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Simulation Tools for Modeling Thermal Spallation Drilling on Multiple Scales
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 ...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2012
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Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling
Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies are required to make geothermal power financially competitive with other energy sources. One potential solution is ...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2012
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Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling
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,...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Aug 24, 2011
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Thermal Properties of Geologic Formations in Illinois Basin
Thermal property data for rocks and and minerals and unconsolidated (glacial) sediments units from within and outside the Illinois Basin were compiled for modeling heat transport in the subsurface.
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
Mar 30, 2018
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REE Sorption Study of Seived 50 +100 Mesh Fraction of Media 1 in Brine 1 at Different Concentrations of REE at 70C
This dataset shows the sorption capacities of smaller grain size (-50 +100 mesh) of media #1 in brine #1 at different starting concentrations of REE's at elevated temperature of 70C. The experimental conditions are 2g of 50 +100 mesh media #1 to 150mL of REE solution at concentrat...
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
Jun 29, 2015
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Community Resilience through Low-Temperature Geothermal Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage
Submitted data include simulations related to underground thermal battery (UTB) simulations described in Modeling and efficiency study of large scale underground thermal battery deployment, presented at GRC, October 2021.
The UTB is comprised of a tank of water, a helical heat ex...
Nico, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jan 29, 2022
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Large-scale Test Setup
The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This large-scale set-up report is about the system that has been constructed to...
Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec
Jan 31, 2023
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Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy
This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to ut...
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2013
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In-Situ Process for Sorption and Stripping of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brine
Description of a conceptual commercial process to remove rare earth elements (REEs) from geothermal brine, based on a small-scale laboratory experiment to load, strip, and regenerate a ligand-based media used to adsorb REEs from a simulated brine doped with known mineral concentra...
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
May 24, 2016
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Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report
Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES).
The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, m...
Atkinson, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
Sep 02, 2022
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Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit
The Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit combines the former Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Database, and other resources into a Web-based tool that gives the regulatory and utility-scale geothermal developer commun...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2014
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Pipe Preparation Report
The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This pipe preparation report is based on the test pipe that was procured and pr...
Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec
Mar 31, 2023
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Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS
EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneo...
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sep 15, 2014
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Helium isotope study of Geothermal Features in Chile with Field and Laboratory Data
Helium isotope and stable isotope data from the El Tatio, Tinginguirica, Chillan, and Tolhuaca geothermal systems, Chile. Data from this submission are discussed in:
Dobson, P.F., Kennedy, B.M., Reich, M., Sanchez, P., and Morata, D. (2013) Effects of volcanism, crustal thickness,...
Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Feb 11, 2013
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Community Geothermal: Borefield Design, Thermal Conductivity, and Subsurface Modeling Data Chicago, IL
This dataset encompasses the development of a geothermal energy system for the West Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. This project is part of a broader initiative to design and deploy geothermal heating and cooling systems at a community scale. The dataset includes therm...
Baser, T. et al Saint Louis University
Dec 04, 2023
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Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup
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...
Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma
Apr 22, 2022
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Geology Log and Drilling Prospectus
Geology log and drilling prospectus for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Energy Farm.
Nelson, W. University of Illinois
Apr 16, 2018
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Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Seedling Project Final Report
Grid-scale energy storage has been identified as a needed technology to support the continued build-out of intermittent renewable energy resources. As of April 2017, the U.S. had approximately 24.2 GW of energy storage on line, compared to 1,081 GW of installed generation capacity...
McLing, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
May 31, 2019
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1)
Includes specification sheet, wellbore geometry, and drilling fluids at section target depth associated with the design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1) for the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP).
Greenberg, S. University of Illinois
Mar 30, 2018
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone
This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on cor...
McDowell, R. West Virginia University
Dec 19, 2019
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Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects
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...
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
Aug 31, 2013
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Mt. Simon Sandstone Brine Chemistry for DDU Technology at the U of IL Campus
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...
Lu, Y. and McKaskle, R. University of Illinois
Mar 31, 2019
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) Data
The U.S. Department of Energy's Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Collab project aims to improve our understanding of hydraulic stimulations in crystalline rock for enhanced geothermal energy production through execution of intensely monitored meso-scale experiments. The first expe...
Schoenball, M. and Sprinkle, P. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Apr 25, 2018
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Second Set Tracer Test Results
The EGS Collab project is developing ~10-20 m-scale field sites where fracture stimulation and flow models can be validated against controlled, small-scale, in-situ experiments. The first multi-well experimental site was established at the 4850 level in the Homestake Mine in Lead,...
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
Dec 19, 2019
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Accelerometer orientations
Document describing the methodology used to determine the accelerometers' three-component orientations at the first EGS Collab testbed using Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) data and hodogram analysis.
Original submission: gdr.openei.org/submissions/1166
Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Aug 19, 2020
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