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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Tuscarora Sandstone Geophysical Log Digitization

Dec 18, 2019
281.37 MB
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This dataset contains well log files collected from wells penetrating the Tuscarora Sandstone, structural geologic map of West Virginia and salinity information based on brine geochemistry in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A combination of proprietary and free software may be re...
Authors
Moore, J. West Virginia University
geothermalenergywvgeswvudduappalachian basintuscarora sandstonewell logsdeep direct-usegeochemistrygiswell datadigitizationstructural mapbrine geochemistrysalinity infomationfeasibilitypropertiesthicknessdepthdensitypermeabilityegsgeospatial data

Fracture Sustainability Test, Pre and Post-Test Photomicrographs

Sep 26, 2016
212.12 MB
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The primary objective of this research is to understand how different rock types, mineral and fluid compositions, and fracture surface textures determine the longevity of fracture apertures, so that selection of reservoir rock can be economically optimized to reduce future refract...
Authors
Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracturesustainabilityphotomicrographbrady welldesert peakbch-03dp 35-13xplwell datapre-testpost-testshear-inducedpermeabilityegsreservoirstripa graniteaperturegeologytemperaturebrineshear

2013 YTD Dixie Valley Binary Cycle Production Data

Aug 07, 2013
448.4 kB
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Sensor data proving the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from the low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant. Monthly data for Jan 2013 October 7 2013
Authors
Lee, V. Terra-Gen Sierra Holdings, LLC
geothermaldixie valleybinary power plantlow temperaturebrineunused heatbottomingsupercritical cyclewaste waterbinary cycleegsraw datadatageothermal power plantpower plantnevada

Development of a Downhole Tool Measuring Real-Time Concentration of Ionic Tracers and pH in Geothermal Reservoirs

Mar 31, 2014
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For enhanced or Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) geothermal brine is pumped to the surface via the production wells, the heat extracted to turn a turbine to generate electricity, and the spent brine re-injected via injection wells back underground. If designed properly, the sub...
Authors
Hess, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegsdownhole toolreservoir monitoringchemical tracershigh temperature electrochemical sensorhigh temphigh temperatureelectrochemical sensorionic tracersengineered geothermal systems egssandia national labssnldoi 10.1117/12.2051151tracerdownholehigh pressure

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Core-Flooding Experiment Results

Apr 04, 2024
5.56 MB
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This dataset contains core-flood experimental results from the Utah FORGE project, generated through laboratory tests at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The experiments were conducted at temperatures of 100C and 200C using core samples from the 16A(78)-32 well. The primary...
Authors
Smith, M. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergycorefloodutah forgecore testinggeochemistrypermeabilityegscore-flood experimenthydraulic fractureconfining pressureeffluent chemistrybrine chemistrypressure measurementsflowratecore sample16a78-32fluidsphtemperaturefracture evolutionconcentrationprocessed data

Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Jan 01, 2013
2.13 MB
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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...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalco2-egsgeochemical reactionco2egsgeochemistrydissolutionprecipitationsequestrationsimulationchlorite dissolution kineticsmineral scalingmineral alterationfracture permeabilitygeochemical alterationmodelingtaupo volcanic zonenew zealandgreywackerhyolitedaciteegs-co2rock-gas interaction

Utah FORGE: Ground Motion Study Report

Mar 16, 2018
3.11 MB
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Paragon Geophysical contracted Urban Seismic Specialists to conduct A Ground Motion Study, on their Forge 3D project located near in Milford Utah .The test was conducted to measure the effects of the vibrator array on a pipeline owned by Kern River. Testing began November 22nd, an...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyground motionseismicearthquakeutah forgeforgeseismicityparticle motionppvmonitoringtestingsweep testingvibrator arraypeak particle velocityutahegsstudygeophysicsdemobilizationdemobilizingvibratorroosevelt hot springsmilfordreport

West Flank Coso FORGE: Petrographic and X-Ray Diffraction Analyses for Samples

May 16, 2016
35.7 MB
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XRD and Petrographic Study for wells 83-11 33A-7 and 33A-7RD-1 West Flank FORGE. Work and report completed by Clay Jones and Joseph Moore at the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) in 2011.
Authors
Jones, C. and Moore, J. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegswest flankforgexrdpetrographycosopetrographicstudy

Recovery Act: Microhole Tubing Bending Report

Jan 01, 2012
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A downhole tubing bending study was made and is reported herein. This study developed a model to predict the shape of the pipe at downhole conditions and determines if the various pipe string sizes can reach a specified landing depth. The wellbore trajectory is described by this s...
Authors
Ruan, C. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaltubingdrill pipedrillingmicroholemicroboretubing bendingwell constructionmodelabrasive slurryjet technologyegs

Hydraulic Studies of Drilling Microbores with Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Jan 01, 2010
4.42 MB
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Hydraulic studies of drilling micropores at various depths and with various hole sizes, tubing, fluids and rates to show theoretical feasibility. Hydraulic drilling fluids include Supercritical Steam, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide. The WELLFLO Simulations Report comprises of three ...
Authors
Karaaslan, M. Impact Technologies LLC
geothermaldrillinghydraulicsmicroboremicroholesupercritical steamwellflo simulationnitrogencarbon dioxideegsenhanced geothermal systems

Utah FORGE: Phase 3 InSAR Study Results

Sep 24, 2020
101.48 MB
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Ground movement is evaluated through analysis of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) interferograms. Results indicate there has been no detectable ground movement at millimeter scale. The zipped file in this submission contains a report, maps, and results from the InS...
Authors
Feigl, K. and Batzli, S. Department of Geoscience University of Wisconsin-Madison
geothermalenergyinsarutah forgeutah geothermalsubsidencegeodesydeformationground deformationcrustal deformationmapmean rate of changematlabgeologybedrockcrustalremote sensingegsroosevelt hot springsmilfordinterferometric synthetic aperture radar

Utah FORGE: Soil Carbon Dioxide Data

Mar 12, 2018
160.02 kB
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These are data from soil CO2 flux surveys done in the Utah FORGE study area near Roosevelt Hot Springs. Concentration is in units of ppm and is the final concentration of CO2 in the chamber after the up-to-2-minute flux measurement. Flux is in units of grams of CO2 per m^2.
Authors
Rahilly, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergycarbon dioxideco2co2 fluxutah forgeutahforgeroosevelt hot springssoil gasco2 concentrationconcentrationsoilmilfordegsgeochemistryflux

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Water-Foam Fracturing of Granite Rock

May 04, 2021
11.74 GB
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In addition to the foam data that were obtained from literature and that were collected from the current study, simulation data was also generated from finite element analysis (FEA) conducted in this study using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The FEA models were built to simulate t...
Authors
Thakor, V. et al Temple University
finite element analysisenhanced geothermal systemfoam fracturinggraniteegsgeothermalenergysimulationfeamodelcomsolsolid mechanicsfoam fracturing fluidfoamfracturing fluid

Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

Mar 23, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...
Authors
Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergydirect-usedistrict heatingegsgdhenhancedengineeredgeovisionhydrothermaleconomicfinancialoperation and maintenanceomcostperformancedeploymentmarket

Literature Data on Foam Fracturing Fluid

Nov 08, 2021
103.25 kB
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At the beginning of this project, the Temple team spent significant effort to collect data relevant to foam fracturing. More than 40 articles/reports were found in the open literature that reported the properties of aqueous foams under various testing conditions. The foam properti...
Authors
Thakor, V. et al Temple University
geothermalenergyenhanced geothermal systemsfoam fracturing fluidsfoamfoam fracturingdataliterature reviewdata collectionprocessed datareference

Baseline System Costs for a 50 MW Enhanced Geothermal System 2012

Apr 30, 2012
5.08 MB
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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...
Authors
Selman, N. Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation
egsgeothermalworking fluiddrillingcost analysiswestern massachusettsreservoir modelingmountain home idchina lakecaenhanced geothermal systems

Utah FORGE: EGS Reservoir Produced Fluids Geochemistry 2022-2024

Feb 26, 2025
1.38 MB
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This dataset contains geochemical analyses of produced fluids from the Utah FORGE site, specifically from wells 16A(78)-32, 16B(78)-32, and 58-32, collected during various stimulation, flowback, and circulation tests conducted between 2022 and 2024. The data contains element conce...
Authors
Simmons, S. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgegeochemistryproduced fluids16a78-3258-32circulation testsstimulationflowback waterflowback watersstimulation testsegsreservoir monitoringdissolved gasesmineral dissolutionfluid chemistrybrine compositionchemical geothermometry16b78-32

Utah FORGE: Rock Properties

Apr 07, 2018
32.28 MB
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This is an Excel spreadsheet that contains rock properties from several wells in the Utah FORGE study area. This includes a map of the wells. Data is described in the Final Topical Report included in the resources below.
Authors
Gwynn, M. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgerock propertiesroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springs rock propertiesresistivitytemperature plotsgammasonicdensityvelocitycaliperporositymaficslocation mapdrilling datalog responsequartzbulk densityksparmagnetic susceptibilitycorerock propsutahrockpropertieswell dataresourcecharacterizationgeomechanicsegsmilford

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

Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

Jul 08, 2019
262.54 kB
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This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...
Authors
Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeutah forge phase 2cutahmicroseismic eventsegsfracturereservoirstimulationmicroseismicityseismicitystressmilfordinjectionfrature networkhypocentersspectralmicroearthquakesforgephase 2croosevelt hot springsprocessed data

US Low-Temperature EGS Resource Potential Estimate

Jun 30, 2016
197.55 MB
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Shapefile of shallow, low-temperature EGS resources for the United States, and accompanying paper (submitted to GRC 2016) describing the methodology and analysis. These data are part of a very rough estimate created for use in the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technology O...
Authors
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalegslow temperaturedirect useresource potentialshapefilegis datalow-tempvision studyestimategeovisionpaperthermal energyshallowgisgeospatial data

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations

Jan 30, 2025
10.44 MB
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This report presents a series of numerical experiments investigating the relationships among near-well fracture complexity, in situ stress conditions, and wellbore deviation. Using a phase-field modeling approach, the study explores how factors such as stress regimes, wellbore ori...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgephase fieldnumerical simulationnear wellbore fracture nucleationegsnear-wellfracture complexityin situ stresswellbore deviationphase-field modelingnumerical solutionsfracture nucleationgeos modelingstress regimesfracture propagationrock mechanicstechnical report

Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

May 17, 2022
10.61 MB
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This is a final technical report for the project: Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of foam fracturing in EGS applications. The project, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), wa...
Authors
Wang, H. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
foam fracturingfoam stabilitywaterless stimulationenhanced geothermal systemsegsenergygeothermalfoamfracturingsimulationtestsample datablind boreholefatiguestressdatatime data

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Distributed Temperature Sensing Data from April and May 2024

Jul 08, 2024
5.17 GB
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This dataset includes Neubrex Energy Services fiber optic distributed temperature sensing (DTS) data from well 16B(78)-32 during stimulation and circulation, including interaction with well 16A(78)-32, during April and May 2024. The DTS data are stored in HDF5 file format and are ...
Authors
Jurick, D. and Guzik, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergy16b78-32stimulationfracingcirculation testtemperature datafiberoptic temperatureneubrexutah forgefiber opticfiber optic distributed temperature sensingdistributed temperature sensingdtsegshdf5

Publications and Datasets from Play-Fairway Retrospective Analysis with Emphasis on Developing Improved Hydrothermal Energy Assessments

Feb 07, 2023
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Previous moderate and high-temperature geothermal resource assessments of the western United States utilized data-driven methods and expert decisions to estimate resource favorability. Although expert decisions can add confidence to the modeling process by ensuring reasonable mode...
Authors
Mordensky, S. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypfahydrothermalenergy assessmentresource assessmentretrospectivemachine learninggeosciencewestern usdata-drivenbias reductionfavorabilitymappingegslow tempprocessed dataresourcecharacterization
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