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Gravity Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project Lake County, Oregon

This report covers data acquisition, instrumentation and processing of a gravity survey performed on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project, located in Lake County, Oregon for ORMAT Technologies Inc. The survey was conducted during 21 June 2010 to 26 June 2010. The surve...

Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc

Oct 12, 2011
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Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) of Strain at Earth Tide Frequencies: Laboratory Tests

The solid Earth strains in response to the gravitational pull from the Moon, Sun, and other planetary bodies. Measuring the flexure of geologic material in response to these Earth tides provides information about the geomechanical properties of rock and sediment. Such measurements...

Coleman, T. and Becker, M. California State University

Jan 24, 2018
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WISE-CASING: DC Simulation at Containment and Monitoring Institute (CaMI), Calgary, Canada

For the model calculation we applied EM3D using completion diagram of CaMI site and a background resistivity consistent with the borehole logs. It was also important to use the accurate position of the return electrode. We note that for the data fit the code also incorporated we...

Wang, J. and Wilt, M. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 30, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Drilling Data

This drilling data for Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 include a well survey, core summary, mud and mud temperature logs, daily reports of the drilling process, and additional data from the Pason oil and gas company. Well 16B(78)-32 serves as the production well for reservoir creation...

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

Jul 03, 2023
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Fallon FORGE: Geophysics and Geochemistry

The data is associated to the Fallon FORGE project and includes mudlogs for all wells used to characterize the subsurface, as wells as gravity, magnetotelluric, earthquake seismicity, and temperature data from the Navy GPO and Ormat. Also included are geologic maps from the USGS a...

Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories

May 23, 2016
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Utah FORGE 2439: Well 16B(78)-32 Field-Test Data from Mini-Frac Tests

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...

Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute

Jul 02, 2023
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Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management Smart Gels

In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures are applied to confined zones in the subsurface usually using packers to fracture the host rock. This enhances r...

Hunt, J. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 31, 2013
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Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Single Fracture Clogging Experments

The submitted dataset was generated by a series of laboratory fracture clogging (permeability reduction) experiments using commercially available materials used for lost circulation management during geothermal well drilling. The experiments were conducted using a permeability plu...

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jan 06, 2025
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Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant Operated by Surprise Valley Electrification 2016 Operational Information

This submission includes an Electricity Generation Summary, Maintenance Logs, Detailed Operations Data, Operating Cost Summary, and an Operations overview at the Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant. Data uploaded for SVEC by Tom Williams, NREL

Culp, E. Surprise Valley Electrification Corp. (SVEC)

Jan 01, 2017
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Play Fairway Analysis Retrospective GeoRePORTs

NREL, as part of the Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) Retrospective and with assistance from PFA PIs, completed GeoRePORTs for the sites identified in Phases 1&2 of the DOE PFA projects. The GeoRePORT (geothermal resource portfolio optimization and reporting technique) uses two factor...

Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 01, 2020
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G-Function Library for Modeling Vertical Bore Ground Heat Exchanger

This library contains g-functions (thermal response functions) for standard, regularly spaced vertical borehole ground heat exchangers. In total, it contains 34, 321 configurations. To permit interpolation, each configuration has g-functions for heights of 24, 48, 96, 192, and 384...

Spitler, J. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jun 30, 2021
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Water Use in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): Geology of U.S. Stimulation Projects, Water Costs, and Alternative Water Use Policies

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), geothermal energy generation in the United States is projected to more than triple by 2040 (EIA 2013). This addition, which translates to more than 5 GW of generation capacity, is anti...

Harto, C. et al Argonne National Laboratory

Dec 16, 2014
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Geologic Map and Cross Sections of the McGinness Hills Geothermal Area GIS Data

Geologic map data in shapefile format that includes faults, unit contacts, unit polygons, attitudes of strata and faults, and surficial geothermal features. 5 cross-sections in Adobe Illustrator format. Comprehensive catalogue of drill-hole data in spreadsheet, shapefile, and Ge...

E., J. University of Nevada

Dec 31, 2013
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Utah FORGE 2439: Machine Learning for Well 16A(78)-32 Stress Predictions

This report reviews the training of machine learning algorithms to laboratory triaxial ultrasonic velocity data for Utah FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. Three machine learning (ML) predictive models were developed for the prediction of vertical and two orthogonally oriented horizontal str...

Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute

Jun 19, 2023
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Techno-Economic Assessment for Integrating Biosorption into Rare Earth Recovery Process

The current uncertainty in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of novel extraction technologies that utilize a variety of REE source materials. Herein, we examined the techno-economic performance of integrating a biosorption approach into a...

Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Oct 09, 2017
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Fallon FORGE: Seismic Reflection Profiles

Newly reprocessed Naval Air Station Fallon (1994) seismic lines: pre-stack depth migrations, with interpretations to support the Fallon FORGE (Phase 2B) 3D Geologic model. Data along seven profiles (>100 km of total profile length) through and adjacent to the Fallon site were re-...

Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 01, 2018
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Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Modelling of Stockton University Reservoir Cooling System, Fine Scale Stress Test Modelling

Mesh, properties, initial conditions, injection/withdrawal rates for modelling thermal, hydrological, and mechanical effects of fluid injection to and withdrawal from ground for Stockton University reservoir cooling system (aquifer storage cooling system), Galloway, New Jersey, fo...

Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feb 22, 2021
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Fracture Sustainability Test, Pre and Post-Test Photomicrographs

The primary objective of this research is to understand how different rock types, mineral and fluid compositions, and fracture surface textures determine the longevity of fracture apertures, so that selection of reservoir rock can be economically optimized to reduce future refract...

Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 26, 2016
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Fort Bliss Geothermal Area Data: Temperature Profile, Logs, Schematic Model and Cross Section

This dataset contains a variety of data about the Fort Bliss geothermal area, part of the southern portion of the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico. The dataset contains schematic models for the McGregor Geothermal System, a shallow temperature survey of the Fort Bliss geothermal area. ...

Brandt, A. University of Utah

Nov 15, 2015
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New River Geothermal Exploration (Ram Power Inc.)

The New River Geothermal Exploration (DOE Award No. EE0002843) is located approximately 25km south of the Salton Sea, near town of Brawley in Imperial County and approximately 150km east of San Diego, California. A total of 182 MT Logger sites were completed covering the two sepa...

Mirza, R. and Data, E. Ram Power, Inc.

Nov 15, 2013
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Update on Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States

An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 02, 2017
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Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Assessment for Desalination in United States

This data is a compilation of well observations from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Association of American State Geologists (AASG), location of identified low temperature geothermal systems from United States Geological Survey (USGS), and low temperature geothermal w...

Akar, S. and Turchi, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2016
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Remote Sensing and Geology of Glass Buttes, Oregon

This data set includes Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data, a remote sensing processing report, and a geologic map of the Glass Buttes study area for ORMAT. The total area flown for the LiDAR remote sensing was 86,631 acres to fully encompass the area of interest (84,849 ac...

Akerley, J. et al Ormat Nevada Inc

Jun 21, 2010
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EGS Collab Experiment 2: Preliminary Test Wells Locations and Orientations

The EGS Collab project is evaluating a site for Experiment 2 (hydraulic fracturing/shearing) at a depth of 1.25 km in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4100 Level. Two early test holes were drilled in an alcove (formerly known as Battery Charging Station) nea...

Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory

Dec 19, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data

This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule. Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and dril...