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GeoRePORT Case Studies Coso, WSMR, Dixie Valley, and Chena Hot Springs

Sep 30, 2019
8.09 MB
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The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysociotechnosocialtechnicaleconomicassessmentanalysisresourcegeoreportfeasibilitycase studycase studiesreportingprotocoldixie valleycosochenawsmrwhite sands missile rangegradeexplorationproject readinessportfolio optimizationreporting toolworksheetinput

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Temperature-Depth Estimates for West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Dec 19, 2019
1.44 MB
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This dataset contains data spreadsheets and figures that summarize the results of a stochastic analysis of temperatures at depth below the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown, WV. These results are extracted from a study by Smith (2019), whose results are included in a G...
Authors
Smith, J. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvucornelllow-temperature geothermalresource assessmentuncertainty analysisddudeep direct-usemorgantownmonte carlo analysistemperature-depth estimateslow-temperatureresource potentialegstemperature datadepth data

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
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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

Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Mountain Home Geothermal Area Natural State Model

Jul 28, 2015
19.23 MB
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The Mountain Home area is characterized by high heat flow and temperature gradient. Temperature data are available from 18 boreholes with depths equal to or greater than 200 m, 5 of which have depths ranging from ~1340 m to ~3390 m (MH-1, MH-2, Bostic1, Lawrence D No.1, and Anschu...
Authors
Garg, S. et al Utah State University
snake river mountain home modelinggeothermalenergysnake river plainmountain homenumerical modelmagnetotelluricgravityplay fairwaynatural statethermal modelingmagnetotelluricsplay fairway analysissrpmtgeophysicsgeophysicaltemperaurepre-productionstatestructureresource assessmentpfamodellingnatural

Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management Smart Gels

Jan 31, 2013
3.56 MB
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In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures are applied to confined zones in the subsurface usually using packers to fracture the host rock. This enhances r...
Authors
Hunt, J. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalzonal isolationreservoir managementfluid diversioncolloidal silicasilicacoproduction

Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for USGS-142

Nov 23, 2015
19.78 MB
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Well data for the USGS-142 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes lithology reports, borehole logs, and photos of rhyolite core samples. This collection of data has been assembled as part of the site characterization data used to develop ...
Authors
Twining, B. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegscore sample photosrhyolitelithologysrgcsnake river plainidahotempaddendumboreholelogusgs 142core samplesphotospresentationxrf datawhole rocktrace-element analysisignimibritethin sectionpetrographicimagesnatural gammagamma radiationtemperature profileneutron porositygamma-gammadensitywell logsrpcore samplecore photosmineralogypetrographygeologystratigraphic columnstratigraphyxrfsrg

Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resource Potential Estimate

Jun 30, 2016
2.79 MB
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Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessible...
Authors
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalhydrothermallow-temperaturedirect usespringswellsdelineated areasedimentary basinaccessible resource basemean extractable resourcebeneficial heatusgsresource potentialcoastal plainslow temperatureegsdepthshallow temperauteconvectionconductioncoastal plainisolatednrelsmubottom-hole-temperaturetemperature datadepth dataisolated systemshapefilegis data

Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy

Sep 30, 2013
1.81 MB
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This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to ut...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyutility-scalepower plantregulationpolicycoordinating permit officespermitpermittingregulatoryregulatory roadmaprapidblmhawaiialaskaenvironmentaleabureau of land managementgeothermal regulatory roadmapgrradaptability

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Numerical Modeling of Energized Steel-Casing Source for Imaging Stimulated Zone

Nov 15, 2022
885.78 kB
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This short report details and tests the workflow that will be used to simulate steel well casings in deviated production/extraction boreholes at at the Utah FORGE site. Boreholes will be electrically energized and will serve as data sources for future proposed electromagnetic bore...
Authors
Um, E. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsremote sensingwell characterizationutah forgewell 16awell 16b

The Convergence of Heat, Groundwater, & Fracture Permeability: Innovative Play Fairway Modeling Applied to the Tularosa Basin Project Report

May 31, 2017
5.76 MB
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This report details all of the work done in Phase 2 of a geothermal exploration project in Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. Data acquired as part of Phase 2 includes field geology (geological reconnaissance and mapping), gravity surveys, shallow temperature surveys, well water sampling...
Authors
Nash, G. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergytularosapermeabilityplay fairway analysisphase 2new mexicopfaexplorationfield geologyreconnaissancemappinggravityshallow temperature surveywell water samplinggroundwater samplingwater samplinggravity surveygeothermometryshallow temptemperature loggingtemperaturemtmagnetotelluricmt surveypriorityresource assessmentmodelgeophysics

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Final Report on Joint Electromagnetic, Seismic, and InSAR Imaging of Fracture Growth During EGS Resource Development

May 30, 2025
2 MB
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This dataset contains the final technical report for the project Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development, carried out from 2021 to 2025 by Lawrence Berkeley Natio...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsseismicelectromageneticgeodeticdistributed fiber-optic sensingdata acquisitiondata processingdata interpretationtechnical reportinsarfracture growthfracture propertiesgeophysicsgeomechanics

OM300 Direction Drilling Module

Aug 22, 2013
39.67 kB
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OM300 Geothermal Direction Drilling Navigation Tool A prototype directional drilling navigation tool capable of high temperature operation in geothermal drilling with: Accuracies of 0.1 degree Inclination and Tool Face, 0.5 degree Azimuth Environmental Ruggedness typical of existi...
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MacGugan, D. Honeywell International, Inc.
geothermaldirectional drillingsoinavigationhigh temperatureelectronicsmodulesilicon-on-insulatordata archive

GeoThermalCloud: Cloud Fusion of Big Data and Multi-Physics Models using Machine Learning for Discovery, Exploration and Development of Hidden Geothermal Resources

Apr 04, 2022
1.04 GB
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Geothermal exploration and production are challenging, expensive and risky. The GeoThermalCloud uses Machine Learning to predict the location of hidden geothermal resources. This submission includes a training dataset for the GeoThermalCloud neural network. Machine Learning for Di...
Authors
Ahmmed, B. Stanford University
geothermalenergymachine learningartificial intelligenceaiexplorationmodelmodelingprocessed datatraining datatraining datasetremote sensinghidden geothermal resourcesresource detectiondiscoverydevelopmentresourceneural networkprediction

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Seedling Project Final Report

May 31, 2019
4.48 MB
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Grid-scale energy storage has been identified as a needed technology to support the continued build-out of intermittent renewable energy resources. As of April 2017, the U.S. had approximately 24.2 GW of energy storage on line, compared to 1,081 GW of installed generation capacity...
Authors
McLing, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
energy storagegeothermal energythermal energy storagegeotestestemperatureporositymodelingsteamrankine cycleflue gasheatrecoverythermalhydrologylinear stabilitydirect usegoethermalbrinegrid stabilizationinjection testweber formationweber sandstonertes

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

Ionic Fluids for EGS: Fracture Conductivity Tests in Granite Core Samples

Sep 13, 2025
162 MB
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This dataset contains experimental measurements of fluid flow and pressure behavior during fracture conductivity tests in granite core samples. The tests were designed to evaluate various ionic and nonionic fluids, including BMiMBr, HPyBF4, HPyBr, an oil-based fluid (OBF-1), and a...
Authors
Momoh, I. and Lee, H. Oklahoma State University
geothermal fluidsfracture conductivityfractured graniteenhanced geothermal systemsegsionic fluids for egscore floodinggranite core testsinjection pressureflow ratetemperature-dependent behaviorionic-based fluidsgeochemistrylaboratory dataraw data

Utah FORGE: Well Data for Student Competition

Dec 07, 2018
33.96 MB
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Well 58-32 (previously labeled MU-ESW1) was drilled near Milford Utah during Phase 2B of the FORGE Project to confirm geothermal reservoir characteristics met requirements for the final FORGE site. Well Accord-1 was drilled decades ago for geothermal exploration purposes. While ...
Authors
Podgorney, R. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyforgestudent competition58-32accord-1egsroosevelt hot springsmilfordutahreservoir characteristicswell loggeophysicalgeophysicslithologythermal conductivityx-ray diffractionwell surveysonicwell locationsdensitycaliperhole diametergammagrradiationresistivityneutronporositysptemperatureconductivityspecific potentialmu-esw1welldatawell dataresourcecharacterizationexplorationutah forge

Thermal Drawdown-Induced Flow Channeling in a Single Fracture in EGS

Nov 15, 2015
1.32 MB
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The evolution of flow pattern along a single fracture and its effects on heat production is a fundamental problem in the assessments of engineered geothermal systems (EGS). The channelized flow pattern associated with ubiquitous heterogeneity in fracture aperture distribution caus...
Authors
Guo, B. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownsingle fracture systemthermomechanical couplingflow channelingreservoir simulationegsengineered geothermal systemsgeothermicsheat productionsingle fracturethermomechanical

Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Jan 01, 2013
2.13 MB
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Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalco2-egsgeochemical reactionco2egsgeochemistrydissolutionprecipitationsequestrationsimulationchlorite dissolution kineticsmineral scalingmineral alterationfracture permeabilitygeochemical alterationmodelingtaupo volcanic zonenew zealandgreywackerhyolitedaciteegs-co2rock-gas interaction

Seedling Project Report: A Novel Heat Pump Integrated Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Shaping Electric Demand of Buildings

May 31, 2019
2.22 MB
Publicly accessible
This report presents a preliminary assessment of the technical feasibility of utilizing underground thermal energy storage (UTES) and electric-driven heat pumps (EDHPs) to enable flexible behind-the-meter electric demand of buildings while meeting their thermal demands in an energ...
Authors
Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergyheat pumpthermal energy storagebuildingelectric-driven heat pumpsedhpsunderground thermal energy storageflexible behind-the-meter electricutesseedling projectoak ridge national laboratoryornldual-purpose underground thermal batterydputbsimulationlab testednumerical modelpeak generation focusnatural convection modelingconduction heat transferphase change modelingcase study

Western USA Assessment of High Value Materials in Geothermal Fluids and Produced Fluids Final Report

Mar 18, 2019
12.34 MB
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This report documents the results of investigations dealing with the concentrations and availabilities of strategic, critical and valuable materials (SCVM) in produced waters from geothermal and hydrocarbon reservoirs (50-250 degrees C) in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Ut...
Authors
Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergystrategic critical metalsproduced geothermal fluidsproduced hydrocarbon fluidswestern usanevadautahidahooregonnew mexicogeologyproduction fieldsfluidgeochemistrytrace elementsstable isotopeshelium isotopesrocksdrill cuttingscalcite scalesroosevelt hot springsdixie valleybeowawemineralogy-lithologymineralogylithologycritical elementsmineral depositsdrillingproducedwaterreservoirtrace elementmineraldepositgeologicalgeochemicalcoproducedscvmstrategiccritical and valuable materials

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1)

Mar 30, 2018
631.29 kB
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Includes specification sheet, wellbore geometry, and drilling fluids at section target depth associated with the design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1) for the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP).
Authors
Greenberg, S. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinibdpwell ccs1well specsspecificationsinjectiontemperaturepressureseismic sensingpassiveseismic monitoringdtspermits

Cornell University Borehole Observatory Wireline Geophysical Logs

Jul 21, 2026
8.84 MB
In progress
This data set includes wireline geophysical data from well Cornell ESH #1 (API 31109300030000), known as the Cornell University Borehole Observatory, or CUBO. It is a stratigraphic well drilled to characterize potential EGS resources. The Drilling commenced on June 21, 2022 and to...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitycuboddudeep direct usedistrict heatingdeep wellwell datadrillingesh-1api 31109300030000raw dataappalachian basin

Method to Recover Media Ligand Losses During Sorption of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brines

May 24, 2016
57.03 kB
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This document describes the method and results of an in-situ experiment used to confirm that ligand bleed from a sorptive media can be contained. The experiment focused on maintaining the media's sorption of rare earth elements (REE) obtained from a simulated geothermal brine dop...
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalligandadsorptionsimulated brinemethodmineral recoveryrare earth elementreegeothermal brinesorptionligand bleedbrine study

Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Large-scale Test Setup

Jan 31, 2023
5.25 MB
Publicly accessible
The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This large-scale set-up report is about the system that has been constructed to...
Authors
Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec
geothermalenergywellborecasingdrillingtechnicalassessmentstimulationforgeegs
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