Patents by Inventor Clarence R. Jones

Clarence R. Jones has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for enhancing simultaneous fracturing in the creation of a geothermal reservoir
    Patent number: 4200152
    Abstract: A process for creating a hot dry rock oven for the extraction of heat energy is disclosed wherein the geothermal fluid injection and withdrawal wells are brought into positive hydraulic communication during the creation of the hot dry rock oven. The oven complex is produced by fracturing the formation from a plurality of bore holes simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Inventors: John W. Foster, Clarence R. Jones