OpenEI: Energy Information
  • Geothermal Data Repository
  • My User
    • Sign Up
    • Login
 
  • Data
    • View All Submissions
    • Data Lakes
    • Data Standards
    • Submit Data
  • Help
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Data Submission Best Practices
    • Data Submission Tutorial Videos
    • Contact GDR Help
  • About
  • Search

Search GDR Data

Showing results 1 - 25 of 269.
Show results per page.
Order by:
Available Now:
Filters
Topic
Technologies
Demonstration Sites
Data Type
"case study"×

Geothermal Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 30, 2014
124.18 kB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains links to Geothermal Areas on OpenEI that were completed as part of an effort to gather clean, unbiased information on which to build geothermal drilling prospects. The specific areas that were part of this focused effort, or *case studies*, are linked ind...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcase studycase historyexplorationtechnical issuesenvironmental issuestimelineblue mountaingeothermal areachenahot springsdixie valleykilaueaeast riftlightning docklong valley calderacalderamt princetonhot springsnealnorth brawleyrooseveltrye patchsalt wellsvalles calderaredondosulpher springswaunitageothermal areasgeothermal resource areasonline listlist of areasmapgeothermal activitiesexploration techniquesoverviewexportcase studies

GeoRePORT Case Studies Coso, WSMR, Dixie Valley, and Chena Hot Springs

Sep 30, 2019
8.09 MB
Publicly accessible
The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysociotechnosocialtechnicaleconomicassessmentanalysisresourcegeoreportfeasibilitycase studycase studiesreportingprotocoldixie valleycosochenawsmrwhite sands missile rangegradeexplorationproject readinessportfolio optimizationreporting toolworksheetinput

Community Geothermal: Community Thermal Energy Network Report and Design Drawings Carbondale, CO

Sep 30, 2024
16.44 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset provides an overview of the design, development, and technical specifications of for a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Carbondale, Colorado. This thermal energy network (TEN) within the town's Three-Two Zero Energy District (32ZED) is part of ...
Authors
Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalenergycommgeocase studydesign drawingsretrofitthermal energy networkten32zedtechnical reportcommunity engagementambient temperature loopborefieldhigh temperature loopmechanicalelectricaldesignsspecificationsatlhtlpumpsheat pumpsblueprintscarbondalecolorado

Exploration Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 27, 2013
239.12 kB
Publicly accessible
The goal of this project was to create a template (and associated form) on OpenEI to solicit crowd-sourced information sharing about various geothermal resource areas around the world. Over the past two years, twelve case studies have been researched by NREL staff testing the usa...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationopeneigeothermal areacase studyexploration historywell field descriptionhydothermal systemreservoirheat sourcegeochemistrywell field datatectonic settingcontrol structurebrophy modelblind geothermal systemmemo

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Economic Analysis using GEOPHIRES for West Virginia University

Jan 09, 2020
3.73 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains all the inputs used and output produced from the modified GEOPHIRES for the economic analysis of base case hybrid GDHC system, improved hybrid GDHC system with heat pump and for hot water GDHC. Software required: Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft Excel and GEOPHI...
Authors
Garapati, N. West Virginia University
geothermalenergygeophireswvulcohhybrid geothermal natural ags systemdirect-usereservoir simulationuncertainty analysisddudeep direct usefeasibilityeconomicgdhcdhsdistrict heatingdistrict heating and coolingcostheatlevelizedhot waterhybridheat pumpnatural gashybrid geothermal natural gas system

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Numerical Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis using iTOUGH2 for West Virginia University

Dec 20, 2019
384.67 MB
Publicly accessible
To reduce the geothermal exploration risk, a feasibility study is performed for a deep direct-use system proposed at the West Virginia University (WVU) Morgantown campus. This study applies numerical simulations to investigate reservoir impedance and thermal production. Because of...
Authors
Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University
geothermalwvutuscaroraitough2lbnlreservoir flow modelpermeabilityfracturematrixuncertainty analysisnumerical modelingmonte carlofirst-order-second-moment uncertainty propagation analysisfeasibilityddudeep direct-usemorgantownreservoir impedancethermal productionresource potentialthermal breakthroughpermeability modelseconomic analysispapergeothermicsgeothermal exploration riskexploration riskmodelingeconomicdirect usewest virginia universitytuscarora sandstoneflow modeluncertaintyanalysissimulationflow

An HPC-Based Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator for Modeling Underground Geothermal Behavior with Example Simulations on The Treasure Island and UC Berkeley Campus

Aug 01, 2021
186.08 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains the source code of the Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator used for the Treasure Island and UC Berkeley campus geothermal simulation. It contains a report that summarizes the development and validation of this Hydrothermal Finite Element Simulator, with ...
Authors
Chen, K. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfinite elementcoupled hydrothermal modelingcommunity scaleground source heat pumpparallel computingdeal.iidistrict heating and cooling systemsubsurface heat responsetreasure islanduc berkeley campuscsimulationuc berkeleydistrict heatingdistrict coolingenergy deliverygeothermal storagegoethermal energy storageenergy storage

GEOPHIRES Simulations for Deep Direct Use (DDU) Projects

Jun 30, 2020
186.36 kB
Publicly accessible
This folder contains the GEOPHIRES codes and input files for running the base case scenarios for the six deep direct-use (DDU) projects. The six DDU projects took place during 2017-2020 and were funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office. They investiga...
Authors
Beckers, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyddugeophiresdeep direct uselcoheconomicsabsorption chillersubsurface storagetechno-economiclevelized cost of heatwellboreexperimentcostsimulationmodelingreservoirtemperaturetechnologyabsorptionportland basinillinois basinwvuwest virginia universitywest virginiaportlandoregonchampagne-urbanaillinoisuniversity of illinoisurbana-champaignchampaign-urbanacornellhawthornenevadaporosityflowthermal conductivityinjection testdrillingwell data

Machine Learning-Assisted High-Temperature Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage Optimization: Numerical Modeling and Machine Learning Input and Output Files

Apr 15, 2022
113.79 MB
Publicly accessible
This data set includes the numerical modeling input files and output files used to synthesize data, and the reduced-order machine learning models trained from the synthesized data for reservoir thermal energy storage site identification. In this study, a machine-learning-assiste...
Authors
Jin, W. et al Idaho National Laboratory
reservoir thermal energy storagestochastic simulationgeotesmachine learningmodelingtesht-rtescharacterizationnumerical modelstochastichydrogeologic formationsimulated datasimulation datahigh-temperaturethermal energy storageoptimizationartificial neural network regressionannneural networkoperation scenariosseasonal-cyclepareto frontsseasonal operationcontinuous operationfalconmoose

District Geothermal Energy Systems with Seasonal Underground Thermal Storage: Load Profiles, Modeling Workflow, and Techno-Economic Results for U.S. Screening

Sep 27, 2025
135.99 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset accompanies the paper "Geothermal district energy systems coupled with seasonal underground thermal energy storage: a U.S. techno-economic screening by climate and geology." It contains the data and scripts required to reproduce the study's results across ten U.S. cit...
Authors
Mello, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergydistrict energy systemsunderground thermal energy storageutesatesrtesground heat exchangerghesutratecho-economic analysisenergy modelingcomstockbuilding load profileslcoeaquifer storageseasonal storageu.s. citiespythonmodelscriptsmodel datasubsurface simulationgeotescold utes

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Preliminary Geothermal Reservoir Model

May 08, 2018
11.31 GB
Publicly accessible
Preliminary geothermal reservoir simulations were performed using a homogeneous static model to evaluate and understand the effects of fluid and rock properties that could influence the delivery of thermal energy in a doublet system. A 5000 feet by 5100 feet by 500 feet homogeneou...
Authors
Okwen, R. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinreservoir modelstatic modelvip landmark

Seedling Project Report: A Novel Heat Pump Integrated Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Shaping Electric Demand of Buildings

May 31, 2019
2.22 MB
Publicly accessible
This report presents a preliminary assessment of the technical feasibility of utilizing underground thermal energy storage (UTES) and electric-driven heat pumps (EDHPs) to enable flexible behind-the-meter electric demand of buildings while meeting their thermal demands in an energ...
Authors
Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergyheat pumpthermal energy storagebuildingelectric-driven heat pumpsedhpsunderground thermal energy storageflexible behind-the-meter electricutesseedling projectoak ridge national laboratoryornldual-purpose underground thermal batterydputbsimulationlab testednumerical modelpeak generation focusnatural convection modelingconduction heat transferphase change modelingcase study

Utah FORGE: Reports on Northwestern Nevada Well Doublet Drilling and Testing by Fervo Energy

Sep 05, 2023
17.51 MB
Publicly accessible
These reports review Fervo Energy's construction of a commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS). Fervo has qualified full functionality of the system through production testing at commercially relevant operating conditions. The project site is located in a nearfield setting ad...
Authors
Dadi, S. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyfervo energynevada egsenhanced geothermal systemsegshorizontal drillingplug-and-perfutah forgecross-well strainplug-and-perforationhorizontal doubletblue mountainnevadafiber optic sensingwell stimulationfracingfrackingreportdoublet well systemdistributed fiber optic sensingdfosfeasibilityassessment

Alternative Geothermal Power Production Scenarios

Mar 14, 2014
68.11 kB
Publicly accessible
The information given in this file pertains to Argonne life-cycle analyses (LCAs) of the plant cycle stage for a set of ten new geothermal scenario pairs, each comprised of a reference and improved case. These analyses were conducted to compare environmental performances among the...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalalternative scenarioslife cycle metricsgreenhouse gas ratioslcoeslcaghg ratioenergy ratiomaterial to power ratioslife-cycle analysescost of energylevelizedmaterial to power ratiomprgetemevaluatiionresourceinventoryhydrothermaleconomicevaluationcostenergyratioghgfossil fuelpowerproductionscenarios

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Reservoir Productivity Uncertainty Analysis for the Tuscarora Sandstone, Morgantown, WV

Dec 19, 2019
10.81 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains figures that summarize the Tuscarora Sandstone core permeability data collected from the Preston 119 well in Preston County, WV, and summary results of a stochastic analysis that was used to estimate reservoir productivity for the currently unexplored Tuscaro...
Authors
Smith, J. West Virginia University
geothermalwvucornell universityappalachian basintuscarora sandstonereservoir flow geometryreservoir productivity assessmentpermeabilitymatrixfractureuncertainty analysisreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacityrpirfcmonte carlo analysiscodeddudeep direct-usefeasibilityfavorabilityeasterneastuncertaintyegsshapefilesgeospatial data

Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis Analyses and Results

Jul 30, 2016
15.14 MB
Publicly accessible
*This submission updates a 2015 submission for the utilization analysis (https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/623)* The files document the analysis of utilization potential in support of Phase 1 Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin. This 2016 su...
Authors
E., T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinwest virginiapennsylvanianew yorkdeep direct usedistrict heatingheat utilizationsurface levelized cost of heatslcohlcohgeothermal play fairway analysisgpfa-abdemandgeophiresindustrial usersagricultural userscampus and military usersutilizationmemoanalysisrisk factorexample sitescase studiesmaplow-temperaturelow tempgeospatial data

Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

May 17, 2022
10.61 MB
Publicly accessible
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

QuakeCastNet source code

Sep 20, 2026
16.21 MB
Awaiting curation
Probabilistic Multi-Horizon Spatiotemporal Forecasting of Injection-Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Systems Companion code for the manuscript by Zhengfa Bi (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and Nori Nakata (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; MIT). Fluid injection and ...
Authors
Nakata, N. and Bi, Z. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeseismicity

Transported Geothermal Energy Technoeconomic Screening Tool Calculation Engine

Sep 21, 2016
449.36 kB
Publicly accessible
This calculation engine estimates technoeconomic feasibility for transported geothermal energy projects. The TGE screening tool (geotool.exe) takes input from input file (input.txt), and list results into output file (output.txt). Both the input and ouput files are in the same f...
Authors
Liu, X. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermaltranportedabsorptionlow temperaturetransported

Community Geothermal: Open House Poster Session Materials April 2024 Carbondale, CO

Sep 29, 2024
5.44 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains a PDF from an open house event in Carbondale, Colorado, focused on Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) and their role in decarbonizing communities. The posters provide an overview of geothermal systems for heating and cooling, the Carbondale Community Geothermal C...
Authors
Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalenergyopen housecommunityengagementthermal energy networkscommgeoposterposter sessioncleerthermal energy networktencarbondalecoloradonrelcommunity geothermalcase studiesurbanoptbuilding modeling

Machine Learning to Identify Geologic Factors Associated with Production in Geothermal Fields: A Case-Study Using 3D Geologic Data from Brady Geothermal Field and NMFk

Oct 01, 2021
5.68 MB
Publicly accessible
In this paper, we present an analysis using unsupervised machine learning (ML) to identify the key geologic factors that contribute to the geothermal production in Brady geothermal field. Brady is a hydrothermal system in northwestern Nevada that supports both electricity producti...
Authors
Siler, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergynmfkbrady hot springsmachine learningmlbhsnonnegative matrix factorization k-meanshydrothermalbradyk-meansclusteringnonnegative matrix factorizationmatrix factorizationgeothermalcloudsmarttensorsunsupervised3d well data3d geologic mapgeologic structurefaultsstressgeologycharacterizationgeologic modelproductioncode

Applications of Fractured Continuum Model to Enhanced Geothermal System Heat Extraction Problems

May 06, 2014
5.77 MB
Publicly accessible
This paper describes the applications of the fractured continuum model to the different enhanced geothermal systems reservoir conditions. The capability of the fractured continuum model to generate fracture characteristics expected in enhanced geothermal systems reservoir environm...
Authors
Kalinina, E. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalsimulationegsheat extractionfracturefractured continuum modelfracture continuumfracture characteristicsreservoir environmenthorizontal wellsvertical wells

GeoRePORT Protocol and Spreadsheet Template

Sep 30, 2019
12.26 MB
Publicly accessible
The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyapplicationsoftwaretoolresourceassessmentsocialtechnicaleconomicfeasibilityprotocolgeoreportsociotechnoreportinggradeexplorationinputproject readinessportfoliooptimizationworksheet

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

Alternative CAES Technology Using Depleted Unconventional Gas Wells and Subsurface Thermal Energy Storage (GeoCAES)

May 23, 2019
413.08 kB
Publicly accessible
This project assessed the technical viability of a process called GeoCAES. The process stores electrical energy by injecting natural gas into shale gas formations using a compressor, storing it, and producing it through an expander to generate electricity. This data submission inc...
Authors
Johnston, H. and Young, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyenergy storagenatural gasunconventional shalegeocaesmodelwellgeothermal energy storagegeothermal reservoirsurface plantfeasibilitytechnologytestechnicaltechnical assesmentcodeprocessed data
12345Next >>
Google Map
  • About the GDR
  • Partners & Sponsors
  • Disclaimers
  • Developer Services
  • The GDR provides free access to data generated from projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Geothermal.
  • Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 unless otherwise noted.

Privacy Policy Notification

This site uses cookies to store and share user preferences with other OpenEI sites, and uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous user information such as which pages are visited, for how often, and what searches or other webpages may have led users here. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser or by installing a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. By clicking "Accept" you agree this site can store cookies on your device and disclose information to OpenEI and Google Analytics in accordance with our privacy policy.

OpenEI Privacy Policy Google Analytics Terms of Service