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Utah FORGE 3-2535: Final Report on Joint Electromagnetic, Seismic, and InSAR Imaging of Fracture Growth During EGS Resource Development

May 30, 2025
2 MB
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This dataset contains the final technical report for the project Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development, carried out from 2021 to 2025 by Lawrence Berkeley Natio...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsseismicelectromageneticgeodeticdistributed fiber-optic sensingdata acquisitiondata processingdata interpretationtechnical reportinsarfracture growthfracture propertiesgeophysicsgeomechanics

Water chemistry data and calculations for Fracture Sustainability Tests

Sep 30, 2020
1.26 MB
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Measured cation, anion, and silica are presented as well as calculations evaluating mass balance performed for 4 fracture sustainability tests under EGS conditions: Stripa granite, Metamudstone, Rhyolitic Ashflow Tuff, and Silicified Rhyolitic Tuff. Calculations of charge balance ...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracturewater chemistryexperimentgranitedesert peakbradyegsreservoirfracture sustainability teststriparhyolitic ashflowtuff cationsilicified rhyoliticmetamudstonecationanionsilicamass balancepermeabilityshear-inducedgroundwater chemistrygroundwatergeochemistrymetasedimenteffluent

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

Sep 18, 2019
5.69 MB
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This package includes data and models that support hydraulic fracture stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). A paper by Schwering et al. (2020) describes the deterministic basis for developing a "common" discrete fracture...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicsfracturenetworkdiscrete fracture networkdfnfluidflowmodeldatafluid circulationboreholeweepcoresystemenhanced geothermal systemsandia national laboratorieselectrical resistivitywellinjection testtracerdrilling

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

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Joint Imaging of Fracture Growth and Estimation of Fracture Properties During EGS Development 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 25, 2024
68.88 MB
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This is a presentation on the Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presented by David Alumbaugh. This is a video pres...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgevemp toolegsenhanced geothermal systemsinsarinduced fracturespassive seismicemvertical electromagnetic profilingthmceletromagneticlbnllawrence berkley national laboratory

Data of High-Temperature Dynamic LCM Testing Setup

May 31, 2021
9.94 MB
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Data from high temperature dynamic sealing tests for various fracture widths, at various temperatures (degrees F), with 5 wt.% bentonite-based mud containing various material fiber contents, at 100 to 400 psi differential pressure. Data from pressure test and evaluation of the dy...
Authors
Magzoub, M. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationshape memory polymergranitefractureswellbore strengtheningsealabilitygeothermalenergylost circulation materialssealing pressurefiltrationsmart lcmsmpfracture sealingdrilling fluid additivestemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed data

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Continuous Active Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM)

Jan 06, 2025
15.42 GB
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The dataset contains continuous active-source seismic monitoring (CASSM) data collected during EGS Collab Experiment 2, conducted from February to September 2022 at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. This experiment aimed to investigate enhanced geoth...
Authors
Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabcassmseismicactive-sourcesurfstimulationcrosswellseismic monitoringraw data3caccelerometerthre componentcalibrationtechnical reportborehole arrayshot recordsactive-source monitoringexperiment 2triggeredtriggered recording systemgeophysicsegs

Dixie Valley Engineered Geothermal System Exploration Methodology Project, Baseline Conceptual Model Report

May 15, 2013
166.64 MB
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The Engineered Geothermal System (EGS) Exploration Methodology Project is developing an exploration approach for EGS through the integration of geoscientific data. The Project chose the Dixie Valley Geothermal System in Nevada as a field laboratory site for methodlogy calibration...
Authors
Iovenitti, J. AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermaldixie valleyegshydrothermal systemfavorability/trust mappinggiscompressiondilatationmagnetotelluricsgravityseismicwellsfaultstemperaturegeospatial data

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Phase Field Modelling of Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Nucleation and Propagation

Dec 31, 2023
5.37 MB
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This is a report that describes the modelling of fracture nucleation and propagation in the near-wellbore region to understand the relationship between in situ stress and fracture patterns. A novel phase field formulation is described here, which represents fractures as a diffuse ...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgephase fieldegsmodeltechnical reportfracture nucleationfracture propagationnear-wellborephase field modelnumerical modelgeosfracturingnumerical resultsin situ stress

Development of a Neutron Diffraction Based Experimental Capability for Investigating Hydraulic Fractures for EGS-like Conditions

Feb 01, 2013
385.75 kB
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Understanding the relationship between stress state, strain state and fracture initiation and propagation is critical to the improvement of fracture simulation capability if it is to be used as a tool for guiding hydraulic fracturing operations. The development of fracture predict...
Authors
Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron diffractionstress statestrain statefracture initiationfracture simulationfracture predictionhydraulic fracturing neutron strain measurementhydraulic fracturingegshigh temperaturehigh pressurefracture

Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations

Apr 18, 2014
9.07 MB
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This a report for the project "Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations". Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key too...
Authors
Templeton, D. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalmicroseismicegsfracture creationmappingalgorithmmicroseismicityfracturingfracturenewberry

Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 (MU-ESW1) FMI Log Fracture Results

Mar 06, 2021
4.55 kB
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A Schlumberger Fullbore Formation Micro-Imager (FMI) log was run from 7390 feet to 7527 feet depth in well 58-32, originally known as well MU-ESW1. Well 58-32 was completed in 2017 as part of Utah FORGE Phase 2. It reached a depth of 7536 feet and recorded a bottom hole temperatur...
Authors
BLOCHOWICZ, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyschlumberger fmifmi logutah forgeutah geothermalwell 58-32mu-esw1well 58-32 logschlumbergerfullboreformation microimagerfmiwell loglogginglogsfractureegswell data

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
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Provided here is a set of presentation slides detailing stress-dependent permeability in FORGE granitoid fractures and how fracture slip affects permeability. It outlines empirical correlations between permeability, stress, and fracture aperture, emphasizing that mechanically clos...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfacture slippermeabilitystress-dependent permeabilitygranitoid fracturefracture networkstimulationapertureinjectionflow testshear testreservoir stressreportdata analysis

Thermal Drawdown-Induced Flow Channeling in a Single Fracture in EGS

Nov 15, 2015
1.32 MB
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The evolution of flow pattern along a single fracture and its effects on heat production is a fundamental problem in the assessments of engineered geothermal systems (EGS). The channelized flow pattern associated with ubiquitous heterogeneity in fracture aperture distribution caus...
Authors
Guo, B. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownsingle fracture systemthermomechanical couplingflow channelingreservoir simulationegsengineered geothermal systemsgeothermicsheat productionsingle fracturethermomechanical

Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
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This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability ...
Authors
Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergylab testingfracture formationshear failurefluid flowfracture geometryfluid permeabilityacoustic measurementsinjectionseismicitytriaxial experimentsdynamic stressingreservoir permeabilityfracture flowpermeability evolutionacoustic fracture characterizationfrictional stabilitydynamic triggeringinjection induced seismicityinduced seismicityshear slipshear flowberea sandstonewesterly graniteegsacoustic emissionslab earthquakes

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Final Report and Presentation on Innovative Stimulation Design and Fiber-Optic Diagnostics to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency

Dec 31, 2025
285.14 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 4-2492, which investigated advanced stimulation design and diagnostic approaches to improve fracture uniformity, inter-well connectivity, and energy recovery efficiency in enhanced ge...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsstimulation designfracture uniformitywell connectivityenergy recovery efficiencytechnical reportstimulationcirculation test16a16bdistributed fiber-optic sensingdtsdasdistributed strainnumerical modelingfracture growthfmitracerfracture geometrygeomechanicsgeophysics

Ionic Fluids for EGS: Thermohydraulic Flow Data for Alternative Geothermal Fluids

Sep 13, 2025
1.65 MB
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This dataset contains thermohydraulic measurements of fluid flow through single and dual fracture systems under controlled laboratory conditions. Experiments were conducted at Oklahoma State University using various ionic and nonionic fluids, including deep eutectic solvents (DES)...
Authors
Maitra, E. et al Oklahoma State University
geothermalenergyfluid flow and heat transfer in fracturefracture flow distributionalternative geothermal fluidsionic fluid flow in fractureionic liquids as working fluidthermohydraulicsgeothermal fluidsfracture flowionic liquidsdual fracture systemsdeep eutetic solventsdeshigh-temperature testingpressure differentialflow rateraw dataegslaboratory datageochemistryengineered fluids

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Final Report for the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-Poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock

Jun 30, 2025
6.17 MB
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This is the final technical report documenting laboratory experiments and modeling conducted to characterize the thermo-poromechanical behavior of fractured crystalline rocks for application to Utah FORGE. The report includes measurements of poroelastic and thermo-poroelastic prop...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegslaboratory experimentstechnical reportthermo-poromechanicalfracturingporoelasticthermo-poroelasticpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturedfitmodeling resultsstressfracture mechanicsgeomechanicsblock-scalebiot effective stressclosure pressurethermal stresstransverse fracturesstimulation

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 16, 2024
113.88 MB
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This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Mukul M. Sharma. This video slide presentation discusses the following objectives: (1) to place fr...
Authors
Sharma, M. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegswell stimulationfracfracingfractureshorizontal wellfracture networkfracture sizeflowfracture areafracture treatmentsdfnsubsurface modelhydraulic fracturesvideopresentation

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
81.21 MB
Publicly accessible
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. Matteo Cusini. The project's objective was to employ a combination of high-fidelity simulations and true...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Bunger, A. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegshigh-fidelity simulationstru-triaxialblock fracturing testsin-situ stresshydraulic fracture patternsfracture nucleationfracture propagationmodelingin-situ stress characterizationphase-field modelfracture simulationnear wellborefield datanumerical model

Utah FORGE 3-2535: Joint EM-Seismic-InSAR Imaging of Fracture Properties 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
81.78 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Joint Electromagnetic/Seismic/InSAR Imaging of Spatial-Temporal Fracture Growth and Estimation of Physical Fracture Properties During EGS Resource Development project by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presented by Dr. David Alumbaugh, Staff Sc...
Authors
Alumbaugh, D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsem modelinginsarem data aquisitionpassive seismicactive source borehole emfracture generationfracture growthreservoir characterizationreservoir imagingworkflowsteel casingem surveyem data processingpresentation

Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions

Aug 24, 2025
3.52 MB
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This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimul...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsfluid-rock interactionsthmc processesfracture evolutionusgsfracturesgeothermal resorvoirsfracture reactivationthmcmechanicalchemicalhydraulic stimulationthermal drawdownfinal reporttechnical report

Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

Sep 08, 2024
1.4 GB
Publicly accessible
The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and ...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture modellingfracturesstochastic fracturestensile fracturesdiscrete fracture network modelegsplanar fracturespermeabilityporositycompressibilitystoragemeqhydraulic stimulationmodelmodelingprocessed data

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

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 26, 2024
70.79 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Matteo Cusini. The video discusses the combination of high-fidelity simulations and true-triaxial block fracturing tests...
Authors
Cusini, M. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgein-situ stressegs fractureegs fracturesfracturesrock fractureshydraulic fracturesegs stimulationsfracingminifracdiagnostic fracture injection teststress magnitudesstress directionslawrence livermore national labratoryllnlegs
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