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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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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Geomechanical Packer Formation Model Iteraction

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 presentation outlines the work in rock modelling and interaction with the ...

Ghassemi, A. et al Welltec

Jun 20, 2023
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Updated Overpressures and Permeability Values for PNNL's StimuFrac Fluid

A corrigendum was submitted to the journal of Geothermics on our article "Environmentally friendly, rheoreversible, hydraulic-fracturing fluids for enhanced geothermal systems" Shao et al Geothermics 58 (2015) 22-31. In the original article some permeability values were underesti...

Shao, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Apr 06, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Tests on Saturated Sierra White Granite Joints at Elevated Temperatures

This dataset contains results from laboratory direct shear experiments performed on tension-induced fractures in Sierra White granite under saturated conditions at target temperatures of 50 C and 100 C. The data were collected using a custom water-pressurized chamber equipped with...

Han, K. et al Purdue University

Nov 24, 2025
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Utah FORGE 1-2410: Final Report on the Development of a Smart Completion and Stimulation Solution

This report details the work Welltech has done to provide true zonal isolation of the geothermal reservoir across multiple zones and cycles, enabling effective stimulation and repeated treatments of selected zones. The project included a literature review, small-scale experimentat...

Esqutin, Y. Welltech Inc.

Aug 21, 2025
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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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EGS Collab Experiment 1: TOUGH2-CSM Simulation of Embedded Natural Fractures and Chemical Tracer Transport and Sorption

The EGS Collab SIGMA-V project is a multi-lab and university collaborative research project that is being undertaken at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota. The project consists of studying stimulation, fluid-flow, and heat transfer processes at a scal...

Johnston, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 07, 2019
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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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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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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Laboratory Block Experiments with Six Different Combinations of Stresses and Rock Fabrics

This report documents a series of block-scale hydraulic fracturing experiments, simulating Utah FORGE conditions to investigate how different combinations of in situ stress regimes, well orientations, and thermal stress conditions influence fracture initiation and propagation. The...

Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 30, 2025
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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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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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Utah FORGE 4-2541: Final Report and Presentation on Optimization and Validation of a Plug and Perf Stimulation Treatment Design

This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 4-2541, which focused on the optimization and validation of a multistage plug and perf stimulation treatment design for enhanced geothermal systems. The report documents drilling, com...

Norbeck, J. Fervo Energy

Jul 15, 2025
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WISE-CASING: Time Domain Reflectometry Data from Lab Experiment on Coaxial Cable

The coaxial-cable experiment conducted in the lab was with 80 m coaxial cable( RG-85). This experiment compares the TDR response between damaged and undamaged cable. For the damaged cable, the damaged section is in the middle (40 m). The amplitude of the data is mV with time (us).

Wu, Y. and Wang, J. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mar 15, 2018
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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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Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) can provide a sustainable and renewable solution to the new energy transition. Its potential relies on the ability to create a reservoir and to accurately evaluate its evolving hydraulic properties to predict fluid flow and estimate ultimate therm...

Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University

Nov 22, 2022
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kISMET Final Report and Highlights

The files in this submission describes the results of a series of stress measurement and hydraulic fracturing experiments conducted at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. This report describes the accomplishments of the kISMET (permeability (k) and Induce...

Oldenburg, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oct 31, 2016
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Utah FORGE 1-2551: Final Report and Presentation on Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores

This dataset contains the final technical report for the CSM project, conducted by the Colorado School of Mines and project partners to address materials and wellbore challenges in high-temperature geothermal environments. The report documents research activities carried out to de...

Fleckenstein, W. Colorado School of Mines

Jul 08, 2025
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Microseismic Monitoring

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. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jul 29, 2019
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Utah FORGE 5-2419: Seismicity-Permeability Relationships Probed via Nonlinear Acoustic Imaging 2025 Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Seismicity-Permeability Relationships Probed via Nonlinear Acoustic Imaging project by Pennsylvania State University, presented by Derek Elsworth. The project's objectives were to explore controls and acoustic signatures of aseismic through seismic ev...

Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University

Sep 18, 2025
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A Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical Model for the EGS Demonstration Project at Newberry Volcano, OR

Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon is the site of a Department of Energy funded Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Demonstration Project. Stimulation and production of an EGS is a strong perturbation to the physical and chemical environment, giving rise to coupled Thermal-Hydrologic...

Sonnenthal, E. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jan 30, 2012
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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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Utah FORGE 5-2615: Final Report for the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-Poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock

This is the final technical report documenting laboratory experiments and modeling conducted to characterize the thermo-poromechanical behavior of fractured crystalline rocks for application to Utah FORGE. The report includes measurements of poroelastic and thermo-poroelastic prop...

Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma

Jun 30, 2025
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Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements

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...

McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jan 27, 2025
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