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Geothermal Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 30, 2014
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This submission contains links to Geothermal Areas on OpenEI that were completed as part of an effort to gather clean, unbiased information on which to build geothermal drilling prospects. The specific areas that were part of this focused effort, or *case studies*, are linked ind...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcase studycase historyexplorationtechnical issuesenvironmental issuestimelineblue mountaingeothermal areachenahot springsdixie valleykilaueaeast riftlightning docklong valley calderacalderamt princetonhot springsnealnorth brawleyrooseveltrye patchsalt wellsvalles calderaredondosulpher springswaunitageothermal areasgeothermal resource areasonline listlist of areasmapgeothermal activitiesexploration techniquesoverviewexportcase studies

August 2014 Dixie Valley Report Binary Cycle Production Data Report

Sep 10, 2014
13.51 kB
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Generation data from August associated with the binary unit at Dixie Valley. Includes summary of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a bin...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinary systembottoming cyclebinary power plantproduction datadoereportaugustproduction reportbinary cycleunused heatlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste waternevada

August 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Costs

Aug 31, 2014
38 kB
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Binary Costs and man-hour data supporting the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant.
Authors
Lee, V. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinary systembottoming cyclebinarynevadacost databinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingbinary cyclecosts

August 2014 Dixie Valley DOE Production Data

Aug 31, 2014
482.03 kB
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Binary Engineering production data for August 2014. Used to demonstrate the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant.
Authors
Lee, V. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinary systembottoming cyclebinaryproduction databinary power plantbrineunused heatbottomingbinary cyclenevadalow temperature

September 2014 Dixie Valley DOE Production Report

Sep 30, 2014
11.8 kB
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DOE summary report of data, operations, outages, and curtailments in order to support the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geotherma...
Authors
Brown, D. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valley binary systembottoming cycleproduction reportsummarybinary cycleunused heatbinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingwaste waternevada

September 2014 Dixie Valley Binary Costs

Sep 30, 2014
37.5 kB
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Binary costs and man-hour data supporting the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant.
Authors
Lee, V. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valley binary systembottoming cyclebinarycost databinary power plantlow temperaturebrinebottomingbinary cyclecostsnevada

September 2014 Dixie Valley DOE Production Data

Sep 30, 2014
482.03 kB
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Binary Engineering production data. Used to demonstrate the techno-economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant.
Authors
Lee, V. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valley binary systembottoming cycleproduction databianrybinary power plantbrineunused heatbottomingbinary cyclenevadalow temperature

Illite Dissolution Rates and Equation (100 to 280 deg C)

Oct 17, 2014
24.27 kB
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The objective of this suite of experiments was to develop a useful kinetic dissolution expression for illite applicable over an expanded range of solution pH and temperature conditions representative of subsurface conditions in natural and/or engineered geothermal reservoirs. Usi...
Authors
Carroll, S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalillitedissolution kineticsillite dissolutionrateequationexperiment

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 15, 2014
21.38 MB
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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

3D Seismic Reflection Attributes of a Geothermal Area

Sep 15, 2014
2.51 MB
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Images from a 3D seismic reflection survey across a geothermal area are shown. Images of coherency and acoustic impedance are shown. Well tracks and MEQ location are overlain.
Authors
J., R. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalattributes3d seismic reflectionattributeimagesimagingsubsurfacegeophysicsgeophysical surveyseismicmodelacousticsmeqmicroearthquakewell

Testing for Controlled Rapid Pressurization

Sep 03, 2014
297.13 kB
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Borehole W1 is a NQ core hole drilled at our test site in Socorro. The rock is rhyolite. Borehole W1 which was used to test gas-gas explosive mixtures is 55 feet deep with casing (pinkish in the drawing) set to 35 feet. The model is a representation of the borehole and the hol...
Authors
Knudsen, S. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalpressurizationegsgas-gassocorro test siterhyolitegas-gas pressurizationw1boreholerapid pressurizationcontrolledcoreexperimentexplosivesolidworksdrawingcadwellborestimulationhydraulicmaterialsystemhigh temperatureenergeticdownhole

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...
Authors
Beard, L. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalthermal springsblack canyonnevadaarizonahydrogeologygeologymapgeologic mappinggeochronologystructuralstructurecross sectioncross-sectionusgsfaultsfracture zonesrock characteristicshydrogeologicstratigraphy

Geologic and Geophysical Data for Wells Drilled at Raft River Valley, Cassia County, Idaho, in 1977 to 1978 and Data for Wells Drilled Previously

Dec 31, 1978
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In order to better define the size of the thermal anomaly in the Raft River Valley, Idaho, the U.S. Geological Survey drilled a series of intermediate-depth (nominal 500-ft depth) wells in 1977 and 1978. This report presents geologic, geophysical, and temperature data for these dr...
Authors
Nathenson, M. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalraft rivercassia countyidahodrill holeswellstemperature datageophysical datadoi10.3133/ofr20141201open file reportusgsgeiohysicsgeologygeologicdata

Geothermal Drilling and Completions: Petroleum Practices Technology Transfer

Sep 30, 2014
10.36 MB
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NREL and the Colorado School of Mines (SURGE) conducted research in FY14 to identify petroleum drilling and completion practices (methods and technologies) that can be transferred to geothermal drilling and completion, to provide the geothermal industry with more effective, lower ...
Authors
Visser, C. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermaldrillingpetroleumbest practicestechnology transfercompletionfinal reporttechnologymethodscost

Value of Information References

Dec 12, 2014
8.16 kB
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This file contains a list of relevant references on value of information (VOI) in RIS format. VOI provides a quantitative analysis to evaluate the outcome of the combined technologies (seismology, hydrology, geodesy) used to monitor Brady's Geothermal Field.
Authors
Morency, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalvalue of informationseismologyhydrologygeodesyvoirisbradybradys geothermal fieldresourcesreferencesclay cap

Poroelastic References

Dec 12, 2014
8.27 kB
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This file contains a list of relevant references on the Biot theory (forward and inverse approaches), the double-porosity and dual-permeability theory, and seismic wave propagation in fracture porous media, in RIS format, to approach seismic monitoring in a complex fractured porou...
Authors
Morency, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalbiot theorydouble porositydual permeabilityfracturebiotrisdouble-porositydual-permeabilityseismic wave propagationporousfracture porous mediaseismic monitoringbrady

Water Use in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): Geology of U.S. Stimulation Projects, Water Costs, and Alternative Water Use Policies

Dec 16, 2014
2.32 MB
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According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), geothermal energy generation in the United States is projected to more than triple by 2040 (EIA 2013). This addition, which translates to more than 5 GW of generation capacity, is anti...
Authors
Harto, C. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalegsenhance geothermal systempowergeologyalternative waterpolicywaterwater usedesert peakthe geysersnewberrynewberry volcanoraft river

Garner Valley DAS Metadata

Sep 10, 2013
21.69 kB
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Metadata for the data collected at the NEES@UCSB Garner Valley Downhole Array field site on September 10-12, 2013 as part of the larger PoroTomo project.
Authors
Lancelle, C. University of Wisconsin
geothermaldistributed acoustic sensingfiber opticsporotomogarner valleydownhole arraymetadata

Brady's Field GPS Time-Series Data

Dec 20, 2014
Size unavailable
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Daily position time-series for GPS station BRAD and BRDY in the NA12 reference frame.
Authors
Kreemer, C. University of Nevada
geothermalgeodesygpsgeospatial databradbrdyna12time seriestime-seriesporotomobradybradys hot springsfieldnevada

PoroTomo: BRAD and BRDY GPS Station RINEX Files December 20, 2014

Dec 20, 2014
394.45 kB
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This dataset provides links to daily RINEX files for two GPS stations at Brady's Hot Springs as of December 20, 2014. The data is formatted as compressed GNSS RINEX observation files and is accessible through CSV files containing metadata such as file size, data type, and publicat...
Authors
Kreemer, C. University of Nevada
geothermalgeodesygpsrinexgeospatial databradbrdybrady hot springsbradys hot springsftp locationporotomobradyfieldnevadaunavcohydrothermalcsv

Guelph, ON Canada DTS Metadata

Dec 15, 2014
290.13 kB
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Metadata for active distributed temperature survey (DTS) experiments at Guelph, Ontario Canada. This data that this metadata refers to was taken as part of the PoroTomo project. The metadata includes information about status, location, elevation, units, and other metadata.
Authors
Coleman, T. University of Wisconsin
geothermaldtsboreholetemperaturemetadatadistributed temperature surveyporotomodistributed temperature sensingcaoncanadaontarioguelphlocationelevationwelldrillingdepth

Brady's Geothermal Field Seismic Network Metadata

Dec 21, 2014
38.38 kB
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Brady's geothermal field seismic network station locations and dates of operation.
Authors
Foxall, W. University of Wisconsin
geothermalegs microearthquake monitoringbrady egs seismic monitoring networkmetadataseismic networkseismic monitoringbradyegsporotomoseismicitymicroseismicitymeqinduced seismicitybradys geothermal fieldbradys hot springsearthquake

UTM Well Coordinates for the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (BHRS)

Dec 19, 2014
54.02 kB
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A series of oscillatory pumping tests were performed at the BHRS. The data collected from these wells will be used to tomographically image the shallow subsurface. This excel file only contains well coordinates for all wells at the Boise site.
Authors
Lim, D. University of Wisconsin
geothermalwell coordinateshydraulic tomographycharacterizationboise hydrogephysical research sitesubsurfacepumping testpump testoscillatorylocationmetadata

Analysis of Existing InSAR Data Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Area

Dec 26, 2014
41.55 kB
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Attributes of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data acquired by TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite missions and archived at WInSAR facility.
Authors
Feigl, K. University of Wisconsin
geothermalsynthetic aperture radarinsarsarradarsynthetic aperturesatellitewinsarterrasar-xtandem-xinterferometricwestern north americabradyporotomobrady hot springsbrady geothermal

Brady Geothermal 1D Seismic Velocity Model

Feb 17, 2015
90.17 kB
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This submission contains an ASCII text file of seismic velocities derived from ambient noise cross-correlation used to create a model of seismic velocity as a 1-D function of depth in addition to a quarterly report describing the creation and use of the model. Model uses 28 Green'...
Authors
Matzel, E. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalseismic velocity modelinsarambient noisebrady geothermal seismic modelseismicseismic velocity1d
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