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

Sep 30, 2025
254.88 MB
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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

Utah FORGE 6-3656: Real-Time Traffic Light System and Reservoir Engineering with Seismicity Forecasting and Ground Motion Prediction 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
86.94 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on Real-Time Robust Adaptive Traffic Light System and Reservoir Engineering with Machine-Learning-Based Seismicity Forecasting and Data-Driven Ground Motion Prediction (RT Forecast) by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presented by Nori Nakata. This vid...
Authors
Nakata, N. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forge2025 annual workshopegsinduced seismicitytraffic light systemmachine learningseismicityforecastingground motion predictiongenerative aireservoir engineeringhigh-pressure experimentspresentationpresentation slidespresentation recordingreport

Utah FORGE 2-2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress: Laboratory, Modeling and Field Measurement 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
67.35 MB
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This is a presentation on A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress at the U.S DOE FORGE EGS Site: Laboratory, Modeling and Field Measurement project by Battelle [Columbus, OH], presented by Mark Kelley. The project's objective was to characterize stress in the U...
Authors
Kelley, M. and Bunger, A. Battelle Memorial Institute
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsmachine learningin-situ stressstress characterizationmini-fracrock-core stress estimationsonic-log datamodelinglaboratory experimentsdeformation rate analysisboundary element methodsleeve frac packerfar-fieldnear-field

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

Dec 25, 2025
115.35 MB
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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

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

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 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 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

DCIF (Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing) Westerly Granite AE Borehole Damage Effect Test (Task 3-0)

Jan 27, 2022
162.51 MB
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Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on three rectangular Westerly granite blocks (width=depth=4.0", height=2.0") which were preheated to 200, 400, and 600 degree C to induce damage (microcracks) with varying degrees. Liquid nitrogen was poured...
Authors
Nakagawa, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergydirectional cooling induced fracturingdcifdirectional cooling-induced fracturingdamage effect testfracturemicrocrackthermal stressacoustic emissionaccousticsthermal fracturefailure testraw dataprocessed datastressbiaxial stresswesterly graniteborehole damage effecttestwesterlygranite

Utah FORGE 3-2418: Wellbore Fracture Imaging Using Inflow Detection Measurements 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
75.16 MB
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This is a presentation on the Wellbore Fracture Imaging Using Inflow Detection Measurements project by Stanford University, presented by Dr. Roland N. Horne. The project's objective was to make measurements in the Utah FORGE wells, both before and after fracturing experiments, to...
Authors
Horne, R. and Su, J. Stanford University
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsgeochemistrychloridefracture mappingflow monitoringreservoir characterizationion-specific electrodereservoir performanceconnectivityinflow detectionfracture imaging

DCIF Westerly Granite AE Stress Effect Test (Task 3-1)

Jul 08, 2021
216.62 MB
Publicly accessible
Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on rectangular Westerly granite blocks (width=depth=4.0", height=2.0"). Liquid nitrogen was poured in a small, 1"-diameter copper cup attached to the top of the sample, and the resulting acoustic emissions (A...
Authors
Nakagawa, S. and Trzeciak, M. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergythermal fracturingstress measurementfracturingprocessed datageophysicsstress testinggranitewesterly granitestressmicrofracturefracturedatatemperatureacoustic emissionacoustic emission locationacoustic emission rate

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
Publicly accessible
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 2-2439v2: Characterizing In-Situ Stress with Laboratory Modelling and Field Measurements 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 04, 2024
60.41 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress at the Utah FORGE Site: Laboratory Modelling and Field Measurements project by The University of Pittsburgh, presented by Andrew Bunger. The project characterizes the stress in the Utah FORGE EGS...
Authors
Bunger, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgein-situ stressmachine learningmachine learning for in-situ stresssonic logsmini-fracrock mechanicsrock stressstressstress estimationvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
70.04 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress at the U.S DOE FORGE EGS Site: Laboratory, Modeling and Field Measurement project by University of Pittsburgh, presented by Dr. Andrew Bunger. The project's objective was to characterize stress i...
Authors
Bunger, A. University of Pittsburgh
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsin-situ stresscharacterizationstress modelinglaboratory testingmachine learningsonic loganalysismini-frac testing2025 annual workshoppresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

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 5-2428: Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 27, 2024
99.9 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Kayla Kroll. This presentation addresses testing and modelling related to the dependency of EG...
Authors
Kroll, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsgeomechanicsfracturesvelocity step testfluid pressureshear fracture strengthcore flood testspermeabilitylaser profilometryreservoir modellinglawrence livermore national laboratoryllnlvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.18 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is to develop, apply and validate a holistic thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemica...
Authors
Kroll, K. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopfracture permeabilityinduced seismicityseismic slipthmcreservoir modelinghydromechanical behaviorpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
79.68 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is to develop, apply and validate a holistic thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemic...
Authors
Kroll, K. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsthmcinduced seismicityseismic slipearthquake simulationspressure statestress statepredictionsseismic hazardresource optimizationmitigationgeomechanicalgeochemicalslip-induced permeabilitycoupled processesfracture permeabilitypresentationstochastic parameter estimationslip simulation

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.72 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. Fan (Frank) Fei. The project's objective was to employ a combination of high-fidelity simulations and tr...
Authors
Kroll, K. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopin-situ stresshydraulic fracturingfracture complexitytrue-triaxial testingstress characterizationpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

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

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Joint EM-Seismic-InSAR Imaging of Fracture Properties 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
81.78 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 project by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presented by Dr. David Alumbaugh, Staff Sc...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsem modelinginsarem data aquisitionpassive seismicactive source borehole emfracture generationfracture growthreservoir characterizationreservoir imagingworkflowsteel casingem surveyem data processingpresentation

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 9-3635: Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of EM Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
534.52 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on High-Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Dr. Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation describes laboratory te...
Authors
Chen, C. Stevens Institute of Technology
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopproppantshigh-temperature testingelectrically-conductive proppantshydraulic fracturingelectromagneticsfracture mappingfracture imaginglaboratory testingpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 26, 2024
70.79 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Matteo Cusini. The video discusses the combination of high-fidelity simulations and true-triaxial block fracturing tests...
Authors
Cusini, M. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgein-situ stressegs fractureegs fracturesfracturesrock fractureshydraulic fracturesegs stimulationsfracingminifracdiagnostic fracture injection teststress magnitudesstress directionslawrence livermore national labratoryllnlegs
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