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Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
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This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability ...
Authors
Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergylab testingfracture formationshear failurefluid flowfracture geometryfluid permeabilityacoustic measurementsinjectionseismicitytriaxial experimentsdynamic stressingreservoir permeabilityfracture flowpermeability evolutionacoustic fracture characterizationfrictional stabilitydynamic triggeringinjection induced seismicityinduced seismicityshear slipshear flowberea sandstonewesterly graniteegsacoustic emissionslab earthquakes

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

Dec 19, 2019
56.41 MB
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This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on cor...
Authors
McDowell, R. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvuwvgestuscarora sandstonethin section analysisminipermeameterpermeabilityddudeep direct-usematrix permeabilitycore segmentsfracture analysisreservoir analysisphotomicrographsfracture permeabilityfeasibilityreservoirgeologicthermalpropertiesthicknessdepthcharacterizationwvegs

Shear Induced Permeability Test: Stripa Granite Temperature Pressure and Displacement Data

Jun 21, 2014
12.32 MB
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Spreadsheet containing the raw measured data, calibrated data, and brief explanation of data for Test1 Stripa Granite Geomechanical/Geochemical Test. Stress on fracture ~20.7 MPa.
Authors
Kneafsey, T. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalexperimentalegsfracturechemistryaperturemineralogystripagranitemechanics

Water chemistry data and calculations for Fracture Sustainability Tests

Sep 30, 2020
1.26 MB
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Measured cation, anion, and silica are presented as well as calculations evaluating mass balance performed for 4 fracture sustainability tests under EGS conditions: Stripa granite, Metamudstone, Rhyolitic Ashflow Tuff, and Silicified Rhyolitic Tuff. Calculations of charge balance ...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracturewater chemistryexperimentgranitedesert peakbradyegsreservoirfracture sustainability teststriparhyolitic ashflowtuff cationsilicified rhyoliticmetamudstonecationanionsilicamass balancepermeabilityshear-inducedgroundwater chemistrygroundwatergeochemistrymetasedimenteffluent

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Lanai Resistivity and Density 3D Inversion Models

Jun 01, 2020
42.2 MB
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To prepare for its third phase, the Hawaii Play Fairway project conducted groundwater sampling and analyses in ten locations in the Hawaiian islands, magnetotelluric (MT) and gravity surveys, as well as calculations of 3D subsurface stress due to the weight of the rock underlying ...
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Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii
geothermalenergyhawaiilanaimagnetotelluricgravityhaleakalamauimauna keamtmasurveydatateststresssubsurfacevolcanoresistivitydensityfracture induced permeabilityegsenhanced geothermal systemresourcepotentialresource probabilityexploratory drilling

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Core-Flooding Experiment Results

Apr 04, 2024
5.56 MB
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This dataset contains core-flood experimental results from the Utah FORGE project, generated through laboratory tests at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The experiments were conducted at temperatures of 100C and 200C using core samples from the 16A(78)-32 well. The primary...
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Smith, M. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergycorefloodutah forgecore testinggeochemistrypermeabilityegscore-flood experimenthydraulic fractureconfining pressureeffluent chemistrybrine chemistrypressure measurementsflowratecore sample16a78-32fluidsphtemperaturefracture evolutionconcentrationprocessed data

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

Chlorite, Biotite, Illite, Muscovite and Feldspar Dissolution Kinetics at Variable pH and Temperatures up to 280 deg C

Feb 24, 2017
19.93 MB
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Chemical reactions pose an important but poorly understood threat to EGS long-term success because of their impact on fracture permeability. This report summarizes the dissolution rate equations for layered silicates where data were lacking for geothermal systems. Here we report ...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergykinetic dataillitemuscovitefeldsparchloritebiotitegeochemistrychemistryfracture permeabilitysuccessdissolutionrate equationskineticsegsenhanced geothermal systems

Maps, Models and Data from Southeastern Great Basin PFA

Jun 30, 2017
846.11 kB
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This submission includes composite risk segment models in raster format for permeability, heat of the earth, and MT, as well as the final PFA model of geothermal exploration risk in Southwestern Utah, USA. Additionally, this submission has data regarding hydrothermally altered are...
Authors
Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyexplorationplay fairway analysisutahheatpermeabilityopalmtmagnetotelluricpfahydrothermal alterationsinterhidden geothermal systemsblind geothermal systemsshapefileshape filearcgisgisgeospatial dataxrdx-ray diffractionmilfordphase 2segbgbgreat basinse great basineasterngeophysicsheat floweastern great basinhydrothermal

Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

Oct 23, 2018
21.98 MB
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The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia...
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Moore, J. et al West Virginia University
geothermalenergydirect usecore analysispermeabilityddufeasibilitystudytuscarora sandstone3dgeologic modelgeologywvugrcpaperpresentationdataphotosthin sectionanalysisminipermeabilityclay-513preston-119deepreservoirparameter estimationgeofluidflow rate

3-D Geologic Controls of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada using PCA

Oct 01, 2021
7.12 MB
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In many hydrothermal systems, fracture permeability along faults provides pathways for groundwater to transport heat from depth. Faulting generates a range of deformation styles that cross-cut heterogeneous geology, resulting in complex patterns of permeability, porosity, and hydr...
Authors
Siler, D. and Pepin, J. United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypca3d geologic modelgeologic modelgeologycharacterizationmachine learningmlbhsbrady hot springsprincipal component analysisproductionstressfaultsrbradyhydrothermalgeologic structureunsupervised3d well datacodegeothermicgeophysics

Seismic Survey 2016 Metadata at San Emidio, Nevada

Dec 05, 2016
54.86 MB
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1301 Vertical Component seismic instruments were deployed at San Emidio Geothermal field in Nevada in December 2016. The first record starts at 2016-12-05T02:00:00.000000Z (UTC) and the last record ends at 2016-12-11T14:00:59.998000Z (UTC). Data are stored in individual files in o...
Authors
Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergywholescalewaterholeobservationstresssystemspatialtemporalphysicsmodelinghydrologicthermalmechanicalseismicseismicitydatametadatasurveynevadareporttechnical specificationintrumentationspecsspecspecifications

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Modeled MT Resistivity Data for the McGregor Range, New Mexico

Apr 30, 2017
13.29 MB
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This is the inversion resistivity data from a magnetotelluric survey done as part of Phase 2 Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, geothermal play fairway analysis. The data covers part of McGregor Range, Fort Bliss. The inversion was done by Phil Wannamaker and Virginia Maris of the Energy...
Authors
Nash, G. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergymagnetotelluricmtresistivityfort blissmcgregor rangenew mexicoplay fairway analysisgeophysicalpfatularosa basininversiongeophysicsgeophysical surveyemelectromagneticconductivitypassive method

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 25, 2013
65.42 MB
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EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igne...
Authors
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalfracturing fluidmonitoringxmtnmracousticrheologypermeabilityegsigneous rock

Altona Field Lab Inverse Model WRR 2020

Jan 01, 2015
51.98 kB
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Includes data for measured inert tracer breakthrough curves first reported in Hawkins (2020) (Water Resources Research). In addition, this submission includes the production well temperature measurements first reported in Hawkins et al. (2017a) (Water Resources Research, volume 53...
Authors
Tester, J. Cornell University
geothermalenergyaltona field laboratorytemperaturenanoparticlesc-dotsinert tracertracerraw datadisplacementboreholeinjection testdistributed acoustic sensingdistributed hydraulic sensinggeologyfracturedbedrockmatlabaltona field labbreakthrough curve

Fracture Sustainability Pressure, Temperature, Differential Pressure, and Aperture Closure Data

Sep 30, 2016
8.04 MB
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In these data sets, the experiment time, actual date and time, room temperature, sample temperature, upstream and downstream pressures (measured independently), corrected differential pressure (measured independently and corrected for offset and room temperature) indication of ape...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalexperimentalfracturemechanicsgeochemistrypressuretemperaturedifferential pressureaperturedesert peaktitaniumgranitepressure gradientfracture investigation

Seismic Survey 2016 Data at Crescent Valley, Nevada

Dec 04, 2023
469.57 GB
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In September 2016, 989 vertical-component seismic instruments were deployed for 75 hours at the Crescent Valley greenfield geothermal play area in Nevada. Data were recorded 12/9/16 12/15/16. Data are stored in individual files in one-minute increments in SEGD formats. See the met...
Authors
Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison
geothermalenergywholescaleseismicdatageophysicscrescent valleyhydrothermalcharacterizationsegdsubterpermeabilitymappinggreenfieldnevadasp1fracturesurveygeophone

Utah FORGE: Slide-Hold-Slide Experiments on Gneiss at Increased Temperature

Jul 25, 2023
4.1 GB
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Included are data from triaxial, single-inclined-fracture friction experiments. The experiments were performed with slide-hold-slide protocol on Utah FORGE gneiss at increased temperature. With a ~10 MPa normal stress, temperatures vary between experiments from room temperature u...
Authors
Eijsink, A. and Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionsingle inclined fractureslide-hold-slideacoustic dataacoustic emissionpassive acousticgeophysicsfracturereactivationgneissutah forgeegsfriction dataactive acousticvelocity data

CO2 Push-Pull Single Fault Injection Simulations

Sep 21, 2017
24.3 MB
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ASCII text files containing grid-block name, X-Y-Z location, and multiple parameters from TOUGH2 simulation output of CO2 injection into an idealized single fault representing a dipping normal fault at the Desert Peak geothermal field (readable by GMS). The fault is composed of a ...
Authors
Borgia, A. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyco2 injectionfault characterizationfault imagingseismic imagingegstough2gmsfracturespermeable flow pathspermeability characterizationidentificationcarbon dioxideinjectionproductionfault sensitivityfault systemfracture systemrock propertiesfluid mechanicspressure transientstimulationreservoir

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Porosity and Permeability of Rock Formations

Mar 30, 2018
93.1 kB
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Porosity and permeability data from published and unpublished sources for the St. Peter and Mt. Simon Sandstones in the Illinois Basin.
Authors
Damico, J. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinst. peter sandstoneporositypermeabilitymt. simon sandstoneoil and gas well

Utah FORGE: Milford Triaxial Test Data and Summary from EGI labs

Mar 01, 2016
102.63 MB
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Six samples were evaluated in unconfined and triaxial compression, their data are included in separate excel spreadsheets, and summarized in the word document. Three samples were plugged along the axis of the core (presumed to be nominally vertical) and three samples were plugged ...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermaltriaxialtestingegiforgeegsfracturestresscompressionpermeabilityutahmilfordtesthorizontalmooregnssampledataverticalgeomechanicsgeomechanicalutah forgecorestraincore dataresourcecharacterizationwell dataroosevelt hot springs52-21

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

Sep 05, 2024
6.76 MB
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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: Laboratory Shear Experiments Linking Fault Roughness, Friction, Permeability, and P-Wave Characteristics

Aug 20, 2025
23.22 GB
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This dataset contains results from five laboratory shear experiments on gneiss and granitoid samples from the Utah FORGE site, conducted at Penn State University. The experiments investigate links between fault surface roughness, frictional behavior, permeability, and P-wave acous...
Authors
Eijsink, A. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionroughnessutah forgeegslaboratory datamodeled datashear experimentsfault mechanicspermeabilityp-waveacoustic transmissivityfault roughnessrate-and-state frictionbiaxial deformationgneissgranitoidoptical profilometrykeyencersfit3000mechanical dataacoustic datafault zone propertiesgeomechanicsrock physicsgeothermal reservoir characterization

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Well 58-32 and 78-32 Poroelastic Properties

Oct 31, 2022
59.49 MB
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This dataset contains laboratory measurements of poroelastic properties of granite samples from Utah FORGE wells 58-32 and 78-32. The data include permeability, grain bulk modulus, drained bulk modulus, Skempton's pore pressure coefficient, and Biot's effective stress coefficient....
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Zhou, X. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyporoelasticityutah forgeeffective stressbulk modulusgrain modulusporoelastic expansion coefficientpermeabilityutah58-3278-32pore pressureconfining pressureskemtpon coefficientgeologyprocessed data

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Temperature, Geochemistry, and Gravity Data

Jun 16, 2017
4.22 MB
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This submission contains multiple excel spreadsheets and associated written reports. The datasets area are representative of shallow temperature, geochemistry, and other well logging observations made across WSMR (white sands missile range); located to the west of the Tularosa Bas...
Authors
Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygravitygeochemistrytemperaturewsmrtularosaexplorationplay fairway analysisnew mexicowell logginggeophysicsdownholeboreholeshapefileshape filearcgisgisgeospatialgeospatial datapfa
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