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Exploration Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 27, 2013
239.12 kB
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The goal of this project was to create a template (and associated form) on OpenEI to solicit crowd-sourced information sharing about various geothermal resource areas around the world. Over the past two years, twelve case studies have been researched by NREL staff testing the usa...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationopeneigeothermal areacase studyexploration historywell field descriptionhydothermal systemreservoirheat sourcegeochemistrywell field datatectonic settingcontrol structurebrophy modelblind geothermal systemmemo

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database

Jan 01, 2015
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This database contains information on faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of M>6 earthquakes during the Quaternary (the past 1,600,000 years). Maps of these geologic structures are linked to detailed descriptions and references. Used t...
Authors
Lautze, N. University of Hawaii
geothermalfaultshawaiiusgsfaultdatabasefoldstructuralfeaturesgeologygeologicseismicityactivequaternarygeologic unitpfa

Oregon Cascades Play Fairway Analysis: Faults and Heat Flow Maps

Nov 15, 2015
2 MB
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This submission includes a fault map of the Oregon Cascades and backarc, a probability map of heat flow, and a fault density probability layer. More extensive metadata can be found within each zip file. For information about "Oregon Faults," contact John David Trimble, Oregon Sta...
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Trimble, J. University of Utah
geothermaloregoncascadesfaultmapdensityprobabilitykrigingheatflowheatflowplay fairway analysispfacomposite risk segmentcrsoregon state universityfault densityheat flowfaultsgeologystructuralfeaturesgeospatial data

Newberry Caldera Conceptual Geologic Model

Mar 04, 2016
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Conceptual model for the Newberry Caldera geothermal area. Model is centered around caldera and evaluates geologic information in tandem with some geophysical datasets to derive a conceptual subsurface model. Includes: Geologic information from the USGS geologic map of Newberry...
Authors
Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory
geothermalgeologic modelegsenhanced geothermal systemnewgennewberryoregonfaultsstructureseismicconceptual modelsubsurface modelgeologygeologicalmodelconceptual

Snake River Plain FORGE: Site Characterization Data

Apr 18, 2016
632.32 MB
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The site characterization data used to develop the conceptual geologic model for the Snake River Plain site in Idaho, as part of phase 1 of the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) initiative. This collection includes data on seismic events, groundwater,...
Authors
Moos, D. and Barton, C. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegssrgcsnake river plainidahosite characterizationsite datageologic modelgeomechanical modelwell datatempsupplementaladdendum3d modelrock physicsinel-1wo-2usgs-142websiteeventsinformationblogdatacollectionpaperstressinel sitestrian ratesdeformationanalyticalmodelinlseismicmonitoringannual reportmapseismic modelinggeologichistorysettingsublithosphericneogeneyellowstoneheisepicabovolcanicfieldvoncanicgravityheat flowcalderavolcanismmantle plumeoceanic hotspotmagmatismgrraesrpeastern snake river plainbasinpotentialsiteextensionsubsidencepaleoseismologyextensional structuresintrusiontectonic faultsgeomechanicalcharacterizationheheliumisotopeisotopic evidenceundiscoveredgeothermal systemserspaquiferthermal watermodelingthermalgeochemicalanomaliesconceptual modelwellboregroundwatertemperaturedistributionwell headstdtarget depthlocationcoordinateselevationresidualisostaticmagneticusgsmagneticsnrmeasternmtinversionlong-periodphase 1resistivityelectricalsoundinggeoelectricsectionrefraction surveyteleseismicreceiverprofilingrefractionray trace3dvolcanicspaleozoicrhyoliticpetreljewelsuitefold hingessnapshotsrpsrgmagnetotellurics

Newberry Caldera Conceptual Geophysical Model

Mar 04, 2016
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Conceptual model for the Newberry Caldera geothermal area. Model is centered around caldera and evaluates multiple geophysical datasets to derive a conceptual subsurface model. Includes: Conductor layer based on transient electromagnetic data from Fitterman et al., 1988 (figure...
Authors
Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory
geothermalenhanced geothermal systemegsnewgennewberryoregongravityseismicconceptual modelsubsurface modelgeologic modelstructuregeophysicsfaultsmtmagnetotelluricmodelconceptualgeophysicalcaldera

USGS Geophysics, Heat Flow, and Slip and Dilation Tendency Data used in Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis in the Great Basin Region, Nevada

Jun 01, 2021
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This package contains USGS data contributions to the DOE-funded Nevada Geothermal Machine Learning Project, with the objective of developing a machine learning approach to identifying new geothermal systems in the Great Basin. This package contains three major data products (geoph...
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DeAngelo, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergygeophisicsnevadaslipdilationheat flowgravitymagneticsfaultsgeotiffsmachine learningexplorationcharacterizationhydrothermalgreat basingeophysicspfa

Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Nevada and Arizona

Aug 13, 2014
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This report presents the geologic framework critical in understanding spring discharge and the hydrogeology in Black Canyon directly south of Lake Mead below Hoover Dam, Nevada and Arizona. Most of the springs are thermal 2 Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Neva...
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Beard, L. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalthermal springsblack canyonnevadaarizonahydrogeologygeologymapgeologic mappinggeochronologystructuralstructurecross sectioncross-sectionusgsfaultsfracture zonesrock characteristicshydrogeologicstratigraphy

West Flank Coso FORGE: ArcGIS Data for Geologic Model

Mar 01, 2016
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Archive of ArcGIS data from the West Flank FORGE site located in Coso, California. Archive contains the following eight shapefiles: Polygon of the 3D geologic model (WestFlank3DGeologicModelExtent) Polylines of the traces 3D modeled faults (WestFlank3DModeledFaultTraces) Polyline...
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Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalforgewest flankegscosoarcgis datacross-sectionseismic reflectionwell pathwell collarfault tracewell pathswell collarsgeospatial datamodelgeologygeologicfaulttracecalifornia

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: USGS 2007 Geologic Map of the State of Hawaii

Jan 01, 2007
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Geologic Map of the State of Hawaii published by the USGS in 2007. Includes downloadable GIS layers. Used in the Play Fairway project to obtain location of calderas, volcanic vents, dikes, and faults, as well as ages. To the fault layer we appended data from the USGS Quaternary...
Authors
Sherrod, D. et al University of Hawaii
geothermalgeologic maphawaiivolcanic ventdikescalderasgeologyusgsniihaukauaioahulanaimolokaimauikahoolawemap

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...
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Siler, D. and Pepin, J. United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypca3d geologic modelgeologic modelgeologycharacterizationmachine learningmlbhsbrady hot springsprincipal component analysisproductionstressfaultsrbradyhydrothermalgeologic structureunsupervised3d well datacodegeothermicgeophysics

INGENIOUS Great Basin Regional Dataset Compilation

Jun 30, 2022
116.98 MB
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This is the regional dataset compilation for the INnovative Geothermal Exploration through Novel Investigations Of Undiscovered Systems (INGENIOUS) project. The primary goal of this project is to accelerate discoveries of new, commercially viable hidden geothermal systems while re...
Authors
Ayling, B. et al GBCGE, NBMG, UNR
geothermalenergy2-meter probetemperaturegeochemistryquaternary falutsquaternary volcanicsgeodeticsseismicitypaleogeothermalwellsspringsslip and dilationingeniousplay fairway analysisgreat basinnevadautahidahocaliforniaoregonthermal conductivitymagnetotelluricsgravitymagneticsheat flowshapefilesgridssinterslipdilationearthquakesshearconductivityconductancegeotiffgeospatialcompilationdataregionaltufavolcanicsexplorationplay fairwaymodelingundiscovered systemsdiscoveryfavorabilityfaultsmachine learningelevation trenddetrended elevationseismic dataraw datasoda lake

Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Regional Data

Oct 28, 2015
260.6 MB
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This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed geothermal potential map of a large transect across the Great Basin region (96,000 km2), with the primary objective of facilitating discovery of commercial-grade, blind geothermal fields (i.e. ...
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Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalnevadaearthquakesquaternary faultsgeodetic straingravityfavorabilitypermeabilitywellsspringsstructurestransmission linesexplorationwildernessheatiso 240iso 267hgmgravity stationsstrain ratemt stationsquaternaryfaultsslip ratesummed slipdilation tendencyerrordirect evidenceinputmodeldegree of explorationmagnitudedepthlocationfairwaybenchmarks130ccombined permeabilityfaultbufferexploration opportunitiesanomalous valuespower plantsgreat basingeothermal systems3kmtemperature modelquaternary faultrecencystudyhorizontalgradient2.40g/ccphase 2second invarianthorizontal gravity gradientregional permeabilityearthquakedilation potentialslip ratesslip tendencysummed dilationfault namepowertransmission20kmtemperaturegeothermometerforest serviceblmusfsndotroadsmxdmaparcgismpkmap packagenv great basingeospatial datadataarc

Preserving the National Geothermal Data System's Geothermal Features and Observations Dataset (AASG-GDS)

Dec 08, 2025
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This repository provides access to legacy data from the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) node of the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS), which originally served as part of a nationwide, distributed network aggregating geoscientific information from state geologi...
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Zaffos, A. and Richard, S. The University of Arizona
geothermalenergyngdsazgsngds-azgswell headersvolcanic eventsthermal springspower plant facilitiesrock samplesheat pump facilitiesgeothermal areasdirect use sitesabandoned minesactive faultsnational geothermal data systemassociation of american state geologistsaasgborehole lithologydrill stem testsheat flowhydraulic propertiesgeothermometrypower plant productionthermal conductivitywell fluid productionwell logswell testsradiogenic heatrock chemistryaqueous chemistry

Machine Learning to Identify Geologic Factors Associated with Production in Geothermal Fields: A Case-Study Using 3D Geologic Data from Brady Geothermal Field and NMFk

Oct 01, 2021
5.68 MB
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In this paper, we present an analysis using unsupervised machine learning (ML) to identify the key geologic factors that contribute to the geothermal production in Brady geothermal field. Brady is a hydrothermal system in northwestern Nevada that supports both electricity producti...
Authors
Siler, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergynmfkbrady hot springsmachine learningmlbhsnonnegative matrix factorization k-meanshydrothermalbradyk-meansclusteringnonnegative matrix factorizationmatrix factorizationgeothermalcloudsmarttensorsunsupervised3d well data3d geologic mapgeologic structurefaultsstressgeologycharacterizationgeologic modelproductioncode

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

Oct 20, 2021
6.41 MB
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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

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) of Strain at Earth Tide Frequencies: Laboratory Tests

Jan 24, 2018
1.09 GB
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The solid Earth strains in response to the gravitational pull from the Moon, Sun, and other planetary bodies. Measuring the flexure of geologic material in response to these Earth tides provides information about the geomechanical properties of rock and sediment. Such measurements...
Authors
Coleman, T. and Becker, M. California State University
geothermalenergyearth tidedasdistributed acoustic sensingfiber optics sensorslow frequency straingeomechanicsmeasurementmatlabegslab testsfracturecharacterizationhydraulicstimulation strain

Fallon FORGE: Geophysics and Geochemistry

May 23, 2016
257.08 MB
Publicly accessible
The data is associated to the Fallon FORGE project and includes mudlogs for all wells used to characterize the subsurface, as wells as gravity, magnetotelluric, earthquake seismicity, and temperature data from the Navy GPO and Ormat. Also included are geologic maps from the USGS a...
Authors
Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegsfallonforgecarson sinkbasin and rangetemperaturelidargravitygeochemistryseismicnevadaaeromagcarson sink gravitygeochemistycomplete bougergravity gradientrelative gravitytopographic surveyinggeophysicalgeophysicsseismic profilesmud logwell logchurchill countyacquisition reportbouger anomalyfallon forgewelllog

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

Sep 30, 2015
32.65 MB
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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

Publications and Datasets from Play-Fairway Retrospective Analysis with Emphasis on Developing Improved Hydrothermal Energy Assessments

Feb 07, 2023
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Previous moderate and high-temperature geothermal resource assessments of the western United States utilized data-driven methods and expert decisions to estimate resource favorability. Although expert decisions can add confidence to the modeling process by ensuring reasonable mode...
Authors
Mordensky, S. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypfahydrothermalenergy assessmentresource assessmentretrospectivemachine learninggeosciencewestern usdata-drivenbias reductionfavorabilitymappingegslow tempprocessed dataresourcecharacterization

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

Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data

Aug 19, 2026
1.34 GB
Curated
This submission houses geospatial data for the Lightning Dock geothermal (LDG) field in the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, south-western New Mexico. LDG is a liquid-dominated system produced for binary (ORC) power generation. In this submission shp and tif files are zipped with al...
Authors
Ifrene, G. et al Zanskar Geothermal
geothermalenergygeospatiallightning dockgiswaterchemistrywell datageologicaltemperaturegeophysicalaeromagneticgravitylidarfaults
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