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Utah FORGE 4-2492: Final Report and Presentation on Innovative Stimulation Design and Fiber-Optic Diagnostics to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency

Dec 31, 2025
285.14 MB
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This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 4-2492, which investigated advanced stimulation design and diagnostic approaches to improve fracture uniformity, inter-well connectivity, and energy recovery efficiency in enhanced ge...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsstimulation designfracture uniformitywell connectivityenergy recovery efficiencytechnical reportstimulationcirculation test16a16bdistributed fiber-optic sensingdtsdasdistributed strainnumerical modelingfracture growthfmitracerfracture geometrygeomechanicsgeophysics

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

Jul 15, 2025
219.13 MB
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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...
Authors
Norbeck, J. Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyplug and perfstimulationutah forgeegshorizontal drillingmonitoring wellfiber-optic monitoringdistributed acoustic sensingdasdistributed temperature sensingdtspressuretemperaturestimulation performanceflow allocationfracture geometryinjectivityinduced seismicitytechnical reporthydraulic stimulation

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 16, 2024
113.88 MB
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This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Mukul M. Sharma. This video slide presentation discusses the following objectives: (1) to place fr...
Authors
Sharma, M. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegswell stimulationfracfracingfractureshorizontal wellfracture networkfracture sizeflowfracture areafracture treatmentsdfnsubsurface modelhydraulic fracturesvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
194.2 MB
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This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Professor Mukul M. Sharma. The project's objectives were to place f...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsfracture conductivityfracture diagnosticsconnectivityfluid circulationuniform injection profileideal fracture characteristicsstimulationthief zonesflowrateinjection pressurefracture geometryoptimizationenergy recoveryefficiency

Utah FORGE 1-2551: Development of a Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Jan 13, 1970
44.1 MB
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This is a presentation on the Development of a Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor by Colorado School of Mines, presented by William Fleckenstein. This video describes (1) the development and use of a low-cost and rapid multistage fracture stimulation technology wit...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgecolorado school of minesfracture stimulationwell stimulationfracingmultistate fracture stimulationflow controlheat recovery improvementpacker eliminationegswelbore tractor

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 14, 2024
43.75 MB
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This is a presentation on the Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation discusses well controlled la...
Authors
Chen, C. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestevens institute of technologyproppantselectrically-conductivenon-electrically-conductiveegsfracturesproppant/fracture imagingvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 3-2418: Wellbore Fracture Imaging Using Inflow Detection 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 13, 2024
69.4 MB
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This is a presentation on the Wellbore Fracture Imaging Using Inflow Detection by Stanford University and Sandia National Laboratory, presented by Roland Horde. This is a video presentation on wells, both before and after stimulation, using chloride or other ions to map fractures ...
Authors
Horne, R. and Schneider, M. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestanford universitystanfordstimulationfracturesfracingsewer camflow magnitudeschloridechloride concentrationion concetrationfracture networkpresentationvideoegs

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
274.17 MB
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This is a presentation and materials on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Professor Mukul M. Sharma. The project's objectives w...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshophydraulic fracturingstimulation designfracture networkcluster efficiencyreservoir connectivitygeothermal energyhorizontal wellsfracture optimizationpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 1-2551: Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation and Report

Sep 08, 2023
73.57 MB
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Included here are a presentation recording, slides, and report on the Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores project by Colorado School of Mines, presented by Dr. William W. Fleckenstei...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsstimulationheat-carrier fluidzonal isolationmultistage fracture stimulationinjectionflow controlhorizontal wellborestimulation technologylong-reach injectormulti-stage fracturing systemwell tractorreport

Utah FORGE 9-3664: Development of Tagged Proppant for Conductivity Enhancement and Reservoir Characterization 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 03, 2024
36.3 MB
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This is a presentation on the Development and Testing of Tagged Proppant for Fracture Conductivity Enhancement and Reservoir Characterization in EGS by The University of Oklahoma, presented by Ahmad Ghassemi. This slide presentation video discusses the development and testing of n...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeuniversity of oklahomafracingfracstimulationvideoslidespresentationproppantsproppant testingwell stimulationegs

Utah FORGE 4-2541: Optimization and Validation of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation Treatment Design 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
62.84 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Optimization and Validation of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation Treatment Design at Utah FORGE project by Fervo Energy, presented by Sireesh Dadi. The project's objective was to develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to t...
Authors
Dadi, S. and Norbeck, J. Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsinjectivitycross-well flowflow ratesflow distributionheat mining efficiencysustained heat transferplug-and-perfstimulationstress heterogeneitystress shadowingthermal breakdownpresentation

Utah FORGE: GeoThermOPTIMAL Presentation Video

Dec 12, 2022
20.69 MB
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This is a project description video by Dr. William W. Fleckenstein related to their "Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores" R&D project at Utah FORGE which is linked...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgemulti-stage fracturingwellbore tractorzonal isolationhorizontal drillingfracturingegsfracingwell stimulationvideoutahdrillingtechnologywellbore technologiessleevesmp4stimulation

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

Jul 08, 2025
143.48 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfrac sleevesseal dragcollet test fixturessleeve actuationeconomic modeldifferential pressuretechnical reportwellbore isolationmultistage fracturestimulation technologyflow controlheat recovery

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

Sep 18, 2025
128.96 MB
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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

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

EGS Collab Experiment 1: 4850L Downhole Camera Surveys During Injection

May 25, 2018
784.41 MB
Publicly accessible
This package includes data and footage from two rounds of downhole camera surveys performed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4850 level. The exercise was performed once on 25 May 2018 and once on 21 December 2018. On May 25th, the first round was done dur...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsdownhole cameraboreholestressdatapressureproduction wellflowinjectionjetsjetting pointfracturewellboreinjection ratefoliationdepthwell datainjection teste1-pdrillinggeovisiondual-scan micro video camera

Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing Westerly Granite Test Results

Dec 18, 2020
72.48 MB
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Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on a short, cylindrical sample of Westerly granite (diameter = 4 inches, height ~ 2 inches). Liquid nitrogen was poured in a copper cup attached to the top of the sample, and the resulting acoustic emissions ...
Authors
Nakagawa, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalthermal crackingacoustic emissionstemperature changeslaboratory experimentwesterly granitegranitemoment tensorfractureseismicgeophysicsliquid nitrogenthermaltemperaturestimulationdirectional coolinginduced fracturingdirectional cooling-induced fracturingwellborestressvelocitytomographymicrocracking

Utah FORGE 1-2410: Development of a Smart Completion and Stimulation Solution 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
50.99 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Development of a Smart Completion & Stimulation Solution project by Welltec in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, presented by Yosafat Esquitin, a Senior Business Development Manager at Welltec. The project's objective was to develop an an...
Authors
Esquitin, Y. et al Welltec
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsisolation systemannularstimulation isolationstimulationopen-close flow systemzonal isolationzonal stimulationdownhole controlled egsproductive life

Utah FORGE 7-3639: Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Frac Stimulation Concept 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 02, 2024
36.97 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Frac Stimulation Concept by The University of Oklahoma, presented by Ahmad Ghassemi. This slide presentation video discusses the design and implementation of a reservoir stimulation concept improving near-wel...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Jeffery, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgefracfracingstimulationwell stimulationmulti-fracproppingself-proppinghydraulic fracturesnatural fracturesmulti-stage fracturingegsvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 1-2410: Development of a Smart Completion and Stimulation Solution 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 15, 2024
60.73 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Development of a Smart Completion & Stimulation Solution by Welltec, presented by Ricardo Vasques. This video slide presentation discusses the development of an (1) annular isolation system, (2) a stimulation isolation system, and (3) a multi open-cl...
Authors
Esquitin, Y. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewelltecuniversity of oklahomaannular isolation systemstimulation isolation systemopen-close flow systemegsvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Joint Imaging of Fracture Growth and Estimation of Fracture Properties During EGS Development 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 25, 2024
68.88 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presented by David Alumbaugh. This is a video pres...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgevemp toolegsenhanced geothermal systemsinsarinduced fracturespassive seismicemvertical electromagnetic profilingthmceletromagneticlbnllawrence berkley national laboratory

Utah FORGE 6-3629: Application of Machine Learning, Geomechanics, and Seismology for Real-Time Decision Making Tools During Stimulation 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 15, 2024
41.44 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Cutting Edge Application of Machine Learning, Geomechanics, and Seismology for Real-Time Decision Making Tools During Stimulation by the University of Utah, presented by No'am Zach Dvory. This video slide presentation, by the University of Utah, disc...
Authors
Dvory, N. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeuniversity of utahseismicaimachine learningdata-driven decisionscommunity safteyinfrastructure protectionproactive risk mitigationimproved safteyimmediate responsestimulationfracingground motionseismic hazardsegsvideopresentationdecision support

Utah FORGE 7-3639: Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Frac Stimulation Concept 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
80.28 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of a Novel Multi-Frac Stimulation Concept by The University of Oklahoma, presented by Ahmad Ghassemi. This slide presentation video discusses the design and implementation of a reservoir stimulation concept improving near-wel...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopmulti-frac stimulationreservoir stimulationconductivity enhancementself-propping fracturesheat exchangepresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 3-2514: Final Report and Presentation on a Strain Sensing Array to Characterize Deformation

Dec 25, 2025
115.35 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for the project A Strain Sensing Array to Characterize Deformation at the Utah FORGE Site, carried out from 2021 to 2025 by Clemson University in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey and UNAVCO. Th...
Authors
Murdoch, L. Clemson University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegstensor strainmeter arraydeformationhydraulic stimulationinstrument fabricationfield installationlaboratory validationhigh-temperaturehigh-pressurestrainmeterstrain datacalibrationgeophysicsgeomechanicstechnical report

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
81.21 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Matteo Cusini. The project's objective was to employ a combination of high-fidelity simulations and true...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Bunger, A. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegshigh-fidelity simulationstru-triaxialblock fracturing testsin-situ stresshydraulic fracture patternsfracture nucleationfracture propagationmodelingin-situ stress characterizationphase-field modelfracture simulationnear wellborefield datanumerical model
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