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Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework

Jun 10, 2014
2.84 MB
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This report examines life cycle water consumption for various geothermal technologies to better understand factors that affect water consumption across the life cycle (e.g., power plant cooling, belowground fluid losses) and to assess the potential water challenges that future geo...
Authors
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalpoweregswaterpolicyhydrothermalbinaryflashwater resource assessmentgetemlife cycle assessmentwater resourcewater consumptionegs flash

Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

Aug 31, 2013
10.97 MB
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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...
Authors
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalegswaterlife cyclewater consumptionpowerregional water resource assessmentstimulationinternationaldomesticgeologypermitnevadaproductioninjectioncaliforniaoregonoperationalabovegroundmake-upcoolingwellobservation wellnepadrillingproduction wellinjection wellchemicalflow testcirculation testexploration welllossreservoir lossbelowground lossoperational lossloss ratelife cycle assessmentwater resource

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

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Canamera Core Drilling Report

May 17, 2024
5.61 MB
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This is a summary report by Canamera Coring discussing the core drilling of Utah FORGE Well 16B(78)-32. This report includes detailed drilling graphics, images, and metrics from each coring run completed. About 240' of 4" core was taken from 4855' to 10493' in depth.
Authors
Mock, B. Canamera Coring
geothermalenergy16b16b coringutah forgecanamera coringcanamera16b core report16b78-3216b78-32 coring16b78-32 core reportegsgeologydrillinglogsbhajmstechnology

Energy Return On Investment of Engineered Geothermal Systems Data

Jan 01, 2012
1.05 MB
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The project provides an updated Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Results incorporate Argonne National Laboratory's Life Cycle Assessment and base case assumptions consistent with other projects in the Analysis subprogram. EROI is a ratio o...
Authors
Mansure, C. Arthur Mansure
geothermalenergyinvestmentreturnpaybackengineeredenergy return on investmentengineered geothermal systemenhanced geothermal systemefficiencyegseroicasingcementdiameterdepthgeteminputswellsnettruckingfuelmaterialsbentonitepolymerseconomicsassessmenteconomic

Literature Data on Foam Fracturing Fluid

Nov 08, 2021
103.25 kB
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At the beginning of this project, the Temple team spent significant effort to collect data relevant to foam fracturing. More than 40 articles/reports were found in the open literature that reported the properties of aqueous foams under various testing conditions. The foam properti...
Authors
Thakor, V. et al Temple University
geothermalenergyenhanced geothermal systemsfoam fracturing fluidsfoamfoam fracturingdataliterature reviewdata collectionprocessed datareference

Improvements in 2016 to Natural Reservoir Analysis in Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Aug 18, 2016
128.01 MB
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*These files add to and replace same-named files found within Submission 559 (hover over file display names to see actual file names in bottom-left corner of screen)* The files included in this submission contain all data pertinent to the methods and results of a cohesive multi-st...
Authors
Camp, E. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacityrpi rfcgpfa-abpfageothermal play fairway analysisexplanationmetadatafile descriptionmethodsreservoirssensitivity analysismonte carloshapefilegisgeospatial datanypawvcounty boundariescsvnortheastern united stateslow temperature

January 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Feb 05, 2014
12.08 kB
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DOE Report of the binary cycle production data from Dixie Valley for January, 2014. Includes summarized data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinaryproduction reportsumamrybinary cycleunused heatbinary power plantlow temperaturebirnebottomingwaste watersupercritical cycle

Pilgrim Hot Springs: GEOPHIRES Inputs and Outputs for Direct-Use Geothermal District Heating and Cooling

Mar 21, 2024
211.86 kB
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This dataset includes files for a techno-economic analysis conducted using the GEOPHIRES simulator to examine the feasibility of expanding a larger district heating site in a remote location: Pilgrim Hot Springs, Alaska. Files included here are GEOPHIRES inputs and outputs for fiv...
Authors
Pauling, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergygeophireschporcparallel cycletopping cyclepilgrim hot springsalaskatechno-economic analysisfeasibilityteareservoir simulationsheat demandcapitaloperating costsdistrict geothermaldistrict heatingmodelmodelingpythongithubinputsoutputs

December 2013 Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Jan 10, 2014
5.19 kB
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Summary report of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geothermal Po...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleyproduction reportsummarybinary cycleunused heatbinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste watersupercritical cyclenevada

Thermal Drawdown-Induced Flow Channeling in a Single Fracture in EGS

Nov 15, 2015
1.32 MB
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The evolution of flow pattern along a single fracture and its effects on heat production is a fundamental problem in the assessments of engineered geothermal systems (EGS). The channelized flow pattern associated with ubiquitous heterogeneity in fracture aperture distribution caus...
Authors
Guo, B. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownsingle fracture systemthermomechanical couplingflow channelingreservoir simulationegsengineered geothermal systemsgeothermicsheat productionsingle fracturethermomechanical

March 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Mar 31, 2014
11.62 kB
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Dixie Valley production data from March, 2014 Summary report of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-tempe...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermalbinarybeowawedixie valleyproduction databottoming cyclelow temperaturebrineunused heatbottomingbinary cycleproduction reportsummary

April 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data Report

May 08, 2014
11.97 kB
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DOE Report for binary unit. Includes summary of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at ...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermalbinary power plantproduction datadixie valley nevadabottoming cycleproduction reportsummarybinary cycleunused heatbinarylow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste water

August 2014 Dixie Valley Report Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Sep 10, 2014
13.51 kB
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Generation data from August associated with the binary unit at Dixie Valley. Includes summary of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a bin...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinary systembottoming cyclebinary power plantproduction datadoereportaugustproduction reportbinary cycleunused heatlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste waternevada

Final Report: Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Nov 18, 2015
31.13 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a two-year (2014-16) 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
E. Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacitygpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsheat utilizationsurface leveled cost of heatlcohslcohdemandgeophirescombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisinduced seismicityfaultspotential fieldswaveletsbht correctionslow temperature

September 2014 Dixie Valley DOE Production Report

Sep 30, 2014
11.8 kB
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DOE summary report of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geotherma...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valley binary systembottoming cycleproduction reportsummarybinary cycleunused heatbinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste waternevada

February 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Mar 11, 2014
12.84 kB
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Formal Report: Dixie Valley Binary DOE Report February 2014. Includes summary of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant f...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleyperformancebinary plantproduction reportsummarybinary cycleunused heatbinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste water

WHOLESCALE: Seismic Waveform Data from San Emidio, Nevada 2022

Apr 05, 2022
15.32 kB
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Included here is a link to seismic waveform data collected at San Emidio, Nevada in 2022. The seismic instruments used were provided by EarthScope Consortium through the EarthScope Primary Instrument Center at New Mexico Tech. Data collected are available here through EarthScope ...
Authors
Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison
geothermalenergywholescalesmartsolosan emidionevadadldraw dataearthscopeseismographgeophysicsseismicityearthquakemonitoringpumpingseismologyfdsneerepasscalsacseismic datawaveform

Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

May 17, 2022
10.61 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a final technical report for the project: Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of foam fracturing in EGS applications. The project, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), wa...
Authors
Wang, H. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
foam fracturingfoam stabilitywaterless stimulationenhanced geothermal systemsegsenergygeothermalfoamfracturingsimulationtestsample datablind boreholefatiguestressdatatime data

Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant Operated by Surprise Valley Electrification 2016 Operational Information

Jan 01, 2017
1.89 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission includes an Electricity Generation Summary, Maintenance Logs, Detailed Operations Data, Operating Cost Summary, and an Operations overview at the Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant. Data uploaded for SVEC by Tom Williams, NREL
Authors
Culp, E. Surprise Valley Electrification Corp. (SVEC)
geothermalenergyelectricityarrasurprise valleypaisleyoregonelectrification corporationbinary cycleelectricity generationsummaryoperationsommaintenanceequipmentsvecdataoperatingflow ratestemperaturepressureweathercostoverview

Utah FORGE: Phase-Picking Based Microseismic Event Catalog April 2024 Stimulation

Feb 19, 2026
1.73 MB
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This catalog contains microseismic event locations recorded during the April 2024 stimulation at the Utah FORGE site. Events were detected and located using a phase-picking workflow that integrates downhole geophones (wells 56 and 78B) and downhole DAS (well 16B). P and S-wave arr...
Authors
Zhu, W. et al University Of Utah
geothermalenergyapril 2024 stimulationforgeutahmicroseismic event locationsutah forgeuniversity of utahseismicaimachine learningdata-driven decisionscommunity safteyinfrastructure protectionproactive risk mitigationimproved safteyimmediate responsestimulationfracingground motionseismic hazardsegsevent catalogmlprocessed datareservoir characterizationhydraulic fracturinggeomechanicsgeophysics

Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Nov 15, 2015
16.88 MB
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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...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownflow channelingthermomechanical couplingreservoir simulationstimulationegsenhanced geothermal reservoirsexplosive fracturing

Utah FORGE 8-3617: Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis to Measure Evolution of the Fracture Network 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
84.74 MB
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This is a presentation on Integrating Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis to Measure Evolution of the Fracture Network in EGS Reservoirs by California State University Long Beach, presented by Prof. Matthew Becker. This video slide presentation describes the use of h...
Authors
Becker, M. California State University Long Beach
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshoptracer testinghuff-puff experimentsfracture network evolutiongeomechanicsthmcheat exchange areareservoir performancepresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 10-3726: Geothermal Multiset Straddle for High Temperature Applications 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
437.16 MB
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This is a presentation on the Geothermal Multiset Straddle (GMS) for High Temperature Applications by Welltec, presented by Ricardo Vasques. This video slide presentation discusses the development of (1) an annular multiset isolation system; (2) a stimulation straddle isolation sy...
Authors
Vasques, R. Welltec Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopmultiset straddle systemzonal isolationhigh-temperature toolsstimulation systemsdownhole controlflow controlwell longevitytool developmentpresentationpresentation slidespresentation recordingreport

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report

Sep 02, 2022
18.25 MB
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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...
Authors
Atkinson, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyrtesgeotesstoragethermalmodelingtoughmoosegeochemistrytesthermal energy storageearth energy storagegrid-scalegeologicreservoir
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