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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing

Apr 01, 2019
965.21 MB
Publicly accessible
These data and test descriptions comprise a chilled circulation test conducted at the 164' fracture in the EGS Collab Experiment 1 testbed on the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Descriptions of the meta data, design drawings for the flow testing system,...
Authors
Knox, H. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsraw dataflowflow testingstim and flow systemfield testingwellinjectionproductionleadsouth dakota

Utah FORGE: Neubrex Well 16B(78)-32 Cementing and Circulation Fiber Optics Monitoring Reports July, 2023

Oct 21, 2023
11.75 MB
Publicly accessible
Included here are two fiber optics monitoring reports on Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 from Neubrex Energy Services. These reports review the fiber optics monitoring during both the cementing and circulation test periods of the well. Cementing as well as post-cementing monitoring a...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 16b78-32well 16b78-32 monitoringcirculation testcirculation fiber optics monitoringcement pumping fiber optics monitoringneubrex energy servicesneubrexcement pumpingwell 16b16bwell 16b78-32 testingfiber optics monitoringfiber opticsdasdtsdistributed acoustic sensingdistributed temperature sensingdepth calibrationproduction wellegsdssdistributed strain sensingrfs dssrayliegh frequency shift distributed strain sensing

High-Pressure and High-Temperature (HPHT) Lost Circulation Material (LCM) Testing

Nov 30, 2021
7.92 MB
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High-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) lost circulation material (LCM) rheology test results, LCM particle size distributions (PSD) analysis, and HPHT LCM fluid loss test results. Three academic papers / reports derived from this research are also presented.
Authors
Salehi, S. and Vivas, C. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulation materialshpht filtrationfracture sealingparticle size distributionrheologydrilling fluid additivesgelationthermal degradationhigh pressure high temperaturepsdtemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed datalcm

Utah FORGE: Geothermal Resource Assessment Report 2024

Jun 20, 2025
750.87 kB
Publicly accessible
This report provides a first-order assessment of the producible energy from the Utah FORGE EGS reservoir, based on stimulation and circulation testing in 2024. The assessment is based on a stored heat calculation for a cylindrical volume of stimulated hot dry rock enveloping the d...
Authors
Simmons, S. and Barker, B. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgegeothermal resource assessmentgeothermal resource assessment reportgeothermal energyhot dry rockegsstored heatresource assessmentrecovery factor16b78-32technical reportcirculation testpower productionanalytical solution

Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup

Apr 22, 2022
15.98 MB
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Rheology data obtained from flow loop tests, performed using different lost circulation materials (LCM) to study their effect on fluid rheology and wellbore hydraulics. The sealing performance of different LCM was tested using different fracture sizes. Five academic papers / repor...
Authors
Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationsealing efficiencyrheologyhigh temperatureflow loop3d printingtemperaturecharacterizationdrilling fluid additivesshape memory polymergeothermal wellshpht challengesdrilling fluidwellbore hydraulicshole cleaningfluid stabilitysmart lcmht flow looplost circulation materialannular flowrheological propertiesgeothermalenergyviscosifierfiltration controlhphtgeochemistrywellboredrilling technologyexperimenttechnologyreportsgwmodeldrillingprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Extended Dual Well Circulation Testing Fiber Optic Monitoring Report August 2024

Aug 30, 2024
10.95 MB
Publicly accessible
This report documents the post-hydraulic fracturing extended circulation test between Utah FORGE wells 16A and 16B conducted in August 2024. In well 16B, fiber optic measurements of Rayleigh frequency shift distributed strain sensing (RFS-DSS) and distributed temperature sensing ...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergycirculation testscross well circulationfiber opticsrfs dssdtsstrain changethermal sluggingthermal strainpltproduction logging toolutah forgeegsstimulaitonhydraulic fracturingdssdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingfiber optic monitoringprocessed datatechnical reportneubrexgeophysics16b78-32

Data of High-Temperature Dynamic LCM Testing Setup

May 31, 2021
9.94 MB
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Data from high temperature dynamic sealing tests for various fracture widths, at various temperatures (degrees F), with 5 wt.% bentonite-based mud containing various material fiber contents, at 100 to 400 psi differential pressure. Data from pressure test and evaluation of the dy...
Authors
Magzoub, M. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationshape memory polymergranitefractureswellbore strengtheningsealabilitygeothermalenergylost circulation materialssealing pressurefiltrationsmart lcmsmpfracture sealingdrilling fluid additivestemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Report on Fiber Optic Monitoring of August 2025 Circulation and Huff and Puff Tests

Mar 06, 2026
14.67 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a technical report on the acquisition, processing and analysis of fiber optic data collected in the Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32 well during cross well circulation tests and huff and puff testing that were executed by Texas Tech University and California Statue University Long Be...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyfiber opticsrfs dssdssdasdtstexas techcsulbhuff and puffcross well circulationthermal datawell 16b16b78-32distributed acoustic sensingdistributed strain sensingdistributed temperature sensinggeophysicsprocessed datatechnical report

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

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
Awaiting release
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 3-2417: Simulation Meshes and Results from Extended Circulation and Pulse Interference Testing

Sep 05, 2025
6.17 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains numerical simulation meshes and modeling results from extended circulation and pulse interference tests conducted between Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32. The simulations were performed as part of the FOGMORE Utah FORGE project (Fiber Optic MOnitor...
Authors
Lee, S. and Ghassemi, A. Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfogmoresimulationmeshreservoir modelingextended circulation testpulse interference testnumerical simulationmesh datapressure distributiontemperature distributionpermeability modelingstress-dependent permeabilitydiscrete fracture networkdfnfiber optic monitoring16a78-3216b78-32paraviewmodelmodel filesmodel results

SMP and Fracture Modeling

Oct 01, 2021
8.59 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE: Video of Utah FORGE Drilling Planning for Production Well 16B(78)-32

Mar 03, 2023
10.06 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a YouTube video containing the specifics of well planning for Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32. This well will be drilled as a doublet approximately 300 feet parallel to and above 16A(78)-32 and will be drilled between approximately April 15th and July 17th 2023.
Authors
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergywell planningutah forgewell 16b78-32well planning videoegsdrillingdoublet pairfiber opticstress measurementvibrationsinjection testingcirculation testingprocessed data

Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

Aug 31, 2013
10.97 MB
Publicly accessible
This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the li...
Authors
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalegswaterlife cyclewater consumptionpowerregional water resource assessmentstimulationinternationaldomesticgeologypermitnevadaproductioninjectioncaliforniaoregonoperationalabovegroundmake-upcoolingwellobservation wellnepadrillingproduction wellinjection wellchemicalflow testcirculation testexploration welllossreservoir lossbelowground lossoperational lossloss ratelife cycle assessmentwater resource

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Drilling and Completion Materials Database

Sep 18, 2025
457.8 kB
Publicly accessible
This dataset compiles information on geothermal wells drilled into supercritical and near-supercritical conditions, with a focus on drilling and completion materials, fluid chemistry, and laboratory validation studies. The data are drawn from well reports, scientific literature, a...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercritical geothermaldrilling materialscompletion materialsgeothermal wellsdrill bitscasingdrill stringslinerscementdrilling fluidslost circulation materialslcmfluid chemistrymaterial performanceliterature reviewcasing connections

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 September 2024

Mar 18, 2025
8.73 MB
Publicly accessible
This archive contains data and a report from Pulse Interference Tests (PITs), which were conducted on September 4, 2024, immediately following a 30-day recirculation test at the Utah FORGE site. Injection and backflow were induced in well 16A(78)-32 while pressures were measured i...
Authors
W Becker, M. et al Rice University
geothermalenergypulse injection testhydraulicsutah forgeegsstimulationhydraulic parametershydraulic testingcirculation testinjectionbackflowpit16a16breservoir testingpulse interference testformation pressureinjected volumereservoir characterizationprocessed datatechnical report

DEMO-FTES Test 1: Water Flow, Pressure, Temperature, and Electrical Conductivity Data

Apr 16, 2025
6.33 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains 1-second and hourly resolution water flow rate, pressure, temperature, and electrical conductivity data collected during Test 1 of the DEMO Fracture Thermal Energy Storage (FTES) project at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) between December 10,...
Authors
Burghardt, J. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracture thermal energy storageftesunderground thermal energy storagesanford underground research facilitysurfflow ratepressure datatemperature dataelectrical conductivityinjectionproductionborehole monitoringthermal circulation testsubsurface datademo-ftesfield experimentprocessed datathermal energy storagetesbtesutes

SMP Preparation, Programming, and Characterization

Oct 01, 2021
1.04 MB
Publicly accessible
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

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (1-98)

Feb 04, 2020
11.93 GB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from the first 98 EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group teleconferences. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field activities and resul...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsmodelingtemperatureheat flowdtstracerpressureinjection testflowc-dots

Utah FORGE: Chemical-Based Tool Deployment Data for Inflow Detection at Wells 58-32 and 16B(78)-32 Summer 2024 Circulation Test

Mar 31, 2025
57.32 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset comprises field logging data collected during chemical-based tool deployments at the Utah FORGE geothermal site, specifically at monitoring well 58-32 and production well 16B(78)-32. Data acquisition occurred during the Summer 2024 circulation testing campaign, with t...
Authors
Sausan, S. et al Stanford University
geothermalenergychloridechemical toolwirelineutah forgeisegeothermal loggingchloride sensorion-selective electrodeinflow detection58-3216b78-32chemical logging toolpoohpull out of holerihrun in holehigh-temperature toolcirculation testpressure-temperature-depthfield logging dataelectrochemicalchloride concentrationfracture characterizationreservoir charecterizationraw dataprocessed datatechnical reportvisualizations

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 DTS, RFS DSS Strain, and Absolute Strain Circulation Test Fiber Optic Data August 2024

Aug 30, 2024
1.99 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains processed fiber optic measurements collected during the extended cross-well circulation test at the Utah FORGE site in August 2024. The data was acquired from the 16B(78)-32 well using distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) technology, including distributed t...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyfiber opticstraintemperaturerfs dssbrillouinramanabsolute straincirculation testaugust 2024neubrexneubrex energy servicesflowbackcrosswell flowsingle mode fibermulti mode fiberdfoshdf516b78-3216a78-32depth calibrationcrosswell circulationutah forgeegsfiber optic sensingdtsdssbrillouin straincross-well circulation teststrain changestrain change ratestrain rate

Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements

Jan 27, 2025
19.87 MB
Publicly accessible
This 2024 annual report for Phase 3B Year 2 at Utah FORGE provides an in-depth account of activities and advancements made at the site. Key achievements include drilling and stimulating the production well 16B(78)-32, creating a geothermal reservoir, and achieving commercial-scale...
Authors
McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgephase 3byear 2yearly reportreportutah forge reportdrillingreservoir creationutah forge phase 3b report2024 annual reportegswell 16b78-32stimulationcirculationfiber optic monitoringdrilling technologiesseismic monitoringresearch and developmenttechnical reportannual report

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Post Hydraulic Fracturing 9 Hour Dual Well Circulation Test Fiber Optic Monitoring Report April 2024

Apr 27, 2024
5.78 MB
Publicly accessible
This report examines the fiber optic measurements made on the Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 after it and well 16A(78)-32 were hydraulically stimulated and shortly thereafter a 9 hour cross well circulation test was run between them. The report reviews distributed fiber optic signal p...
Authors
Guzik, A. and Davidson, E. Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyfiber opticsneubrexstraintemperatureflow testcirculationhydraulic fracturingutah forgeegsrayleigh frequency shiftrfsdistributed strain sensingdsspumpingdischargeprocessed datareport16b78-3216a78-32distributed fiber opticsfiber optic monitoring

Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event and MT Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test [Final, Relocated], 2023

May 19, 2025
1.34 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgedasmicroseismicegsenhanced geothermalevent catalog16a16bcirculationcirculation testinversionseismic eventsevent detectionmtdistributed acoustic sensingprocessed datamicroseismic event catalogmeqfogmore

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

Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Records From Circulation Test July 2023

Jul 09, 2025
17.07 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) microseismic event triggers (waveforms) recorded during the 16A-16B circulation tests conducted at the Utah FORGE site in July 2023 as part of the FOGMORE R&D project (Utah FORGE Project 3-2417). Data were acquired using Sil...
Authors
Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgeenhanced geothermal systemsegsdasdistributed acoustic sensingmicroseismiccirculation testfiber optic monitoringsilixa carinasilixa idas v2nanostrain rateseismic dataseg-yjuly 2023raw datatriggeredchannel map
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