http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2003/01/06/story2.html Company tests engine to run on hot water Angela Gonzales The Business Journal Move over electricity, a new kind of engine is in town. Deluge Inc., a Phoenix company that has patents on a different type of engine that runs on hot water, is testing its environmental technology with the U.S. Department of Energy to replace electricity in oil wells in Wyoming. The company also is working with Arizona Public Service Co. in Phoenix to test the engine in the utility company's coal-powered plant in the Four Corners area in northeastern Arizona. Deluge expects to test its thermal hydraulic engine as early as March at the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, 40 miles north of Casper, Wyo. "We can get rid of electric power in the oil fields," said Brian Hageman, president and chief executive of Deluge. "It's really going to change things." The engine replaces electric motors, using hot water pumped by the oil wells to fuel the engine. Patrick Petit, director of minerals, energy and transportation for the Wyoming Business Council, said he has faith that the new technology will work. "We're just real excited about having an entrepreneur like Brian with a good, marketable idea come to our state," Petit said. "We see great potential for it here for our energy development. Hopefully, we can cement a broader business relationship between Deluge and Wyoming." Hageman also has attracted the attention of Houston-based Torch Energy Services Inc. to use the Deluge engine in oil wells in California and other areas. "After seeing Brian's invention, we believe his technology represents a significant deviation from typical heavy oil extraction in the San Joaquin Valley," said Jim Farr, president of Torch Energy. "We think this is real pull-through technology that could revolutionize the way heavy crude is pumped." Company URL http://delugeinc.com/index.html -- says 180 to 190 F hot water for operation. Kirk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
