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Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling

Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies are required to make geothermal power financially competitive with other energy sources. One potential solution is ...

Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2012
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WHOLESCALE Catalog of Rock Samples at San Emidio Nevada collected in January 2021 Version 2.0

This submission includes an update to the WHOLESCALESamples2021January.xls file where the strikes and dips initially reported have been corrected to comply with the right hand rule. The updated excel file and a link to the original submission are included in this report. The ori...

Kleich, S. et al University of Wisconsin Madison

Jan 12, 2021
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WHOLESCALE Catalog of Rock Samples at San Emidio Nevada collected in January 2021

This submission contains information on thirty-six rock samples collected from San Emidio, Nevada during January, 2021 for Subtask 2.3 of the WHOLESCALE project. The following resources include a .zip of rock sample photos taken in the field, a .zip of rock sample photos taken in ...

Kleich, S. et al University of Wisconsin Madison

Jan 12, 2021
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Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...

Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2013
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Deep Sedimentary Basin EGS Development

Stratigraphic reservoirs with high permeability and temperature at economically accessible depths are attractive for power generation because of their large areal extent (> 100 km2) compared to the fault controlled hydrothermal reservoirs (< 10 km2) found throughout much of the we...

Allis, R. and Moore, J. University of Utah

Jan 24, 2013
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Numerical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Prediction

Numerical modeling on fused silica cylindrical materials for predicting overpressures required to fracture an homogeneous pure (surrogate) material with known mechanical properties similar to igneous rock materials and later compare these values to experimental overpressures obtai...

Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Apr 26, 2016
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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: Leapfrog 3D Geologic Movie

This is a 3D geological movie of the Utah FORGE area created with Leapfrog Geothermal 3D modelling software. The movie shows the Utah FORGE site, wells, seismic and lithologic cross-sections, and rock unit tops. This illustrates the thick crystalline granitoid EGS reservoir.

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

May 18, 2018
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SMP and Fracture Modeling

The problem of loss circulation in geothermal wells is inherently challenging due to high temperatures, brittle rocks, and presence of abundant fractures. Because of the inherent challenges in geothermal environments, there are limitations in selecting proper lost circulation mate...

Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma

Oct 01, 2021
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Baseline System Costs for a 50 MW Enhanced Geothermal System 2012

Substantial unexploited opportunity exists for the US, and the world, in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). This cost analysis study provides a baseline cost for a 50 MW Geothermal Power Plant in a challenging New England environment. The study then assesses how project costs wo...

Selman, N. Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation

Apr 30, 2012
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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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Utah FORGE 2-2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress: Laboratory, Modeling and Field Measurement Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress at the U.S DOE FORGE EGS Site: Laboratory, Modeling and Field Measurement project by Battelle [Columbus, OH], presented by Mark Kelley. The project's objective was to characterize stress in the U...

Kelley, M. and Bunger, A. Battelle Memorial Institute

Sep 08, 2023
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SMP Preparation, Programming, and Characterization

Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma

Oct 01, 2021
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Three Dimensional Thermal Model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon

Final results of a 3D finite difference thermal model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon. Model data are formatted as a text file with four data columns (X, Y, Z, T). X and Y coordinates are in UTM (NAD83 Zone 10N), Z is elevation from mean sea level (meters), T is temperature in deg C. ...

Frone, Z. and Cladouhos, T. AltaRock Energy Inc

Jan 30, 2015
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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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Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Steptoe Valley

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...

Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Oct 29, 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...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 31, 2012
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Utah FORGE 5-2428: Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Kayla Kroll. This presentation addresses testing and modelling related to the dependency of EG...

Kroll, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Aug 27, 2024
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Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation

Hydraulic shearing is an appealing reservoir stimulation strategy for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. It is believed that hydro-shearing is likely to simulate a fracture network that covers a relatively large volume of the reservoir whereas hydro-fracturing tends to create a small nu...

Fu, P. and Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2012
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Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Nevada, Western Utah, Colorado, and the Gulf Coast Region of Texas Final Report

The objectives of this project were to (1) perform a literature review of sedimentary geothermal resources, (2) identify data sources and develop data-collection methodologies that characterize selected resources, (3) screen sedimentary basins and formations for sedimentary geothe...

Johnston, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 01, 2020
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Closed Loop Geothermal Working Group: GeoCLUSTER App, Subsurface Simulation Results, and Publications

To better understand the heat production, electricity generation performance, and economic viability of closed-loop geothermal systems in hot-dry rock, the Closed-Loop Geothermal Working Group a consortium of several national labs and academic institutions has tabulated time-depe...

Beckers, K. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Feb 03, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Plugging of fracture porosity from mineral precipitation due to injecting cold water into a a geothermal reservoir can impact the overall permeability of the fracture network in the reservoir. This can have serious ramifications on the efficiency of the geothermal resource. Geoche...

Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 03, 2019
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Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Data Used for Geothermal Resource Conceptual Modeling and Power Capacity Estimates

This data submission includes several data components that were used to develop a conceptual model and power capacity-estimates of two low-temperature geothermal resources that define geothermal prospect A at Hawthorne, Nevada. Data are sourced from a combination of legacy publicl...

Ayling, B. and Hinz, N. Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

Apr 05, 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 ...