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Laboratory Drilling Test Data of PDC bits with Sierra White Granite Rock

Oct 14, 2020
1.47 GB
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This file contains unprocessed drilling data tests on Sierra White Granite (SWG) using two new PDC bits. The tests were conducted at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in the Hard Rock Drilling Facility (HRDF). The collected data includes ROP data at rotational speeds of 80, 120, ...
Authors
Al Dushaishi, M. and Hareland, G. Oklahoma State University
geothermalenergypdc bitsdrilling vibrationsdrilling testingsierra white graniteswgraw datahard rock drilling facilityhrdfdrill bitsdrill bit testingperformance testdrill bit testtorsional complianceaxial compliancecombined axial and torsional compliance

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

Utah FORGE: Reports on Northwestern Nevada Well Doublet Drilling and Testing by Fervo Energy

Sep 05, 2023
17.51 MB
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These reports review Fervo Energy's construction of a commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS). Fervo has qualified full functionality of the system through production testing at commercially relevant operating conditions. The project site is located in a nearfield setting ad...
Authors
Dadi, S. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyfervo energynevada egsenhanced geothermal systemsegshorizontal drillingplug-and-perfutah forgecross-well strainplug-and-perforationhorizontal doubletblue mountainnevadafiber optic sensingwell stimulationfracingfrackingreportdoublet well systemdistributed fiber optic sensingdfosfeasibilityassessment

Technology Development and Field Trials of EGS Drilling Systems at Chocolate Mountain

Jan 01, 2012
23.51 MB
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Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are routinely used in the oil and gas industry for drilling medium to hard rock but have not been adopted for geothermal drilling, largely due to past reliability issues and higher purchase costs. The Sandia Geothermal Research Departmen...
Authors
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalchocolate mountainsdrillingpdc bitroller conegranitechocolate mountains drillingsynthetic diamondrate of penetrationegslateral vibration spectrumcaliforniacasouthern californiasocaldrilling recordsperformance datadrilling chartsbefore and afterpicturesvibration spectrum

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: Final Technical Report

Aug 28, 2026
4.49 MB
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Final Technical Report for the GLADE Geothermal Drilling project in the DJ Basin of 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 geotherma...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyfinal reportdj basincolorado geothermalgladewell constructiongranitic basementdrillingdrilling practices

GLADE Project: Lessons Learned Document

Aug 28, 2026
16.29 MB
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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

GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Drilling Prognosis

Aug 28, 2026
156.12 MB
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Pre-Drill drilling prognosis for the GLADE Project wells, GLADE East and GLADE West, 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 ...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergydrilling prognosisgladedj basincoloradowell planswell construction

GLADE Project: Daily Mud Reports

Aug 28, 2026
73.1 MB
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Files include daily mud reports for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. Reports include daily mud data summaries for each well while drilling. The Mud Reports summarize mud composition and volumes each day throughout the project. The Geothermal Limitless A...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergymud reportsdj basincoloradogladewell constructiondrillingdrilling technologyoperating data

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

GLADE Project: Pre-Feasibility Economic Evaluation by National Lab of the Rockies

Aug 28, 2026
1.96 MB
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The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken in Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin Colorado to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environmen...
Authors
Mibei, G. et al OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyeconomic evaluationdj basincoloradogladetechno-economicclosed-loopegsfeasibilitythermophysicaldrilling costlcoe sensitivity

Practices Maintain Straight Hole in Crooked Hole Conditions, While Also Enabling Significant Gains in Drill Rate

Apr 30, 2014
Size unavailable
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Bottom hole assembly (BHA) designs were assessed in field trials for their ability to achieve critical low inclination requirements, while simultaneously enabling high drill rates. Because angle has historically been controlled by reducing weight on bit (WOB), these are often com...
Authors
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalbhadrillingpacked bhapendulum bhamsemcginness hills fieldwobbottom hole assemblyweight on bitmechanical specific energyspeinclinationanglemcginness hills

GLADE Project: Well Log Files for GLADE East and GLADE West wells

Aug 27, 2026
449.57 MB
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Files include Well Log information and raw data files for both GLADE East and GLADE West geothermal wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. Data can be viewed with a PDF file viewer or log viewer capable of reading .LAS files. Log types included are Cement Bond Logs (CBL's), Mud Logs, a ...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergywell datacoloradolog datadj basinlogstemperaturemud logswireline logcblcement bond logswell construction

GLADE Project: Pre-Drill Permit Plans for GLADE East and GLADE West wells

Aug 28, 2026
999.11 kB
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Permit Plans for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. Files contain pre-drill permit information on the siting and anti-collision analysis for the wells. Wellbore trajectories are evaluated to position the wells within and around existing wellbores. Files inc...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergywell plangladedj basincoloradopermittinganticollisionsiting

GLADE Project: Raw EDR Data for GLADE East and GLADE West Wells

Aug 28, 2026
1.28 GB
Curated
Raw EDR (Electronic Drilling Recorder) data for GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. This data was recorded during drilling of both wells and is presented as two zip files. The zip files contain data from different portions of the wells, surface, intermediate...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyedrelectronic drilling recordergladedj basincoloradodrilling dataraw data

GLADE Project: Bottom Hole Assembly Summary Data for GLADE East and GLADE West Wells

Aug 28, 2026
1.28 GB
Publicly accessible
Two ZIP files include Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) summary data and results for both GLADE East and GLADE West wells in the DJ Basin, Colorado. Files contain bit photos, BHA assembly info, and where available post-run reports or logs for each run in each well. Data is separated int...
Authors
Rhodes, R. OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergybhadrill bitgladebottom hole assemblydj basincolorado

Microhole drilling technology utilizing a golden section search algorithm

Jun 23, 2021
812.35 MB
Publicly accessible
A fundamental issue in microhole drilling is that delivering high weight-on-bit (WOB), high torque rotational horsepower to a conventional drill bit does not scale down to the hole sizes necessary to realize the envisioned cost savings An optimization algorithm called a golden sec...
Authors
Su, J. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalpercussive hammerweight-on-bitoptimizationmicroholesslimholesdrillingexplorationmonitoringtechnical assessmentfeasibilitywobgssgolden section searchalgorithmblue canyon domenew mexico tech energetic materials research and testing centersocorronew mexico

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Core Photographs and Descriptions

Aug 05, 2021
136.42 GB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains photographs of rock core collected from EGS Collab Experiment 2 (and 3) boreholes. Cores were generally photographed in about 1-foot sections using Nikon D3300 DSLR cameras from two angles about 90 degrees apart, wet and dry. Core photos are provided here ...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabexperiment 24100 levelsanford underground research facilitycore photographscoredrillinggeologysurfpanoramic photographscore logsanomaly logs

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

Sep 18, 2019
5.69 MB
Publicly accessible
This package includes data and models that support hydraulic fracture stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). A paper by Schwering et al. (2020) describes the deterministic basis for developing a "common" discrete fracture...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicsfracturenetworkdiscrete fracture networkdfnfluidflowmodeldatafluid circulationboreholeweepcoresystemenhanced geothermal systemsandia national laboratorieselectrical resistivitywellinjection testtracerdrilling

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

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Weights of Evidence; Mineralogy, and Temperature Anomaly Maps

Nov 15, 2015
915.34 kB
Publicly accessible
This submission has two shapefiles and a tiff image. The weights of evidence analysis was applied to data representing heat of the earth and fracture permeability using training sites around the Southwest; this is shown in the tiff image. A shapefile of surface temperature anomali...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermaltularosa basinnewmexicotexasoutcrop mineralogyasteregsweights of evidencewofepfatemperatureanomaliythermal infraredsurfaceanomaliestularosabasinnew mexicoplay fairway anlaysisoutcropmineralogygeospatial data

Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

Mar 07, 2014
2.23 MB
Publicly accessible
The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalnevadamcgee mountainshallow temperature surveygeoprobegeochemistrygeologytransmissionreportgravitysurveyfeasibilityarchaeological clearancegeothermometrycost-effectivethermal anomaliescost

Microhole Test Data

May 23, 2016
226.52 kB
Publicly accessible
Drilling results from the microhole project at the Sandia High Operating Temperature test facility. The project is seeking to help reduce the cost of exploration and monitoring of geothermal wells and formations by drilling smaller holes. The tests were part of a control algorith...
Authors
Su, J. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermaldrillingmicroholehammerspercussionhothigh operating temperaturesandia

kISMET Final Report and Highlights

Oct 31, 2016
10 MB
Publicly accessible
The files in this submission describes the results of a series of stress measurement and hydraulic fracturing experiments conducted at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. This report describes the accomplishments of the kISMET (permeability (k) and Induce...
Authors
Oldenburg, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergystressegshydraulic fracturingnumerical modelingsanford underground research facilitycorepoorman formationanalytical modelingsubterhydraulic stimulationkismetpermeabilityinduced seismicitymanagementsurfborehole

EGS Collab Experiment 1: In-situ observation of pre-, co and post-seismic shear slip preceding hydraulic fracturing

May 22, 2018
136.27 MB
Publicly accessible
Understanding the initiation and arrest of earthquakes is one of the long-standing challenges of seismology. Here we report on direct observations of borehole displacement by a meter-sized shear rupture induced by pressurization of metamorphic rock at 1.5 km depth. We observed the...
Authors
Guglielmi, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsegs collabsurfsanford underground research facilityseismicinjection teststimulationslip vectorshearaxialdisplacementpressureborehole displacementdeformationsimfipprobeboreholee1-ipre-slipco-seismicslippost-seismicaftersliphydraulicfracturingin-situ
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