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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

Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Granite Core Thermal Properties Test Results Report (Oct. 2021)

Oct 29, 2021
1.12 MB
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This is a presentaiton from Metarock Laboratories on the thermal properties of Utah FORGE well 58-32 granite core. The presentation includes pictures of core samples, core details for the samples (sample depths and size), sample thermal expansion test results, and radial velocity ...
Authors
Laboratories, M. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegswell 58-32well 58-32 granite thermal propertiesutah forge granite thermal propertieswell 58-32 graniterock thermal propertiesthermal expansiontesttestinggranite testingcore testinggranite core testingradial velocity testingradial velocitythermal expansion testingutah forge granitethermal propertiesforgetemperaturepresentationtemperature monitoringwell datacharacterizationcore data

Seedling Project Report: A Novel Heat Pump Integrated Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Shaping Electric Demand of Buildings

May 31, 2019
2.22 MB
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This report presents a preliminary assessment of the technical feasibility of utilizing underground thermal energy storage (UTES) and electric-driven heat pumps (EDHPs) to enable flexible behind-the-meter electric demand of buildings while meeting their thermal demands in an energ...
Authors
Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergyheat pumpthermal energy storagebuildingelectric-driven heat pumpsedhpsunderground thermal energy storageflexible behind-the-meter electricutesseedling projectoak ridge national laboratoryornldual-purpose underground thermal batterydputbsimulationlab testednumerical modelpeak generation focusnatural convection modelingconduction heat transferphase change modelingcase study

Utah FORGE: Report on the Thermal Properties of Wells 16A(78)-32 & 58-32 Granite

May 04, 2021
2.71 MB
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This is a report from Metarock Laboratories on the thermal properties of Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 & 58-32 granite. The report includes pictures of core samples, core details for the samples (where the sample was taken and the size of the sample), sample thermal expansion test r...
Authors
Laboratories, M. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalutah forgeegswell 16a78-32 granite thermal propertieswell 58-32 granite thermal propertiesutah forge granite thermal propertieswell 58-32 granitewell 16a78-32 graniterock thermal propertiesmetarock reportwell 58-32well 16a78-32granite thermal propertiesthermal expansiontestteststestinggranitesamplecore samplereportcore datahydrostaticradial velocitymeasurement

COMSOL Models and Simulation Results for Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems with Thermal Enhancements

Dec 15, 2023
91.3 MB
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The Closed-Loop Geothermal Working Group and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have studied the performance of disc-shaped and linear thermal enhancements (conductive material introduced around a wellbore) in closed-loop geothermal systems. COMSOL models were develop...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergythermal enhancementscosmolsimulationmodelclosed-loopsteady-statetransientsimulation resultsassessmentclosed loop geothermal

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Thermal Properties of Geologic Formations in Illinois Basin

Mar 30, 2018
Size unavailable
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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.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinthermal propertiesgeologic formationsthermophysics

Community Geothermal: Borefield Design, Thermal Conductivity, and Subsurface Modeling Data Chicago, IL

Dec 04, 2023
117.3 MB
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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...
Authors
Baser, T. et al Saint Louis University
geothermalenergysustainablecommunity scalethermal conductivitynumerical modelingashraeefficient designchicagocommgeocommunity geothermalborefieldheating and coolingmodelingthermal conductivity testthermal loadsbuilding loadscomsolprocessed databorehole sizing

Reactive Transport Modeling of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System at Stockton, NJ

Oct 20, 2021
1.24 GB
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This is the modeling data (input/output files of TOUGHREACT 4.10) used to simulate the reactive transport processes of the Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) operations at Stockton University, NJ. Readme.txt lists all the files. TOUGHREACT 4.10 requires to reproduce the modelin...
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Kumar, R. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyaquiferenergy storagethermal storagethermal energy storagemodelsimulationdatamodeling datatoughreactseasonal heatingseasonal coolingseasonal energy storageseasonal heating and coolinghydrogeochemicalgeochemicalinjectionates

Northwestern Michigan College Formation Thermal Conductivity Test Report

Jul 31, 2025
1.68 MB
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This report summarizes a formation thermal conductivity test performed July 29-31, 2025 on a579-ft vertical bore at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan. It describes the test setup, operating conditions, data acquisition procedures, calibration details, and bo...
Authors
Streich, G. Northwestern Michigan College
geothermalwell databorethermal conductivitythermal conductivity testgeothermal boreholevertical closed-loop systemline-sourceloop temperaturethermal diffusivityundistrurbed formation temperaturedrilling logdistrict heating and coolingprocessed datatechnical reportashraecalibrationclosed loop geothermal

Community Resilience through Low-Temperature Geothermal Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage

Jan 29, 2022
912.28 MB
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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...
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Nico, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyground source heat pumpgshpheat pumpunderground thermal batteryutbthermal storagephase change materialheat exchangermodelsimulationmodelingenergy storagebatteryalternative technologyperformance modelcost reductionlow-cost alternative

Three Dimensional Thermal Model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon

Jan 30, 2015
134.12 MB
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Final results of a 3D finite difference thermal model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon. Model data are formatted as a text file with four data columns (X, Y, Z, T). X and Y coordinates are in UTM (NAD83 Zone 10N), Z is elevation from mean sea level (meters), T is temperature in deg C. ...
Authors
Frone, Z. and Cladouhos, T. AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermalnewberry volcano3d modelnewgenegsthermalmodelnewberry3dfinite differenceietexploration

Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling

Jan 01, 2012
646.35 kB
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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 ...
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Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal spallation drillingthermomechanical processesmodelinggrain-scale mechanics

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...
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Atkinson, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyrtesgeotesstoragethermalmodelingtoughmoosegeochemistrytesthermal energy storageearth energy storagegrid-scalegeologicreservoir

Community Geothermal: Final Thermal Conductivity Test Report and Data Logs Carbondale, CO

Oct 20, 2023
1.71 MB
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Provided here are a final thermal conductivity test report, a drilling log, and a heat rejection log from Carbondale, CO. Also attached is a report made before drilling, which contains predictions on the hydrogeologic conditions of the drill site. The forty-eight (48.9) hour in-si...
Authors
Ewbank, G. et al Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalcarbondalecoloradothermal conductivitytestin-situcommunity geothermalgeothermal heat exchangerghexdrill logheat of rejectiondeep earth temperaturehydrogeologytechnical reportboreholehdpe loopborehole resistancethermal diffusivitygshpcommgeo

CIRES Approach Overview to Using Thermal Infrared Imagery to Find Geothermal Systems in Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
237.36 kB
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Subsurface geothermal activity has a thermal expression that can be observed at the surface. Such spatial temperature gradients are within the radiometric resolution that is characteristic of a wide range of satellites that carry thermal sensors. For this effort, CIRES (part of ...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradociresasterlandsatremote sensingthermal infraredtarget areasgeothermal potentialidentifydeep resource wellspotential

Community Geothermal: Thermal Conductivity Test and Data Analysis Report Wallingford, CT

Feb 20, 2024
297.82 kB
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Report on a formation thermal conductivity test that was performed on the geothermal test bore at Ulbrich Heights at 38 Louis Circle Lane in Wallingford, Connecticut. Data are applicable only within the Wallingford region and should not be extrapolated for other climatic and geogr...
Authors
Martin, C. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)
geothermalthermal conductivitycommunity geothermalconnecticutreportanalysisdistrict geothermaldeepcommunity geothermal heating and cooling design and deploymentthermal diffusivityformation temperatureline sourcegeologyhydrologyulbrich heightsheatingcoolingdesigndeploymentcommgeo

Community Geothermal: Open House Poster Session Materials April 2024 Carbondale, CO

Sep 29, 2024
5.44 MB
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This dataset contains a PDF from an open house event in Carbondale, Colorado, focused on Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) and their role in decarbonizing communities. The posters provide an overview of geothermal systems for heating and cooling, the Carbondale Community Geothermal C...
Authors
Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalenergyopen housecommunityengagementthermal energy networkscommgeoposterposter sessioncleerthermal energy networktencarbondalecoloradonrelcommunity geothermalcase studiesurbanoptbuilding modeling

Fiber Optic Thermal Slug Experiments Conducted at Texas Tech University Report

Apr 11, 2025
441.27 kB
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The report details a thermal circulation test at Red Raider #2 at the Oil Field Technology Center (OTC) involving staged hot water injections and distributed temperature sensing (DTS) fiber optic measurements. It includes experimental setup, fluid flow and temperature data, therm...
Authors
Leggett, S. Texas Tech University
geothermalenergytracersadsorptionlab experimentsdistributed temperature sensingdtsthermal slugfiber optic monitoringcirculation testheat transientbulk velocitythermocouplered raider 2olgamultiphase flow modelingtemperature profilewellbore heat transferflow rate analysishot water injection

Risk Factor Analysis in Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin (GPFA-AB)

Sep 30, 2015
612.79 MB
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This submission contains information used to compute the risk factors for the GPFA-AB project. The risk factors are natural reservoir quality, thermal resource quality, potential for induced seismicity, and utilization. The methods used to combine the risk factors included taking ...
Authors
E., T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinwest virginianew yorkpennsylvaniadistrict heatinglow-temperaturedeep direct usecombined risk segment maprisk analysisgeothermal play fairway analysisgpfa-abpfarastershapefileshape filearcgisgisgeospatial dataseismicseismicityrisklow temperaturerisk factorplay fairway analysis

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

Spatial Analysis of CIRES ASTER and LANDSAT thermal infrared anomalies

May 26, 2011
136.24 kB
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CIRES provided polygon shapefiles showing areas of anomalously warm ground, derived from ASTER and LANDSAT remotely sensed thermal infrared imagery. Partly from these anomalies, and partly through other evidence layers, CIRES came up with 'polygons' representing areas prospective ...
Authors
Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoasterlandsatthermal infraredremote sensingthermal anomaliesspatial analysisinfrared imagery

Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Aug 24, 2011
382.95 kB
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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,...
Authors
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeomechanical modelingthermal spallation drillingengineered geothermal systemsegsgeodynnumerical modeling

Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

Feb 01, 2012
5.89 MB
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In 2010 and 2011, Flint Geothermal commissioned CIRES from the University of Colorado to attempt to detect "blind" or buried geothermal systems using remote sensing. CIRES utilized thermal infrared bands from ASTER and LANDSAT satellite imagery to detect areas of warm ground in pa...
Authors
Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoremote sensingasterlandsatthermal infraredsite assessmentblind geothermal systemsburied geothermal systems

Research Report of Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Sep 30, 2015
32.65 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a final report summarizing a one-year (2014-15) 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
Jordan, T. et al Cornell University
geothermalnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadeep direct usedduappalachian basingeothermal play fairway analysispfaplay fairwayanalysismonte carlofinal reportphase 1low temperatureexplorationcharacterization

DEMO-FTES Test 1: Water Flow, Pressure, Temperature, and Electrical Conductivity Data

Apr 16, 2025
6.33 GB
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This dataset contains 1-second and hourly resolution water flow rate, pressure, temperature, and electrical conductivity data collected during Test 1 of the DEMO Fracture Thermal Energy Storage (FTES) project at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) between December 10,...
Authors
Burghardt, J. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracture thermal energy storageftesunderground thermal energy storagesanford underground research facilitysurfflow ratepressure datatemperature dataelectrical conductivityinjectionproductionborehole monitoringthermal circulation testsubsurface datademo-ftesfield experimentprocessed datathermal energy storagetesbtesutes
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