. The first laser target may be part of a jig that can be placed at a known location on the vessel. The jig may include at least one tilt sensor. An additional laser target may be used to measure the water level.

Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling fracture grown in the extraction of geothermal energy from an underground formation includes (i) introducing a first fracking fluid into an underground formation; (ii) introducing a second fracking fluid into the underground formation; wherein the specific gravity of the second fracking fluid is different from the specific gravity of the first fracturing fluid, thereby controlling the growth of at least one fracture in a downward direction, and wherein the fracking fluid in at least one of steps (i) or (ii) contains proppant particles having a thermal conductivity contrast of at least 5.

Abstract: A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video.

Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling vertical growth direction (up and down) of one or more fractures and/or rate of growth of one or more fractures by varying the specific gravity of one or more slurries or fluids being pumped into a well during a tracking operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to an airborne laser scanner configured to be arranged on an aircraft for surveying a target along a flight path, wherein the airborne laser scanner comprises an emitter configured for emitting a plurality of consecutive laser pulses towards the ground surface, at least one optical element configured for deflecting the laser pulses along pulse paths towards the target, a motor configured for moving the optical element to cause a periodically repeating movement of the pulse paths, a receiver configured for receiving the laser pulses backscattered from the target, and a computer configured for controlling the emitter, the motor, and the receiver, determining directions of the pulse paths, and triggering the emitter to emit the laser pulses.

Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling vertical growth direction (up and down) of one or more fractures and/or rate of growth of one or more fractures by varying the specific gravity of one or more slurries or fluids being pumped into a well during a tracking operation.

Abstract: A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video.

Abstract: A smart drilling system includes a terminal configured to map a design space to an actual space and having perforation location information in the design space, a drilling machine including a drill for perforation and configured to perform perforation in the actual space under control of the terminal based on the perforation location information, and a total station configured to acquire location information of a reference point in the actual space for mapping the design space to the actual space and location information of the drilling machine in the actual space, and to transmit the location information of the reference point in the actual space and the location information of the drilling machine to the terminal, wherein the terminal recognizes and displays a perforable region or a perforable point at a current position of the drilling machine.

Abstract: A system, composition and method for controlling vertical growth direction (up and down) of one or more fractures and/or rate of growth of one or more fractures by varying the specific gravity of one or more slurries or fluids being pumped into a well during a fracking operation.

Abstract: A smart drilling system includes a terminal configured to map a design space to an actual space and having perforation location information in the design space, a drilling machine including a drill for perforation and configured to perform perforation in the actual space under control of the terminal based on the perforation location information, and a total station configured to acquire location information of a reference point in the actual space for mapping the design space to the actual space and location information of the drilling machine in the actual space, and to transmit the location information of the reference point in the actual space and the location information of the drilling machine to the terminal, wherein the terminal recognizes and displays a perforable region or a perforable point at a current position of the drilling machine.

Abstract: A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video.

Abstract: A smart drilling system includes a terminal configured to map a design space to an actual space and having perforation location information in the design space, a drilling machine including a drill for perforation and configured to perform perforation in the actual space under control of the terminal based on the perforation location information, and a total station configured to acquire location information of a reference point in the actual space for mapping the design space to the actual space and location information of the drilling machine in the actual space, and to transmit the location information of the reference point in the actual space and the location information of the drilling machine to the terminal, wherein the terminal recognizes and displays a perforable region or a perforable point at a current position of the drilling machine.

Abstract: A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video.

Abstract: A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video.

Abstract: A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video.

Abstract: A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video.

Abstract: A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video.

Abstract: A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video.