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Pressure-Temperature Simulation at Brady Hot Springs

Jul 11, 2017
2.96 MB
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These files contain the output of a model calculation to simulate the pressure and temperature of fluid at Brady Hot Springs, Nevada, USA. The calculation couples the hydrologic flow (Darcy's Law) with simple thermodynamics. The epoch of validity is 24 March 2015. Coordinates are ...
Authors
Feigl, K. Temple University
geothermalenergyinsar-meqporotomoinsarmicroseismicitymeqmicroearthquakeseismicityinducedsimulationpressuretemperaturebradybrady hot springs

Numerical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Prediction

Apr 26, 2016
1.1 MB
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Numerical modeling on fused silica cylindrical materials for predicting overpressures required to fracture an homogeneous pure (surrogate) material with known mechanical properties similar to igneous rock materials and later compare these values to experimental overpressures obtai...
Authors
Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
silicafracturingmodelingoverpressurepredictionnumerical modelingmechanical propertiesfused silica surrogate cylindrical samplesmaterial p[ropertiesfused quartzstress distributioncrack extensionstress intensity factorinternal pressureconfining pressurevariationstimulationreservoir

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Extended Dual Well Circulation Testing Fiber Optic Monitoring Report August 2024

Aug 30, 2024
10.95 MB
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This report documents the post-hydraulic fracturing extended circulation test between Utah FORGE wells 16A and 16B conducted in August 2024. In well 16B, fiber optic measurements of Rayleigh frequency shift distributed strain sensing (RFS-DSS) and distributed temperature sensing ...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergycirculation testscross well circulationfiber opticsrfs dssdtsstrain changethermal sluggingthermal strainpltproduction logging toolutah forgeegsstimulaitonhydraulic fracturingdssdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingfiber optic monitoringprocessed datatechnical reportneubrexgeophysics16b78-32

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Laboratory Data for Insights on Hydraulic Fracture Closure and Stress Measurement

Jun 12, 2024
4.82 MB
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This dataset includes data from injection/fall-off experiments conducted in controlled laboratory settings. The aim is to investigate the physics governing fracture closure and the associated stress measurements during hydraulic fracturing. These time series data include flow rat...
Authors
Ye, Z. and Ghassemi, A. University of Oklahoma
hydraulic fracturinginjection/fall-off testsin-situ stress measurementsfracture closuregeothermalegsutah forgeminifracstressflow ratepressurevolumelaboratoryenergyinjectionfall-offwater injectionoil injectionsierra white granitecrab orchard sandstonescioto sandstonekismetgeomechanics

Utah FORGE: Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores

Oct 05, 2022
4.59 MB
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This paper discusses the progress on a project funded by the DOE Utah FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy) for the development of a subsurface heat exchanger for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) using unique casing sleeves cemented in place and are used ...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergycompletionsleevestractorheat modelegsutah forgestimulationfracturingwellbore technologieswellbore technologyheat exchangergeothermoptimalfracoptimal

Effective Elastic and Neutron Capture Cross Section Calculations Corresponding to Simulated Fluid Properties from CO2 Push-Pull Simulations

Mar 07, 2018
4.46 MB
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The submission contains a .xls files consisting of 10 excel sheets, which contain combined list of pressure, saturation, salinity, temperature profiles from the simulation of CO2 push-pull using Brady reservoir model and the corresponding effective compressional and shear velocity...
Authors
Chugunov, N. and Altundas, B. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyco2carbon dioxidepush-pullactive seismicwell loggingegsneutron capturesnuparstimulationsensitivity analysischaracterizationfaultfracturefluidbrine

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

Oct 27, 2022
1.63 MB
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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...
Authors
Finnila, A. WSP Golder
geothermalenergydfnutah forgestimulationwell stimulationfracingfrackingdiscrete fracture networkwell fracturerock fractureswell fractureswell 16a78-32utah forge wellswell 16a78-32 stimulationexcelcsvpdfegsmodelingcharacterizationforge

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Well Locations and Orientations.

Sep 05, 2018
657.91 kB
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The EGS Collab is conducting experiments in hydraulic fracturing at a depth of 1.5 km in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4850 Level. A total of eight ~60m-long subhorizontal boreholes were drilled at that depth on the western rib of the West Access Drift. S...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsigma-vsurfwell locationegsstimulationhydraulicfracturingtestbed 1west access driftsanford underground research facilityboreholesgeophysical monitoringreflex gyroorientationslaser/lidermagnetic orientation survey

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Earth Model Input Files

Dec 19, 2019
411.62 MB
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The EGS Collab is conducting experiments in hydraulic fracturing at a depth of 1.5 km in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4850 Level. A total of eight ~60m-long subhorizontal boreholes were drilled at that depth on the western rib of the West Access Drift. S...
Authors
Neupane, G. and Sigma-V, T. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsexperimentalhydraulic fracturingsubhorizontal boreholeswest access driftgeophysical monitoringjack leg boreholesgeophonestestbed 1earth modelinputmodellingautocadgeologysensorswell databoreholehomestake minegeospatial data

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Laboratory Block Experiments with Six Different Combinations of Stresses and Rock Fabrics

Jan 30, 2025
15.21 MB
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This report documents a series of block-scale hydraulic fracturing experiments, simulating Utah FORGE conditions to investigate how different combinations of in situ stress regimes, well orientations, and thermal stress conditions influence fracture initiation and propagation. The...
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Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic fracturingtriaxial loadingegsblock-scalein situ stressthermal stimulationbreakdown pressurefracture propagationrock mechanicsfracture mappinglaboratory experimentsreservoir stimulationtechnical report

Utah FORGE 1-2551: Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation and Report

Sep 08, 2023
73.57 MB
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Included here are a presentation recording, slides, and report on the Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores project by Colorado School of Mines, presented by Dr. William W. Fleckenstei...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsstimulationheat-carrier fluidzonal isolationmultistage fracture stimulationinjectionflow controlhorizontal wellborestimulation technologylong-reach injectormulti-stage fracturing systemwell tractorreport

Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation

Jan 01, 2012
4.09 MB
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Hydraulic shearing is an appealing reservoir stimulation strategy for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. It is believed that hydro-shearing is likely to simulate a fracture network that covers a relatively large volume of the reservoir whereas hydro-fracturing tends to create a small nu...
Authors
Fu, P. and Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalhydraulic fracturinghydraulic shearingreservoir stimulationreservoir modelingdiscrete fracture networkenhanced geothermal systemegshydro-shearing

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.72 MB
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This is a presentation on the Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Fan (Frank) Fei. The project's objective was to employ a combination of high-fidelity simulations and tr...
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Kroll, K. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopin-situ stresshydraulic fracturingfracture complexitytrue-triaxial testingstress characterizationpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

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

Jan 01, 2011
7.34 MB
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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 ...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenhanced geothermal systemegsdiscrete fracture flowmodelingreservoir stimulationstimulationhydraulic fracturing

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

Mar 17, 2025
1.28 MB
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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...
Authors
Gritto, R. and Jarpe, S. EMR Solutions and Technology
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsseismic borehole datadistributed acoustic sensingdasgeophone3d tomographytomographyp-wave velocitys-wave velocityvp/vs ratiovp/vsreservoir stimulationinduced seismicitywadati analysistravel-time inversioninversionfracturing fluids16a16bearthquake clustersubsurface imaginggeophysics

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Laser Scanned 4100 L Drift Map

Dec 19, 2019
1.26 GB
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The EGS Collab project is evaluating a site for Experiment 2 (hydraulic fracturing/shearing) at a depth of 1.25 km in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4100 Level. Two early test holes were drilled in an alcove (formerly known as Battery Charging Station) nea...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergylaser scanned drift mapsurfegs collabhydraulic shearingsanford underground research facilityhydraulic fracturingegslaser scanneddrift mapyates shaftbattery charging stationlaser surveytestbed 2experiment 2autocadleapfrogpoint cloudmapremote sensing

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Preliminary Test Wells Locations and Orientations

Dec 19, 2019
233.95 kB
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The EGS Collab project is evaluating a site for Experiment 2 (hydraulic fracturing/shearing) at a depth of 1.25 km in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4100 Level. Two early test holes were drilled in an alcove (formerly known as Battery Charging Station) nea...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergysurfegs collabgyro datahydraulic fracturinghydraulic shearingsanford underground research facilitywell locationswellstestbed 2lidarremote sensingegsexperiment 2well locationwell orientationsigma-vtest wellswell dataleapfroghomestake mineboreholegyrocollar location

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

Jan 01, 2023
21.99 MB
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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...
Authors
Ward-Baranyay, M. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeegsmilfordutahcomsoldfnmatlabsimulationnear-miss fracturedasdistributed acoustic sensingmodelingstrainfogmoregeophysicshydrogeomechanicssub-nanostraincodestimulation

EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF

Aug 15, 2019
21.63 MB
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This package includes data from two days of testing at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4100 level. The tests were performed in borehole TV4100 in the battery charging alcove south of the Yates shaft. TV4100 is a vertical borehole ~50 meters deep. A series o...
Authors
Ingraham, M. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsblack hillsboreholestressdatapressureflowinjectioninitial shut in pressureisipfractureraw datashift reports4100linjection testheat flowrhyoliteamphibolitegeophysics

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Testbed Well Orientation Data

Jul 26, 2021
901.81 kB
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This dataset contains the north seeking gyro data for each of the 11 boreholes drilled at the Experiment 2 testbed on the 4100 foot level of the SURF (Sanford Underground Research Facility). Each gyro file is in individual folders for each well. A single folder called 'E2 All Well...
Authors
Schwering, P. and Neupane, H. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicswirelinewell dataprocessed dataraw dataexcelleadsouth dakota

Simulations of Brady's-Type Fault Undergoing CO2 Push-Pull: Pressure-Transient and Sensitivity Analysis

Mar 09, 2018
9.74 MB
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Input and output files used for fault characterization through numerical simulation using iTOUGH2. The synthetic data for the push period are generated by running a forward simulation (input parameters are provided in iTOUGH2 Brady GF6 Input Parameters.txt [InvExt6i.txt]). In gene...
Authors
Jung, Y. and Doughty, C. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsco2carbon dioxidepush-pullpressure-transient testingitough2sensitivity analysisinverse modelingparameter estimationinconpesttough2fault modelinggf6bradyfaultingfaultfracturecharacterizationstimulation

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

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Core Logs

Jul 08, 2019
1.36 GB
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Core logs and photos from the EGS Collab project Experiment 2 for the Top Vertical well (TV4100) and the Top Horizontal well (TV 4100) on the 4100 Level of SURF (the Sanford Underground Research Facility). The core logs are stored in a single PDF file with 5-ft run intervals. In t...
Authors
Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegscore logcorefoldingfoliationwell datalogging

Transport of CO2 in Stimuli-Responsive Fracking Fluid, StimuFrac

Sep 15, 2016
2.12 MB
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CO2 breakthrough experiments in a column packed with sand and filled with StimuFrac fluid or water to learn about transport of the stimuli (CO2) on environments where either water or the stimuli-responsive polymer aqueous solution (StimuFrac) is present. Results suggest co-injecti...
Authors
Fernandez, C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalco2 transportstimuli-responsive fluidegsbreakthroughstimuli-responsive fracking fluidco2 diffusionconvectionfractureshydraulic fracturingfracking fluidwatersupercritical co2liquid co2stimulationreservoir

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations

Apr 28, 2025
1.29 MB
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This report presents geodetic observations from the April 2024 stimulations at the Utah FORGE site, as part of LBNL FORGE Project 3-2535. It focuses on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) data from an optical fiber in well 16B, capturing localized strain linked to fracture propagatio...
Authors
Vasco, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsdistributed strain sensingdssfiber-optic sensingmicroseismicityfracture stimulationgeodetic monitoringinsarsubsurface deformationhydraulic fracturingseismicityfracture modelingreservoir characterizationtechnical reportprocessed dataapril 2024stimulation
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