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Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup

Apr 22, 2022
15.98 MB
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Rheology data obtained from flow loop tests, performed using different lost circulation materials (LCM) to study their effect on fluid rheology and wellbore hydraulics. The sealing performance of different LCM was tested using different fracture sizes. Five academic papers / repor...
Authors
Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationsealing efficiencyrheologyhigh temperatureflow loop3d printingtemperaturecharacterizationdrilling fluid additivesshape memory polymergeothermal wellshpht challengesdrilling fluidwellbore hydraulicshole cleaningfluid stabilitysmart lcmht flow looplost circulation materialannular flowrheological propertiesgeothermalenergyviscosifierfiltration controlhphtgeochemistrywellboredrilling technologyexperimenttechnologyreportsgwmodeldrillingprocessed data

Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Thermal Degradation, Viscosity, Compression, and Flow Loop Tests

Feb 01, 2022
2.29 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset provides a set of experimental data on the performance of lost circulation materials (LCMs) used in geothermal drilling operations. It includes results from four distinct tests: thermal degradation, viscosity measurements, compression tests, and high-temperature flow ...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergylost circulation materialslcmgeothermal drillingdrillingraw dataprocessed datamass loss measurementslost circulation managementdegradationthermal degradationdegradation patternrheologyfluiddrilliing fluidhigh temperatureflow testcompression testflow loop testsealingviscosity measurements

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

Sep 18, 2019
5.69 MB
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This package includes data and models that support hydraulic fracture stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). A paper by Schwering et al. (2020) describes the deterministic basis for developing a "common" discrete fracture...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicsfracturenetworkdiscrete fracture networkdfnfluidflowmodeldatafluid circulationboreholeweepcoresystemenhanced geothermal systemsandia national laboratorieselectrical resistivitywellinjection testtracerdrilling

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Drilling and Completion Materials Database

Sep 18, 2025
457.8 kB
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This dataset compiles information on geothermal wells drilled into supercritical and near-supercritical conditions, with a focus on drilling and completion materials, fluid chemistry, and laboratory validation studies. The data are drawn from well reports, scientific literature, a...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercritical geothermaldrilling materialscompletion materialsgeothermal wellsdrill bitscasingdrill stringslinerscementdrilling fluidslost circulation materialslcmfluid chemistrymaterial performanceliterature reviewcasing connections

SMP Preparation, Programming, and Characterization

Oct 01, 2021
1.04 MB
Publicly accessible
The problem of loss circulation in geothermal wells is inherently challenging due to high temperatures, brittle rocks, and presence of abundant fractures. Because of the inherent challenges in geothermal environments, there are limitations in selecting proper lost circulation mate...
Authors
Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulationfracture sealingshape memory polymerdiscrete element methodsmodelingeconomicdrillingtechnologylost circulation materiallcmsmpprocessed datacfdcomputational fluid dynamicsdem

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Report on Resources, Challenges, and Needed Technologies

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
Awaiting release
This report describes a comprehensive review of 49 existing supercritical geothermal wells to inform future geothermal drilling attempts and avoid previous failure points and understand material and testing limitations, while collating information gathered in a publicly accessible...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercriticaldrilling materialswell completionwellborematerial validationmaterial testinglaboratory experimentswell casingcasing connectionscementdrill bitfluid chemistrylost circulation materialslinerdrill stringsmaterial performancefailure pointsliterature reviewsupercritical wellsgeothermal wellsgeochemistrycirculationdrilling fluidstechnical reportnesjavellirhengillreykjaneskraflalarderellocampi flegreinisyroskakkondapunathe geyserssalton sealos humerosmenengai

3-D Geologic Controls of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada using PCA

Oct 01, 2021
7.12 MB
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In many hydrothermal systems, fracture permeability along faults provides pathways for groundwater to transport heat from depth. Faulting generates a range of deformation styles that cross-cut heterogeneous geology, resulting in complex patterns of permeability, porosity, and hydr...
Authors
Siler, D. and Pepin, J. United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypca3d geologic modelgeologic modelgeologycharacterizationmachine learningmlbhsbrady hot springsprincipal component analysisproductionstressfaultsrbradyhydrothermalgeologic structureunsupervised3d well datacodegeothermicgeophysics

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Time-series geochemistry data of the long-term circulation test

Jan 01, 2022
128.13 kB
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This submission presents the weekly geochemistry data of the long-term flow test performed within EGS Collab Experiment 1 from early 2019 to early 2020. The fluids from each producing borehole/interval (PI, PB, PDT and PST) along with the injectate were sampled roughly weekly from...
Authors
Zhang, Y. et al Stanford University
geothermalenergygeochemistryreactive transporttime-seriesmicrobial profilingdataexcelcationsanionspnasionic molar conductivityelectrical conductivities

Utah FORGE: Triggered DAS Data from the April 2024 Mini-Circulation Test

May 01, 2026
Size unavailable
In progress
This dataset contains distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data collected during the April 2024 mini-circulation test at the Utah FORGE site. Data were acquired from wells 16B(78)-32 and 58-32 during the mini-circulation period from April 23-28, 2024, following stimulation of the in...
Authors
Dyer, B. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsdistributed acoustic sensingdasmini-circulation testcirculation testsegyseg-y16b78-3258-32seismic datawell trajectoriesgeophysics

Utah FORGE: DAS and Downhole Geophone Data from the August-September 2024 Circulation Test

May 01, 2026
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In progress
This dataset contains distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) and downhole geophone data collected during the August-September 2024 circulation period at the Utah FORGE site. The DAS data were acquired from well 16B(78)-32 as continuous H5 records during circulation operations. Embedde...
Authors
Dyer, B. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsdistributed acoustic sensingdasdownhole geophone3c geophonethree-component geophonecirculation testh5seg-2datstrain rate16b78-3256-3278b-32seismic datawell trajectoriesgeophysicsraw dataprocessed data

Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event and MT Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test [Final, Relocated], 2023

May 19, 2025
1.34 MB
Publicly accessible
This data archive includes the relocated microseismic event catalog from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) acquisition conducted during the 16A-16B circulation tests that took place in July 2023. These results update the catalog presented in GDR 1613 (the preliminary catalog, lin...
Authors
Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgedasmicroseismicegsenhanced geothermalevent catalog16a16bcirculationcirculation testinversionseismic eventsevent detectionmtdistributed acoustic sensingprocessed datamicroseismic event catalogmeqfogmore

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing Processed data

Apr 01, 2021
129.85 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission includes processed and reduced data for circulation testing that was conducted at the 164' fracture on the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. The circulation tests were done to test the flow through the 164' fracture in the EGS Collab Exper...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfsanford underground research facilityexperimentegscirculationthermal drawdownprocessed datadata processingpythoncodeinjection testinjection rateinjection pressureflowpressuretemperaturestimulation

EGS Collab Experiment 3: 4100 Tensile Stimulation and Thermal Circulation Testing

Aug 26, 2022
6.03 GB
Publicly accessible
These data and test descriptions are from a set of primarily tensile hydraulic-fracture stimulations in wells E2-TC and E2-TU and a subsequent chilled water circulation test conducted by injecting in well E2-TU on the 4100 level of the Sandford Underground Research Facility (SURF)...
Authors
Vermeul, V. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationexperimentegsflowflow testingwellinjectionproductiontensilee2-tce2-tucirculation tenstingexperiment 34100thermal circulationchilled water injectionraw datalogprocessed data

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing

Apr 01, 2019
965.21 MB
Publicly accessible
These data and test descriptions comprise a chilled circulation test conducted at the 164' fracture in the EGS Collab Experiment 1 testbed on the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Descriptions of the meta data, design drawings for the flow testing system,...
Authors
Knox, H. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsraw dataflowflow testingstim and flow systemfield testingwellinjectionproductionleadsouth dakota

Utah FORGE: GeoEnergie Suisse Microseismic Monitoring of 16A and 16B Circulation at Utah FORGE, August-September 2024

Jun 20, 2025
401.21 kB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains microseismic event data collected by Geo-Energie Suisse during circulation testing of wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE site in August and September 2024. The data were recorded using a local monitoring network and include key event parameters...
Authors
Dyer, B. et al Geo-Energy Suisse
geothermalenergyutah forgemicroseismicseismicmicroseismic datawell circulation16a-783216b-7832geo-energy suisseegscatalogevent catalogmagnitudepeak ground velocitysnrevent locationgeophysicsseismic clusteringdepthprocessed data

Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Records From Circulation Test July 2023

Jul 09, 2025
17.07 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) microseismic event triggers (waveforms) recorded during the 16A-16B circulation tests conducted at the Utah FORGE site in July 2023 as part of the FOGMORE R&D project (Utah FORGE Project 3-2417). Data were acquired using Sil...
Authors
Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgeenhanced geothermal systemsegsdasdistributed acoustic sensingmicroseismiccirculation testfiber optic monitoringsilixa carinasilixa idas v2nanostrain rateseismic dataseg-yjuly 2023raw datatriggeredchannel map

Utah FORGE: Neubrex DTS Fiber Optic Temperature Data from Well 16B(78)-32 August 2025 Circulation and Huff-and-Puff Tests

Mar 28, 2026
447.3 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains processed Neubrex Distributed Temperature Sensing data acquired in well 16B(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE site during August 2025 field operations. The data were collected during cross-well circulation testing from well 16A to well 16B and subsequent huff-and-puff...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergytemperaturedtsthermalgradientfiber opticscoiled tubingutah forgeegsneubrexdistributed temperature sensingfiber optic sensingcailbrated temperaturehdf5prodml16b78-32circulation testhuff and puffprocessed data

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Geological Characterization of the St. Peter Sandstone

Mar 30, 2018
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
These studies undertook detailed analyses of the formations within the Cambro-Ordovician strata above the Mt. Simon Sandstone in the Illinois Basin, including the St. Peter Sandstone, for geological storage and mineral potential.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinst. peter sandstoneco2sequestrationcarbon dioxidemichigan basinpotosidiagenesisgeology

Utah FORGE: Neubrex RFS DSS Fiber Optic Strain Data from Well 16B(78)-32 August 2025 Circulation and Huff-and-Puff Tests

Mar 26, 2026
10.33 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains processed Neubrex Rayleigh Frequency Shift Distributed Strain Sensing data acquired in well 16B(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE site during August 2025 field operations. The data were collected during cross-well circulation testing from well 16A to well 16B and subs...
Authors
Guzik, A. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergyfiber opticsstraindtsdastemperatureacousticshuffpuffcirculationcoiled tubingsingle modemulti modegaugeutah forgeegsneubrexrayleigh frequency shiftrfsdistributed strain sensingdssfiber optic sensingprocessed dataprodmlhdf5strain changestrain change rate16b78-32circulation testhuff and puffgeophysics

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

Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test, 2023

Jun 12, 2024
2.41 MB
Publicly accessible
This preliminary data archive includes the relocated microseismic event catalog, 1D velocity model, and methods report from DAS acquisition conducted during the Well 16A and 16B circulation test (July 19th and 20th, 2023) at Utah FORGE. The methods report describes all processing ...
Authors
Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeegsenhanced geothermaldasdistributed acoustic sensingmicroseismicevent catalogevent detectionfogmoreinversiongeophysicsreal-time16a16bcirculation testconnectivitymethodsrelocationhierarchical clusteringprocessed data

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

Apr 16, 2025
6.33 GB
Publicly accessible
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

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

Oct 20, 2021
6.41 MB
Publicly accessible
Geothermal power plants typically show decreasing heat and power production rates over time. Mitigation strategies include optimizing the management of existing wells increasing or decreasing the fluid flow rates across the wells and drilling new wells at appropriate locations. Th...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine learningmlsubsurfacecharacterizationbrady hot springsbhspredictionreservoir modelingtime seriespcaprincipal component analysisreservoir managementreservoirdual-porositystimulationinjection testpdetemperatureflowpressuresimulationsingle-fracturedoubletheat maptensorflowcnnlstmmlphydrothermalopen source reservoirosrnevada

Utah FORGE: Video of Utah FORGE Drilling Planning for Production Well 16B(78)-32

Mar 03, 2023
10.06 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a YouTube video containing the specifics of well planning for Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32. This well will be drilled as a doublet approximately 300 feet parallel to and above 16A(78)-32 and will be drilled between approximately April 15th and July 17th 2023.
Authors
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergywell planningutah forgewell 16b78-32well planning videoegsdrillingdoublet pairfiber opticstress measurementvibrationsinjection testingcirculation testingprocessed data

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Microseismic Monitoring

May 28, 2024
230 TB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains continuous seismic waveform data recorded during stimulation and thermal circulation tests for the Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Collab Experiment #2, conducted from February to September 2022 at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Da...
Authors
Hopp, C. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergymicroseismicwaveformcontinuous seismicstimulationcirculationsurf3caccelerometerhydrophoneborehole arrayegs collabraw datacontinuous waveformbinaryseedobspytechnical reportgeophysicsmicroseismicity
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