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Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

In 2010 and 2011, Flint Geothermal commissioned CIRES from the University of Colorado to attempt to detect "blind" or buried geothermal systems using remote sensing. CIRES utilized thermal infrared bands from ASTER and LANDSAT satellite imagery to detect areas of warm ground in pa...

Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 01, 2012
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Feasibility of a Deep Direct-Use Geothermal System at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Paper authored by Stumpf et al. for the 2018 Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting held in Reno, NV USA. Included with the paper is the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation made at the GRC meeting and data tables associated with some of the figures.

Stumpf, A. et al University of Illinois

Dec 31, 2018
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Improvements in 2016 to Natural Reservoir Analysis in Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

*These files add to and replace same-named files found within Submission 559 (hover over file display names to see actual file names in bottom-left corner of screen)* The files included in this submission contain all data pertinent to the methods and results of a cohesive multi-st...

Camp, E. Cornell University

Aug 18, 2016
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Analyzed DTS Data, Guelph, ON Canada

Analyzed DTS datasets from active heat injection experiments in Guelph, ON Canada is included. A .pdf file of images including borehole temperature distributions, temperature difference distributions, temperature profiles, and flow interpretations is included as the primary analyz...

Coleman, T. University of Wisconsin

Jul 01, 2015
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Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Other Critical Materials from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

The work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials (silica and MOF...

Addleman, R. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sep 21, 2016
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GeoRePORT Protocol and Spreadsheet Template

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...

Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2019
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2019 Geothermal Market Report Fact Sheet

The 2020 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report is being developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Geothermal Rising, previously Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), with support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Depart...

Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 01, 2020
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Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

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...

Moore, J. et al West Virginia University

Oct 23, 2018
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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...

Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University

May 19, 2025
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Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...

Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory

Feb 15, 2022
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Community Geothermal: Final Thermal Conductivity Test Report and Data Logs Carbondale, CO

Provided here are a final thermal conductivity test report, a drilling log, and a heat rejection log from Carbondale, CO. Also attached is a report made before drilling, which contains predictions on the hydrogeologic conditions of the drill site. The forty-eight (48.9) hour in-si...

Ewbank, G. et al Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)

Oct 20, 2023
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Community Geothermal: Community Thermal Energy Network Report and Design Drawings Carbondale, CO

This dataset provides an overview of the design, development, and technical specifications of for a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Carbondale, Colorado. This thermal energy network (TEN) within the town's Three-Two Zero Energy District (32ZED) is part of ...

Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)

Sep 30, 2024
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Update on Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States

An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 02, 2017
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Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

This work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials demonstrated h...

Addleman, S. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

May 25, 2017
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Retrospective Analysis of Geothermal Mineral Recovery and Domestic Resource Assessment References

This reference database in RIS format contains all of the references that were collected as part of our retrospective analysis of geothermal mineral recovery (REE and Li) activities and domestic resource assessment. The outputs detail the chemistry and molecular processes used in ...

Dobson, P. and Stringfellow, W. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oct 20, 2021
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Microhole drilling technology utilizing a golden section search algorithm

A fundamental issue in microhole drilling is that delivering high weight-on-bit (WOB), high torque rotational horsepower to a conventional drill bit does not scale down to the hole sizes necessary to realize the envisioned cost savings An optimization algorithm called a golden sec...

Su, J. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jun 23, 2021
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Brady's Geothermal Field DAS and DTS Surface and Borehole Array Metadata

This metadata submission includes the coordinates of the DAS and DTS surface and borehole arrays, the list of file names, and the list of recorded files during testing at the PoroTomo Natural Laboratory at Brady Hot Spring in Nevada. Testing was completed during March 2016.

Fratta, D. University of Wisconsin

Mar 31, 2016
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Washington Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Technical Report

An investment of $0.7M from the Geothermal Technology Office for Phase 2 of Play Fairway Analysis in Washington State improved existing favorability models and increased model confidence. New 1:24,000-scale geological mapping, 15 detailed geophysical surveys, 2 passive seismic sur...

Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey

Dec 20, 2017
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Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

In this analysis, we outline the types of NEPA-related analyses and approvals (e.g., environmental assessment), and we provide examples of geothermal development activities (e.g., well drilling) that might require each type of approval, including an overview and discussion of the ...

Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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Subsurface Geological Information and Models in support of Feasibility Study of Direct District Heating for the Cornell Campus Utilizing Deep Geothermal Energy

This purpose of this set of entries is to group together the materials and analytical methods used in the assessment of the natural rock properties within and surrounding two potential reservoirs.

Jordan, T. et al Cornell University

Oct 27, 2019
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Spatial Analysis of CIRES ASTER and LANDSAT thermal infrared anomalies

CIRES provided polygon shapefiles showing areas of anomalously warm ground, derived from ASTER and LANDSAT remotely sensed thermal infrared imagery. Partly from these anomalies, and partly through other evidence layers, CIRES came up with 'polygons' representing areas prospective ...

Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC

May 26, 2011
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Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Mar 07, 2014
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PoroTomo: BRAD, BRD1, and BRDY GPS Station RINEX Files January 19, 2018

This dataset provides links to daily RINEX files for three GPS stations at Brady's Hot Springs as of January 19, 2018. The data is formatted as compressed GNSS RINEX observation files, accessible through .txt files, as well as in links to the complete daily time series data. Addit...

Kreemer, C. University of Wisconsin

Jan 19, 2018
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WISE-CASING: Surface Seismic Survey at Cymric Field, California Central Valley

This test was conducted at the Chevron Cymric oilfield in the California central valley near Bakersfield. A reflected seismic signal was observed in all three components (x, y, z) of the 3-component Episensor geophone, as well as all phones on the single component array. The arriv...

Wu, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 02, 2018
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PoroTomo: BRAD, BRD1, and BRDY GPS Station RINEX Files October 30, 2017

This dataset provides links to daily RINEX files for three GPS stations at Brady's Hot Springs as of October 30, 2017. The data is formatted as compressed GNSS RINEX observation files, accessible through .txt files, as well as in links to the complete daily time series data. Addit...