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Operational Performance Requirements For Motor Power Sections Used in Geothermal Drilling Based Upon Minimum Specific Energy

Sep 10, 2014
869.71 kB
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Operational performance requirements are needed to support development of specifications for downhole motor power sections to be used for drilling hard rock during geothermal wellbore construction. Theoretical torque specifications are derived based upon a widely-accepted rock-re...
Authors
Raymond, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalmotordownholespecific energytorquepower sectionbit wearhydrostatic pressureheterogeneous rockheterogeneous geologynon-ideal drilling conditionspoor drilling conditionsoperationsperformance requirementsmotor power sectionsdrillingwellwellboreconstruction

NTB (Non-technical Barriers) Interviews with Geothermal Stakeholders for Geothermal Development in the Salton Sea.

Oct 01, 2021
219.56 kB
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Non-technical barriers to deploying geothermal electricity projects in the United States can create significant delays and other challenges, leading to higher project risk and costs, lost opportunities to access policy incentives, and ultimately decreased competitiveness against o...
Authors
Levine, A. and Smith, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersntbnon-technical barriersnon technical barriers

GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document

Aug 28, 2026
16.29 MB
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Lessons Learned document for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin, Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geotherm...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergylessons learneddj basincoloradogladedrillingegs

Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Modelling of Stockton University Reservoir Cooling System, Fine Scale Stress Test Modelling

Feb 22, 2021
132.27 MB
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Mesh, properties, initial conditions, injection/withdrawal rates for modelling thermal, hydrological, and mechanical effects of fluid injection to and withdrawal from ground for Stockton University reservoir cooling system (aquifer storage cooling system), Galloway, New Jersey, fo...
Authors
Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalcoolingthermal-hydrological-mechanicalmodelingground sourcestress teststress modelingmodelstressinjectionwithdrawalfluidsimulationaquifer storage cooling systemreservoir cooling systemstockton universitynew jerseygeothermal coolingcfdflow simulationfea

2016 Passive Seismic Imaging of the Dixie Valley Geothermal Well Field for EGS Favorability and Fault Mapping

Nov 01, 2015
343.78 MB
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This submission provides reports on the results of seismic data analyses, statistical data sets of rock properties under the DVGWF, GIS data for new maps of EGS favorability, and a link to raw seismogram data archived by the IRIS-DMS.
Authors
Louie, J. et al University of Nevada, Reno
geothermalenergydixie valleynevadapassiveseismicreflectionegsfaultfavorabilitygeospatial dataarcgisgispsdcwtcdpgeophysicsgeophysicalinterferometryambient noisetechnical reportreportseismogramraw

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

Jan 30, 2025
15.21 MB
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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...
Authors
Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic fracturingtriaxial loadingegsblock-scalein situ stressthermal stimulationbreakdown pressurefracture propagationrock mechanicsfracture mappinglaboratory experimentsreservoir stimulationtechnical report

Northwestern Michigan College Formation Thermal Conductivity Test Report

Jul 31, 2025
1.68 MB
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This report summarizes a formation thermal conductivity test performed July 29-31, 2025 on a579-ft vertical bore at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan. It describes the test setup, operating conditions, data acquisition procedures, calibration details, and bo...
Authors
Streich, G. Northwestern Michigan College
geothermalwell databorethermal conductivitythermal conductivity testgeothermal boreholevertical closed-loop systemline-sourceloop temperaturethermal diffusivityundistrurbed formation temperaturedrilling logdistrict heating and coolingprocessed datatechnical reportashraecalibrationclosed loop geothermal

Recovery Act: Microhole Tubing Bending Report

Jan 01, 2012
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A downhole tubing bending study was made and is reported herein. This study developed a model to predict the shape of the pipe at downhole conditions and determines if the various pipe string sizes can reach a specified landing depth. The wellbore trajectory is described by this s...
Authors
Ruan, C. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaltubingdrill pipedrillingmicroholemicroboretubing bendingwell constructionmodelabrasive slurryjet technologyegs

Utah FORGE: Mineral Mountains West Fault System Report

Jul 01, 2019
25.06 MB
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This archive contains a report on the Mineral Mountains West fault system as part of phase 2C and the evidence for the northern terminus of this structure. Geologic field mapping, reprocessing of 3D seismic reflection data, and soil gas surveys contributed to this effort.
Authors
Simmons, S. and Miller, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergymineral mountainsutah forge phase 2cutah forgegeologic structurefaultsutah forge faultsmineral mountains west fault systemnorth milford valleyutahstructural geologysoil gas geochemistryphase 2c3d seismicgeochemicalgeophysicalgeologicalseismic reflectionfaultwell 58-32hydrothermal fluid flowhydrothermalco2 fluxhelium isotopessoil gasfault mappingsurface mappinggeomorphic analysisstratigraphyforgeegsroosevelt hot springsmilfordgeologygeophysicsgeochemistryseismic

Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

Feb 21, 2014
105.74 MB
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The goal of our project was to test innovative exploration technologies using existing and new data, and to ground-truth these technologies using slim-hole core technology. The slim-hole core allowed us to understand subsurface stratigraphy and alteration in detail, and to correla...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergyslimhole drillingsnake river plaininnovative explorationkimamakimberlymountain homebasaltrhyolitegeophysicsgeochemistrytechnicalassessmentprocessed dataidahoconceptual model

Harsh Environment Sensors for Geothermal Applications

Jan 01, 2012
2.36 MB
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Technical papers detailing the development of harsh environment sensors for geothermal applications. Principle Investigator is Prof. Albert P. Pisano (University of California, Berkeley). Submission includes a paper about geothermal environmental exposure testing on encapsulant a...
Authors
Senesky, D. et al Regents of the University University of California
geothermalharsh environmentsensorpressuretemperaturesilicon carbidesapphirealuminum nitridedown-holeloggingmonitoringmemsencapsulationexposureenvironmental exposuredownholemass changesputter xpschemical analysismicroelectromechanical

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

Jan 01, 2013
518.12 kB
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...
Authors
Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationcosttimetoolriskmetricexploraton

SGW paper Rheological Properties of Drilling Fluids Containing Special Additives for Geothermal Drilling Applications

Jan 04, 2023
1.3 MB
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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...
Authors
Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermalrheologydrilling fluid additivesviscosifierfiltration controlgeothermal drillinghphtgeochemistrywellboredrilling technologyexperimenttechnologyreportsgwwelltemperature

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

Jun 20, 2023
73.05 MB
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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 ...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. et al Welltec
geothermalenergywellborecasingdrillingtechnicalassessmentstimulationforgeegs

Applications of Fractured Continuum Model to Enhanced Geothermal System Heat Extraction Problems

May 06, 2014
5.77 MB
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This paper describes the applications of the fractured continuum model to the different enhanced geothermal systems reservoir conditions. The capability of the fractured continuum model to generate fracture characteristics expected in enhanced geothermal systems reservoir environm...
Authors
Kalinina, E. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalsimulationegsheat extractionfracturefractured continuum modelfracture continuumfracture characteristicsreservoir environmenthorizontal wellsvertical wells

Updated Overpressures and Permeability Values for PNNL's StimuFrac Fluid

Apr 06, 2016
471.63 kB
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A corrigendum was submitted to the journal of Geothermics on our article "Environmentally friendly, rheoreversible, hydraulic-fracturing fluids for enhanced geothermal systems" Shao et al Geothermics 58 (2015) 22-31. In the original article some permeability values were underesti...
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Shao, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalstimuli-responsivefracking fluidcorrigendumgeothermicshydraulic fracturingstimulationegsreservoirfluid

Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System Version 2

Jan 24, 2025
574.05 kB
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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...
Authors
Pankow, K. et al University of Utah Seismograph Stations
geothermalenergyseismicseismic hazardstlstrafic light systemutah forgeseismic hazard mitigationwell stimulationegstraffic light systemseismic risk mitigationstimulationcirculationcape stationseismic thresholdsreal-time monitoringqseekreservoir dynamicsseismic eventsmagnitude thresholdsprotocols

Utah FORGE: InSAR Data 2019

Jul 01, 2019
478.35 MB
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This dataset contains Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data used for ground deformation monitoring during Phase 2C of the Utah FORGE project. The dataset includes measurements of the mean rate of range change and associated standard errors, provided in both CSV and...
Authors
Feigl, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forge phase 2cutah forgeinsarutahground deformation monitoringdigital elevation modelsynthetic aperture radarsarradarsynthetic aperturesatelliteinterferometricmilfordroosevelt hot springsphase 2cgeodeticsegsimagingremote sensingforgedeformationground deformationprocessed datageospatial data

Utah FORGE 10-3726: Geothermal Multiset Straddle (GMS) for High-Temperature Applications 2026 Workshop Presentation

Sep 30, 2026
55.39 MB
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This is a presentation on Geothermal Multiset Straddle (GMS) for High-Temperature Applications by Welltec Inc., presented by Ricardo Reves Vasques. The project is developing a multiset open-hole isolation system capable of withstanding geothermal well conditions and enabling effec...
Authors
Reves, R. Welltec Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsgmsgeothermal multiset straddleopen-hole zonal isolationstimulationmulti-stage stimulationhigh-temperature

Utah FORGE: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Data

Jun 24, 2020
10.65 GB
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The FORGE team is making these fracture models available to researchers wanting a set of natural fractures in the FORGE reservoir for use in their own modeling work. They have been used to predict stimulation distances during hydraulic stimulation at the open toe section of well 1...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Podgorney, R. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdiscrete fracture networkdfnfracture modellingmilfordmodelingfracturehydroshearinflatedpore pressurestressfracmanstimulationdrillingpressuregoldersimulationreservoir planninghydraulic fracturing

Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Single Fracture Clogging Experments

Jan 06, 2025
9.9 MB
In progress
The submitted dataset was generated by a series of laboratory fracture clogging (permeability reduction) experiments using commercially available materials used for lost circulation management during geothermal well drilling. The experiments were conducted using a permeability plu...
Authors
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergydrillinglost circulation managementlost circulation materialsfractureclogginglaboratory experiment

Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

Feb 01, 2012
5.89 MB
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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...
Authors
Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoremote sensingasterlandsatthermal infraredsite assessmentblind geothermal systemsburied geothermal systems

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

Aug 18, 2016
128.01 MB
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*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...
Authors
Camp, E. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacityrpi rfcgpfa-abpfageothermal play fairway analysisexplanationmetadatafile descriptionmethodsreservoirssensitivity analysismonte carloshapefilegisgeospatial datanypawvcounty boundariescsvnortheastern united stateslow temperature

Analyzed DTS Data, Guelph, ON Canada

Jul 01, 2015
4.73 MB
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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...
Authors
Coleman, T. University of Wisconsin
geothermaldtsboreholetemperatureguelphimagespressuregradientwelldrill-holecodeontariocamatlab

GeoRePORT Protocol and Spreadsheet Template

Sep 30, 2019
12.26 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
geothermalenergyapplicationsoftwaretoolresourceassessmentsocialtechnicaleconomicfeasibilityprotocolgeoreportsociotechnoreportinggradeexplorationinputproject readinessportfoliooptimizationworksheet
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