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Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

Oct 23, 2018
21.98 MB
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The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia...
Authors
Moore, J. et al West Virginia University
geothermalenergydirect usecore analysispermeabilityddufeasibilitystudytuscarora sandstone3dgeologic modelgeologywvugrcpaperpresentationdataphotosthin sectionanalysisminipermeabilityclay-513preston-119deepreservoirparameter estimationgeofluidflow rate

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

Dec 19, 2019
56.41 MB
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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

Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for USGS-142

Nov 23, 2015
19.78 MB
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Well data for the USGS-142 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes lithology reports, borehole logs, and photos of rhyolite core samples. This collection of data has been assembled as part of the site characterization data used to develop ...
Authors
Twining, B. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegscore sample photosrhyolitelithologysrgcsnake river plainidahotempaddendumboreholelogusgs 142core samplesphotospresentationxrf datawhole rocktrace-element analysisignimibritethin sectionpetrographicimagesnatural gammagamma radiationtemperature profileneutron porositygamma-gammadensitywell logsrpcore samplecore photosmineralogypetrographygeologystratigraphic columnstratigraphyxrfsrg

Cornell University Borehole Observatory Sidewall Core Data

Jul 16, 2026
385.18 MB
In progress
This data set includes sidewall core data from well Cornell ESH #1 (API 31109300030000), known as the Cornell University Borehole Observatory, or CUBO. It is a stratigraphic well drilled to characterize potential EGS resources. The Drilling commenced on June 21, 2022 and total dep...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitycubodeep direct usedistrict heatingddudeep wellwell datadrillingesh-1api 31109300030000appalachian basin

Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Other Critical Materials from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

Sep 21, 2016
438.56 kB
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The work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials (silica and MOF...
Authors
Addleman, R. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalsorbentsnanorare earth elementsreesprecious metalsmineral recoverygreen mininginorganic sorbent removal efficiencyorganic sorbent removal efficiencycomposite thin filmree

Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

May 25, 2017
483.89 kB
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This work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials demonstrated h...
Authors
Addleman, S. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalsorbentsnanorare earth elementsreesprecious metalsmineral recoverygreen mininginorganic sorbent removal efficiencyorganic sorbent removal efficiencycomposite thin filmtechnoeconomicslanthanumeuropiumholmiumsilvercopperzinc

Utah FORGE: Report on Fiber Optic Monitoring of August 2025 Circulation and Huff and Puff Tests

Mar 06, 2026
14.67 MB
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This is a technical report on the acquisition, processing and analysis of fiber optic data collected in the Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32 well during cross well circulation tests and huff and puff testing that were executed by Texas Tech University and California Statue University Long Be...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyfiber opticsrfs dssdssdasdtstexas techcsulbhuff and puffcross well circulationthermal datawell 16b16b78-32distributed acoustic sensingdistributed strain sensingdistributed temperature sensinggeophysicsprocessed datatechnical report

GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis

Aug 28, 2026
156.12 MB
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Pre-Drill drilling prognosis for the GLADE Project wells, GLADE East and GLADE West, in the DJ Basin Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to ...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergydrilling prognosisgladedj basincoloradowell planswell construction

Cornell University Borehole Observatory Wireline Sonic Logs

Jul 21, 2026
6.32 MB
In progress
This data set includes wireline geophysical data from well Cornell ESH #1 (API 31109300030000), known as the Cornell University Borehole Observatory, or CUBO. It is a stratigraphic well drilled to characterize potential EGS resources. The Drilling commenced on June 21, 2022 and to...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitycuboddudeep direct usedistrict heatingdeep wellwell datadrillingesh-1api 31109300030000raw dataappalachian basin

GLADE Project: Pre-Feasibility Economic Evaluation by National Lab of the Rockies

Aug 28, 2026
1.96 MB
Publicly accessible
The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken in Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin Colorado to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environmen...
Authors
Mibei, G. et al OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyeconomic evaluationdj basincoloradogladetechno-economicclosed-loopegsfeasibilitythermophysicaldrilling costlcoe sensitivity

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations

Jan 01, 2012
34.45 MB
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Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: An Approach to Improve Energy Recovery and Mitigate Risk: FY1 Final Report The purpose of phase 1 is to determine the feasibility of integrating geologic CO2 storage (GCS) with geothermal ...
Authors
A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeologic co2 storagepressure managementpressure supportworking fluidheat extractionco2 cutsedimentary

USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

Oct 31, 2018
77.61 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.
Authors
Shervais, J. Utah State University
geothermalenergyidahocamas prairieusuutah state universitycamas-1test welldrillingwell datasnake river plainsrpblindresourcecharacterizationplay fairway analysispfaidaho department of water resourcesprospectuspermitlithologicgeophysicalgeophysicsconductivityresistivitytemperaturerhyolitegraniteclay-richgougelithologywellboreenvironmentenvironmentalimpactassessmenteawildlifewildlife inventorycultural inventoryseismiccore

Microhole drilling technology utilizing a golden section search algorithm

Jun 23, 2021
812.35 MB
Publicly accessible
A fundamental issue in microhole drilling is that delivering high weight-on-bit (WOB), high torque rotational horsepower to a conventional drill bit does not scale down to the hole sizes necessary to realize the envisioned cost savings An optimization algorithm called a golden sec...
Authors
Su, J. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalpercussive hammerweight-on-bitoptimizationmicroholesslimholesdrillingexplorationmonitoringtechnical assessmentfeasibilitywobgssgolden section searchalgorithmblue canyon domenew mexico tech energetic materials research and testing centersocorronew mexico

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Computed Tomography (CT)-scanned data Analysis for the Tuscarora Sandstone at the National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jan 10, 2020
40.99 GB
Publicly accessible
The computed tomography (CT) facilities at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Morgantown, West Virginia site were used to characterize core of the Tuscarora Sandstone from a vertical well in Preston County WV, the Preston-119 from a depth of 7,165 to 7,438 ft. The pr...
Authors
Brown, S. et al West Virginia University
geothermalenergyappalachian basinwvuwvgestuscarora sandstonecomputed tomographyimage jctct scannercharacterizationcore sampleslithologydensity valuesddudeep direct usefeasibilitycorepres-119preston 119clay 513harrison 79fracture volume

GLADE Project: Daily Drilling Reports

Aug 28, 2026
41.37 MB
Publicly accessible
Files include daily operational and drilling reports for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin of Colorado. Reports include drilling summaries for work done and progress made daily for each well. There is a companion Final Drilling Report that summarizes some of the data...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergygladedj basincolorado geothermaldrilling

Simulations of Brady's-Type Fault Undergoing CO2 Push-Pull: Pressure-Transient and Sensitivity Analysis

Mar 09, 2018
9.74 MB
Publicly accessible
Input and output files used for fault characterization through numerical simulation using iTOUGH2. The synthetic data for the push period are generated by running a forward simulation (input parameters are provided in iTOUGH2 Brady GF6 Input Parameters.txt [InvExt6i.txt]). In gene...
Authors
Jung, Y. and Doughty, C. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsco2carbon dioxidepush-pullpressure-transient testingitough2sensitivity analysisinverse modelingparameter estimationinconpesttough2fault modelinggf6bradyfaultingfaultfracturecharacterizationstimulation

Resource Analysis for Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study in East Texas, Part 2

Mar 01, 2019
3.53 MB
Publicly accessible
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Southern Methodist University Geothermal Laboratory, Eastman Chemical, Turbine Air Systems, and the Electric Power Research Institute are evaluating the feasibility of using geothermal heat to improve the efficiency of natural gas power pl...
Authors
Richards, M. et al Southern Methodist University
geothermalenergyeast texasheat flowsmusouthern methodist universitymemodeep direct-usegeological variabilitytravis peakpermitreservoireastman chemicalcross-sectionsabine upliftheatflownreltxdduthermal conductivitypermittingregulatory agenciesland accesssurface watersurface heat flowgeologic variability evaluation

Cornell University Borehole Observatory Wireline Geophysical Logs

Jul 21, 2026
8.84 MB
In progress
This data set includes wireline geophysical data from well Cornell ESH #1 (API 31109300030000), known as the Cornell University Borehole Observatory, or CUBO. It is a stratigraphic well drilled to characterize potential EGS resources. The Drilling commenced on June 21, 2022 and to...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitycuboddudeep direct usedistrict heatingdeep wellwell datadrillingesh-1api 31109300030000raw dataappalachian basin

Remote Sensing and Geology of Glass Buttes, Oregon

Jun 21, 2010
254.06 MB
Publicly accessible
This data set includes Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data, a remote sensing processing report, and a geologic map of the Glass Buttes study area for ORMAT. The total area flown for the LiDAR remote sensing was 86,631 acres to fully encompass the area of interest (84,849 ac...
Authors
Akerley, J. et al Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermaloregonglass butteslidarremote sensinglake countycolor compositecolour compositeminimum noise fractionmnfmineral mapgeologic mapvolcanicgeologycross sectionhyperspectral remote sensinghymaplight detection and rangingairborne surveyinstrumentation and methodsground surveygps dataimu datainertial measurementlaser point processingpoint datavector dataraster datadata reportprojectionvolcanic complex

Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Geology

Mar 29, 2018
1.87 GB
Publicly accessible
The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...
Authors
Lowry, T. and Oldow, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergynevadadirect usedeep direct usewellsgeochemistrygeophysicsreservoir modelingquaternary faultshawthorne army weapons depotdduhawthornegeospatial data

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1)

Mar 30, 2018
631.29 kB
Publicly accessible
Includes specification sheet, wellbore geometry, and drilling fluids at section target depth associated with the design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1) for the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP).
Authors
Greenberg, S. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinibdpwell ccs1well specsspecificationsinjectiontemperaturepressureseismic sensingpassiveseismic monitoringdtspermits

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32: Summary of Drilling Activities

Mar 20, 2021
10.48 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a 74 page detailed summary of the drilling activities of Utah FORGE 16A(78)-32, a highly deviated well completed on February 2nd, 2021, as part of the Utah FORGE project. This well was deviated at 65 degrees from vertical after reaching 6000 feet in depth had a total measu...
Authors
Winkler, D. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergywell 16a78-32utah forgeforgeutah geothermaldeviated well 16a78-32deviated wellsegs16a78-32well datadrillingwell logcharacterizationdrill stem testroosevelt hot springsmilford

GLADE Project: Final Technical Report

Aug 28, 2026
4.49 MB
Curated
Final Technical Report for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin of Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geotherma...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyfinal reportdj basincolorado geothermalgladewell constructiongranitic basementdrillingdrilling practices

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

Jun 07, 2019
5.23 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Johnston, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsegs collabtough2simulationenhanced geothermal systemssurfsanford underground research facilityreservoirmodelingtracernaturalfracturesfracturingchemicalsigma-vthermaltemperatureheat flowfluid flowmonitoringhydrauliccirculationinjectioninjectortough2-csmsorptiontransferbreakthrough

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Building a 3D Resistivity Model for Simulation and Survey Design of EM Measurements

Dec 01, 2022
3.23 MB
Publicly accessible
The included report outlines the creation of three 3D resistivity models that will be used to determine the sensitivity of EM measurements for the hypothetical stimulated reservoir at FORGE as well as for EM survey design. FORGE project 3-2535 is planning on using a casing source ...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsforgemodelingresistivity modelremote sensingwell characterizationwell 16awell 16b
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