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Report on the deployment of the National Geothermal Data System 2.0

This reports includes a video description of recent upgrades and changes to the National Geothermal Data System (geothermaldata.org) and a text report of its relevant security upgrades. Improvements include a new operating system, implementation of HTTPS, implementation of a stand...

Zaffos, A. Arizona State Geological Survey

Sep 11, 2020
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Investigation of Stimulation-Response Relationships for Complex Fracture Systems in Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

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 ...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Energy Return On Investment of Engineered Geothermal Systems Data

The project provides an updated Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Results incorporate Argonne National Laboratory's Life Cycle Assessment and base case assumptions consistent with other projects in the Analysis subprogram. EROI is a ratio o...

Mansure, C. Arthur Mansure

Jan 01, 2012
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Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: An Approach to Improve Energy Recovery and Mitigate Risk: FY1 Final Report The purpose of phase 1 is to determine the feasibility of integrating geologic CO2 storage (GCS) with geothermal ...

A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2012
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Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Geothermal Fluids through Bacterial Cell Surface Adsorption

We summarized the FY17 and part of FY18 results of the analysis of the effect of several parameters (e.g., total dissolved solids, specific competing metals, pH, and temperature) on REE recovery from geothermal brine in a manuscript that was submitted to Environmental Science & Te...

Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2018
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Noble Gas Raw Data for Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Lanai islands

Noble gas raw data for the Hawaiian islands of Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Lanai, and Kauai. Based on results from prior phases of the Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis, this project targeted 66 wells on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai for sampling of dissolved noble ga...

Ferguson, C. and Lautze, N. University of Hawaii

Oct 06, 2020
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GIS Resource Compilation Map Package Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis in the Great Basin Region, Nevada

This submission contains an ESRI map package (.mpk) with an embedded geodatabase for GIS resources used or derived in the Nevada Machine Learning project, meant to accompany the final report. The package includes layer descriptions, layer grouping, and symbology. Layer groups incl...

Brown, S. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Jun 01, 2021
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Community Geothermal: Final Thermal Conductivity Test Report and Data Logs Carbondale, CO

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...

Ewbank, G. et al Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)

Oct 20, 2023
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Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements

This 2024 annual report for Phase 3B Year 2 at Utah FORGE provides an in-depth account of activities and advancements made at the site. Key achievements include drilling and stimulating the production well 16B(78)-32, creating a geothermal reservoir, and achieving commercial-scale...

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

Jan 27, 2025
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Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

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 ...

Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University

Jan 01, 2018
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DEEPEN Data Catalog for Magmatic Geothermal Systems in the United States

This data catalog contains information related to the Training Site Analysis for the Geothermica project "DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments (DEEPEN)." The DEEPEN project aims to reduce exploration risk for geothermal fluids in magmatic systems by ...

Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2021
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Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

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...

Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Financial Summary, Nanofiltration Data, and Lithium Uptake Data

Integrated testing of nanofiltration and lithium uptake subsystems using synthetic geothermal brine. Also includes a financial summary (Pro Forma) of the proposed 'Geothermal Thermoelectric Generation (G-TEG) with Integrated Temperature Driven Membrane Distillation and Novel Manga...

Renew, J. Southern Research Institute

Dec 05, 2016
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Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study References, Reports, Literature

The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...

Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Mar 29, 2018
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Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Medicine Lake 2km MT

Magnetotelluric (MT) data for Medicine lake with 2km grid.

M, C. University of California

Aug 05, 2015
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Silica Precipitation from Geothermal Brines: Effects of Iron Addition, Kinetics, Temperature, pH, and Brine Concentration

This document provides results of experiments aimed at removing silica from geothermal brines. All experiments were conducted with simulated brines. The data presented shows the effect of iron addition, kinetics, temperature, pH and brine concentration.

Renew, J. Southern Research Institute

Feb 06, 2016
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Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup

Rheology data obtained from flow loop tests, performed using different lost circulation materials (LCM) to study their effect on fluid rheology and wellbore hydraulics. The sealing performance of different LCM was tested using different fracture sizes. Five academic papers / repor...

Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma

Apr 22, 2022
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Geothermal Play-Fairway Analysis of Washington State Prospects: Final Report

This package includes the final technical report for the Play-Fairway project in Washington State. It includes all activities and reporting from phases 1, 2, and 3. The primary goal of this study is to develop a suite of tools and methods that help identify a ?fairway? where the t...

Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey

Sep 30, 2021
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Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

The goal of our project was to test innovative exploration technologies using existing and new data, and to ground-truth these technologies using slim-hole core technology. The slim-hole core allowed us to understand subsurface stratigraphy and alteration in detail, and to correla...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Feb 21, 2014
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Utah FORGE 1-2409: Zonal Isolation Solution for Geothermal Wells Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Zonal Isolation Solution for Geothermal Wells project by PetroQuip Energy Services, presented by VP of operations Robert Coon. The project's objective was to design and develop a multi-stage system for zonally isolating fluids inside and outside of g...

Coon, R. et al PetroQuip Energy Services

Sep 08, 2023
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Utah FORGE 1-2409: PetroQuip Energy Services Zonal Isolation Solution for Geothermal Wells 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Zonal Isolation Solution for Geothermal Wells by PetroQuip Energy Services, presented by Robert Coon. This video slide presentation discusses the proposed design and development of a multi-stage system consisting of an Open-Hole Packer (OHP), a Locki...

Coon, R. and Long, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Sep 04, 2024
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The Value of Spatial Information for Determining Well Placement

The article and accompanying spreadsheet represent the information posteriors derived from synthetic data of magnetotellurics (MT). These were used to calculate value of information of MT for geothermal exploration. Information posteriors describe how well MT was able to locate t...

Trainor-Guitton, W. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

May 12, 2014
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Epidote Rare Earth Element Analyses from Wells RN-12 and RN-19 Reykjanes, Iceland

Results for laser ablation measurement of rare earth elements and electron microprobe analysis of major elements in hydrothermal epidote from the Reykjanes geothermal system in Iceland. Laser ablation measurements were completed using an Agilent 7700 quadrupole ICP-MS coupled with...

Fowler, A. and Zierenberg, R. University of California

Jan 01, 2015
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Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Methodology Flow Charts

These images show the comprehensive methodology used for creation of a Play Fairway Analysis to explore the geothermal resource potential of the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. The deterministic methodology was originated by the petroleum industry, but was custom-modified to function ...

Brandt, A. University of Utah

Nov 15, 2015
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Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

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...