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Geothermal Exploration of Newberry Volcano, Oregon Summary Report

Jan 01, 2015
64.62 MB
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Abstract: Davenport Newberry (Davenport) has completed 8 years of exploration for geothermal energy on Newberry Volcano in central Oregon. Two deep exploration test wells were drilled by Davenport on the west flank of the volcano, one intersected a hydrothermal system; the other ...
Authors
Waibel, A. et al Southern Methodist University
geothermalnewberrynewberry volcanodavenportaltarockexplorationdrillinginvestigationsitestructuralblind geothermal systemvolcanicterrainoregoniet

GLADE Project: Daily Drilling Reports

Aug 28, 2026
41.37 MB
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Files include daily operational and drilling reports for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin of Colorado. Reports include drilling summaries for work done and progress made daily for each well. There is a companion Final Drilling Report that summarizes some of the data...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergygladedj basincolorado geothermaldrilling

WISE-CASING: Seismic Experiment at Richmond Field Station, CA

Apr 25, 2018
27.61 MB
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This experiment is testing the tube waves reflected from the bottom of the well. We put six single-channel geophones on the surface and a 24-channel downhole hydrophone into the well. The well is about 30 meters deep. Just a steel casing in the sand formation, no cement.
Authors
Wu, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyseismicgeophonehydrophonegeophysicssgysegydatavelocityexperimentrichmond field stationdownhole hydrophonewellmonitoringseismicitydasdistributed acoustic sensingwise-casingwellborecasingintegrityassessmentsensingdownholesteel casing

Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies

Dec 15, 2013
810.76 kB
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The objective of advanced drilling and logging technologies is to promote ways and means to reduce the cost of geothermal drilling through an integrated effort which involves developing an understanding of geothermal drilling and logging needs, elucidating best practices, and fost...
Authors
Raymond, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalieagiaannex vii2012drillingannual reportloggingtechniques

Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Final Report

Feb 19, 2021
74.24 MB
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This submission includes the final project report of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project as well as a separate appendix for the final report. The final report outlines the application of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) to geothermal exploration, specifically within the...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergysrppfasnake river plainidahoblindresourcecharacterizationgeologyblind resourcesblind systemswestern snake river plaincentral snake river plaingeophysicsgravitymagneticsseismictemperaturegeothermometrygeochemistryaqueoustrace elementsisotoperadiometrywellarcgispythoncommon risk segment mappingcrsccrsgeochemicalmagnetotelluricsmtconceptual modelgisthermal modelinghydrothermalintegrated modelintegrated geohydrological modelgeology mapengineered geothermal systemegsmapdrillingwater chemistrypetrographyplay fairway analysisalgorithm

Cape EGS: Gold 2-IB Mass Spectrometry and Mudlogs

Apr 30, 2025
6.61 MB
Awaiting release
This dataset contains logs and summaries from the Gold 2-IB well at the Cape EGS site near Utah FORGE, collected during operations in fall 2024. The dataset includes a mass spectrometry log, mudlog, measurement while drilling (MWD) data, and daily geology summaries. The mass spect...
Authors
Dadi, S. and Adams, T. Fervo Energy
geothermalenergymass spectrometrymudlogegscape egsgold 2-ibgoldmwddrilling logsutah forgegas analysisraw datalithologywell loggingdepth profileslasrock cuttingsdrilling data

Development of an Improved Cement for Geothermal Wells 2012 Progress Reports

Jan 01, 2013
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This submission includes the University of Alaska Fairbanks Monthly Research Performance Progress Reports. The goal of this project is to develop an improved cement for geothermal wells.
Authors
Khataniar, S. Trabits Group, LLC
geothermalcementzeolitecompressive strengthwelldrillingalaskatechnologyexperimentintegritywellboreprogress report

Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: Shallow Temperature Data

Jan 01, 2012
1.66 MB
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Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: Temperature Readings from 7 wells drilled to date by SMU 2012
Authors
Frone, Z. et al Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC
geothermaltempteraturenewberryvolcanooregoncalderainnovative exploration technologiestemperaturewellsdrillingietexplorationwellshallowhydrothermalegs

Auto Indexer Auto-Indexer for Percussive Hammers: Vane Motor Dynamometer Testing

Jan 01, 2012
73.8 kB
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Objectives Options associated with geothermal drilling operations are generally limited by factors such as formation temperature and rock strength. The objective of the research is to expand the "tool box" available to the geothermal driller by furthering the development of a hig...
Authors
Su, J. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermaldrillinghigh-temperature toolsauto indexerair-driven vane motordynamometerhigh temperature drilling motorpercussive hammerdown-the-hole-hammerhigh temeprature drillingdirectional drilling

Guelph, ON Canada DTS Metadata

Dec 15, 2014
290.13 kB
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Metadata for active distributed temperature survey (DTS) experiments at Guelph, Ontario Canada. This data that this metadata refers to was taken as part of the PoroTomo project. The metadata includes information about status, location, elevation, units, and other metadata.
Authors
Coleman, T. University of Wisconsin
geothermaldtsboreholetemperaturemetadatadistributed temperature surveyporotomodistributed temperature sensingcaoncanadaontarioguelphlocationelevationwelldrillingdepth

Exploration Best Practices on OpenEI

Sep 20, 2013
63.84 kB
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This is an electronic database detailing different types of, various phases of, best practices for, and cost and time associated with geothermal exploration techniques. The groups of exploration techniques included in the database are Data and Modeling Techniques, Downhole Techniq...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationgeophysicsopeneiremote sensingconceptual modelsexploration costsbest practicesloggingdrillinggeochemistryresistivity surveymt surveyelectromagnetic surveygravityseismicisotopelidarhyperspectralmultispectralswirflirinsarsarreflectionrefractonmagneticsdc resistivity2-m probewell loggingdatabase link

Hard Rock Drilling Optimization Software

Oct 07, 2021
284.26 MB
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The main objective of the developed software is to reduce the cost per foot during drilling, in other words, optimize the drilling operational parameters in achieving optimum ROP while avoiding critical operational parameters due to either low ROP, drillstring vibration, accelerat...
Authors
Al Dushaishi, M. and Hareland, G. Oklahoma State University
geothermal drillingdrilling optimizationdrilling simulationhard rock drillinggeothermalsoftwareoptimizationsimulationhard rockdrillingdrilling analysisguicustom softwaremodel

Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Large-scale Test Setup

Jan 31, 2023
5.25 MB
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The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This large-scale set-up report is about the system that has been constructed to...
Authors
Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec
geothermalenergywellborecasingdrillingtechnicalassessmentstimulationforgeegs

Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Pipe Preparation Report

Mar 31, 2023
3.14 MB
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The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This pipe preparation report is based on the test pipe that was procured and pr...
Authors
Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec
geothermalenergywellborecasingdrillingtechnicalassessmentstimulationforgeegs

Operational Performance Requirements For Motor Power Sections Used in Geothermal Drilling Based Upon Minimum Specific Energy

Sep 10, 2014
869.71 kB
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Operational performance requirements are needed to support development of specifications for downhole motor power sections to be used for drilling hard rock during geothermal wellbore construction. Theoretical torque specifications are derived based upon a widely-accepted rock-re...
Authors
Raymond, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalmotordownholespecific energytorquepower sectionbit wearhydrostatic pressureheterogeneous rockheterogeneous geologynon-ideal drilling conditionspoor drilling conditionsoperationsperformance requirementsmotor power sectionsdrillingwellwellboreconstruction

GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document

Aug 28, 2026
16.29 MB
In curation
Lessons Learned document for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin, Colorado. The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geotherm...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergylessons learneddj basincoloradogladedrillingegs

Recovery Act: Microhole Tubing Bending Report

Jan 01, 2012
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A downhole tubing bending study was made and is reported herein. This study developed a model to predict the shape of the pipe at downhole conditions and determines if the various pipe string sizes can reach a specified landing depth. The wellbore trajectory is described by this s...
Authors
Ruan, C. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaltubingdrill pipedrillingmicroholemicroboretubing bendingwell constructionmodelabrasive slurryjet technologyegs

Geothermal Play-Fairway Analysis of Washington State Prospects: Final Report

Sep 30, 2021
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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...
Authors
Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey
geothermalenergyplay-fairwaywashingtonpfareportmt surveyspassive-seismic surveyspotential-field surveyspassive seismic surveyspotential field surveyselectrical resistivity surveysgeologic mappinggeochronologypermeabilitymodelmodelsheat potentialgps time serieswellmud loggingcore handling

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time

Feb 13, 2013
14.89 kB
Publicly accessible
This paper describes the methodology used to define the baseline exploration suite of techniques (baseline), as well as the approach that was used to create the cost and time data set that populates the baseline. The resulting product, an online tool for measuring impact, and the ...
Authors
Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcosttimeexplorationgeophysicsgeochemistrydrillingremote sensingeconomic

Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Geomechanical Packer Formation Model Iteraction

Jun 20, 2023
73.05 MB
Publicly accessible
The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This presentation outlines the work in rock modelling and interaction with the ...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. et al Welltec
geothermalenergywellborecasingdrillingtechnicalassessmentstimulationforgeegs

Fallon FORGE: Geophysics and Geochemistry

May 23, 2016
257.08 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegsfallonforgecarson sinkbasin and rangetemperaturelidargravitygeochemistryseismicnevadaaeromagcarson sink gravitygeochemistycomplete bougergravity gradientrelative gravitytopographic surveyinggeophysicalgeophysicsseismic profilesmud logwell logchurchill countyacquisition reportbouger anomalyfallon forgewelllog

Utah FORGE: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Data

Jun 24, 2020
10.65 GB
Publicly accessible
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. and Podgorney, R. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdiscrete fracture networkdfnfracture modellingmilfordmodelingfracturehydroshearinflatedpore pressurestressfracmanstimulationdrillingpressuregoldersimulationreservoir planninghydraulic fracturing

Chemical, Calcium Phosphate Cements for Geothermal Wells Corrosion Protection, Bond Strength and Matrix Self-Healing

Sep 26, 2017
704 kB
Publicly accessible
The data set shows performance of economical calcium phosphate cement (Fondu) blended with fly ash, class F (FAF) in carbon steel corrosion protection tests (corrosion rate, corrosion current and potential), bond and matrix strength, as well as matrix strength recovery after impos...
Authors
Sugama, T. Brookhaven National Laboratory
geothermalenergycarbon steel corrosioncorrosion rateself-healinghigh temperaturehigh temphigh-tempcasingexperimentwellboreintegritycorrosion protectioncomposite

Utah FORGE: GeoThermOPTIMAL Presentation Video

Dec 12, 2022
20.69 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a project description video by Dr. William W. Fleckenstein related to their "Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores" R&D project at Utah FORGE which is linked...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgemulti-stage fracturingwellbore tractorzonal isolationhorizontal drillingfracturingegsfracingwell stimulationvideoutahdrillingtechnologywellbore technologiessleevesmp4stimulation

Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Single Fracture Clogging Experments

Jan 06, 2025
9.9 MB
In progress
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...
Authors
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergydrillinglost circulation managementlost circulation materialsfractureclogginglaboratory experiment
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