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

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...

McLing, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory

May 31, 2019
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REE Sorption Study for Media #1 and Media #2 in Brine #1 and #2 at different Liquid to Solid Ratio's at Ambient Temperature

This data set shows the different loading capacities of Media #1 and Media #2 in a high and low salt content brine matrix at different liquid to solid ratio's. These data sets are shaker bath tests on media #1 and media #2 in brine's #1 and #2 at 500mL-.5g(1000-1 ratio), 150mL-.75...

Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.

Mar 27, 2015
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Low-Temperature Geothermal Geospatial Datasets: An Example from Alaska

This project is a component of a broader effort focused on geothermal heating and cooling (GHC) with the aim of illustrating the numerous benefits of incorporating GHC and geothermal heat exchange (GHX) into community energy planning and national decarbonization strategies. To bet...

Davalos Elizondo, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 06, 2023
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CIRES Approach Overview to Using Thermal Infrared Imagery to Find Geothermal Systems in Colorado

Subsurface geothermal activity has a thermal expression that can be observed at the surface. Such spatial temperature gradients are within the radiometric resolution that is characteristic of a wide range of satellites that carry thermal sensors. For this effort, CIRES (part of ...

Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 01, 2012
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Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Wells for Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) typically occur in conditions presenting significant challenges for conventional rotary and percussive drilling technologies: granitic rocks that reduce drilling speeds and cause substantial equipment wear. Thermal spallation drilling,...

Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Aug 24, 2011
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Community Geothermal: Geothermal Heat Exchange Test Well Temperature, Conductivity, and Water Level Data Seward, AK

This dataset contains temperature, conductivity, and pressure data collected from a geothermal test well in Seward, Alaska, from October 31, 2023, through May 14, 2024. The data from the sensors are used to assess the potential for geothermal heat exchange along the shoreline of t...

Mitchell, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 29, 2024
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Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

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...

A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sep 25, 2013
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Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Assessment for Desalination in United States

This data is a compilation of well observations from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Association of American State Geologists (AASG), location of identified low temperature geothermal systems from United States Geological Survey (USGS), and low temperature geothermal w...

Akar, S. and Turchi, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2016
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Numerical Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis using iTOUGH2 for West Virginia University

To reduce the geothermal exploration risk, a feasibility study is performed for a deep direct-use system proposed at the West Virginia University (WVU) Morgantown campus. This study applies numerical simulations to investigate reservoir impedance and thermal production. Because of...

Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University

Dec 20, 2019
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Oilwell Conversion (Well API 121913310501) to Geothermal Heat Storage Well for Flexible Electricity Storage

Geothermal growth is limited by a lack of geographically dispersed high-temperature thermal resources and high initial upfront investment in characterization and well construction. This project intended to address the challenges of energy supply intermittency and enhance grid resi...

Malkewicz, N. et al University of Illinois

May 05, 2021
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A Conceptual Geologic Model for the Newberry Volcano EGS Site in Central Oregon: Constraining Heat Capacity and Permeability through Interpretation of Multicomponent Geosystems Data

Newberry Volcano, a voluminous (500 km3) basaltic/andesitic/rhyolitic shield volcano located near the intersection of the Cascade volcanic arc, the Oregon High Lava Plains and Brothers Fault Zone, and the northern Basin and Range Province, has been the site of geothermal explorati...

Mark-Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory

Feb 22, 2016
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Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs

Subsurface data analysis, reservoir modeling, and machine learning (ML) techniques have been applied to the Brady Hot Springs (BHS) geothermal field in Nevada, USA to further characterize the subsurface and assist with optimizing reservoir management. Hundreds of reservoir simulat...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 18, 2021
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Alum Innovative Exploration Project (Ram Power Inc.)

Data generated from the Alum Innovative Exploration Project, one of several promising geothermal properties located in the middle to upper Miocene (~11-5 Ma, or million years BP) Silver Peak-Lone Mountain metamorphic core complex (SPCC) of the Walker Lane structural belt in Esmera...

Miller, C. Ram Power, Inc.

Jan 01, 2010
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High-Pressure Combustion and Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Ethylene/Nitrous Oxide Mixtures

In this paper, the combustion of nitrous oxide with a simple hydrocarbon, ethylene, at high initial pressures is investigated. A series of experiments were conducted using a stoichiometric C2H4-N2O mixture in a round, smooth-walled tube with initial pressures of 125 to 337 psi. ...

Grubelich, M. Sandia National Laboratories

Nov 01, 2013
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SMP and Fracture Modeling

The problem of loss circulation in geothermal wells is inherently challenging due to high temperatures, brittle rocks, and presence of abundant fractures. Because of the inherent challenges in geothermal environments, there are limitations in selecting proper lost circulation mate...

Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma

Oct 01, 2021
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Techno-Economic Assessment for Integrating Biosorption into Rare Earth Recovery Process

The current uncertainty in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of novel extraction technologies that utilize a variety of REE source materials. Herein, we examined the techno-economic performance of integrating a biosorption approach into a...

Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Oct 09, 2017
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Western USA Assessment of High Value Materials in Geothermal Fluids and Produced Fluids Final Report

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...

Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Mar 18, 2019
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Hotspot Project: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project Initial Report

The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate geothermal potential in three distinct settings: (1) Kimama ...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Jan 01, 2012
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Geomechanical Packer Formation Model Iteraction

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 presentation outlines the work in rock modelling and interaction with the ...

Ghassemi, A. et al Welltec

Jun 20, 2023
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Utah FORGE 2439: Well 16B(78)-32 Field-Test Data from Mini-Frac Tests

This submittal includes the field-test data collected during stress tests conducted in the Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32 wellbore to measure/characterize the stresses in the geothermal reservoir. The type of stress test performed is referred to as a mini-frac test or a micro-frac test. Th...

Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute

Jul 02, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Stimulation Conference Paper and Data

The U.S. Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) is a field laboratory that provides a unique opportunity to develop and test new technologies for characterizing, creating and sustaining Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) in ...

Best, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 24, 2019
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Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for INEL-1

Well data for the INEL-1 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes caliper logs, lithology reports, borehole logs, temperature at depth data, neutron density and gamma data, full color logs, fracture analysis, photos, and rock strength paramet...

Prestwich, S. and Bowman, J. Idaho National Laboratory

Mar 01, 1979
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SSGF Mineral Major Elements and Lithium Concentration

Presented are major element and lithium concentrations of minerals from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field (SSGF), located in the Imperial Valley, California. With a recent increase in demand for lithium, the area is now being studied as a source of geothermal brine for lithium extr...

Humphreys, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

May 01, 2023
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Memos Relating to High-Priority Geothermal Targets in Colorado Selected for Further Study Flint Geothermal 2012

This dataset contains several memos describing geothermal targets outlined by Flint personnel in Colorado. Phase 1 involved an ASTER and LANDSAT thermal infrared imagery assessment conducted by CIRES of the University of Colorado, which identified areas of warm ground that might i...

Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 27, 2014
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Establishing the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) on the Newberry Volcano, OR

The proposed Newberry Volcano FORGE site is in central Oregon on the northwest flank of the largest volcano in the Cascades volcanic arc. Beneath Newberry Volcano is one of the largest geothermal heat reservoirs in the western United States, extensively studied for the last 40 yea...

Bonneville, A. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory