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Sustainable Self-Propping Shear Zones in EGS: Chlorite, Illite, and Biotite Rates and Report

Nov 06, 2015
1.26 MB
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Spreadsheet containing chlorite, illite, and biotite rate data and rate equations that can be used in reactive transport simulations. Submission includes a report on the development of the rate laws.
Authors
Carroll, S. and Smith, M. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalchloriteillitebiotiterate equationsreactive transportegsenhanced geothermal systemsshear zonereactive transport simulation

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Shear Experiments Linking Fault Roughness, Friction, Permeability, and P-Wave Characteristics

Aug 20, 2025
23.22 GB
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This dataset contains results from five laboratory shear experiments on gneiss and granitoid samples from the Utah FORGE site, conducted at Penn State University. The experiments investigate links between fault surface roughness, frictional behavior, permeability, and P-wave acous...
Authors
Eijsink, A. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionroughnessutah forgeegslaboratory datamodeled datashear experimentsfault mechanicspermeabilityp-waveacoustic transmissivityfault roughnessrate-and-state frictionbiaxial deformationgneissgranitoidoptical profilometrykeyencersfit3000mechanical dataacoustic datafault zone propertiesgeomechanicsrock physicsgeothermal reservoir characterization

Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection Induced Shearing Experiments on Fractured Granitoid at Elevated Temperatures

Aug 12, 2024
80.21 MB
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This repository contains experimental data from a series of fluid injection-induced shearing tests conducted on Utah FORGE granitoid. The experiments were performed using an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) apparatus at Pennsylvania State University. The primary aim was t...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergytemperatureexperimentpre-stressseismicityutah forgeegsgranitoidtemcotriaxial pressure vesselfault seismicitypre-stress ratioshearpore pressure60-gritinclined fracture

Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Tests on Saturated Sierra White Granite Joints at Elevated Temperatures

Nov 24, 2025
2.38 MB
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This dataset contains results from laboratory direct shear experiments performed on tension-induced fractures in Sierra White granite under saturated conditions at target temperatures of 50 C and 100 C. The data were collected using a custom water-pressurized chamber equipped with...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgesaturationgranitesierra white granitelab testdirect shear testshear strengthshear stressgeophysicsp-waves-waveelastic wave propagationegslaboratory datafracturesdirect shearraw datageomechanicssaturated fracturesshear displacementeffective normal stresspore pressureultrasonic measurementsgeophysical responserock mechanicsstimulation

Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Test Data for Investigating Seismic Precursors to Shear Failure of Fractures

Jun 11, 2024
3.13 MB
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This dataset includes results of direct shear tests to investigate the mechanical and geophysical response of dry and saturated fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra White granite. Direct shear tests were performed on tensile-induced fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra W...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgesaturationgranitesierra white granitelab testdirect shear testshear strengthshear stressgeophysicsp-waves-waveexcelprocessed dataelastic wave propagationegslaboratory datarmreshearfracturesindiana limestonetransducer

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Fault Reactivation and Permeability Evolution During Fluid Injection

Sep 15, 2025
182.35 GB
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This dataset contains results from controlled shear reactivation experiments performed on cylindrical Westerly and granitoid granite samples with a single inclined fracture. Laboratory faults were pre-loaded near failure and reactivated by fluid injection to examine relationships ...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityutah forgewesterly granitegranitoidpermeabilityshear stimulationegsfault reactivationfluid injectionpermeability evolutionseismicityacoustic emissionssingle inclined fractureshear stresspore pressuretriaxial testingmechanical datageomechanicsraw dataprocessed dataacoustic data

Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results

Aug 14, 2023
755.67 MB
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This submission contains a report and associated data from triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory. The samples used were sourced from 16A(78)-32 well core. The primary objectives of this test were to determine the shear strength in both intact an...
Authors
Frash, L. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalenergytriaxial core testingtriaxial shear testingtriaxial testinglanllos alamoscore testingcore fracture testingutah forgeutah geothermalinjectiongeochemistryegsshear strengthtriaxialpermeabilityeffluent chemistry

Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results February 2025

Feb 28, 2025
1.18 GB
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This dataset contains results from nine triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory on samples from FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The primary objectives of this work were to determine the shear strength in both intact and residual states, evaluate dilation aga...
Authors
Frash, L. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgetriaxial core testingtriaxial shear testingtriaxial testinglos alamoslanllawrence livermorecore testingcore fracture testinginjectiongeochemistryegsshear strengthtriaxialpermeabilityeffluent chemistrysurface roughnessprofilometryslickensidesdilationfracture compressibilityhigh temperaturetriaxial direct shearrock mechanicsstress-strain behaviorhydromechanical datalaboratory testinggeomechanicswell 16a78-32rock deformation

Utah FORGE: Fault Shear Reactivation Experimental Data for Fluid Injection-Rate Controls on Seismic Moment

Nov 07, 2023
12.98 MB
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Included are experimental data recorded from shear experiments that specifically explore the link between fluid-injection rate and seismic moment resulting from shear reactivation of laboratory faults. Raw mechanical data from three experiments are included alongside corresponding...
Authors
Roseboom, M. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityinjection rateegsseismic momentgeomechanicsgeophysicsutah forgeshearmatlabshear experimentsraw datacodecore experimenttemcoconfining pressurepore pressureaxial pressureshear displacementfracturealong-fault pressureconstant shear stress

Utah FORGE: Fault Reactivation Through Fluid Injection Induced Seismicity Laboratory Experiments

Jul 01, 2023
119.91 MB
Publicly accessible
Included are results from shear reactivation experiments on laboratory faults pre-loaded close to failure and reactivated by the injection of fluid into the fault. The sample comprises a single-inclined-fracture (SIF) transecting a cylindrical sample of Westerly granite. All expe...
Authors
Yu, J. et al Pennsylvania State University
energyinduced seismicityegsutah forgewesterly graniteraw datacodematlabfault activationinjection testpressureflow ratereactivationshearfluid

Project Red: Monitoring Well 73-22 Geophysical and Mud Logging Data 2022

Jul 30, 2025
19.14 MB
Awaiting release
This dataset contains open-hole geophysical and mud logging measurements acquired in 2022 from Monitoring Well 73-22 in the Blue Mountain Geothermal Field, Humboldt County, Nevada. Data were collected by Baker Hughes, Baker Atlas, Horizon Well Logging, and other service providers ...
Authors
Dadi, S. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyblue mountainblue mountain geothermal fieldegsnevadahumboldt county73-22monitoring wellproject redgeothermal well logswell logsgeophysical loggingmud loggingacoustic slownesscompressional slownessshear slownessstoneley wavemonopole acousticdipole acousticazimuthal anistropygamma ray logresistivity logneutron porositydensity logcaliper logborehole conditionsbulk modulusshear modulusmechanical propertieslithologyalteration mineralsfracturesgas detectionlasraw dataprocessed datafervo

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Trixial Shear and Wellbore Breakout Tests Report and Data

Apr 19, 2023
2.96 MB
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Included are a report and data from triaxial shear tests on simulated Sierra White fault gouge and a borehole stimulation experiment. This serves as a progress report for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) P...
Authors
Choens, C. and Yoon, H. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyutah forgetriaxial shear testwellbore breakout testsierra white graniteegsenhanced geothermal system5-2557snlpurduesandia national laboratoriesborehole stimulationexperimental designraw databorehole breakoutfriction testgeomechanicsslip mechanismsaxial strain

Shear Induced Permeability Test: Stripa Granite X-Ray CT Files and Explanation

Jan 21, 2014
109.78 MB
Publicly accessible
This folder contains X-ray CT images and an explanation related to the shear induced permeability testing of Stripa granite
Authors
Kneafsey, T. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalstripagranitex-ray ctegsxrctcorescore sampleslogscomputed tomographyscancatcomputerized axial tomographytomographicimagingrock propertiesrock mechanics

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Hydraulic Pressure Test Results

Feb 17, 2023
1.21 GB
Publicly accessible
The EGS Collab experiment 2 was focused on testing shear stimulation techniques. Shear stimulation, in this case, means using hydraulic pressure to cause shear slip on preexisting fracture or fault planes such that the hydraulic conductivity of the fracture or fault increases. The...
Authors
Burghardt, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegswell datashear stimulationprocessed dataraw datacodepythonexcelleadsouth dakota

Stimulation at Desert Peak Modeling with the Coupled THM Code FEHM

Apr 30, 2013
223.65 MB
Publicly accessible
Numerical modeling of the 2011 shear stimulation at the Desert Peak Well 27-15 using a coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical simulator. This submission contains the finite element heat and mass transfer (FEHM) executable code for a 64-bit PC Windows-7 machine, and the input and ...
Authors
Kelkar, S. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalshear stimulationmodelingegsfehmthmthermal-hydrological-mechanicalsimulationstimulation

Fallon FORGE: Vs30m Seismic Velocity

Mar 12, 2018
3.53 MB
Publicly accessible
Time-averaged shear-wave velocity to 30 m depth about the Fallon, NV FORGE site.
Authors
Blankenship, D. and Kaven, J. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyforgeegsfallonseismicityvs30nevadashearwavevelocityvetted-nogeophysicsseismicnvs-wave

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
Publicly accessible
Provided here is a set of presentation slides detailing stress-dependent permeability in FORGE granitoid fractures and how fracture slip affects permeability. It outlines empirical correlations between permeability, stress, and fracture aperture, emphasizing that mechanically clos...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfacture slippermeabilitystress-dependent permeabilitygranitoid fracturefracture networkstimulationapertureinjectionflow testshear testreservoir stressreportdata analysis

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

Shear Induced Permeability Test: Brady and Desert Peak Core X-Ray CT Files

Sep 26, 2016
748.35 MB
Publicly accessible
As part of the shear induced permeability test, the rock cores were also scanned with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) before and after sustainability tests using a modified GE Lightspeed 16 medical CT scanner. The CT provides another perspective on the fracture and aperture, as wel...
Authors
Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyrasterx-raycomputed tomographycttiffbradydesert peakdp 35-13bch-03shearpermeabilityreservoircorewell dataegsraw datageospatial data

Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
Publicly accessible
This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability ...
Authors
Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergylab testingfracture formationshear failurefluid flowfracture geometryfluid permeabilityacoustic measurementsinjectionseismicitytriaxial experimentsdynamic stressingreservoir permeabilityfracture flowpermeability evolutionacoustic fracture characterizationfrictional stabilitydynamic triggeringinjection induced seismicityinduced seismicityshear slipshear flowberea sandstonewesterly graniteegsacoustic emissionslab earthquakes

EGS Collab Experiment 2: 4100 Foot Level Elastic Property Data

Dec 18, 2020
3.48 MB
Publicly accessible
Static and dynamic elastic properties (Young's modulus, Shear Modulus, P-wave Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio) of amphibolites and rhyolites from the TV4100 and TH4100 boreholes at the Sanford Underground Research Laboratory (SURF). Elastic properties include Young's modulus, Poisson...
Authors
Jahnke, B. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysurfegs collabelastic properties4100 levelyoungs moduluspoisson ratioshear modulusp-wave modulusdifferential strainstrainaxial strainlateral strainvolumetric strainamphiboliterhyoliteth4100tv4100rock failureegsraw dataexperiment 2experimentaldifferential stressgeologygeophysicsuniaxial loadingtriaxial loadingboreholestress strain curvesstress-strain curvesstaticdynamicsouth dakota

Utah FORGE: Earth Model Mesh Data for Selected Surfaces

Dec 07, 2018
20.83 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains a number of data files with vertices of meshed/interpolated surfaces used in the Phase 2B earth model. Examples include land surface (based on 10-meter DEM), the granitoid-basin fill contact, several faults, and also interpolated temperature isosurfaces f...
Authors
Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergystudent competitionearth modelforgeroosevelt hot springsutahdemdigital elevation modelgeospatial datacoordinateisosurfacefaultstructurestructuraldatalocationland surfacetemperatureopal moundnegro magegsmilfordenhanced geothermal systemutah forgemodelingmodellingmesh datagranitoidtoptopographygeologybasin fillresourcecharacterizationprocessed data

Fallon FORGE: 3D Geologic Model

Mar 01, 2018
949.28 kB
Publicly accessible
The 3D geologic model for the Fallon for site was constructed in EarthVision software using methods similar to (Moeck et al., 2009, 2010; Faulds et al., 2010b; Jolie et al., 2012, 2015; Hinz et al., 2013a; Siler and Faulds, 2013; Siler et al., 2016a, b) References are included in ...
Authors
Blankenship, D. and Siler, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyforgeegsgeologymodelearthvisionfaultsstratigraphyvetted-no3dfallonnv3d modelingfaultingstructurenevadamodellinggeologic

Utah FORGE: Geologic, Topographic, and Other Related Maps and GIS Data from the Earth Model

Dec 07, 2018
964.98 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains a number of maps and shapefiles related to the Utah FORGE site. Examples include geologic maps (several variations) and GIS data for the Utah FORGE site outline. All data are georeferenced to UTM, zone 12N, NAD 83, NAVD 88.
Authors
Podgorney, R. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyforgeearth modelstudent competitiongeospatial dataroosevelt hot springsutahgisarcgisshapefilegeologygeologicmaptopographytopographicegsmilfordutah forgesiteoutlinefaultsquaternarystructural

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
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