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Investigation of Stimulation-Response Relationships for Complex Fracture Systems in Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

Hydraulic fracturing is currently the primary method for stimulating low-permeability geothermal reservoirs and creating Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with improved permeability and heat production efficiency. Complex natural fracture systems usually exist in ...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Utah FORGE: 3D Gravity Data

These resources describe the 3D geophysical inversion modeling of gravity data at the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. FORGE is the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy and the site in Utah has been selected by the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a 5-year R&D program to t...

Hardwick, C. and Witter, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jun 24, 2019
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Shear Induced Permeability Test: Brady and Desert Peak Core X-Ray CT Files

As part of the shear induced permeability test, the rock cores were also scanned with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) before and after sustainability tests using a modified GE Lightspeed 16 medical CT scanner. The CT provides another perspective on the fracture and aperture, as wel...

Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 26, 2016
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EGS Collab Experiment 2: Earth Model Datasets

The EGS Collab Project performed a series of tests to increase the understanding the response of crystalline rock mass to stimulations and fluid circulation to efficiently implement enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) technologies. The EGS Collab team created two underground testbed...

Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory

May 29, 2022
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Utah FORGE: Reports on Northwestern Nevada Well Doublet Drilling and Testing by Fervo Energy

These reports review Fervo Energy's construction of a commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS). Fervo has qualified full functionality of the system through production testing at commercially relevant operating conditions. The project site is located in a nearfield setting ad...

Dadi, S. et al Fervo Energy

Sep 05, 2023
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Materials Testing Report

The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This materials testing report is based on thermoplastic and elastomeric materia...

Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec

Nov 08, 2022
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Utah FORGE: Phase 2C Seismic Observation and Ground Water Well Data and Well Locations

This submission contains the following data associated with Utah FORGE Phase 2C within the Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal area: An ArcGIS shapefile with well locations for wells 58-32, 78-32, 68-32, OH-3, OH-4, WOW-2, and WOW-3. Well 58-32 is the deep test well, wells 68-32 an...

Abraham, S. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Mar 26, 2019
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Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior Workshop Presentation

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...

Kroll, K. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Sep 08, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Plugging of fracture porosity from mineral precipitation due to injecting cold water into a a geothermal reservoir can impact the overall permeability of the fracture network in the reservoir. This can have serious ramifications on the efficiency of the geothermal resource. Geoche...

Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 03, 2019
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Development of a Downhole Tool Measuring Real-Time Concentration of Ionic Tracers and pH in Geothermal Reservoirs

For enhanced or Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) geothermal brine is pumped to the surface via the production wells, the heat extracted to turn a turbine to generate electricity, and the spent brine re-injected via injection wells back underground. If designed properly, the sub...

Hess, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Mar 31, 2014
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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stimulation DFN Fracture Plane Evaluation and Data

This dataset includes files used to fit planar fractures through the preliminary earthquake catalogs of the three stages of the April 2022 well 16A(78)-32 stimulation which is linked bellow. These planar features have been used to update the FORGE reference Discrete Fracture Netwo...

Finnila, A. WSP Golder

Oct 27, 2022
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Utah FORGE 5-2419: Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

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...

Chen, C. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Sep 14, 2024
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) Data

The U.S. Department of Energy's Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Collab project aims to improve our understanding of hydraulic stimulations in crystalline rock for enhanced geothermal energy production through execution of intensely monitored meso-scale experiments. The first expe...

Schoenball, M. and Sprinkle, P. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 25, 2018
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Lanai Resistivity and Density 3D Inversion Models

To prepare for its third phase, the Hawaii Play Fairway project conducted groundwater sampling and analyses in ten locations in the Hawaiian islands, magnetotelluric (MT) and gravity surveys, as well as calculations of 3D subsurface stress due to the weight of the rock underlying ...

Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii

Jun 01, 2020
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Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Final Report

This submission includes the final project report of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project as well as a separate appendix for the final report. The final report outlines the application of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) to geothermal exploration, specifically within the...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Feb 19, 2021
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Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resource Potential Estimate

Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessible...

Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2016
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: SIMFIP Notch-164 GRL Paper

Characterizing the stimulation mode of a fracture is critical to assess the hydraulic efficiency and the seismic risk related to deep fluid manipulations. We have monitored the three-dimensional displacements of a fluid-driven fracture during water injections in a borehole at ~1.5...

Guglielmi, Y. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 24, 2020
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DEEPEN: Newberry Volcano MT and Gravity Data 2022 and 2023 Acquisition and Processing

As part of DEEPEN (DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments), a 3D play fairway analysis (PFA) was conducted at Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon for multiple play types (conventional hydrothermal, superhot EGS, and supercritical). For use in this PFA, ...

Shultz, A. et al Enthalpion Energy

Jun 30, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Groundwater Data

This submission includes two modeled drawdown scenarios with new supply well locations, a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration grid (raster dataset representing the spatial distribution of TDS), and an excel spreadsheet containing well data.

Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 20, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Logs

This dataset contains all well logs from Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32. This includes the mud log, Sanvean Technologies logs, and Schlumberger logs. Please see the file descriptions below for information about each log.

Gilmour, B. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Mar 08, 2021
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing Processed data

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...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Apr 01, 2021
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Microseismic Monitoring

Schoenball, M. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jul 29, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Stimulation Conference Paper and Data

The U.S. Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) is a field laboratory that provides a unique opportunity to develop and test new technologies for characterizing, creating and sustaining Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) in ...

Best, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 24, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection Induced Shearing Experiments on Fractured Granitoid at Elevated Temperatures

This repository contains experimental data from a series of fluid injection-induced shearing tests conducted on Utah FORGE granitoid. The experiments were performed using an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) apparatus at Pennsylvania State University. The primary aim was t...

Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University

Aug 12, 2024
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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Well 55-29 Stimulation Data 2014

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 5 year project begun in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ru...

Cladhouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc

Sep 03, 2015
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