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Utah FORGE: Fluid Injection-Rate Controls on Seismic Moment from Laboratory Fault Reactivation Experiments

Sep 16, 2025
5.43 GB
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This dataset contains experimental and acoustic data from shear reactivation tests that investigate the relationship between fluid-injection rate, pore pressure distribution, and seismic moment during laboratory fault slip. It includes raw mechanical data and acoustic emission rec...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityegsgeomechanicsutah forgegranitoidlaboratory experimentsfault reactivationshear slipfluid injectioninjection ratepore pressurepore pressure distributionseismic momentacoustic emissionspermeabilitytriaxial testingshear stressaxial displacementpressure vesselmechinical datatime-series dataraw dataprocessed datamatlab

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

Utah FORGE: Pump and Probe Test on an Intact Westerly Granite Sample

May 21, 2024
3.95 GB
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This dataset contains results from a pump and probe experiment conducted on an intact Westerly Granite sample with a diameter of 1 inch and a height of 1 3/8 inches. The experiment was performed within an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) to investigate the non-linear acou...
Authors
Klinghammer, H. et al Pennsylvania State University
utahtriaxialacousticsexperimentconfiningaxialprobingtransducerverasonicstemcoraw datalvdtpump and probegeomechanicsgeophysicswesterly graniteaxial pressure

Utah FORGE: Pump and Probe Test on a Mated Fracture Westerly Granite Sample

May 19, 2024
4.45 GB
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This dataset contains results from a pump and probe experiment conducted on a mated fracture Westerly Granite sample with a diameter of 1 inch and a height of 2 7/8 inches. The experiment was performed within an aluminum triaxial pressure vessel (TEMCO) to investigate the non-line...
Authors
Klinghammer, H. et al Pennsylvania State University
utahforgeexperimentraw datatransduceracousticswesterlygraniteverasonicsaxialconfiningtriaxialtemcolvdtpump and probegeomechanicsgeophysicswesterly granitemated fractureaxial pressure

Utah FORGE: Friction-Permeability-Seismicity Laboratory Experiments with Non-Linear Acoustics

Jul 08, 2022
7.68 MB
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Laboratory experimental data on saw-cut interface of Westerly Granite and Utah Forge granitoid rocks. Experiments include velocity-stepping and fluid pressure stepping experiments. Mechanical data from 3 ISCO pumps connected to a Temco pressure vessel measure axial, confining and ...
Authors
Eijsink, A. and Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalutah forgefriction experimentsfault permeabilityutahacousticsnonlinear acousticsacoustic dataraw datapressurevelocitystep testtestfailuretesting

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

Nov 07, 2023
12.98 MB
Publicly accessible
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: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments

Feb 29, 2024
4.34 MB
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This dataset contains experimental data from fluid injection experiments conducted to investigate the influence of temperature on fracture seismicity. The experiments were performed on granite samples from Utah FORGE. The samples were prepared with a 30-degree inclined fracture an...
Authors
Wang, J. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegstemperaturefracture seismicityfluid injectionshear stressdisplacementpore pressureexperimental geomechanicsgeomechanicshigh temperature rock mechanicsraw dataseismicitygraniteutah forgefracture mechanicsstimulation

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Fluid Injection Experiments on Granite Samples at Four Different Temperatures

Sep 05, 2024
6.76 MB
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This dataset contains results from four fluid injection experiments at 24 C, 69 C, 111 C, and 140 C using a triaxial loading apparatus ("Temco"). Tests were conducted on a Utah FORGE granite sample with a 30 degree inclined fracture. Confining pressure was maintained at 10 MPa, wh...
Authors
Wang, J. and Elsworth, D. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfluid injection experimentutah forgeegsfluid injectionfractured granitetriaxial loadingpermeabilityseismic momentconfining pressurepore pressureshear stresselevated temperatureexperimental datageomechanicsstimulationhydraulic stimulation

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Data for Emergent Pore Pressure Heterogeneity Controlling Slip Timing and Microseismicity

Mar 02, 2026
45.1 MB
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Included are experimental data recorded from shear experiments that explore the effects of pore pressure heterogeneity on microseismic character and fault slip timing resulting from shear reactivation of laboratory faults. Raw mechanical and acoustic data from 15 experiments are i...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicitypore pressure heterogeneitygeomechanicsshear experimentsinjection rateutah forgeegsfault reactivationmicroseismicityacoustic emissionsfault slip timinglaboratory datatriaxial deformationgranitoid coresfluid injectionraw data

EGS Collab Experiment 2: 4100 Foot Level Elastic Property Data

Dec 18, 2020
3.48 MB
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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

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

WHOLESCALE: Seismic Survey Data from San Emidio Nevada 2021

Apr 06, 2021
1.67 TB
Publicly accessible
This dataset includes raw and processed seismic data from the 2021 seismic survey at the San Emidio geothermal field in Nevada. In April and May 2021, 37 tri-axial short period seismographs were deployed in a 1.8km diameter cluster centered on 40.367278 N, 119.409019 W. The first...
Authors
Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison
geothermalenergywholescalewaterholeobservationstresssystemspatialtemporalphysicsmodelinghydrologicthermalmechanicalsacraw dataprocessed datageophysicssiesmic datasmartsolodatacubeseismographdata lakesan emdidionevadapumpingtri-axialdld

WHOLESCALE: Seismic Survey Metadata from San Emidio Nevada 2021

Apr 06, 2021
25.39 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a collection of metadata from the 2021 seismic survey at the San Emidio geothermal field in Nevada. In April and May 2021, 37 tri-axial short period seismographs were deployed in a 1.8km diameter cluster centered on 40.367278 deg N, 119.409019 deg W. The first data record...
Authors
Lord, N. et al Department of Geoscience University of Wisconsin-Madison
geothermalenergywholescalewaterholeobservationstresssystemspatialtemporalphysicsmodelinghydrologicthermalmechanicalseismicseismicitydatametadatasurveynevadasmartsolodatacubedldsacsan emidiogeophysicssurvey designpythondata processingpumping

Structural Controls of the Tuscarora Geothermal Field, Elko County, Nevada MS Thesis

May 31, 2013
17.99 MB
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Detailed geologic mapping, structural analysis, and well data have been integrated to elucidate the stratigraphic framework and structural setting of the Tuscarora geothermal area. Tuscarora is an amagmatic geothermal system that lies in the northern part of the Basin and Range pr...
Authors
Dering, G. and Faulds, J. University of Nevada
geothermalgreat basinbasin and rangestructural controlstuscarora geothermal areastep-overaccommodation zonethesisthesis paperelko countynevadanvtuscarora geothermal fieldtuscarorastratigraphygeologic mapgeologystructural analysiswell datastructural geologydrill-hole datafault intersection

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

First Results Project Hotspot Drilling

Mar 15, 2013
7.43 MB
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Project Hotspot drilled 3 slim hole exploratory wells in southern Idaho, each just under 2 km deep. These holes were designed to investigate thermal structure in three different settings within the Snake River Volcanic Province: (1) along the axial volcanic high of the central SRP...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalsnake river plainyellowstone hotspotproject hotspotidahoscientific drillingdrillingexploration

3D Model of the Tuscarora Geothermal Area

Dec 31, 2013
43.8 MB
Publicly accessible
The Tuscarora geothermal system sits within a ~15 km wide left-step in a major west-dipping range-bounding normal fault system. The step over is defined by the Independence Mountains fault zone and the Bull Runs Mountains fault zone which overlap along strike. Strain is transferre...
Authors
E., J. University of Nevada
geothermal3d modeltuscarora geothermal areafaultingfaultsstratigraphystratigraphic unitscross-sectioncross sectiongeologygeologic unitsgeologic contacttuscaroradatageospatial data

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

Development of a Neutron Diffraction Based Experimental Capability for Investigating Hydraulic Fractures for EGS-like Conditions

Feb 01, 2013
385.75 kB
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Understanding the relationship between stress state, strain state and fracture initiation and propagation is critical to the improvement of fracture simulation capability if it is to be used as a tool for guiding hydraulic fracturing operations. The development of fracture predict...
Authors
Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron diffractionstress statestrain statefracture initiationfracture simulationfracture predictionhydraulic fracturing neutron strain measurementhydraulic fracturingegshigh temperaturehigh pressurefracture

Raw Neutron Scattering Data for Strain Measurement of Hydraulically Loaded Granite and Marble Samples in Triaxial Stress State

May 23, 2014
22.11 MB
Publicly accessible
This entry contains raw data files from experiments performed on the Vulcan beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory using a pressure cell. Cylindrical granite and marble samples were subjected to confining pressures of either 0 psi or approximate...
Authors
Polsky, Y. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutronstrainhydraulic fracturingegsdiffractiongranitemarbletriaxialhydraulic fracturestressneutron scatteringvulcan beamline

Project Hotspot Petrology, Geochemistry and Stratigraphy of the Kimama core hole, Snake River Plain, Idaho

Mar 19, 2019
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
This submission contains links to two open source published papers on the Kimama core hole, Project Hotspot. "Volcanic stratigraphy and age model of the Kimama deep borehole (Project Hotspot)" Basalts erupted in the Snake River Plain of central Idaho and sampled in the Kimama dri...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergybasaltslimhole drillinggeochemistryborehole geophysicsprocessed dataidahokimamasnake river plain

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

Apr 19, 2023
2.96 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Data for Uncontained Ruptures Reduce Energetics of Triggered Seismicity: Laboratory Fault Reactivation Experiments

Apr 13, 2026
43.25 MB
Publicly accessible
The dataset contains raw mechanical data from laboratory fault reactivation experiments on pre-stressed granite/granitoid samples, along with experimental parameters and MATLAB processing code for data deduction. The raw time-series data were recorded using a triaxial-shear appara...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
injection-induced seismicityfault pre-stressseismic moment scalingrupture regimesinduced seismicitytriggered seismicityfault reactivationfluid injectionearthquake magnitudeforecastingrupture mechanicscontained ruptureuncontained ruptureseismic momentlaboratory experimentsraw datatriaxial sheargranitegranitoidgeomechanicsshear displacementaxial displacementmatlab

Utah FORGE: Deep Well 58-32 (MU-ESW1) Core Data

Apr 11, 2018
6.34 GB
Publicly accessible
These datasets, images, and graphics were derived from core drilling and core that was extracted from Utah Forge deep well 58-32 (originally called MU-ESW1), near Roosevelt Hot Springs.
Authors
Nash, G. and Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeroosevelt hot springsutahwell 58-3258-32core datacore imagesct scanscomputerized axial tomographycat scanscore samplesphotosvideosslicesraw imagesdrilling parametersbottom hole assemblycoring datacoring logcoredatadrillingmu-esw1well dataresourcecharacterizationegsmilforddeep well
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