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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

Jun 01, 2021
525.86 MB
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The FORGE team is making these fracture models available to researchers wanting a set of natural fractures in the FORGE reservoir for use in their own modeling work. They have been used to predict stimulation distances during hydraulic stimulation at the open toe section of well 1...
Authors
Finnila, A. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdfndiscrete fracture networkwell 16a78-32utahenhanced geothermal systemengineered geothermal systemfracmanroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springs geothermal sitemilfordprocessed datacsvwelldrillingstimulationpressuremodelmodeling

Generalized Displacement Correlation Method for Estimating Stress Intensity Factors

Jan 01, 2012
1.25 MB
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This paper presents a generalized form of the displacement correlation method (the GDC method), which can use any linear or quadratic finite element type with homogeneous meshing without local refinement. These two features are critical for modeling dynamic fracture propagation pr...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalfracture mechanicsstress intensity factordisplacement correlation methodquarter-point elementfracture propagationfracture interactiongdcgeneralized

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

Preliminary Geologic Map of the Wabuska Quadrangle, Lyon County, Nevada Wabuska Geothermal Area

Oct 31, 2013
7.62 MB
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This geologic map of the Wabuska Geothermal Area outlines the locations of quaternary deposits, late tertiary volcanic and sedimentary rocks, late tertiary intrusive rocks and veins, Oligocene ash-flow tuffs and sedimentary rocks, and Triassic sedimentary rocks. Suggested citatio...
Authors
Hinz, N. University of Nevada
geothermalwabuska geothermal areageologic mapnevadabasin and rangegreat basinwabuska quadranglelyon countygeologymapwabuskatertiarydepositsvolcanic rocksedimentary rockintrusive rockveinoligoceneash-flowtufftriassicgeospatial data

Utah FORGE: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model (2025 v1) 3D Visualization Via the Seequent Central Public Viewer

Jan 08, 2026
664.3 kB
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Visualize the Utah FORGE DFN model in three-dimensional space using the Seequent Central public viewer. 131 discrete planar fractures have been interpreted by Aleta Finnila (https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1750) from various data sets obtained during the 2022 and 2024 stimulati...
Authors
Jones, C. and Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture networksequent3d dfnfracture model3d fracture modelsequent central public viewer3d visualizationprocessed datahydraulic stimulationmicroseismic datafracture interpretation16a78-3216b78-32planar fracturesmodelvisualizationgeophysicsgeomechanics

Fluid Geochemistry, Granite Springs Valley, Nevada Play Fairway Analysis

Sep 14, 2017
2.21 MB
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This data set is associated with the Nevada Play Fairway project. Excel file 5-Area Chem contains all the major chemistry for the areas sampled in the project. New analyses are in lines 2-30, while older analyses appear below that. Field Data excel file contains both field notes a...
Authors
Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergygeochemistrychemistrygranite springs valleygeothermometryfield workrecordsnotesnewhistoricaldatanevadapfanv-pfagsvresourcecharacterizationassessmentplay fairwayanalysisnv great basin

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Geochemistry Data (Play Fairway Area Only)

Aug 05, 2015
145.32 MB
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Subset of all Aqueous Geochemistry, selected for UCD PF area only.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalaqueousgeochemistryaqueous geochemistryca-nv-orpfaplay fairway analysischaracterizationgeospatial datacalifornianevadaoregon

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

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Nov 30, 2025
163.74 MB
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This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced ...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Purdue University
geothermalenergythermo-hydro-mechanical-chemicalthmcutah forgeegstechnical reportlaboratory experimentstheoretical developmentsnumerical simulationscirculation testsfracture slippermeability evolutionseismicaseismicmoose farmfriction theoryaijoint inversion

Poroelastic References

Dec 12, 2014
8.27 kB
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This file contains a list of relevant references on the Biot theory (forward and inverse approaches), the double-porosity and dual-permeability theory, and seismic wave propagation in fracture porous media, in RIS format, to approach seismic monitoring in a complex fractured porou...
Authors
Morency, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalbiot theorydouble porositydual permeabilityfracturebiotrisdouble-porositydual-permeabilityseismic wave propagationporousfracture porous mediaseismic monitoringbrady

Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Navy Geothermal Program Office General Data

Mar 29, 2018
693.88 MB
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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...
Authors
Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergynevadadirect usedeep direct usewellsgeochemistrygeophysicsreservoir modelingquaternary faultshawthorne army weapons depotdduhawthorne

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

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Co-Injection Sewer Camera Survey Videos

May 20, 2025
38.69 GB
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On April 21, 2022, sewer camera surveys were conducted in boreholes TN and TL as part of Experiment 2 of the EGS Collab project. These surveys were performed during fluid injection into three zones in borehole TC to identify the depths of active fracture intersections. The goal wa...
Authors
Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysewer camegs collabfractureflowegsfracture characterizationsewer camera surveyborehole videovideosdownhole imaginginjectionfracture inflowtntltcexperiment 2injection zones

Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Steptoe Valley

Oct 29, 2015
386.81 MB
Publicly accessible
All datasets and products specific to the Steptoe Valley model area. Includes a packed ArcMap project (.mpk), individually zipped shapefiles, and a file geodatabase for the northern Steptoe Valley area; a GeoSoft Oasis montaj project containing GM-SYS 2D gravity profiles along the...
Authors
Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalgreat basinsteptoe valleybasinarcmapspreadsheetgeologic mapwell dataseismic reflectionseismic linesgravityshapefile3d modelgeodatabasearcgisgisgeospatial datageologygeophysicsmappfaplay fairway analysisnv great basin

West Flank Coso FORGE Digital Elevation Model and Geology Shapefiles

Dec 21, 2015
794.28 MB
Publicly accessible
Geologic ArcGIS data of West Flank Coso, Ca FORGE site from a unpublished map by Rich Whitmarsh. The zip file includes a DEM, hillshade and four shapefiles of the general outlines of FORGE area.
Authors
Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalwest flankforgegeologic mapcaliforniawest flank cosoarcgis datageospatial datalidarhillshadesite mapegsshape fileboundaryboundaries3d modeldigital elevation modelgeologyshapefiledemcosoremote sensing

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Additional 2km Grid Figures

Aug 05, 2015
21.36 MB
Publicly accessible
Various data sets displayed on a 2km grid for the Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR area. Grids at 2km, updated from 5km.
Authors
Ferguson, C. University of California
geothermaldegree of explorationheat flowdata differencemedicine lakesan emidiopermeabilitypfageologic profilerasterjpeggeoreferencedgeospatial dataheatrankca-nv-orplay fairway analysischaracterizationexplorationcalifornianevadaoregon

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

Dec 19, 2019
56.41 MB
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This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on cor...
Authors
McDowell, R. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvuwvgestuscarora sandstonethin section analysisminipermeameterpermeabilityddudeep direct-usematrix permeabilitycore segmentsfracture analysisreservoir analysisphotomicrographsfracture permeabilityfeasibilityreservoirgeologicthermalpropertiesthicknessdepthcharacterizationwvegs

Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Oct 01, 2013
23.03 kB
Publicly accessible
Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Authors
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalegsseismicitymicroseismicitystimulationfracturereservoirearthquakesmonitoringmicroseismicseismicnewberry

Utah FORGE: Seismic and Other Shapefiles from the Roosevelt Hot Springs Area

Mar 22, 2016
18.51 kB
Publicly accessible
Three shapefiles in this submission show the position of proposed seismic line surveys. The mid-crustal velocity anomaly file shows the extent of an anomalously low P-wave velocity zone in the subsurface. Two other files show the extent of known hydrothermal systems in the Rooseve...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalseismiclinesroosevelthydrothermalmilfordutahegsforgewater pipelinesystem2d3darcgisgisshapefileshape filegeospatial datautah forgegeophysicsroosevelt hot springsvelocitydeep drillingvelocity anomalycrustalmid-crustalp-wave

Shear Induced Permeability Test: Stripa Granite Temperature Pressure and Displacement Data

Jun 21, 2014
12.32 MB
Publicly accessible
Spreadsheet containing the raw measured data, calibrated data, and brief explanation of data for Test1 Stripa Granite Geomechanical/Geochemical Test. Stress on fracture ~20.7 MPa.
Authors
Kneafsey, T. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalexperimentalegsfracturechemistryaperturemineralogystripagranitemechanics

3D Model of the San Emidio Geothermal Area

Dec 31, 2013
34.77 MB
Publicly accessible
The San Emidio geothermal system is characterized by a left-step in a west-dipping normal fault system that bounds the western side of the Lake Range. The 3D geologic model consists of 5 geologic units and 55 faults. Overlying Jurrassic-Triassic metasedimentary basement is a ~500 ...
Authors
E., J. University of Nevada
geothermalsan emidio geothermal area3d modelsan emidiofaultingstratigraphystratigraphic unitsfaultscross-sectioncross sectiongeologygeologic unitsgeologic contactdatageospatial data

SubTER ZTEM (Z-Axis Tipper Electromagnetic) Survey Results, Mineral Mountains Area, Utah

Oct 13, 2021
33.93 MB
Publicly accessible
This data was acquired as part of the Subsurface Science, Technology and Engineering Research, and Development (SubTER) Crosscut which is a collaboration across the Department of Energy offices involved in research activities in energy production/extraction, subsurface storage, an...
Authors
Wannamaker, P. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyztem surveyztem mineral mountainssubter ztem surveyutah ztem surveyz-axis tipper electromagneticutahmineral mountainssubsurface storageproductionextractionenvironmental remediationroosevelt hot springsgeothermal areaprocess datamapsairborne ztemairborne surveysurveygeological survey

EGS Collab Experiment 1: SIMFIP Notch-164 GRL Paper

Sep 24, 2020
11.52 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Nov 01, 2013
214.5 kB
Publicly accessible
Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Authors
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalegsseismicitymicroseismicitystimulationfracturereservoirngds content modelusgin content modelinduced seismicitynewberrymicroearthquakemonitoringmeasurementdetectionhydrualic

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 14, 2024
43.75 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation discusses well controlled la...
Authors
Chen, C. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestevens institute of technologyproppantselectrically-conductivenon-electrically-conductiveegsfracturesproppant/fracture imagingvideopresentation
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