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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Laboratory Block Experiments with Six Different Combinations of Stresses and Rock Fabrics

This report documents a series of block-scale hydraulic fracturing experiments, simulating Utah FORGE conditions to investigate how different combinations of in situ stress regimes, well orientations, and thermal stress conditions influence fracture initiation and propagation. The...

Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 30, 2025
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Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Simulating processes resulting in hydraulic fracturing and/or the remobilization of...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Helium isotope study of Geothermal Features in Chile with Field and Laboratory Data

Helium isotope and stable isotope data from the El Tatio, Tinginguirica, Chillan, and Tolhuaca geothermal systems, Chile. Data from this submission are discussed in: Dobson, P.F., Kennedy, B.M., Reich, M., Sanchez, P., and Morata, D. (2013) Effects of volcanism, crustal thickness,...

Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feb 11, 2013
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Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...

Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 08, 2019
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Material Properties for Brady Hot Springs Nevada USA from PoroTomo Project

The PoroTomo team has completed inverse modeling of the three data sets (seismology, geodesy, and hydrology) individually, as described previously. The estimated values of the material properties are registered on a three-dimensional grid with a spacing of 25 meters between nodes....

Feigl, K. and PoroTomo Team, . University of Wisconsin

Mar 06, 2019
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Seismic Survey 2016 Data at Crescent Valley, Nevada

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...

Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison

Dec 04, 2023
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SGW paper Rheological Properties of Drilling Fluids Containing Special Additives for Geothermal Drilling Applications

The paper was presented at the 46th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 15-17, 2021. In this study, the effectiveness of different additives was evaluated in maintaining drilling fluid rheology at HPHT(high pressure and...

Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma

Jan 04, 2023
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Preliminary Analysis of Stress in the Newberry EGS Well NWG 55-29

As part of the planning for stimulation of the Newberry Volcano Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Demonstration project in Oregon, a high-resolution borehole televiewer (BHTV) log was acquired using the ALT ABI85 BHTV tool in the slightly deviated NWG 55-29 well. The image log rev...

Davatzes, N. and Hickman, S. National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: Reports on Stress Prediction and Modeling for Well 16B(78)-32 May 2025

These two reports from the University of Pittsburgh document related efforts under Utah FORGE Project 2-2439v2 to estimate in-situ stresses in well 16B(78)-32 using laboratory data, machine learning models, and physics-based simulations. One report focuses on developing and valida...

Lu, G. et al University of Pittsburgh

Jun 05, 2025
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Utah FORGE: Stimulation Crosswell Strain Response Fiber Optic Monitoring Report April 2024

This report documents the use of fiber optic Rayleigh frequency shift (RFS) Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS), Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), and microseismic data recorded during the hydraulic fracture stimulation of well 16A(78)-32, as detected in the offset well 16B(78)-...

Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC

Apr 03, 2024
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Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System Version 2

The report outlines the updated Traffic Light System (TLS) for the Utah FORGE project, which aims to mitigate seismic risks associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) operations. It integrates lessons from past operations, including stimulation and circulation experiments a...

Pankow, K. et al University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Jan 24, 2025
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A Class III Cultural Resources Inventory of Proposed Roads and Drill Pads for the McGee Mountain Geothermal Project, Humboldt County, Nevada

From July 20th to July 22nd, 2010, Chambers Group personnel conducted a cultural resources inventory of the project area. The recordation and inventory resulted in the recordation a single newly identified prehistoric site (CrNV-2-9605) and five isolated finds (CrNV-2-1490 to 1494...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Aug 10, 2010
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Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study 3D Geologic Model

The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...

Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Mar 29, 2018
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A Hydrogeochemical Analysis of Geothermal Resources in the State of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted a Play Fairway Analysis of the state of geothermal potential for the islands. Phase I included the aggregation of all existing geologic, geophysical and geochemical data available. A probability model incorporating heat, fluid, and perme...

Tachera, D. University of Hawaii

May 01, 2018
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Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for WO-2

Well data for the WO-2 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes lithology reports, borehole logs, temperature at depth data, neutron density and gamma data, and rock strength parameters for the WO-2 well. This collection of data has been ass...

Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory

Jul 29, 1991
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Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to increase heat production. In this paper, we document our effort to develop a numerica...

Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the li...

Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory

Aug 31, 2013
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Pilgrim Hot Springs: GEOPHIRES Inputs and Outputs for Direct-Use Geothermal District Heating and Cooling

This dataset includes files for a techno-economic analysis conducted using the GEOPHIRES simulator to examine the feasibility of expanding a larger district heating site in a remote location: Pilgrim Hot Springs, Alaska. Files included here are GEOPHIRES inputs and outputs for fiv...

Pauling, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 21, 2024
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EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Temperature Data (DTS)

Distributed fiber optic sensing was an important part of the monitoring system for EGS Collab Experiment #2. A single loop of custom fiber package was grouted into the four monitoring boreholes that bracketed the experiment volume. This fiber package contained two multi-mode fiber...

Rodriguez Tribaldos, V. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nov 08, 2022
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Envisat Track 349 and Sentinel-1A Track 64 Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data of Coso Geothermal Field, California, USA, 2004-2016

This submission contains tarred pair directories for interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data covering Coso Geothermal Field in California, USA. Explanation of pair subdirectories: Pairs are formed using the InSAR processing software GMT5SAR (Sandwell et al., 2011). ...

Reinisch, E. and Feigl, K. University of Wisconsin

Jun 25, 2019
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Reactive Transport Modeling of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System at Stockton, NJ

This is the modeling data (input/output files of TOUGHREACT 4.10) used to simulate the reactive transport processes of the Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) operations at Stockton University, NJ. Readme.txt lists all the files. TOUGHREACT 4.10 requires to reproduce the modelin...

Kumar, R. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oct 20, 2021
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Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations

This a report for the project "Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations". Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key too...

Templeton, D. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Apr 18, 2014
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Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...

Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 23, 2017
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test, 2023

This preliminary data archive includes the relocated microseismic event catalog, 1D velocity model, and methods report from DAS acquisition conducted during the Well 16A and 16B circulation test (July 19th and 20th, 2023) at Utah FORGE. The methods report describes all processing ...

Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University

Jun 12, 2024
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event and MT Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test [Final, Relocated], 2023

This data archive includes the relocated microseismic event catalog from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) acquisition conducted during the 16A-16B circulation tests that took place in July 2023. These results update the catalog presented in GDR 1613 (the preliminary catalog, lin...