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Utah FORGE 5-2419: Final Report and Presentation on Seismicity Permeability Relationships Probed via Nonlinear Acoustic Imaging

Sep 30, 2025
254.88 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 5-2419, which investigates the coupled evolution of permeability and induced seismicity in enhanced geothermal systems using laboratory experiments, field observations, and nonline...
Authors
Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegspermeabilityinduced seismicitylaboratory experimentsfield observationsnonlinear acoustic imagingfault reactivationreservoir rockmicroearthquakestimulationphysics informed modelingmachine learningseismic momentstress statepermeability creationseismic hazardtechnical reportgeomechanicsgeophysicsmicroseismicity

Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

Nov 22, 2022
5.58 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegsnewberryhydraulicstimulationprocessed datamachine learningpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturinginduced seismicityegs collabseismic data analysiswellhead pressureflow ratefracture permeabilitymicroearthquakeenhanced geothermal systems

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Nov 30, 2025
163.74 MB
Publicly accessible
This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced ...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Purdue University
geothermalenergythermo-hydro-mechanical-chemicalthmcutah forgeegstechnical reportlaboratory experimentstheoretical developmentsnumerical simulationscirculation testsfracture slippermeability evolutionseismicaseismicmoose farmfriction theoryaijoint inversion

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

Jun 30, 2025
6.17 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegslaboratory experimentstechnical reportthermo-poromechanicalfracturingporoelasticthermo-poroelasticpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturedfitmodeling resultsstressfracture mechanicsgeomechanicsblock-scalebiot effective stressclosure pressurethermal stresstransverse fracturesstimulation

Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions

Aug 24, 2025
3.52 MB
Publicly accessible
This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimul...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsfluid-rock interactionsthmc processesfracture evolutionusgsfracturesgeothermal resorvoirsfracture reactivationthmcmechanicalchemicalhydraulic stimulationthermal drawdownfinal reporttechnical report

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

Sep 18, 2025
128.96 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsseismicitypermeabilitynonlinear acoustic imagingfracture reactivationfriction stabilitystress statestimulationgeomechanics2025 annual workshoppresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulation Meshes and Results from Extended Circulation and Pulse Interference Testing

Sep 05, 2025
6.17 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains numerical simulation meshes and modeling results from extended circulation and pulse interference tests conducted between Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32. The simulations were performed as part of the FOGMORE Utah FORGE project (Fiber Optic MOnitor...
Authors
Lee, S. and Ghassemi, A. Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfogmoresimulationmeshreservoir modelingextended circulation testpulse interference testnumerical simulationmesh datapressure distributiontemperature distributionpermeability modelingstress-dependent permeabilitydiscrete fracture networkdfnfiber optic monitoring16a78-3216b78-32paraviewmodelmodel filesmodel results

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

Nov 15, 2015
1.32 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Final Report and Presentation on Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution at Utah FORGE

Aug 01, 2025
203.83 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for the project Fiber Optic Geophysical Monitoring, conducted by Rice University as part of Utah FORGE project 3-2417. The report documents the deployment and analysis of fiber-optic based geophysical monit...
Authors
Ajo-Franklin, J. Rice University
geothermalenergydistributed fiber-optic sensingutah forgeegsgeophysicsreservoir characterizationdistributed acoustic sensingdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingdasdtsdsstechnical reportpermeabilitystimulation monitoring

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Shear Experiments Linking Fault Roughness, Friction, Permeability, and P-Wave Characteristics

Aug 20, 2025
23.22 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains results from five laboratory shear experiments on gneiss and granitoid samples from the Utah FORGE site, conducted at Penn State University. The experiments investigate links between fault surface roughness, frictional behavior, permeability, and P-wave acous...
Authors
Eijsink, A. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionroughnessutah forgeegslaboratory datamodeled datashear experimentsfault mechanicspermeabilityp-waveacoustic transmissivityfault roughnessrate-and-state frictionbiaxial deformationgneissgranitoidoptical profilometrykeyencersfit3000mechanical dataacoustic datafault zone propertiesgeomechanicsrock physicsgeothermal reservoir characterization

Utah FORGE 8-3617: Integrating Tracer Huff-Puff Tests and Geomechanical Analysis to Measure Evolution of the Fracture Network in EGS Reservoirs 2026 Workshop Presentation

Sep 30, 2026
89.45 MB
Curated
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. The project is evaluating huff-puff tracer testing, ...
Authors
Becker, M. California State University Long Beach
geothermalenergyutah forgeegspvttracertracer testgeomechanicalfracture networksgeothermal reservoirthmcmultiphysics modelshuff puffdts16b78-32

Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

Sep 08, 2024
1.4 GB
Publicly accessible
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 ...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture modellingfracturesstochastic fracturestensile fracturesdiscrete fracture network modelegsplanar fracturespermeabilityporositycompressibilitystoragemeqhydraulic stimulationmodelmodelingprocessed data

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
Publicly accessible
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

Deep Sedimentary Basin EGS Development Reports

Jan 24, 2013
665.96 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission includes a Stage Gate Report on "Novel Geothermal Development of Deep Sedimentary Systems in the United States," along with supporting reports, presentations, and theses related to deep sedimentary basin geothermal development.. Stratigraphic reservoirs with high ...
Authors
Allis, R. and Moore, J. University of Utah
geothermalsedimentary aquifersbasin stratigraphytemperature distributionsheat flowreservoir modelingstratigraphic reservoirspermeabilityhydrofracturingdrillingpower productionsolarcarbonatessiliciclasticsreportdeep sedimentarystage gatetechnical report

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Experiments Examining the Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Processes on Hydraulic Transmissivity Evolution

Apr 03, 2023
858.13 kB
Publicly accessible
Using laboratory slide-hold-slide experiments, at temperatures from 22 to 200 degrees C, to examine effects of fracture reactivation and quasi-static loading on the evolution of fluid transport properties of simulated fractures in Westerly granite. At all temperatures, the in-plan...
Authors
Lockner, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic transmissivityfluid-rock interactionsshear fracturessealinggranite

Portland DDU Feasibility Study: The Spatial and Temporal Evolution of the Portland and Tualatin Basins, Oregon, USA

Jul 29, 2019
5.52 MB
Publicly accessible
The Portland and Tualatin basins are part of the Puget-Willamette Lowland in the Cascadia forearc of Oregon and Washington. The Coast Range to the west has undergone Paleogene transtension and Neogene transpression, which is reflected in basin stratigraphy. To better understand th...
Authors
Scanlon, D. Portland State University
geothermalenergytetonic eveolutionisochore mapsmodelingtop crbgeocene basementpaleogeneneogeneresource assementspatialtemporalportlandtualatin basinoregongeophysicsgeophysicalgeothermal exploration

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfacture slippermeabilitystress-dependent permeabilitygranitoid fracturefracture networkstimulationapertureinjectionflow testshear testreservoir stressreportdata analysis

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

Dec 19, 2019
56.41 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
McDowell, R. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvuwvgestuscarora sandstonethin section analysisminipermeameterpermeabilityddudeep direct-usematrix permeabilitycore segmentsfracture analysisreservoir analysisphotomicrographsfracture permeabilityfeasibilityreservoirgeologicthermalpropertiesthicknessdepthcharacterizationwvegs

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Well 16B(78)-32 Fiber-Optic Cable Installation Report

May 15, 2024
5.93 MB
Publicly accessible
This is an installation report detailing placement of the integrated fiber-optic cable behind casing in Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32. These activities occurred in July of 2023 immediately after the drilling of 16B. This report was prepared by the FOGMORE R&D project (Fiber Optic MOn...
Authors
Ajo-Franklin, J. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgefiber opticsdasegsenhanced geothermalfogmorecablefiberinstallationreport16b16b78-32silixa3-2417milforddownholecasingtechnology

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Numerical Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis using iTOUGH2 for West Virginia University

Dec 20, 2019
384.67 MB
Publicly accessible
To reduce the geothermal exploration risk, a feasibility study is performed for a deep direct-use system proposed at the West Virginia University (WVU) Morgantown campus. This study applies numerical simulations to investigate reservoir impedance and thermal production. Because of...
Authors
Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University
geothermalwvutuscaroraitough2lbnlreservoir flow modelpermeabilityfracturematrixuncertainty analysisnumerical modelingmonte carlofirst-order-second-moment uncertainty propagation analysisfeasibilityddudeep direct-usemorgantownreservoir impedancethermal productionresource potentialthermal breakthroughpermeability modelseconomic analysispapergeothermicsgeothermal exploration riskexploration riskmodelingeconomicdirect usewest virginia universitytuscarora sandstoneflow modeluncertaintyanalysissimulationflow

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Reservoir Productivity Uncertainty Analysis for the Tuscarora Sandstone, Morgantown, WV

Dec 19, 2019
10.81 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains figures that summarize the Tuscarora Sandstone core permeability data collected from the Preston 119 well in Preston County, WV, and summary results of a stochastic analysis that was used to estimate reservoir productivity for the currently unexplored Tuscaro...
Authors
Smith, J. West Virginia University
geothermalwvucornell universityappalachian basintuscarora sandstonereservoir flow geometryreservoir productivity assessmentpermeabilitymatrixfractureuncertainty analysisreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacityrpirfcmonte carlo analysiscodeddudeep direct-usefeasibilityfavorabilityeasterneastuncertaintyegsshapefilesgeospatial data

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stage 1 Pressure Falloff Analysis

Aug 04, 2022
1.16 MB
Publicly accessible
This is an analysis of the pressure falloff in stage 1 fracture stimulation of FORGE well 16A(78)-32. The objective of this research is to understand the information content of the well stimulation data of FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The Stage 1 step-rate test, a variant of the classic...
Authors
Kazemi, H. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyutah forgemulti-ratestep-down ratemicro-fracturesmacro-fracturesfracturetracerflowbacktracer flowbackporoelastic propertiesstimulationformation stimulationmicro fracturesmacro fracturespermeabilitytestreportpressure falloffforgeutah

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

Jun 01, 2021
525.86 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Finnila, A. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdfndiscrete fracture networkwell 16a78-32utahenhanced geothermal systemengineered geothermal systemfracmanroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springs geothermal sitemilfordprocessed datacsvwelldrillingstimulationpressuremodelmodeling

Utah FORGE: Stimulation Crosswell Strain Response Fiber Optic Monitoring Report April 2024

Apr 03, 2024
6.43 MB
Publicly accessible
This report documents the use of fiber optic Rayleigh frequency shift (RFS) Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS), Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), and microseismic data recorded during the hydraulic fracture stimulation of well 16A(78)-32, as detected in the offset well 16B(78)-...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergystrainmicro seismicdtsdssrfs dsshydraulic fracturingfault reactivationfracture driven interactionfdifrac hitsdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingprocessed datareportutah forgeneubrexcrosswellfiber optic monitoringgeophysicsstimulation

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 15, 2014
21.38 MB
Publicly accessible
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
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