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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: 2023 Phase 3B Year 1 Annual Report

This report discusses the objectives, goals, accomplishments and results of Phase 3B Year 1 of the Utah FORGE project. The report includes infrastructure, seismic monitoring, modelling, external R&D, communications and outreach, data produced, lessons learned, conclusions, and pla...

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

Aug 09, 2023
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Updated Overpressures and Permeability Values for PNNL's StimuFrac Fluid

A corrigendum was submitted to the journal of Geothermics on our article "Environmentally friendly, rheoreversible, hydraulic-fracturing fluids for enhanced geothermal systems" Shao et al Geothermics 58 (2015) 22-31. In the original article some permeability values were underesti...

Shao, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Apr 06, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Post Hydraulic Fracturing Circulation Testing Fiber Optics Report August, 2024

This report documents the post hydraulic fracturing extended circulation test between wells 16A and 16B during August 2024. In 16B, fiber optic measurements of RFS DSS and DTS were primarily used to detect and map thermal inflow anomalies, as detected by thermally driven strain c...

Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC

Aug 30, 2024
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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Phase Field Modelling of Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Nucleation and Propagation

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 ...

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

Dec 31, 2023
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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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Newberry Caldera Conceptual Geophysical Model

Conceptual model for the Newberry Caldera geothermal area. Model is centered around caldera and evaluates multiple geophysical datasets to derive a conceptual subsurface model. Includes: Conductor layer based on transient electromagnetic data from Fitterman et al., 1988 (figure...

Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory

Mar 04, 2016
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Utah FORGE 5-2565: Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fractures Under Hydrothermal Conditions 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fractures Under Hydrothermal Conditions by United States Geological Survey, presented by Tamara Jeppson. This video slide presentation, by the USGS, discusses the determination of how thermal, ...

Jeppson, T. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Sep 15, 2024
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Innovative Play Fairway Modelling Applied to the Tularosa Basin Project Report

This report describes all of the work done in Phase I of a geothermal exploration project in the Tularosa Basin, as well as an outline for Phase II work, and more.

Bennett, C. et al University of Utah

Oct 16, 2015
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Testing for Controlled Rapid Pressurization

Borehole W1 is a NQ core hole drilled at our test site in Socorro. The rock is rhyolite. Borehole W1 which was used to test gas-gas explosive mixtures is 55 feet deep with casing (pinkish in the drawing) set to 35 feet. The model is a representation of the borehole and the hol...

Knudsen, S. Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 03, 2014
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Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Wells for Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) typically occur in conditions presenting significant challenges for conventional rotary and percussive drilling technologies: granitic rocks that reduce drilling speeds and cause substantial equipment wear. Thermal spallation drilling,...

Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Aug 24, 2011
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Dataset and SUTRA model used to evaluate Reservoirs for Thermal Energy Storage in the Portland Basin, Oregon.

This is a link to the open access, published dataset and modeling that supports a feasibility study of Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) in the Portland Basin, Oregon, USA. Citation: Burns, E.R., 2020, SUTRA model used to evaluate Saline or Brackish Aquifers as Reservoirs f...

Bershaw, J. et al Portland State University

Jun 29, 2020
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Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Report

This is the final report for the second phase of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data collection and processing for the Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis project.

Wannamaker, P. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jun 01, 2017
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Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical simulator is used to study the interactions between fluid flow, temperature change, and t...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nov 15, 2015
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Utah FORGE: Earth Model Mesh Data for Selected Surfaces

This submission contains a number of data files with vertices of meshed/interpolated surfaces used in the Phase 2B earth model. Examples include land surface (based on 10-meter DEM), the granitoid-basin fill contact, several faults, and also interpolated temperature isosurfaces f...

Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory

Dec 07, 2018
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Utah FORGE: Updated Phase 2C Well Location Coordinates

Utah FORGE has been established to develop, test, and improve the technologies and techniques required to develop EGS-type geothermal resources. Drilling of the first of two deep deviated wells, 16A(78)-32, will begin in the second half of 2020. This well will serve as the injecti...

Hardwick, C. Utah Geological Survey

Dec 07, 2020
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Utah FORGE: InSAR Data

This is the InSAR dataset used in Utah FORGE Phase 2C to augment ground deformation monitoring. It is accompanied by a README.txt file which contains an explanation of the data in the .zip archive.

Feigl, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 01, 2019
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End Use Load Profile (EULP) of US Building Sector resulting from mass GHP retrofits

This collection of datasets describes the change (difference) in hourly energy consumption of the U.S. residential and commercial building stock while replacing existing HVAC systems with ground source heat pumps for all the balancing areas in the US, for all buildings eligible fo...

Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Apr 15, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Induced Seismicity Mitigation Plan

This is the current induced seismicity mitigation plan (ISMP) for the Utah FORGE project. Information that was collected during Phases 1 and 2 of the Utah FORGE project has been incorporated, as have literature searches and risk assessments. The purpose of this report is to identi...

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

Dec 30, 2020
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Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...

A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jun 01, 2015
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Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...

Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 08, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Phase 2C Seismic Observation and Ground Water Well Data and Well Locations

This submission contains the following data associated with Utah FORGE Phase 2C within the Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal area: An ArcGIS shapefile with well locations for wells 58-32, 78-32, 68-32, OH-3, OH-4, WOW-2, and WOW-3. Well 58-32 is the deep test well, wells 68-32 an...

Abraham, S. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Mar 26, 2019
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Washington Play Fairway Analysis Poly 3D Matlab Fault Modeling Scripts with Input Data to Create Permeability Potential Models

Matlab scripts and functions and data used to build Poly3D models and create permeability potential layers for 1) St. Helens Shear Zone, 2) Wind River Valley, and 3) Mount Baker geothermal prospect areas located in Washington state.

Swyer, M. et al AltaRock Energy Inc

May 01, 2017
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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...