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Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Feb 15, 2022
469.81 MB
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Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...
Authors
Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergypermittingnepaceqasalton sea geothermalsalt wells geothermaltruckhaven geothermalcove fort geothermalpermitting timelinestimelinespermitnon-technicalbarriersreport

Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Jan 01, 2013
2.13 MB
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Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalco2-egsgeochemical reactionco2egsgeochemistrydissolutionprecipitationsequestrationsimulationchlorite dissolution kineticsmineral scalingmineral alterationfracture permeabilitygeochemical alterationmodelingtaupo volcanic zonenew zealandgreywackerhyolitedaciteegs-co2rock-gas interaction

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

Jan 01, 2013
518.12 kB
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...
Authors
Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationcosttimetoolriskmetricexploraton

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.18 MB
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This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is to develop, apply and validate a holistic thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemica...
Authors
Kroll, K. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopfracture permeabilityinduced seismicityseismic slipthmcreservoir modelinghydromechanical behaviorpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Drilling Monitoring Program: Computer Program on Heat Transfer Temperature Distribution Hydraulic Calculations for Abrasive Jet Drilling

Jan 01, 2011
1.71 MB
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A program was created to evaluate the downhole conditions occurring in a FLASH ASJ drilling system. the program is meant to aid the operator of a coiled tubing rig in maintaining optimum drilling conditions.
Authors
Ozbayoglu, E. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaldrillingmonitoringmicroholemicroboreunderbalancedcoiled tubingflash asj drilling systemabrasive jet drillingheat transfer

Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

Sep 30, 2014
6.8 MB
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This study focuses primarily on the Categorial Exclusions (CX) process and its applicability to geothermal exploration. In this paper, we: Provide generalized background information on CXs, including previous NEPA reports addressing CXs, the process for developing CXs, and the ro...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyregulatorynepacategorical exclusionfonsipermitpermittingeaenvironmentalassessmentblmbureau of land managementfinding of no significant impactnational environmental policy actadministrativestatutory

Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

Mar 07, 2014
2.23 MB
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The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalnevadamcgee mountainshallow temperature surveygeoprobegeochemistrygeologytransmissionreportgravitysurveyfeasibilityarchaeological clearancegeothermometrycost-effectivethermal anomaliescost

Hydraulic Studies of Drilling Microbores with Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Jan 01, 2010
4.42 MB
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Hydraulic studies of drilling micropores at various depths and with various hole sizes, tubing, fluids and rates to show theoretical feasibility. Hydraulic drilling fluids include Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide. The WELLFLO Simulations Report comprises of three ...
Authors
Karaaslan, M. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaldrillinghydraulicsmicroboremicroholesupercritical steamwellflo simulationnitrogencarbon dioxideegsenhanced geothermal systems

Gravity Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project Lake County, Oregon

Oct 12, 2011
1.19 MB
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This report covers data acquisition, instrumentation and processing of a gravity survey performed on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project, located in Lake County, Oregon for ORMAT Technologies Inc. The survey was conducted during 21 June 2010 to 26 June 2010. The surve...
Authors
Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermaloregonglass buttesgravitygeophysicsgravity surveygravity datalake countyhat buttepotato lakedatareportorgps datasafetyenvironmental issuesimpact

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

Jun 01, 2015
510.68 MB
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This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...
Authors
A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeologic co2 storagepressure managementpressure supportworking fluidheat extractionsedimentary formationsreservoir simulationgetemtechno-economic analysisanalysistechno-ecomomicslcoelevelized cost of energyenvironmentalimpactassessmentrisk

Experimental Parameters Affecting Stripping of Rare Earth Elements from Loaded Sorptive Media in Simulated Geothermal Brines

May 24, 2016
247.65 kB
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Experimental results from several studies exploring the impact of pH and acid volume on the stripping of rare earth elements (REEs) loaded onto ligand-based media via an active column. The REEs in this experiment were loaded onto the media through exposure to a simulated geother...
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalmediarare earth elementsmedia strippingphreemineral recoveryadsorptioncolumnelutionexperimentsimulated brinerare earth elementbrine study

Utah FORGE: Preliminary Monitoring, Analyses, and Impact Assessment

Feb 09, 2017
9.97 MB
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Preliminary monitoring and analyses for the Utah FORGE Milford Site. Includes a report detailing the seismic monitoring goals and results, a detailed techno-economic infrastructure assessment with an analysis, a budget, schedules, and cost summaries, and a summary of environmental...
Authors
Pankow, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalutahforgeutah forgeseismicseismic monitoringroosevelt hot springsmilfordreporttechno-economic infrastructureschedulesutah geothermalbudgettechno-economicnepaenvironmental impactsenvironmentassessmentevironmentalgeophysicseconomictechnicalmonitoringinfrastructureschedulecosteaseismicity

Recovery Act: Microhole Tubing Bending Report

Jan 01, 2012
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A downhole tubing bending study was made and is reported herein. This study developed a model to predict the shape of the pipe at downhole conditions and determines if the various pipe string sizes can reach a specified landing depth. The wellbore trajectory is described by this s...
Authors
Ruan, C. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaltubingdrill pipedrillingmicroholemicroboretubing bendingwell constructionmodelabrasive slurryjet technologyegs

Chlorite, Biotite, Illite, Muscovite and Feldspar Dissolution Kinetics at Variable pH and Temperatures up to 280 deg C

Feb 24, 2017
19.93 MB
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Chemical reactions pose an important but poorly understood threat to EGS long-term success because of their impact on fracture permeability. This report summarizes the dissolution rate equations for layered silicates where data were lacking for geothermal systems. Here we report ...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergykinetic dataillitemuscovitefeldsparchloritebiotitegeochemistrychemistryfracture permeabilitysuccessdissolutionrate equationskineticsegsenhanced geothermal systems

Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Apr 03, 2019
324.78 kB
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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...
Authors
Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforge-utahgeochemistrynumerical modelingfractureinjection testporosityfracture networkmodelingwell 58-32well datastimulationdrillingroosevelt hot springswell 45-3reservoirmineralsthermalaqueousquartzcalciteillitekaolinitephpolythermalreaction pathutah forgeegsmilfordutahenergy geoscience institute

Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

Sep 30, 2013
6.34 MB
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This submission includes a presentation and paper for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) that discuss: Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergypermitpermittingfederal budgetcost recoveryprocessing feesset-aside fundsleaserevenueregulatoryregulationepact2005blmusfsforest servicerapidgrrgeothermal regulatory roadmapbudgeteconomicsrapid toolkit

2019 Geothermal Market Report Fact Sheet

Oct 01, 2020
1.22 MB
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The 2020 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report is being developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Geothermal Rising, previously Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), with support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Depart...
Authors
Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergy2019resultsnameplate capacitydistrict heatingpowerproductionmarket reportgrcgeothermal resources councilgeothermal risingfleet agecapacitypower generation capacity

Kinetics of Chlorite Dissolution at Elevated Temperatures and CO2 Conditions

Jul 01, 2013
860.02 kB
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Methods and results of the Kinetics of Chlorite Dissolution at Elevated Temperatures and CO2 Conditions are described and discussed in the paper. Data from this experiment is included as a downloadable .xlsx spreadsheet in the linked GDR submission. Chlorite dissolution kinetics w...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalchloritekineticsco2temperaturekinetic rate lawdissolutionhigh temperaturegeochemistry

Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

Mar 23, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...
Authors
Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergydirect-usedistrict heatingegsgdhenhancedengineeredgeovisionhydrothermaleconomicfinancialoperation and maintenanceomcostperformancedeploymentmarket

Environmental Impact Calculations for Geothermal DDU system on WVU Campus

Mar 18, 2020
43.3 kB
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This dataset contains all the inputs used and output produced from Matlab for the environmental analysis of an improved hybrid geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system with a heat pump, without a heat pump, and for a hot water GDHC. Detailed descriptions of the conten...
Authors
Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University
geothermalenergywest virginia universitynatural gas boilersenvironmentenvironmentalassessmentgdhcheat pumphybridnatural gasmatlabhot waterdduwvucoalmodelingeainjection testflowco2

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 15, 2014
21.38 MB
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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...
Authors
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalstressvolume expansionpermeabilityfracturingrheoreversible fluidsxmtacoustic emissionlaboratory scaleegsigneous rockacoustic signaturefracture responsex-ray microtomography

Utah FORGE: Final Topical Report 2018

Apr 07, 2018
173.06 MB
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This is the final topical report for the Phase 2B Utah FORGE project, which is located near Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah. This PDF format report details results associated with the conceptual geologic model, deep well 58-32, rock geomechanics, reservoir temperatures, seismic survey...
Authors
Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeroosevelt hot springsutah forge phase 2butah forge 2b final reportutah forge final reportutah forge 2bconceptual geologic modelgeologystructuralsoil gas surveyseismic reflectiontemperature profilewell 58-32geomechanical propertiesstress analysisseismic monitoringmicroseismicityinduced seismicityseismicitytemtransient electromagneticspermeabilitypetrology cuttingsco2hecarbon dioxideheliumismpinduced seismicity mitigation planenvironmental impact assessmenttechno-economic assessmentoutreachgeophysicswellpetrologyhydrochemistryfracturesgravitypermittinginfrastrutureseismic mitigationenvironmental assessmentrock stressgeomechanicssoil gasdfnconstructionquaternary faultsutahegsmilford

Understanding Constraints on Geothermal Sustainability Through Reservoir Characterization at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada

Jul 11, 2018
4.46 MB
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The vast supply of geothermal energy stored throughout the Earth and the exceedingly long time required to dissipate that energy makes the world's geothermal energy supply nearly limitless. As such, this resource holds the potential to provide a large supply of the world's energy ...
Authors
Patterson, J. University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergyhydrogeologydtsreservoir characterizationnevadabrady hot springsborehole pressureborehole temperaturedistributed temperature sensingporotomosustainabilitysustainable usesubsurface propertiesresorceidentificationassessmentproductioncharacterizationtemperaturepressurethermalhydraulicpropertiesanalyticalmodelnumericalanalysisreservoirsensitivityflow pathsfracturesflowpathwayspreferentialheattransportparameterssimulationpower production

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus

Jan 31, 2020
101.49 kB
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A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) spreadsheet tool was developed to analyze potential environmental benefits of a deep direct-use (DDU) geothermal energy system (GES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of IL) campus. The LCA spreadsheet tool is a unique contribution ...
Authors
Tinjum, J. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergydeep direct-usedduillinois basinsedimentary basinlow-temperatureagrcicultural research facilitieslife cycle assessmentlcaspreadsheet toolcradle-to-grave environmental impactsfeasibilitylife cycleassessmentenvironmentenvironmentalimpactbenefittooluniversity of illinoischampagne urbana

Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

Sep 30, 2014
4.91 MB
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In this analysis, we outline the types of NEPA-related analyses and approvals (e.g., environmental assessment), and we provide examples of geothermal development activities (e.g., well drilling) that might require each type of approval, including an overview and discussion of the ...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergynepanational environmental policy actpermittingpermittimelinenepa databasececxcategorical exclusiondetermination of nepa adequacydnaenvironmental assessmenteaenviromental impact statementeisopeneispecies
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