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Utah FORGE 2-2404: The University of Oklahoma, Application of Advanced Techniques for Determination of Reservoir-Scale Stress State at Utah FORGE Final Report

Jun 30, 2025
3.73 MB
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This final report summarizes the work done on Utah FORGE project 2-2404. The project aimed to develop a methodology integrating alternative well bore and core-based methods and reservoir-scale focal mechanisms (FM) to better estimate the reservoir stress at FORGE. The project obje...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegswell borecore-basedfocal mechanismsreservoir stressfinal reporttechnical reportanelastic strain recoverydifferential strain curvefracture mechanicsdrilling-induced cracksnear-wellbore stress

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 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth

Jan 30, 2025
2.55 MB
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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...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgestress roughnesshydraulic fracturingmeqegsstress profilefield measurementshydraulic fracture growth16a78-32stage 3geostechnical reportprocessed datageophysics2-2446toughness anisotropyrock mechanics

Seismic Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Fracture Generation During EGS Resource Development Deviatoric MT, Fracture Network, and Final Report

Sep 01, 2018
62.11 kB
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This submission contains 167 deviatoric moment tensor (MT) solutions for the seismicity observed two years prior and three years post start of injection activities at The Geysers Prati 32 EGS Demonstration. Also included is a statistical representation of the properties of 751 fra...
Authors
Gritto, R. et al Array Information Technology
geothermalenergythe geysershigh temperature reservoirdeviatoric mt solutionsdeviatoricstresstensorcatalogmomentseismicityanalysisegsinjectioninducedmicroseismicityeventlocationshearstrainfracture networkfracture orientationfracture sizecaliforniacafaultfracturenetworkgeysersmicroseismichypocenterspassiveseismicmonitoringstimulationfinal reportinversionhydraulicfaultingearthquakegeophysicsgeophysical

EGS Collab Experiment 1: In-situ observation of pre-, co and post-seismic shear slip preceding hydraulic fracturing

May 22, 2018
136.27 MB
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Understanding the initiation and arrest of earthquakes is one of the long-standing challenges of seismology. Here we report on direct observations of borehole displacement by a meter-sized shear rupture induced by pressurization of metamorphic rock at 1.5 km depth. We observed the...
Authors
Guglielmi, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsegs collabsurfsanford underground research facilityseismicinjection teststimulationslip vectorshearaxialdisplacementpressureborehole displacementdeformationsimfipprobeboreholee1-ipre-slipco-seismicslippost-seismicaftersliphydraulicfracturingin-situ

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Drill Core Fracture Analysis Images and Data

Jan 29, 2025
57.25 MB
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This dataset contains drilling core data from well 16B(78)-32, including PDF documents with flattened core images annotated by feature type and core interval, as well as spreadsheets detailing feature morphologies by depth, planar feature measurements, and planar feature orientati...
Authors
Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 16b78-32well 16b78-32 core16b78-3216b78-32 corecoredrilling corecore fracture analysiswell 16b78-32 core fracture analysisdrill core fracture analysisegsdrilling core datafracture stagescore imagesplanar featuresfeature morphologyfmicrystalline rockcore measurementsfracture characterizationstimulationimaging

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

Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

Jan 31, 2012
6.63 MB
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This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimu...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalreservoir modelinghydraulic shearinghydraulic fracturingfracturereservoir stimulationlow pressurestimulation

Cape EGS: Gold 6-IB: Mud Log, Mass Spectrometry, and Dipole Sonic-Derived Geomechanical Data

Apr 30, 2025
20.64 MB
Awaiting release
This dataset includes geological and geophysical well log data from the Gold 6-IB well at the Cape EGS site in Utah, collected between January and April 2025. The data span the full well depth from surface to total depth (15,054 feet) and encompass mud log information, mass spectr...
Authors
Dadi, S. and Adams, T. Fervo Energy
geothermalenergycape egsgold 6-ibmud logmass spectrometrydipole sonicgeomechanicsutah forgeacoustic slownessporosityanisotropywell logsgas analysislaslithologyraw data

Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

Jan 01, 2011
6.5 MB
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Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to increase heat production. In this paper, we document our effort to develop a numerica...
Authors
Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalrock mechanicshydraulic fracturingenhanced geothermal systemegssimulationhydrohydrofrackingflowmodelmodelingreservoirfracking

kISMET Final Report and Highlights

Oct 31, 2016
10 MB
Publicly accessible
The files in this submission describes the results of a series of stress measurement and hydraulic fracturing experiments conducted at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. This report describes the accomplishments of the kISMET (permeability (k) and Induce...
Authors
Oldenburg, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergystressegshydraulic fracturingnumerical modelingsanford underground research facilitycorepoorman formationanalytical modelingsubterhydraulic stimulationkismetpermeabilityinduced seismicitymanagementsurfborehole

Snake River Plain FORGE: Site Characterization Data

Apr 18, 2016
632.32 MB
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The site characterization data used to develop the conceptual geologic model for the Snake River Plain site in Idaho, as part of phase 1 of the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) initiative. This collection includes data on seismic events, groundwater,...
Authors
Moos, D. and Barton, C. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegssrgcsnake river plainidahosite characterizationsite datageologic modelgeomechanical modelwell datatempsupplementaladdendum3d modelrock physicsinel-1wo-2usgs-142websiteeventsinformationblogdatacollectionpaperstressinel sitestrian ratesdeformationanalyticalmodelinlseismicmonitoringannual reportmapseismic modelinggeologichistorysettingsublithosphericneogeneyellowstoneheisepicabovolcanicfieldvoncanicgravityheat flowcalderavolcanismmantle plumeoceanic hotspotmagmatismgrraesrpeastern snake river plainbasinpotentialsiteextensionsubsidencepaleoseismologyextensional structuresintrusiontectonic faultsgeomechanicalcharacterizationheheliumisotopeisotopic evidenceundiscoveredgeothermal systemserspaquiferthermal watermodelingthermalgeochemicalanomaliesconceptual modelwellboregroundwatertemperaturedistributionwell headstdtarget depthlocationcoordinateselevationresidualisostaticmagneticusgsmagneticsnrmeasternmtinversionlong-periodphase 1resistivityelectricalsoundinggeoelectricsectionrefraction surveyteleseismicreceiverprofilingrefractionray trace3dvolcanicspaleozoicrhyoliticpetreljewelsuitefold hingessnapshotsrpsrgmagnetotellurics

Utah FORGE 2439: Well 16B(78)-32 Field-Test Data from Mini-Frac Tests

Jul 02, 2023
2.73 GB
Publicly accessible
This submittal includes the field-test data collected during stress tests conducted in the Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32 wellbore to measure/characterize the stresses in the geothermal reservoir. The type of stress test performed is referred to as a mini-frac test or a micro-frac test. Th...
Authors
Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute
geothermalenergygeomechanicsutahforgeminifracstressin-situ stressegsmini-fracstress testgeophysical logimage logacoustic logsonic logfracturinghydraulic fracturingreservoir stressinjectioncaliper logstemperature logsxmac16b78-32baker hughespacker element pressureflowbackpacker element

Utah FORGE: Data for 3-D Model Development Lithology, Temperature, Pressure, and Stress

Mar 17, 2020
25.73 MB
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This submission comprises two downloadable .zip archives. Each archive contains spreadsheets with 3-D data and a .txt document describing the data. The Mesh Files .zip download contains data regarding the lithologic contacts of the granitoid and overlying sedimentary basin fill. T...
Authors
Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeforge3-d modellingearth modellithologic contactspressurestresslithologyutahtemperature datamodelingraw datapreprocessedegstemperature3dmilfordmesh filegranitoidbasin fillinitial conditionsnumericalmodelreservoirresourcecharacterizationroosevelt hot springs

EGS Collab Experiment 1: SIMFIP Notch-164 GRL Paper

Sep 24, 2020
11.52 MB
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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...
Authors
Guglielmi, Y. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysimfipnew borehole instrumenthydrofractureegs collabnucleateanisotropyshear displacementwellboreexperimentstimulationseismicseismicityfracturehydraulic conductivitystressshearboreholemicro-shearingfoliationinjection testsanford underground research facilitysurfegshydraulicgeophysicsdisplacementflow rate

Method to Recover Media Ligand Losses During Sorption of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brines

May 24, 2016
57.03 kB
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This document describes the method and results of an in-situ experiment used to confirm that ligand bleed from a sorptive media can be contained. The experiment focused on maintaining the media's sorption of rare earth elements (REE) obtained from a simulated geothermal brine dop...
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalligandadsorptionsimulated brinemethodmineral recoveryrare earth elementreegeothermal brinesorptionligand bleedbrine study

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Second Set Tracer Test Results

Dec 19, 2019
4.94 MB
Publicly accessible
The EGS Collab project is developing ~10-20 m-scale field sites where fracture stimulation and flow models can be validated against controlled, small-scale, in-situ experiments. The first multi-well experimental site was established at the 4850 level in the Homestake Mine in Lead,...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurftracer testssigma-vc-dotsrhodamine-bfluoresceinbreakthrough curvechloridetracer datahydraulicfracturingsimulationtracerexperimentalegssanford underground research facilityinjectionsodium chloridelithium bromidecesium iodinetestbed 1stimulation

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Compilation of Geodetic Data and Estimation of Associated Deformation

Apr 29, 2022
17.77 MB
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Report on possible geodetic signature of the 3 stimulations in April 2022 as well as a comparison with existing InSAR data gathered over the site before, during, and after the stimulation. In geothermal production it is important to understand the existing stress field and the cha...
Authors
Vasco, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyinsarground deformationcompressional velocity modelegsremote sensingwell characterizationwell 16awell 16butah forge

Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

Nov 22, 2022
5.58 MB
Publicly accessible
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) can provide a sustainable and renewable solution to the new energy transition. Its potential relies on the ability to create a reservoir and to accurately evaluate its evolving hydraulic properties to predict fluid flow and estimate ultimate therm...
Authors
Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegsnewberryhydraulicstimulationprocessed datamachine learningpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturinginduced seismicityegs collabseismic data analysiswellhead pressureflow ratefracture permeabilitymicroearthquakeenhanced geothermal systems

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: 2km Grid Based Analysis

Aug 20, 2015
17.56 MB
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Combined geochemical and geophysical data, weighted and ranked for geothermal prospect favorability.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeochemistrygeophysicscalifornianevadaoregongrid filesrankingsca-nv-orpfaplay fairway anaysisexplorationcharacterizationrankfavorabilityprospectsan emidiomedicine lakewell dataheat flowgeothermometrymtfaultsstressfaultstructural settingstrainstrain rateseismicityvolcanismhelium

Community Geothermal: Final Thermal Conductivity Test Report and Data Logs Carbondale, CO

Oct 20, 2023
1.71 MB
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Provided here are a final thermal conductivity test report, a drilling log, and a heat rejection log from Carbondale, CO. Also attached is a report made before drilling, which contains predictions on the hydrogeologic conditions of the drill site. The forty-eight (48.9) hour in-si...
Authors
Ewbank, G. et al Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalcarbondalecoloradothermal conductivitytestin-situcommunity geothermalgeothermal heat exchangerghexdrill logheat of rejectiondeep earth temperaturehydrogeologytechnical reportboreholehdpe loopborehole resistancethermal diffusivitygshpcommgeo

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (1-98)

Feb 04, 2020
11.93 GB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from the first 98 EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group teleconferences. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field activities and resul...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsmodelingtemperatureheat flowdtstracerpressureinjection testflowc-dots

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

Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for WO-2

Jul 29, 1991
67.2 MB
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Well data for the WO-2 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes lithology reports, borehole logs, temperature at depth data, neutron density and gamma data, and rock strength parameters for the WO-2 well. This collection of data has been ass...
Authors
Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegssrgclithologywell logtemperature dataneotrondensitygammabasaltineelidahosnake river plainwo-2well dataneutronngrlograw datacore samplephotographrock strengthvertical stresscohesionfriction angletemperaturedepthchartanalysisdatareportsrpcaliperhole diameteraquiferrhonatural gamma radiationrecord of drillholeweatheringstrengthpoint load indexdrill logdrilling recordsdownholelithology reportsrgwell

In-Situ Process for Sorption and Stripping of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brine

May 24, 2016
14.05 kB
Publicly accessible
Description of a conceptual commercial process to remove rare earth elements (REEs) from geothermal brine, based on a small-scale laboratory experiment to load, strip, and regenerate a ligand-based media used to adsorb REEs from a simulated brine doped with known mineral concentra...
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalbrinerare earth elementsreeadsorptionmineral recoveryprocesssimulated brinebrine studymineral doping
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