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Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Report on Resources, Challenges, and Needed Technologies

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
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This report describes a comprehensive review of 49 existing supercritical geothermal wells to inform future geothermal drilling attempts and avoid previous failure points and understand material and testing limitations, while collating information gathered in a publicly accessible...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercriticaldrilling materialswell completionwellborematerial validationmaterial testinglaboratory experimentswell casingcasing connectionscementdrill bitfluid chemistrylost circulation materialslinerdrill stringsmaterial performancefailure pointsliterature reviewsupercritical wellsgeothermal wellsgeochemistrycirculationdrilling fluidstechnical reportnesjavellirhengillreykjaneskraflalarderellocampi flegreinisyroskakkondapunathe geyserssalton sealos humerosmenengai

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

Fiber Optic Thermal Slug Experiments Conducted at Texas Tech University Report

Apr 11, 2025
441.27 kB
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The report details a thermal circulation test at Red Raider #2 at the Oil Field Technology Center (OTC) involving staged hot water injections and distributed temperature sensing (DTS) fiber optic measurements. It includes experimental setup, fluid flow and temperature data, therm...
Authors
Leggett, S. Texas Tech University
geothermalenergytracersadsorptionlab experimentsdistributed temperature sensingdtsthermal slugfiber optic monitoringcirculation testheat transientbulk velocitythermocouplered raider 2olgamultiphase flow modelingtemperature profilewellbore heat transferflow rate analysishot water injection

Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions

Aug 24, 2025
3.52 MB
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This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimul...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsfluid-rock interactionsthmc processesfracture evolutionusgsfracturesgeothermal resorvoirsfracture reactivationthmcmechanicalchemicalhydraulic stimulationthermal drawdownfinal reporttechnical report

Mt. Simon Sandstone Brine Chemistry for DDU Technology at the U of IL Campus

Mar 31, 2019
156.84 kB
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A review of brine chemistry data for the Mt. Simon Sandstone in the Illinois Basin is provided for calculations to predict the potential for mineral scaling and precipitation. The assessment includes expected changes in temperature, pressure, and/or exposure to air or other materi...
Authors
Lu, Y. and McKaskle, R. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinbrine chemistrygeothermal fluid handlingpredictionmineral scaling and precipitationbest projectcost estimatefiltrationcolburn equationheat exchange

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Experiments Examining the Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Processes on Hydraulic Transmissivity Evolution

Apr 03, 2023
858.13 kB
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Using laboratory slide-hold-slide experiments, at temperatures from 22 to 200 degrees C, to examine effects of fracture reactivation and quasi-static loading on the evolution of fluid transport properties of simulated fractures in Westerly granite. At all temperatures, the in-plan...
Authors
Lockner, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic transmissivityfluid-rock interactionsshear fracturessealinggranite

Pressure-Temperature Simulation at Brady Hot Springs

Jul 11, 2017
2.96 MB
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These files contain the output of a model calculation to simulate the pressure and temperature of fluid at Brady Hot Springs, Nevada, USA. The calculation couples the hydrologic flow (Darcy's Law) with simple thermodynamics. The epoch of validity is 24 March 2015. Coordinates are ...
Authors
Feigl, K. Temple University
geothermalenergyinsar-meqporotomoinsarmicroseismicitymeqmicroearthquakeseismicityinducedsimulationpressuretemperaturebradybrady hot springs

Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Wyoming's Produced Waters

Jul 01, 2017
4.28 MB
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Version 2. This study is a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW), the UW Engineering Department (UW-ENG), and Idaho National Laboratories (INL) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas produced waters. In ...
Authors
Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyproduced watersproduced fluidreerare earth elementswyomingcoproduced resourcesoil and gascoproduced

Utah FORGE 3-2418: Final Report on Wellbore Fracture Imaging Using Inflow Detection Measurements

Aug 22, 2025
31.96 MB
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This report contains the results of research conducted to make measurements in the FORGE wells to map flowing fractures and estimate their flow magnitudes in real time. Implementation of the project had two substantial goals: (1) to locate flowing fractures at FORGE and estimate t...
Authors
Horne, R. Stanford University
geothermalenergyutah forgewellbore fracturesfracture mappinginflow detectionfluid enthalpyfracture networkflow magnitudeflow ratechemical detectorelectrochemical detectorstanford universitystanfordfinal reporttechnical report

Geothermal Resource at the McGee Mountain Prospect, Humboldt County, Nevada

Jul 01, 2010
2.64 MB
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This report describes the geothermal resource at McGee Mountain, including: 1. Local geology 2. Thermal features 3. Known boreholes and temperature gradients 4. Geophysical surveys 5. Fluid geochemistry and geothermometry 6. Estimate of the heat-in-place Description of the heat-i...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalnevadamcgee mountaingeologygeochemistrymonte carloheat in place estimatereportthermal featuresborehole gradienttemperature gradientgeophysicsgeophysical surveyboreholebore holegeothermometryfluidheat-in-place

Deep Sedimentary Basin EGS Development Reports

Jan 24, 2013
665.96 MB
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This submission includes a Stage Gate Report on "Novel Geothermal Development of Deep Sedimentary Systems in the United States," along with supporting reports, presentations, and theses related to deep sedimentary basin geothermal development.. Stratigraphic reservoirs with high ...
Authors
Allis, R. and Moore, J. University of Utah
geothermalsedimentary aquifersbasin stratigraphytemperature distributionsheat flowreservoir modelingstratigraphic reservoirspermeabilityhydrofracturingdrillingpower productionsolarcarbonatessiliciclasticsreportdeep sedimentarystage gatetechnical report

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Final Report for the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-Poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock

Jun 30, 2025
6.17 MB
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This is the final technical report documenting laboratory experiments and modeling conducted to characterize the thermo-poromechanical behavior of fractured crystalline rocks for application to Utah FORGE. The report includes measurements of poroelastic and thermo-poroelastic prop...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegslaboratory experimentstechnical reportthermo-poromechanicalfracturingporoelasticthermo-poroelasticpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturedfitmodeling resultsstressfracture mechanicsgeomechanicsblock-scalebiot effective stressclosure pressurethermal stresstransverse fracturesstimulation

REE Adsorption Performance with Immobilized Caulobacter Biofilms

Apr 01, 2018
162.27 kB
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This submission includes data collected from experiments on the performance of rare earth adsorption by immobilized bacteria that accompany the FY18 Q2 and Q3 quarter reports. Relevant information from these reports is included in a resource below. The spreadsheet below includes d...
Authors
Jiao, Y. and Park, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyreerare earthelementadsorptionbiofilmcaulobacterbacteriabacterialcapacityweightbiomassthermostabilityterbiumtbbiosorptiongeofluidbrinefluidbioadsorptionbiochipsbiofilmsmutag

Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities

Mar 08, 2019
11.78 MB
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The project team collected and analyzed 224 water samples and 101 matching rock samples. INL's improved method of measuring aqueous REEs allows study of samples previously thought too volume limited to measure. The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyz...
Authors
Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyreeoil and gasgeochemistryrare earth elementsproduced watertracerecoveryresourcecommoditymineralaqueousconcentrationspatialspatially-dependentvariablechemistrysamplingcoproducedproduced fluid

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

Epidote Rare Earth Element Analyses from Wells RN-12 and RN-19 Reykjanes, Iceland

Jan 01, 2015
1.51 MB
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Results for laser ablation measurement of rare earth elements and electron microprobe analysis of major elements in hydrothermal epidote from the Reykjanes geothermal system in Iceland. Laser ablation measurements were completed using an Agilent 7700 quadrupole ICP-MS coupled with...
Authors
Fowler, A. and Zierenberg, R. University of California
geothermalepidoterare earth elementsreykjanesicelandrn-12rn-30aasg content modelusgin content modelngds content modelcontent modelreemineral recoverybrinebrine study

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

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

SMP Preparation, Programming, and Characterization

Oct 01, 2021
1.04 MB
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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...
Authors
Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulationfracture sealingshape memory polymerdiscrete element methodsmodelingeconomicdrillingtechnologylost circulation materiallcmsmpprocessed datacfdcomputational fluid dynamicsdem

Caldwell Ranch Exploration and Confirmation Project, Northwest Geysers, CA: 2011 Geothermal Technologies Peer Review Project Summary

Jan 01, 2011
51.4 kB
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Caldwell Ranch Exploration and Confirmation Project, Northwest Geysers, CA: 2011 Geothermal Technologies Peer Review Project Summary The Caldwell Ranch Exploration and Confirmation Project was to drill, test, and confirm the present economic viability of the undeveloped geothermal...
Authors
Walters, M. Geysers Power Company, LLC
geothermalcaldwell ranchlow temperature zonehigh temperature zonesteamtracernon-condensable gaseswaste water injectionre-completionsidetrackreservoirgeysers fieldpeer reviewsonoma countycalifornia

Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Aug 24, 2011
382.95 kB
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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,...
Authors
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeomechanical modelingthermal spallation drillingengineered geothermal systemsegsgeodynnumerical modeling

Compiled Groundwater Chemistry Data and Identified Mineralogy for the Portland Basin CRBG Aquifer System as part of DDU Feasibility Study

Dec 03, 2018
818.9 kB
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Groundwater Chemistry data for the Portland Basin was compiled from published literature, as well as state and federal groundwater quality reports. Mineralogies were identified based on previous literature, as well as XRD and SEM analysis conducted at Portland State University. Up...
Authors
Svadlenak, E. Portland State University
geothermalenergyportland basincolumbia river basalt groupwater qualityhydrogeochemistryddudeep direct-usethermal energy storageddu-tesgroundwaterchemistryfluidwateraquifermineralogycrbg aquifer systemoregonorfeasibilityhydrochemistryhydrogeologytualatincrbgx-raydiffractionxrdsemscanning electronmicroscopetualatin basin

Purdue University: Results of B-Value Tests for Rock Saturation

Jun 20, 2022
2.73 MB
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This dataset includes an Excel file with the results of B-value tests to determine the magnitude of the back pressure required for full saturation of Sierra White granite samples. Test were conducted on cylindrical rock specimens of Sierra White granite in a custom water pressuriz...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgeb-valuesaturationrock saturationgranitelab testmaterialmaterial siencesierra white granitetesttestingmaterialsrockb valueprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Deep Wells Water and Gas Sampling with Analyses by ThermoChem (October, 2022)

Oct 26, 2022
2.22 MB
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This data includes a document that describes the effort to collect and analyze water and gas samples from deep Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32, 58-32, 56-32 and 78B-32 along with additional pdf files showing ThermoChem's analyses attached as an appendix.
Authors
Joness, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewater and gas chemistryutah forge water and gas geochemistrygas chemistryutah forge gas chemistrywater chemistryutah forge water chemistrywell 16a78-32well 58-32well 56-32well 78b-32well datagroundwater and hydrologyprocessed dataforgeegschemistryfluidproduced waterstimulationmonitoringwater reportncgncg reportnon-condensable gashydrocarbon report

Application of Neutron Imaging to Investigate Flow through Fractures for EGS

Feb 01, 2013
605.12 kB
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There is an ongoing effort at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a unique experimental capability for investigating flow through porous and fractured media using neutron imaging techniques. This capability is expected to support numerous areas of investigation associated wit...
Authors
Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron imagingfracture flowegsneutron imaging fracture flowhigh pressurehigh temperaturenoninvasivegeochemistrymaterial effectsneutron
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