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Washington Play Fairway Analysis Geothermal Heat and Permeability Potential Geodatabases

Dec 15, 2015
309.26 MB
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This file contains file geodatabases of the Mount St. Helens seismic zone (MSHSZ), Wind River valley (WRV) and Mount Baker (MB) geothermal play-fairway sites in the Washington Cascades. The geodatabases include input data (feature classes) and output rasters (generated from modeli...
Authors
Norman, D. et al Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
geothermalmount st. helens seismic zonewind river valleymount bakerpermeabilityheatfavorabilityuncertaintyrisksensitivityplay-fairwaywashingtoncascade rangeslip tendencydilation tendencysigma 3maximum coulomb shear stressdisplacementdisplacement gradientmaximum shear strain ratedilational strain ratefaultvolcanic ventintrusive rocktemeprature gradientgeothermometryhot springfumarolegeothermal favorabilitystrain rategisarcgisgeospatial datageodatabasegdbwashington statepfa

Sustainable Self-Propping Shear Zones in EGS: Chlorite, Illite, and Biotite Rates and Report

Nov 06, 2015
1.26 MB
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Spreadsheet containing chlorite, illite, and biotite rate data and rate equations that can be used in reactive transport simulations. Submission includes a report on the development of the rate laws.
Authors
Carroll, S. and Smith, M. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalchloriteillitebiotiterate equationsreactive transportegsenhanced geothermal systemsshear zonereactive transport simulation

Data for Uncontained Ruptures Reduce Energetics of Triggered Seismicity: Laboratory Fault Reactivation Experiments

Apr 13, 2026
43.25 MB
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The dataset contains raw mechanical data from laboratory fault reactivation experiments on pre-stressed granite/granitoid samples, along with experimental parameters and MATLAB processing code for data deduction. The raw time-series data were recorded using a triaxial-shear appara...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
injection-induced seismicityfault pre-stressseismic moment scalingrupture regimesinduced seismicitytriggered seismicityfault reactivationfluid injectionearthquake magnitudeforecastingrupture mechanicscontained ruptureuncontained ruptureseismic momentlaboratory experimentsraw datatriaxial sheargranitegranitoidgeomechanicsshear displacementaxial displacementmatlab

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Shear Experiments Linking Fault Roughness, Friction, Permeability, and P-Wave Characteristics

Aug 20, 2025
23.22 GB
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This dataset contains results from five laboratory shear experiments on gneiss and granitoid samples from the Utah FORGE site, conducted at Penn State University. The experiments investigate links between fault surface roughness, frictional behavior, permeability, and P-wave acous...
Authors
Eijsink, A. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionroughnessutah forgeegslaboratory datamodeled datashear experimentsfault mechanicspermeabilityp-waveacoustic transmissivityfault roughnessrate-and-state frictionbiaxial deformationgneissgranitoidoptical profilometrykeyencersfit3000mechanical dataacoustic datafault zone propertiesgeomechanicsrock physicsgeothermal reservoir characterization

Utah FORGE: Results of Direct Shear Tests on Saturated Joints in Sierra White Granite

Dec 31, 2022
1.18 MB
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This dataset includes an Excel file with the results of direct shear tests to investigate the mechanical and geophysical response of saturated joints. Tests were conducted on induced tension-fractured Sierra White granite joints in a custom water pressurized chamber. The preparati...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgesaturationrock saturationgranitesierra white granitelab testdirect shear testshear strengthshear stressgeophysicsseismic wavep-wavegeologyexcelprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection Induced Shearing Experiments on Fractured Granitoid at Elevated Temperatures

Aug 12, 2024
80.21 MB
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This repository contains experimental data from a series of fluid injection-induced shearing tests conducted on Utah FORGE granitoid. The experiments were performed using an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) apparatus at Pennsylvania State University. The primary aim was t...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergytemperatureexperimentpre-stressseismicityutah forgeegsgranitoidtemcotriaxial pressure vesselfault seismicitypre-stress ratioshearpore pressure60-gritinclined fracture

Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Tests on Saturated Sierra White Granite Joints at Elevated Temperatures

Nov 24, 2025
2.38 MB
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This dataset contains results from laboratory direct shear experiments performed on tension-induced fractures in Sierra White granite under saturated conditions at target temperatures of 50 C and 100 C. The data were collected using a custom water-pressurized chamber equipped with...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgesaturationgranitesierra white granitelab testdirect shear testshear strengthshear stressgeophysicsp-waves-waveelastic wave propagationegslaboratory datafracturesdirect shearraw datageomechanicssaturated fracturesshear displacementeffective normal stresspore pressureultrasonic measurementsgeophysical responserock mechanicsstimulation

Washington Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Technical Report

Dec 20, 2017
139.29 MB
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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...
Authors
Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey
geothermalenergywashingtonplay fairwayexplorationinvestigationsitecharacterizationgeophysicpfawashington stategeospatial datavelocitygrid filesstrainfavorability

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Trixial Shear and Wellbore Breakout Tests Report and Data

Apr 19, 2023
2.96 MB
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Included are a report and data from triaxial shear tests on simulated Sierra White fault gouge and a borehole stimulation experiment. This serves as a progress report for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) P...
Authors
Choens, C. and Yoon, H. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyutah forgetriaxial shear testwellbore breakout testsierra white graniteegsenhanced geothermal system5-2557snlpurduesandia national laboratoriesborehole stimulationexperimental designraw databorehole breakoutfriction testgeomechanicsslip mechanismsaxial strain

Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data

Aug 19, 2026
1.34 GB
Curated
This submission houses geospatial data for the Lightning Dock geothermal (LDG) field in the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, south-western New Mexico. LDG is a liquid-dominated system produced for binary (ORC) power generation. In this submission shp and tif files are zipped with al...
Authors
Ifrene, G. et al Zanskar Geothermal
geothermalenergygeospatiallightning dockgiswaterchemistrywell datageologicaltemperaturegeophysicalaeromagneticgravitylidarfaults

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
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Provided here is a set of presentation slides detailing stress-dependent permeability in FORGE granitoid fractures and how fracture slip affects permeability. It outlines empirical correlations between permeability, stress, and fracture aperture, emphasizing that mechanically clos...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfacture slippermeabilitystress-dependent permeabilitygranitoid fracturefracture networkstimulationapertureinjectionflow testshear testreservoir stressreportdata analysis

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Co-Injection Sewer Camera Survey Videos

May 20, 2025
38.69 GB
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On April 21, 2022, sewer camera surveys were conducted in boreholes TN and TL as part of Experiment 2 of the EGS Collab project. These surveys were performed during fluid injection into three zones in borehole TC to identify the depths of active fracture intersections. The goal wa...
Authors
Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysewer camegs collabfractureflowegsfracture characterizationsewer camera surveyborehole videovideosdownhole imaginginjectionfracture inflowtntltcexperiment 2injection zones

EGS Collab Experiment 2: 4100 Foot Level Elastic Property Data

Dec 18, 2020
3.48 MB
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Static and dynamic elastic properties (Young's modulus, Shear Modulus, P-wave Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio) of amphibolites and rhyolites from the TV4100 and TH4100 boreholes at the Sanford Underground Research Laboratory (SURF). Elastic properties include Young's modulus, Poisson...
Authors
Jahnke, B. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysurfegs collabelastic properties4100 levelyoungs moduluspoisson ratioshear modulusp-wave modulusdifferential strainstrainaxial strainlateral strainvolumetric strainamphiboliterhyoliteth4100tv4100rock failureegsraw dataexperiment 2experimentaldifferential stressgeologygeophysicsuniaxial loadingtriaxial loadingboreholestress strain curvesstress-strain curvesstaticdynamicsouth dakota

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stimulation Data (April, 2022)

May 18, 2022
288.94 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a set of data related to the stimulation program at Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32 during April, 2022. This includes daily reports, 1 second Pason data, tracer data, and shear stimulation data and information including a report of an evolving prognosis for the stimulation oper...
Authors
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 16a78-32well 16a78-32 stimulationwell stimulationutah forge well stimulationegsstimulationpasondaily reportsshear stimulationraw dataprognosislow-rate pumpingwell datamilfordforgetracer datatracer test

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

Utah FORGE: Core Material Friction Experiments

Mar 15, 2023
696.08 MB
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The following folders contain 3 friction experiments on Utah FORGE core material from depths of 6735 8533ft. The experiment conditions range from 100% relative humidity at room temperature to fluid-saturated at 110C. Experiments were done on both intact samples in a single-direct ...
Authors
Marone, C. et al Pennsylvania State University
utah forgegeothermalenergyfriction experimentsintact samplesgouge sampleshigh temperaturepore fluid pressuredrained boundary conditionspermeabilityvelocity stepshealingraw dataprocessed data

Structural Controls of the Neal Hot Springs Geothermal System, Eastern Oregon

May 31, 2013
35.08 MB
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Detailed geologic mapping (1:24,000 scale), structural and geochemical analyses, and integration of available geophysical and well-field data were utilized to assess the structural controls of the Neal Hot Springs geothermal field in eastern Oregon. The geothermal field lies withi...
Authors
Edwards, J. and Faulds, J. University of Nevada
geothermalneal hot springs geothermal areastructural controlsbasin and rangegreat basinoregonfault intersectionneal hot springsneal hot springs geothermal fieldeastern oregonorstratigraphygeologic mapgeologystructural analysisstructural geologywell datadrill-hole data

Fallon FORGE: Analogue Outcrop Samples

Mar 12, 2018
1.94 MB
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Compilation of results for mechanical and fluid flow properties of analogue outcrop samples experimental data for compressional and shear wave velocities, tensile strengths, and compressive strengths. Outcrop location and sample orientation data are documented in a separate csv file.
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyforgeegsfallonnevadageologyanaloguehand samplesvetted-nooutcropmechanicsnv

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Baseline Cross-well Seismic

Apr 30, 2018
2.13 GB
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As part of the geophysical characterization suite for the first EGS Collab tesbed, here are the baseline cross-well seismic data and resultant models. The campaign seismic data have been organized, concatenated with geometry and compressional (P-) & and shear (S-) wave picks, and ...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergygeophysicsseismiccross-wellsgysegymodeldataresultsvelocityp-waves-waveelastic modulivisualizationcalculationinversionhydrofractureexperimentsurfsanford underground research facilityegsenhanced geothermal systemcollabboreholebaselinedensityshearbulkyoungsmodulusmodulistimulationhydraulicegs collab

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

Jul 02, 2023
2.73 GB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute
geothermalenergygeomechanicsutahforgeminifracstressin-situ stressegsmini-fracstress testgeophysical logimage logacoustic logsonic logfracturinghydraulic fracturingreservoir stressinjectioncaliper logstemperature logsxmac16b78-32baker hughespacker element pressureflowbackpacker element

Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

Mar 12, 2018
57.97 MB
Publicly accessible
Archive containing input/output data for distinct element reservoir modeling for Fallon FORGE. Models created using 3DEC, InSite, and in-house Python algorithms (ITASCA). List of archived files follows; please see 'Modeling Metadata.pdf' (included as a resource below) for addition...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegsforgefallonnevadastresshydro-shearinghydraulic fracturesgeomechanicsthermalmicroseismicitygeometrycirculationstimulationreservoir modelvetted-nopython codescriptmicroseimicwell trajectoriesfracture aperturehydroshearingstereonet plotspercent fracture slip vs pressureinjectionstressesdfngeologic structurejoint networkleakoff ratioshear stimulatedshear displacementnormal displacementopenholecasedthermal drawdownseismicitywell locationsreservoir mappingmiocroearthquakesmeqthermal modelingfracture tendancymicroseismicanalysisanalysesmodellingmodelreservoir

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Modeling Studies of Energized Steel-Casing Source EM Method for Detecting Stimulated Zone

Feb 06, 2023
6.08 MB
Publicly accessible
Numerical modeling Studies for electromagnetic (EM) Data Acquisition Survey Design this milestone report describes the 3D modeling studies of energized steel-casing source electromagnetic method for detecting stimulated zone at the Utah FORGE Site. FORGE project 3-2535 is planning...
Authors
Um, E. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsremote sensingwell characterizationwell 16awell 16b

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Building a 3D Resistivity Model for Simulation and Survey Design of EM Measurements

Dec 01, 2022
3.23 MB
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The included report outlines the creation of three 3D resistivity models that will be used to determine the sensitivity of EM measurements for the hypothetical stimulated reservoir at FORGE as well as for EM survey design. FORGE project 3-2535 is planning on using a casing source ...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsforgemodelingresistivity modelremote sensingwell characterizationwell 16awell 16b

Utah FORGE: Well 56-32 Drilling Data and Logs

Mar 19, 2021
9.48 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset consists of drilling data (Pason data spreadsheets, daily reports, days v. depth, mud logs), Schlumberger logs (FMI, shear anisotropy analysis, memory, sonic, array induction/spectral density/dual spaced neutron/gamma ray/caliper, spectral GR/temperature, and Gardner ...
Authors
Bristol, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergywell 56-32 datawell 56-32utah forgewell 56-32 logsutah forge well 56-32well 56-32 schlumberger logswell 56-32 daily drilling reportswell 56-32 pason dataforgeegsschlumbergerpasonlogsloggingwell datafmishear anisotropymemorysonicarray inductionspectral densitydual spacedneutrongammacalipergrspectralgardner densitydensitywell logmud logdaily drilling reportdrill bit bhaday vs depthdrillingeowrend of well reporttemperature

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
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