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SMP and Fracture Modeling

Oct 01, 2021
8.59 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

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

Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

Jan 01, 2011
6.5 MB
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Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to increase heat production. In this paper, we document our effort to develop a numerica...
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Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalrock mechanicshydraulic fracturingenhanced geothermal systemegssimulationhydrohydrofrackingflowmodelmodelingreservoirfracking

Simulation Tools for Modeling Thermal Spallation Drilling on Multiple Scales

Jan 01, 2012
633.76 kB
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Widespread adoption of geothermal energy will require access to deeply buried resources in granitic basement rocks at high temperatures and pressures. Exploiting these resources necessitates novel methods for drilling, stimulation, and maintenance, under operating conditions that ...
Authors
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal spallation drillingnumerical modelingengineered geothermal systemsegsgranitic basement rocksfluid dynamicsheat transfergrain-scale thermomechanicsunified tool

Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production

Feb 01, 2017
3.77 MB
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This study is part of a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW) School of Energy Resources (SER), the UW Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratories (INL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas pr...
Authors
Nye, C. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyrare earth elementsgeochemistryproduced waterbrineoil and gasreetrace metalcoalconcentrationcoproduced

Generalized Displacement Correlation Method for Estimating Stress Intensity Factors

Jan 01, 2012
1.25 MB
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This paper presents a generalized form of the displacement correlation method (the GDC method), which can use any linear or quadratic finite element type with homogeneous meshing without local refinement. These two features are critical for modeling dynamic fracture propagation pr...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalfracture mechanicsstress intensity factordisplacement correlation methodquarter-point elementfracture propagationfracture interactiongdcgeneralized

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

Jun 01, 2021
525.86 MB
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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. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdfndiscrete fracture networkwell 16a78-32utahenhanced geothermal systemengineered geothermal systemfracmanroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springs geothermal sitemilfordprocessed datacsvwelldrillingstimulationpressuremodelmodeling

Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

Sep 08, 2024
1.4 GB
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The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and ...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture modellingfracturesstochastic fracturestensile fracturesdiscrete fracture network modelegsplanar fracturespermeabilityporositycompressibilitystoragemeqhydraulic stimulationmodelmodelingprocessed data

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

Sep 18, 2019
5.69 MB
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This package includes data and models that support hydraulic fracture stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). A paper by Schwering et al. (2020) describes the deterministic basis for developing a "common" discrete fracture...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicsfracturenetworkdiscrete fracture networkdfnfluidflowmodeldatafluid circulationboreholeweepcoresystemenhanced geothermal systemsandia national laboratorieselectrical resistivitywellinjection testtracerdrilling

Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: Report on Predicting Far-Field Stresses Using Finite Element Modeling and Near-Wellbore Machine Learning for Well 16A(78)-32

Aug 30, 2024
973.4 kB
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This report presents the far-field stress predictions at two locations along the vertical section of Utah FORGE Well 16A (78)-32 using a physics-based thermo-poro-mechanical model. Three principal stresses in far-field were obtained by solving an inverse problem based on the near-...
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Lu, G. et al University of Pittsburgh
geothermalenergyutah forgein-situ stress estimationphysics-based modelingfinite element methodmachine learning modelthermo-poro-mechanical effectwell loggingvelocity-to-stress relationshipmachine learningfemreporttechnical report16a78-32mlegs2-2439v2principal stressstress predictionfar-fieldpre-cooling

Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress Final Report

Dec 22, 2025
2.43 MB
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This comprehensive technical report documents a multi-component approach to in-situ stress characterization at the Utah FORGE EGS site that integrates Machine Learning (ML) methods for predicting near-well principal stresses around geothermal wells with the physics-based finite el...
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Bunger, A. et al University of Pittsburgh
geothermalenergyin-situ stress estimationutah forgewave velocitythermo-poro-elastic modelingmachine learningegsnear-wellbore stressfar-field principal stressstress anisotropyphysics-based modelingfinite element modelingsonic logtuvtechnical reportreservoir characterization

Utah FORGE: Updated Discrete Fracture Network Model 2025

Jul 24, 2025
3.3 GB
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The Utah FORGE 2025 v1 DFN (fracture model) includes 131 discrete planar fractures which were identified using combined site data sets to capture flow pathways between wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 following stimulation activities in 2022 and 2024. It also includes stochastic fr...
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Finnila, A. WSP
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture networkfracturesfracture modellingfracture geometrywell 16a78-32well 16b78-32fracturefracture positionfracture sizeprocessed datapositionorientationsizeupdateplanar fracturesegsreservoir characterization

Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

Jan 01, 2011
5.25 MB
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The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Simulating processes resulting in hydraulic fracturing and/or the remobilization of...
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Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeothermal reservoir modelinghydraulic fracturingdiscrete flow networkfluid flowheat transferenhanced geothermal systemegsnon-isothermal unsaturated flow and transportnuft code

Magnetic Nanofluid Rare Earth Element Extraction Process Report, Techno Economic Analysis, and Results for Geothermal Fluids

Mar 14, 2016
1.86 MB
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This GDR submission is an interim technical report and raw data files from the first year of testing on functionalized nanoparticles for rare earth element extraction from geothermal fluids. The report contains Rare Earth Element uptake results (percent removal, mg Rare Earth Ele...
Authors
McGrail, P. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalreemofnanofluidrare earth elementmetal organic frameworkgeothermal mineral recoveryneodymiumeuropiumyttriumdysprosiumcesiummagnetic separationmetal uptaketechno economic analysisrare earth element extractiontechno economicsilica sorbentsuptake results

Utah FORGE: 2023 Large Upscaled Discrete Fracture Network Models

Oct 02, 2023
7.83 GB
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This dataset includes the data and a report on the large upscaled discrete fracture network modeling done for the Utah FORGE project in 2023. The FORGE modeling team is making five discrete fracture network (DFN) realizations of a large reservoir model available to researchers. Th...
Authors
Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergydfnfracturesutah forgeegs fracture modelwspforgeegslarge upscaled dfnroosevelt hot springswell 16a78-32reservoir engineeringfracmanengineered geothermal systemsstimulationmodellingpermeabilityporosityreservoir modelingdiscrete fracture networkreservoir propertiesfracture modeling

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulation Meshes and Results from Extended Circulation and Pulse Interference Testing

Sep 05, 2025
6.17 MB
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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

Technical Report-Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Wyoming's Produced Waters

Jul 01, 2017
4.2 MB
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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 this work w...
Authors
Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyrare earth elementproduced watersreecoproducedresourcesgeochemicalisotope concentrationgeochemsitryoil and gastrace metalconcentrationcoalbrine study

Technical Report-Rare Earth Element Data Associated with Oil and Gas Reservoir Rock

Jul 01, 2017
4.49 MB
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This work was developed to complement the geochemical assessments of produced water and geothermal water samples. Specifically, this task was designed to test the influence of reservoir rock-type and corresponding mineralogy/geochemistry on the concentrations of REE found in oil a...
Authors
McLaughlin, J. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyrare earth elementproduced watersreecoproducedresourcesgeochemicalisotope concentrationgeochemistryoil and gasconcentrationgeologyrock chemistrygeologicinfluenceminerologybrine study

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

Shaker Test Results Comparing Rare Earth Element Sorption Between Natural and Doped Simulated Geothermal Brine

May 24, 2016
88.02 kB
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Shaker test data comparing rare earth element (REE) sorption onto Tusaar media between one natural geothermal brine and two simulated brines doped with known mineral concentrations.
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalrare earth elementssorptiongreat salt lake brinemineral recoverysimulated brinerare earth elementreeadsorbantbrine chemistrybrine study

Research Report of Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Sep 30, 2015
32.65 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a one-year (2014-15) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and...
Authors
Jordan, T. et al Cornell University
geothermalnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadeep direct usedduappalachian basingeothermal play fairway analysispfaplay fairwayanalysismonte carlofinal reportphase 1low temperatureexplorationcharacterization

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

Column Sorption Uptake and Regeneration Study; Rare Earth Element Sorbent Uptake and Sorbent Stripping

Dec 18, 2015
101.91 kB
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Study of rare earth element (REE) uptake from geothermal brine simulant by column loading, metal recovery through stripping, and regeneration of column for re-loading. Simulated brine testing.
Authors
Lanyk, T. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalbrinecolumnregenerationreesstrippingmineral recoveryremoval efficiencyrecovery from sorbentrare earth elementloadingreload

Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Modelling of Stockton University Reservoir Cooling System, Large Scale Grid

Feb 26, 2021
248.07 MB
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Mesh, properties, initial conditions, injection/withdrawal rates for modeling 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, on ...
Authors
Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalcoolingthermal-hydrological-mechanicalmodelingground sourcesimulationflowcfdflow simulationmodelreservoir coolinginjectionreservoir cooling systemaquifer storage cooling systemgroundground coolinggeothermal coolingreservoirnew jerseystockton universitywithdrawalfea

An HPC-Based Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator for Modeling Underground Geothermal Behavior with Example Simulations on The Treasure Island and UC Berkeley Campus

Aug 01, 2021
186.08 MB
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This submission contains the source code of the Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator used for the Treasure Island and UC Berkeley campus geothermal simulation. It contains a report that summarizes the development and validation of this Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator, with ...
Authors
Chen, K. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfinite elementcoupled hydrothermal modelingcommunity scaleground source heat pumpparallel computingdeal.iidistrict heating and cooling systemsubsurface heat responsetreasure islanduc berkeley campuscsimulationuc berkeleydistrict heatingdistrict coolingenergy deliverygeothermal storagegoethermal energy storageenergy storage
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