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Gas Propagated Borehole Fracture Model And Simulation

We developed a model for fracture production produced during detonation of an explosive mixture in a 10m packed off section of a shallow borehole. The model is based upon an actual field and lab experiments on low-damage borehole fracturing performed at Sandia National Labs by Mar...

Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nov 15, 2015
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Exploration Case Studies on OpenEI

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...

Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 27, 2013
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Brady's Geothermal Field Metadata for DTS and DAS Surveys

Metadata for DTS and DAS datasets for both borehole 56-1 and trenched cables.

Coleman, T. University of Wisconsin

Mar 26, 2016
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Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities

The project team collected and analyzed 224 water samples and 101 matching rock samples. INL's improved method of measuring aqueous REEs allows study of samples previously thought too volume limited to measure. The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyz...

Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming

Mar 08, 2019
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Washington Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Technical Report

An investment of $0.7M from the Geothermal Technology Office for Phase 2 of Play Fairway Analysis in Washington State improved existing favorability models and increased model confidence. New 1:24,000-scale geological mapping, 15 detailed geophysical surveys, 2 passive seismic sur...

Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey

Dec 20, 2017
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Snake River Plain Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Heat, Permeability, and Seal CRS Map Raster Files

Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis Phase 1 CRS Raster Files. This dataset contains raster files created in ArcGIS. These raster images depict Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for HEAT, PERMEABILITY, AND SEAL, as well as selected maps of Evidence Layers. These evidence layers c...

Shervais, J. Utah State University

Oct 09, 2015
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Snake River Plain Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Project Active Source Seismic Data

This archive contains seismic shot field records for 10 profiles located in Camas Prairie, Idaho. The eight numbered .sgy files were acquired using a seismic land streamer system with an accelerated weight drop source and 72 geophones. These 10-Hz geophones were mounted on base pl...

Liberty, L. and Shervais, J. Boise State University

Sep 30, 2018
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Brady Geothermal Field Well Pumping Data During Deployment

Contains pumping data associated with the wells used in the 2016 Spring Campaign led partially by UW Madison, LBNL, and LLNL scientists. The well coordinates and the depths to the pressure sensors used in the pumping wells can be found at the link "Coordinates and Sensor Depths" b...

Feigl, K. University of Wisconsin

Mar 30, 2016
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Brady's Geothermal Field Map of DAS, Nodal, Vibroseis and Reftek Station Deployment

Map of DAS, nodal, vibroseis and Reftek stations during March 2016 deployment. The plot on the left has nodal stations labeled; the plot on the right has vibroseis observations labeled. Stations are shown in map-view using Brady's rotated X-Y coordinates with side plots denoting...

Feigl, K. University of Wisconsin

Oct 15, 2016
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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth

This dataset covers work that investigated the apparent toughness anisotropy at Utah FORGE by comparing microseismic data with stress profiles from field measurements. The study analyzes the hydraulic fracture growth of Stage 3 at Well 16A(78)-32 using MEQ data, calibrating a nume...

Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 30, 2025
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Technology Development and Field Trials of EGS Drilling Systems at Chocolate Mountain

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are routinely used in the oil and gas industry for drilling medium to hard rock but have not been adopted for geothermal drilling, largely due to past reliability issues and higher purchase costs. The Sandia Geothermal Research Departmen...

Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jan 01, 2012
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Utah FORGE: Phase 3A Year 1 Annual Report for 2020

This is the Utah FORGE annual report for Phase 3A year 1, which was completed on December 28th, 2020. This report includes site infrastructure, site operations, seismic monitoring, a conceptual geological model, outreach, and communications for the Utah FORGE project during Phase ...

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

Dec 28, 2020
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Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Reports & Appendices

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. ...

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

Oct 28, 2015
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Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Regional Data

Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Oct 28, 2015
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Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Hydrothermal Alteration Map

This is a hydrothermal alteration map of the Tularosa Basin area, New Mexico and Texas that was created using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) multispectral data band ratios based upon diagnostic features of clay, calcite, silica, gypsum, ferr...

Brandt, A. University of Utah

Nov 15, 2015
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The Convergence of Heat, Groundwater, & Fracture Permeability: Innovative Play Fairway Modeling Applied to the Tularosa Basin Project Report

This report details all of the work done in Phase 2 of a geothermal exploration project in Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. Data acquired as part of Phase 2 includes field geology (geological reconnaissance and mapping), gravity surveys, shallow temperature surveys, well water sampling...

Nash, G. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

May 31, 2017
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Utah FORGE: Mineral Mountains West Fault System Report

This archive contains a report on the Mineral Mountains West fault system as part of phase 2C and the evidence for the northern terminus of this structure. Geologic field mapping, reprocessing of 3D seismic reflection data, and soil gas surveys contributed to this effort.

Simmons, S. and Miller, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 01, 2019
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Hotspot Project: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project Initial Report

The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate geothermal potential in three distinct settings: (1) Kimama ...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Jan 01, 2012
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US Low-Temperature EGS Resource Potential Estimate

Shapefile of shallow, low-temperature EGS resources for the United States, and accompanying paper (submitted to GRC 2016) describing the methodology and analysis. These data are part of a very rough estimate created for use in the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technology O...

Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2016
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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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PoroTomo: Brady Geothermal Field InSAR Data

Included are links to compressed InSAR pairs covering Brady Geothermal Field for TerraSAR-X (tracks 53, 91, and 167) and Sentinel-1A data. Pairs from the PoroTomo deployment period and pairs forming a minimum spanning tree according to perpendicular baseline are included for Terr...

Reinisch, E. University of Wisconsin

Jul 11, 2017
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Active Source 3D Seismic Tomography of Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Field, Nevada

We deployed a dense seismic array to image the shallow structure in the injection area of the Brady Hot Springs geothermal site in Nevada. The array was composed of 238 5 Hz, three-component nodal instruments and 8,700 m of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) fiber-optic cable inst...

Parker, L. University of Wisconsin

Aug 09, 2017
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Magnetotelluric Data Collected in 2016 over the San Emidio Geothermal Field in Nevada

This data set includes the magnetotelluric (MT) data collected from October 21 to November 9, 2016 over the San Emidio geothermal field in Nevada by Quantec Geoscience USA Inc. on behalf of US Geothermal Inc. as part of a project entitled "A Novel Approach to Map Permeability Usi...

Folsom, M. et al Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Nov 09, 2016
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A Hydrogeochemical Analysis of Geothermal Resources in the State of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted a Play Fairway Analysis of the state of geothermal potential for the islands. Phase I included the aggregation of all existing geologic, geophysical and geochemical data available. A probability model incorporating heat, fluid, and perme...

Tachera, D. University of Hawaii

May 01, 2018
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Utah FORGE: Phase 3 Microgravity Data

A 4D microgravity survey began in early 2019 in order to benchmark surface and subsurface elevations prior to Phase 3 drilling and stimulation campaigns. Microgravity stations are collocated with GPS deformation benchmarks and use the same location survey data. Surveys are underta...

Hardwick, C. Utah Geological Survey

Oct 07, 2020
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