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Utah FORGE: Laboratory Fault Reactivation and Permeability Evolution During Fluid Injection

Sep 15, 2025
182.35 GB
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This dataset contains results from controlled shear reactivation experiments performed on cylindrical Westerly and granitoid granite samples with a single inclined fracture. Laboratory faults were pre-loaded near failure and reactivated by fluid injection to examine relationships ...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityutah forgewesterly granitegranitoidpermeabilityshear stimulationegsfault reactivationfluid injectionpermeability evolutionseismicityacoustic emissionssingle inclined fractureshear stresspore pressuretriaxial testingmechanical datageomechanicsraw dataprocessed dataacoustic data

Utah FORGE: Fault Shear Reactivation Experimental Data for Fluid Injection-Rate Controls on Seismic Moment

Nov 07, 2023
12.98 MB
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Included are experimental data recorded from shear experiments that specifically explore the link between fluid-injection rate and seismic moment resulting from shear reactivation of laboratory faults. Raw mechanical data from three experiments are included alongside corresponding...
Authors
Roseboom, M. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityinjection rateegsseismic momentgeomechanicsgeophysicsutah forgeshearmatlabshear experimentsraw datacodecore experimenttemcoconfining pressurepore pressureaxial pressureshear displacementfracturealong-fault pressureconstant shear stress

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (129-130)

Jun 22, 2022
475.98 MB
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This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group (MSWG) teleconferences number 129 through 130. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field act...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsconferenceteleconferencerecordingpresentationscientific discussionmswgmodeling and simulation working groupfield updatestimulation analysisoptimizationutah forgemodelingteleconference log

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Data for Emergent Pore Pressure Heterogeneity Controlling Slip Timing and Microseismicity

Mar 02, 2026
45.1 MB
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Included are experimental data recorded from shear experiments that explore the effects of pore pressure heterogeneity on microseismic character and fault slip timing resulting from shear reactivation of laboratory faults. Raw mechanical and acoustic data from 15 experiments are i...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicitypore pressure heterogeneitygeomechanicsshear experimentsinjection rateutah forgeegsfault reactivationmicroseismicityacoustic emissionsfault slip timinglaboratory datatriaxial deformationgranitoid coresfluid injectionraw data

Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection-Rate Controls on Seismic Moment from Laboratory Fault Reactivation Experiments

Sep 16, 2025
5.43 GB
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This dataset contains experimental and acoustic data from shear reactivation tests that investigate the relationship between fluid-injection rate, pore pressure distribution, and seismic moment during laboratory fault slip. It includes raw mechanical data and acoustic emission rec...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityegsgeomechanicsutah forgegranitoidlaboratory experimentsfault reactivationshear slipfluid injectioninjection ratepore pressurepore pressure distributionseismic momentacoustic emissionspermeabilitytriaxial testingshear stressaxial displacementpressure vesselmechinical datatime-series dataraw dataprocessed datamatlab

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Drilling Data

Jul 03, 2023
393.06 MB
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This drilling data for Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 include a well survey, core summary, mud and mud temperature logs, daily reports of the drilling process, and additional data from the Pason oil and gas company. Well 16B(78)-32 serves as the production well for reservoir creation...
Authors
McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergywell 16b78-32utah forgewell 16b78-32 drillingwell 16b78-32 drilling datadrilling datautah forge drilling datawell 16b78-32 drilling logswell 16b78-32 logswell 16b78-32 daily reportswell 16b78-32 surveyutah forge drillingcore drillingcorepasonpason datamud temperature logsmud temperaturedaily reportscore summaryeavorinsulated drill pipeinsulated drill pipe testutah geothermalmud logslithologygeology

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Couples THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 13, 2024
111.95 MB
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This is a presentation on the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Couples THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems by Purdue University, presented by Laura Pyrak-Nolte. This video slide presentation describes the development and validation of a macroscopi...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeperdue universityfalconthmcmacroscopicdeformationfrictionseismicaseismicchemical reactionsx-ray microscopefracturespresentationegsvideoannual workshop

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 27, 2024
99.9 MB
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This is a presentation on the Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Kayla Kroll. This presentation addresses testing and modelling related to the dependency of EG...
Authors
Kroll, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsgeomechanicsfracturesvelocity step testfluid pressureshear fracture strengthcore flood testspermeabilitylaser profilometryreservoir modellinglawrence livermore national laboratoryllnlvideopresentation

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32/Well16B(78)-32 Circulation Test Data

Jul 19, 2023
102.13 MB
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This dataset encompasses the collected data and associated reports from the low-rate injection circulation test conducted on wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 in July 2023 at Utah FORGE. It includes comprehensive raw circulation data, captured by Pason and Schlumberger (SLB). The da...
Authors
Mclennan, J. and Xing, P. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 16b78-3216b78-3216bwell 16a78-3216a78-3216acirculation testcirculationinjectionlow-rate injectionpasonschlumbergerraw dataprocessed dataproduced fluidinjection pressureinjection rateslbegs

Utah FORGE: Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores

Oct 05, 2022
4.59 MB
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This paper discusses the progress on a project funded by the DOE Utah FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy) for the development of a subsurface heat exchanger for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) using unique casing sleeves cemented in place and are used ...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergycompletionsleevestractorheat modelegsutah forgestimulationfracturingwellbore technologieswellbore technologyheat exchangergeothermoptimalfracoptimal

Utah FORGE: Friction-Permeability-Seismicity Laboratory Experiments with Non-Linear Acoustics

Jul 08, 2022
7.68 MB
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Laboratory experimental data on saw-cut interface of Westerly Granite and Utah Forge granitoid rocks. Experiments include velocity-stepping and fluid pressure stepping experiments. Mechanical data from 3 ISCO pumps connected to a Temco pressure vessel measure axial, confining and ...
Authors
Eijsink, A. and Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalutah forgefriction experimentsfault permeabilityutahacousticsnonlinear acousticsacoustic dataraw datapressurevelocitystep testtestfailuretesting

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Fluid Injection Experiments on Granite Samples at Four Different Temperatures

Sep 05, 2024
6.76 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains results from four fluid injection experiments at 24 C, 69 C, 111 C, and 140 C using a triaxial loading apparatus ("Temco"). Tests were conducted on a Utah FORGE granite sample with a 30 degree inclined fracture. Confining pressure was maintained at 10 MPa, wh...
Authors
Wang, J. and Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfluid injection experimentutah forgeegsfluid injectionfractured granitetriaxial loadingpermeabilityseismic momentconfining pressurepore pressureshear stresselevated temperatureexperimental datageomechanicsstimulationhydraulic stimulation

Utah FORGE: Documentation on Discrete Fracture Network and Fracture Propagation Modelling

Feb 07, 2023
6.04 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset includes reports and a slide presentation on discrete fracture network (DFN) generation and hydraulic fracture modeling at the Utah FORGE site. It details the characterization of natural fractures using well log and core data, as well as stochastic modeling techniques...
Authors
Sharma, M. and Cao, M. University of Texas
utah forgegeothermalfracture modellingdiscrete fracture modellingfracture propagation modellingutah forge fracture modellingdfnwell 16a78-32well 58-32fracture propagationegsenhanced geothermal systemsstimulationprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Hydrothermal Friction-Hydraulic Transmissivity Laboratory Experiments

Feb 24, 2022
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
Submission includes data from laboratory slide-hold-slide tests, combined with flow through tests, conducted on Westerly granite with 30 degree sawcut. Tests were conducted with a constant confining pressure of 30 MPa with an average pore pressure of 10 MPa at temperatures of 23 a...
Authors
Jeppson, T. and Lockner, D. United States Geological Survey
geothermalexperimenttestfailureflow testflow throughwesterly granitetemperaturepressureslide hold slideteststestinghydraulicfrictionfriction hydraulic transmissivitylablaboratoryutahforgeutah forgefluid flowfluid flow conditions

Utah FORGE: Deep Wells Water and Gas Sampling with Analyses by ThermoChem (October, 2022)

Oct 26, 2022
2.22 MB
Publicly accessible
This data includes a document that describes the effort to collect and analyze water and gas samples from deep Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32, 58-32, 56-32 and 78B-32 along with additional pdf files showing ThermoChem's analyses attached as an appendix.
Authors
Joness, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewater and gas chemistryutah forge water and gas geochemistrygas chemistryutah forge gas chemistrywater chemistryutah forge water chemistrywell 16a78-32well 58-32well 56-32well 78b-32well datagroundwater and hydrologyprocessed dataforgeegschemistryfluidproduced waterstimulationmonitoringwater reportncgncg reportnon-condensable gashydrocarbon report

Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection Induced Shearing Experiments on Fractured Granitoid at Elevated Temperatures

Aug 12, 2024
80.21 MB
Publicly accessible
This repository contains experimental data from a series of fluid injection-induced shearing tests conducted on Utah FORGE granitoid. The experiments were performed using an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) apparatus at Pennsylvania State University. The primary aim was t...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergytemperatureexperimentpre-stressseismicityutah forgeegsgranitoidtemcotriaxial pressure vesselfault seismicitypre-stress ratioshearpore pressure60-gritinclined fracture

Utah FORGE 1-2551: Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation and Report

Sep 08, 2023
73.57 MB
Publicly accessible
Included here are a presentation recording, slides, and report on the Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores project by Colorado School of Mines, presented by Dr. William W. Fleckenstei...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsstimulationheat-carrier fluidzonal isolationmultistage fracture stimulationinjectionflow controlhorizontal wellborestimulation technologylong-reach injectormulti-stage fracturing systemwell tractorreport

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Nov 30, 2025
163.74 MB
Publicly accessible
This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced ...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Purdue University
geothermalenergythermo-hydro-mechanical-chemicalthmcutah forgeegstechnical reportlaboratory experimentstheoretical developmentsnumerical simulationscirculation testsfracture slippermeability evolutionseismicaseismicmoose farmfriction theoryaijoint inversion

Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results February 2025

Feb 28, 2025
1.18 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains results from nine triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory on samples from FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The primary objectives of this work were to determine the shear strength in both intact and residual states, evaluate dilation aga...
Authors
Frash, L. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgetriaxial core testingtriaxial shear testingtriaxial testinglos alamoslanllawrence livermorecore testingcore fracture testinginjectiongeochemistryegsshear strengthtriaxialpermeabilityeffluent chemistrysurface roughnessprofilometryslickensidesdilationfracture compressibilityhigh temperaturetriaxial direct shearrock mechanicsstress-strain behaviorhydromechanical datalaboratory testinggeomechanicswell 16a78-32rock deformation

Utah FORGE: Mineral Mountains West Fault System Report

Jul 01, 2019
25.06 MB
Publicly accessible
This archive contains a report on the Mineral Mountains West fault system as part of phase 2C and the evidence for the northern terminus of this structure. Geologic field mapping, reprocessing of 3D seismic reflection data, and soil gas surveys contributed to this effort.
Authors
Simmons, S. and Miller, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergymineral mountainsutah forge phase 2cutah forgegeologic structurefaultsutah forge faultsmineral mountains west fault systemnorth milford valleyutahstructural geologysoil gas geochemistryphase 2c3d seismicgeochemicalgeophysicalgeologicalseismic reflectionfaultwell 58-32hydrothermal fluid flowhydrothermalco2 fluxhelium isotopessoil gasfault mappingsurface mappinggeomorphic analysisstratigraphyforgeegsroosevelt hot springsmilfordgeologygeophysicsgeochemistryseismic

Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments

Feb 29, 2024
4.34 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains experimental data from fluid injection experiments conducted to investigate the influence of temperature on fracture seismicity. The experiments were performed on granite samples from Utah FORGE. The samples were prepared with a 30-degree inclined fracture an...
Authors
Wang, J. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegstemperaturefracture seismicityfluid injectionshear stressdisplacementpore pressureexperimental geomechanicsgeomechanicshigh temperature rock mechanicsraw dataseismicitygraniteutah forgefracture mechanicsstimulation

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Experiments Examining the Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Processes on Hydraulic Transmissivity Evolution

Apr 03, 2023
858.13 kB
Publicly accessible
Using laboratory slide-hold-slide experiments, at temperatures from 22 to 200 degrees C, to examine effects of fracture reactivation and quasi-static loading on the evolution of fluid transport properties of simulated fractures in Westerly granite. At all temperatures, the in-plan...
Authors
Lockner, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic transmissivityfluid-rock interactionsshear fracturessealinggranite

Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress Final Report

Dec 22, 2025
2.43 MB
Publicly accessible
This comprehensive technical report documents a multi-component approach to in-situ stress characterization at the Utah FORGE EGS site that integrates Machine Learning (ML) methods for predicting near-well principal stresses around geothermal wells with the physics-based finite el...
Authors
Bunger, A. et al University of Pittsburgh
geothermalenergyin-situ stress estimationutah forgewave velocitythermo-poro-elastic modelingmachine learningegsnear-wellbore stressfar-field principal stressstress anisotropyphysics-based modelingfinite element modelingsonic logtuvtechnical reportreservoir characterization

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Trixial Shear and Wellbore Breakout Tests Report and Data

Apr 19, 2023
2.96 MB
Publicly accessible
Included are a report and data from triaxial shear tests on simulated Sierra White fault gouge and a borehole stimulation experiment. This serves as a progress report for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) P...
Authors
Choens, C. and Yoon, H. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyutah forgetriaxial shear testwellbore breakout testsierra white graniteegsenhanced geothermal system5-2557snlpurduesandia national laboratoriesborehole stimulationexperimental designraw databorehole breakoutfriction testgeomechanicsslip mechanismsaxial strain

Utah FORGE: Fault Reactivation Through Fluid Injection Induced Seismicity Laboratory Experiments

Jul 01, 2023
119.91 MB
Publicly accessible
Included are results from shear reactivation experiments on laboratory faults pre-loaded close to failure and reactivated by the injection of fluid into the fault. The sample comprises a single-inclined-fracture (SIF) transecting a cylindrical sample of Westerly granite. All expe...
Authors
Yu, J. et al Pennsylvania State University
energyinduced seismicityegsutah forgewesterly graniteraw datacodematlabfault activationinjection testpressureflow ratereactivationshearfluid
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