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Hydroshear Simulation Lab Test 2

This data file is for test 2. In this test a sample of granite with a pre-cut (man made fracture) is confined, heated and differential stress is applied. The max temperature in this this system development test is 95C. More test details can be found on the spreadsheets--note that ...

Bauer, S. Sandia National Laboratories

Aug 01, 2014
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Geologic Map and GIS Data for the Tuscarora Geothermal Area

Tuscarora-ESRI Geodatabase (ArcGeology v1.3): Contains all the geologic map data, including faults, contacts, folds, unit polygons, and attitudes of strata and faults. List of stratigraphic units and stratigraphic correlation diagram. Detailed unit descriptions of stratigraphic...

E., J. University of Nevada

Dec 31, 2013
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Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Shallow Temperature Survey

The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...

Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Mar 29, 2018
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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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WISE-CASING: Seismic Experiment at Richmond Field Station, CA

This experiment is testing the tube waves reflected from the bottom of the well. We put six single-channel geophones on the surface and a 24-channel downhole hydrophone into the well. The well is about 30 meters deep. Just a steel casing in the sand formation, no cement.

Wu, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 25, 2018
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test, 2023

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 ...

Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University

Jun 12, 2024
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Exploration Gap Assessment (FY13 Update)

This submission contains an update to the previous Exploration Gap Assessment funded in 2012, which identify high potential hydrothermal areas where critical data are needed (gap analysis on exploration data). The uploaded data are contained in two data files for each data catego...

Esposito, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2013
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Initial 3D Gravity Results at Newberry

Initial 3D gravity results from Zonge Int'l recorded for the 4D EGS Monitoring project at Newberry, during stimulation of Well 55-29 by AltaRock Energy

Rose, K. National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jul 31, 2015
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Fallon FORGE: Vs30m Seismic Velocity

Time-averaged shear-wave velocity to 30 m depth about the Fallon, NV FORGE site.

Blankenship, D. and Kaven, J. Sandia National Laboratories

Mar 12, 2018
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The Use of 3D Geologic Modeling to Improve Well Targeting in Glass Buttes, Oregon

The Glass Buttes Project includes combining a suite of high-resolution geophysical and geochemical techniques to reduce exploration risk by characterizing hydrothermal alteration, fault geometries and relationships. This is aided through geologic observation, modern remote sensing...

Walsh, P. Ormat Nevada Inc

Oct 09, 2011
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulations for Distributed Acoustic Sensing Strain Signatures as an Indicator of Fracture Connectivity

This dataset encompasses simulations of strain signatures from both hydraulically connected and "near-miss" fractures in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The files and results are presented from the perspective of digital acoustic sensing's (DAS) potential to differentiate the t...

Ward-Baranyay, M. et al Rice University

Jan 01, 2023
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Utah FORGE: LBNL Status Report on the VEMP Tool 2022

This report describes the current status of the Vertical Electromagnetic Profiling, or VEMP tool, that is on loan to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) from Geothermal Energy Research and Development Co., Ltd. (GERD), Japan. The report describes the initial inspection of the to...

Wilt, M. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jun 24, 2022
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Regional Geology

Links to papers and reports describing the structure and character of the Illinois Basin geology. Included are descriptions of the two reservoirs that are being modeled for the DDU feasibility project at University of Illinois, the St. Peter and Mt. Simon Sandstones.

Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois

Mar 30, 2018
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Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: 2km Grid Based Analysis

Combined geochemical and geophysical data, weighted and ranked for geothermal prospect favorability.

M, C. University of California

Aug 20, 2015
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Newberry Combined Gravity 2016

Newberry combined gravity from Zonge Int'l, processed for the EGS stimulation project at well 55-29. Includes data from both Davenport 2006 collection and for OSU/4D EGS monitoring 2012 collection. Locations are NAD83, UTM Zone 10 North, meters. Elevation is NAVD88. Gravity in ...

Rose, K. National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jan 22, 2016
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Exploration Best Practices on OpenEI

This is an electronic database detailing different types of, various phases of, best practices for, and cost and time associated with geothermal exploration techniques. The groups of exploration techniques included in the database are Data and Modeling Techniques, Downhole Techniq...

Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 20, 2013
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Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report

This presents the results of Phase 1 of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project, along with a proposed work for Phase 2. No new data were collected, but we list data sources for our compilation. The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that e...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Jan 25, 2016
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2016 Passive Seismic Imaging of the Dixie Valley Geothermal Well Field for EGS Favorability and Fault Mapping

This submission provides reports on the results of seismic data analyses, statistical data sets of rock properties under the DVGWF, GIS data for new maps of EGS favorability, and a link to raw seismogram data archived by the IRIS-DMS.

Louie, J. et al University of Nevada, Reno

Nov 01, 2015
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Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time

This paper describes the methodology used to define the baseline exploration suite of techniques (baseline), as well as the approach that was used to create the cost and time data set that populates the baseline. The resulting product, an online tool for measuring impact, and the ...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 13, 2013
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Fallon FORGE: Gravity and Magnetics Data

This package contains principal facts for new gravity data collected September November 2017 in support of the Fallon FORGE project. Also included are rock core density and magnetic susceptibility data for key core intervals, used in modeling 2D and 3D gravity inversions. Indivi...

Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Mar 09, 2018
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Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Test Data for Investigating Seismic Precursors to Shear Failure of Fractures

This dataset includes results of direct shear tests to investigate the mechanical and geophysical response of dry and saturated fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra White granite. Direct shear tests were performed on tensile-induced fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra W...

Han, K. et al Purdue University

Jun 11, 2024
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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

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...

DeAngelo, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Jun 01, 2021
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Utah FORGE: Seismic DAS and Geophone Borehole Data Processing and 3D Imaging of Vp/Vs Ratio in the 2024 Stimulated Reservoir

This dataset includes a final report and a 3D velocity model derived from seismic DAS and geophone borehole data collected during the April 2024 stimulation of the reservoir at Utah FORGE. The report details the processing of over 50,000 P and S-wave travel times used in a tomogra...

Gritto, R. and Jarpe, S. EMR Solutions and Technology

Mar 17, 2025
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Gravity Survey of the Carson Sink Data and Maps

A detailed gravity survey was carried out for the entire Carson Sink in western Nevada (Figure 1) through a subcontract to Zonge Engineering, Inc. The Carson Sink is a large composite basin containing three known, blind high-temperature geothermal systems (Fallon Airbase, Stillwat...