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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

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...

Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 18, 2019
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Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations

This a report for the project "Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations". Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key too...

Templeton, D. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Apr 18, 2014
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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

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...

Finnila, A. Golder Associates Inc.

Jun 01, 2021
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Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

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 ...

Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Sep 08, 2024
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Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

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...

Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Plugging of fracture porosity from mineral precipitation due to injecting cold water into a a geothermal reservoir can impact the overall permeability of the fracture network in the reservoir. This can have serious ramifications on the efficiency of the geothermal resource. Geoche...

Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 03, 2019
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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Stimulating the Existing Fracture Network Report

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 3 year project started in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ...

Cladouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc

Mar 10, 2014
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Utah FORGE: 2023 Large Upscaled Discrete Fracture Network Models

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...

Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Oct 02, 2023
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Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

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...

Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma

Feb 28, 2024
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Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

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...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Initial Project Report and Induced Seismicity Mitigation Plan, 2011

This is the first project report and induced seismicity mitigation plan for the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Demonstration project. The primary objectives of this first phase were to obtain necessary permits and comply with all regulations, including NEPA, communica...

Cladouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc

May 05, 2024
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Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

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...

Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Mar 12, 2018
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Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs

Subsurface data analysis, reservoir modeling, and machine learning (ML) techniques have been applied to the Brady Hot Springs (BHS) geothermal field in Nevada, USA to further characterize the subsurface and assist with optimizing reservoir management. Hundreds of reservoir simulat...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 18, 2021
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Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical simulator is used to study the interactions between fluid flow, temperature change, and t...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nov 15, 2015
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Utah FORGE: Development of a Reservoir Seismic Velocity Model and Seismic Resolution Study

This is data from and a final report on the development of a 3D velocity model for the larger FORGE area and on the seismic resolution in the stimulated fracture volume at the bottom of well 16A-32. The velocity model was developed using RMS velocities of the seismic reflection su...

Vasco, D. and Chan, C. Array Information Technology

Apr 30, 2022
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulations for Distributed Acoustic Sensing Strain Signatures as an Indicator of Fracture Connectivity

This dataset encompasses simulations of strain signatures from both hydraulically connected and "near-miss" fractures in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The files and results are presented from the perspective of digital acoustic sensing's (DAS) potential to differentiate the t...

Ward-Baranyay, M. et al Rice University

Jan 01, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...

Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 08, 2019
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Utah FORGE 3-2535: Preliminary Report on Development of a Reservoir Seismic Velocity Model

This report describes the development of a preliminary 3D seismic velocity model at the Utah FORGE site and first results from estimating seismic resolution in the generated fracture volume during Stage 3 of the April 2022 stimulation. A preliminary 3D velocity model for the larg...

Gritto, R. Array Information Technology

Jan 30, 2023
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Instructions for Downloading Brady Seismic Network Raw Waveform Data from NCEDC

Links and instructions for downloading Brady's triggered seismic network waveform data from the Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC). Data from 7/5/10-1/18/13 presently available.

Foxall, W. University of Wisconsin

Mar 31, 2015
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Utah FORGE 1-2551: Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores Workshop Presentation and Report

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...

Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines

Sep 08, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Data

Finnila, A. and Podgorney, R. Golder Associates Inc.

Jun 24, 2020
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GeoThermalCloud: Cloud Fusion of Big Data and Multi-Physics Models using Machine Learning for Discovery, Exploration and Development of Hidden Geothermal Resources

Geothermal exploration and production are challenging, expensive and risky. The GeoThermalCloud uses Machine Learning to predict the location of hidden geothermal resources. This submission includes a training dataset for the GeoThermalCloud neural network. Machine Learning for Di...

Ahmmed, B. Stanford University

Apr 04, 2022
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Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia...

Moore, J. et al West Virginia University

Oct 23, 2018
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Community Geothermal: Open House Poster Session Materials April 2024 Carbondale, CO

This dataset contains a PDF from an open house event in Carbondale, Colorado, focused on Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) and their role in decarbonizing communities. The posters provide an overview of geothermal systems for heating and cooling, the Carbondale Community Geothermal C...

Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)

Sep 29, 2024
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Community Geothermal: Community Thermal Energy Network Report and Design Drawings Carbondale, CO

This dataset provides an overview of the design, development, and technical specifications of for a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Carbondale, Colorado. This thermal energy network (TEN) within the town's Three-Two Zero Energy District (32ZED) is part of ...