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Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

Mar 12, 2018
57.97 MB
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Archive containing input/output data for distinct element reservoir modeling for Fallon FORGE. Models created using 3DEC, InSite, and in-house Python algorithms (ITASCA). List of archived files follows; please see 'Modeling Metadata.pdf' (included as a resource below) for addition...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegsforgefallonnevadastresshydro-shearinghydraulic fracturesgeomechanicsthermalmicroseismicitygeometrycirculationstimulationreservoir modelvetted-nopython codescriptmicroseimicwell trajectoriesfracture aperturehydroshearingstereonet plotspercent fracture slip vs pressureinjectionstressesdfngeologic structurejoint networkleakoff ratioshear stimulatedshear displacementnormal displacementopenholecasedthermal drawdownseismicitywell locationsreservoir mappingmiocroearthquakesmeqthermal modelingfracture tendancymicroseismicanalysisanalysesmodellingmodelreservoir

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (1-98)

Feb 04, 2020
11.93 GB
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This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from the first 98 EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group teleconferences. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field activities and resul...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsmodelingtemperatureheat flowdtstracerpressureinjection testflowc-dots

Stimulation at Desert Peak Modeling with the Coupled THM Code FEHM

Apr 30, 2013
223.65 MB
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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

Dataset and SUTRA model used to evaluate Reservoirs for Thermal Energy Storage in the Portland Basin, Oregon.

Jun 29, 2020
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This is a link to the open access, published dataset and modeling that supports a feasibility study of Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) in the Portland Basin, Oregon, USA. Citation: Burns, E.R., 2020, SUTRA model used to evaluate Saline or Brackish Aquifers as Reservoirs f...
Authors
Bershaw, J. et al Portland State University
geothermalenergymodelrtesportland basinoregonsutratessimulationviscositydensityflowstimulationhydraulicaquifersalinebrackishporositywell-spacingwell datadistrict heatingheatingcoolingthermal efficiencyheat fluxtemperaturevolumepumping rate

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Final Report for the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-Poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock

Jun 30, 2025
6.17 MB
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This is the final technical report documenting laboratory experiments and modeling conducted to characterize the thermo-poromechanical behavior of fractured crystalline rocks for application to Utah FORGE. The report includes measurements of poroelastic and thermo-poroelastic prop...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegslaboratory experimentstechnical reportthermo-poromechanicalfracturingporoelasticthermo-poroelasticpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturedfitmodeling resultsstressfracture mechanicsgeomechanicsblock-scalebiot effective stressclosure pressurethermal stresstransverse fracturesstimulation

Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Apr 03, 2019
324.78 kB
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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...
Authors
Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforge-utahgeochemistrynumerical modelingfractureinjection testporosityfracture networkmodelingwell 58-32well datastimulationdrillingroosevelt hot springswell 45-3reservoirmineralsthermalaqueousquartzcalciteillitekaolinitephpolythermalreaction pathutah forgeegsmilfordutahenergy geoscience institute

A Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical Model for the EGS Demonstration Project at Newberry Volcano, OR

Jan 30, 2012
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Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon is the site of a Department of Energy funded Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Demonstration Project. Stimulation and production of an EGS is a strong perturbation to the physical and chemical environment, giving rise to coupled Thermal-Hydrologic...
Authors
Sonnenthal, E. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory
geothermalnewberryoregonegsenhanced geothermal systemnewgenthermalhydrologychemicalmodelcross-sectionsstimulationinjectionhydrologicaldemonstrationmechanical

Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

Sep 08, 2024
1.4 GB
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The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and ...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture modellingfracturesstochastic fracturestensile fracturesdiscrete fracture network modelegsplanar fracturespermeabilityporositycompressibilitystoragemeqhydraulic stimulationmodelmodelingprocessed data

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.18 MB
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This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is to develop, apply and validate a holistic thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemica...
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Kroll, K. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopfracture permeabilityinduced seismicityseismic slipthmcreservoir modelinghydromechanical behaviorpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (99-128)

Jun 07, 2022
8.18 GB
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This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group (MSWG) teleconferences number 99 through 128. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field acti...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsconferenceteleconferencerecordingmeetingpresentationscientific discussionmswgmodeling and simulation working group

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (129-130)

Jun 22, 2022
475.98 MB
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This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group (MSWG) teleconferences number 129 through 130. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field act...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsconferenceteleconferencerecordingpresentationscientific discussionmswgmodeling and simulation working groupfield updatestimulation analysisoptimizationutah forgemodelingteleconference log

Numerical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Prediction

Apr 26, 2016
1.1 MB
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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...
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Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
silicafracturingmodelingoverpressurepredictionnumerical modelingmechanical propertiesfused silica surrogate cylindrical samplesmaterial p[ropertiesfused quartzstress distributioncrack extensionstress intensity factorinternal pressureconfining pressurevariationstimulationreservoir

Utah FORGE: Optimization of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation (Fervo Energy)

Feb 08, 2023
6.91 MB
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Information around the plug-and-perf treatment design at Utah FORGE by Fervo Energy. Objective and Purpose: Develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to target the top three factors that control the technical and commercial viability of an EGS sys...
Authors
Norbeck, J. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyutah forgeplug-and-perf stimulationwell stimulationfervo energyplug-and-perfplug and perffervotechnicalassessmentfeasibilityhydraulicstimulationinjection testprocessed datablue mountainnevadaegswell 73-22well 34a-22well 34-22near-field egshorizontal drillingproppantheat in placestate of stressfiber optic sensing

Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Nov 15, 2015
16.88 MB
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We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical simulator is used to study the interactions between fluid flow, temperature change, and t...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownflow channelingthermomechanical couplingreservoir simulationstimulationegsenhanced geothermal reservoirsexplosive fracturing

Final Report: Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Nov 18, 2015
31.13 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a two-year (2014-16) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and ...
Authors
E. Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacitygpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsheat utilizationsurface leveled cost of heatlcohslcohdemandgeophirescombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisinduced seismicityfaultspotential fieldswaveletsbht correctionslow temperature

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Extended Dual Well Circulation Testing Fiber Optic Monitoring Report August 2024

Aug 30, 2024
10.95 MB
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This report documents the post-hydraulic fracturing extended circulation test between Utah FORGE wells 16A and 16B conducted in August 2024. In well 16B, fiber optic measurements of Rayleigh frequency shift distributed strain sensing (RFS-DSS) and distributed temperature sensing ...
Authors
Jurick, D. et al Neubrex Energy Services (US), LLC
geothermalenergycirculation testscross well circulationfiber opticsrfs dssdtsstrain changethermal sluggingthermal strainpltproduction logging toolutah forgeegsstimulaitonhydraulic fracturingdssdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingfiber optic monitoringprocessed datatechnical reportneubrexgeophysics16b78-32

kISMET Final Report and Highlights

Oct 31, 2016
10 MB
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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

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Final Report and Presentation on Seismicity Permeability Relationships Probed via Nonlinear Acoustic Imaging

Sep 30, 2025
254.88 MB
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This submission contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 5-2419, which investigates the coupled evolution of permeability and induced seismicity in enhanced geothermal systems using laboratory experiments, field observations, and nonline...
Authors
Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegspermeabilityinduced seismicitylaboratory experimentsfield observationsnonlinear acoustic imagingfault reactivationreservoir rockmicroearthquakestimulationphysics informed modelingmachine learningseismic momentstress statepermeability creationseismic hazardtechnical reportgeomechanicsgeophysicsmicroseismicity

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stimulation DFN Fracture Plane Evaluation and Data

Oct 27, 2022
1.63 MB
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This dataset includes files used to fit planar fractures through the preliminary earthquake catalogs of the three stages of the April 2022 well 16A(78)-32 stimulation which is linked bellow. These planar features have been used to update the FORGE reference Discrete Fracture Netwo...
Authors
Finnila, A. WSP Golder
geothermalenergydfnutah forgestimulationwell stimulationfracingfrackingdiscrete fracture networkwell fracturerock fractureswell fractureswell 16a78-32utah forge wellswell 16a78-32 stimulationexcelcsvpdfegsmodelingcharacterizationforge

Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

Jan 01, 2011
5.25 MB
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The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Simulating processes resulting in hydraulic fracturing and/or the remobilization of...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeothermal reservoir modelinghydraulic fracturingdiscrete flow networkfluid flowheat transferenhanced geothermal systemegsnon-isothermal unsaturated flow and transportnuft code

Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation

Jan 01, 2012
4.09 MB
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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...
Authors
Fu, P. and Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalhydraulic fracturinghydraulic shearingreservoir stimulationreservoir modelingdiscrete fracture networkenhanced geothermal systemegshydro-shearing

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth

Jan 30, 2025
2.55 MB
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This dataset covers work that investigated the apparent toughness anisotropy at Utah FORGE by comparing microseismic data with stress profiles from field measurements. The study analyzes the hydraulic fracture growth of Stage 3 at Well 16A(78)-32 using MEQ data, calibrating a nume...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgestress roughnesshydraulic fracturingmeqegsstress profilefield measurementshydraulic fracture growth16a78-32stage 3geostechnical reportprocessed datageophysics2-2446toughness anisotropyrock mechanics

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Shear Stimulation ERT Monitoring Data

Mar 06, 2023
139.08 MB
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This repository contains the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) monitoring data that was collected before, during, and after shear stimulation attempts were conducted at EGS Collab. These tests were carried out on the SURF 4100 level during Experiment 2 in March, 2022. Flow a...
Authors
Johnson, T. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabelectrical resistivity tomography4d-imaginge4dertexperiment 2raw datatime-lapse ertamuamldmudmltutltntsstimulation monitoringstimulationhydraulic pressure testsurfsurf 4100code3d modelingdata inversion

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

Oct 20, 2021
6.41 MB
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Geothermal power plants typically show decreasing heat and power production rates over time. Mitigation strategies include optimizing the management of existing wells increasing or decreasing the fluid flow rates across the wells and drilling new wells at appropriate locations. Th...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine learningmlsubsurfacecharacterizationbrady hot springsbhspredictionreservoir modelingtime seriespcaprincipal component analysisreservoir managementreservoirdual-porositystimulationinjection testpdetemperatureflowpressuresimulationsingle-fracturedoubletheat maptensorflowcnnlstmmlphydrothermalopen source reservoirosrnevada

Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions

Aug 24, 2025
3.52 MB
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This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimul...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsfluid-rock interactionsthmc processesfracture evolutionusgsfracturesgeothermal resorvoirsfracture reactivationthmcmechanicalchemicalhydraulic stimulationthermal drawdownfinal reporttechnical report
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