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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

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: 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: Stress Ratio Dependence of Ultrasonic Anisotropy in Well 16B(78)-32 Core

Apr 07, 2025
22.48 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains high-pressure ultrasonic measurements on a foliated granitoid core from Well 16B(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE site. Ultrasonic P-waves and two orthogonal S-waves were measured concurrently parallel and perpendicular to the rock fabric. All measurements were mad...
Authors
Lisabeth, H. and Savage, H. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergygeomechanicsanisotropyutah forgeegsultrasonic velocityseismic anisotropystress ratiohigh-pressurep-waves-wavethomsen parametersmicrofracturesfoliated granitoidconfining pressureucsccore analysisraw dataprocessed datavisualizationsrock mechanicsgeophysics

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

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 15, 2014
21.38 MB
Publicly accessible
EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneo...
Authors
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalstressvolume expansionpermeabilityfracturingrheoreversible fluidsxmtacoustic emissionlaboratory scaleegsigneous rockacoustic signaturefracture responsex-ray microtomography

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

Jul 08, 2022
7.68 MB
Publicly accessible
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: Hydrothermal Friction-Hydraulic Transmissivity Laboratory Experiments

Feb 24, 2022
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Submission includes data from laboratory slide-hold-slide tests, combined with flow through tests, conducted on Westerly granite with 30 degree sawcut. Tests were conducted with a constant confining pressure of 30 MPa with an average pore pressure of 10 MPa at temperatures of 23 a...
Authors
Jeppson, T. and Lockner, D. United States Geological Survey
geothermalexperimenttestfailureflow testflow throughwesterly granitetemperaturepressureslide hold slideteststestinghydraulicfrictionfriction hydraulic transmissivitylablaboratoryutahforgeutah forgefluid flowfluid flow conditions

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

Apr 04, 2024
5.56 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE: Milford Triaxial Test Data and Summary from EGI labs

Mar 01, 2016
102.63 MB
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Six samples were evaluated in unconfined and triaxial compression, their data are included in separate excel spreadsheets, and summarized in the word document. Three samples were plugged along the axis of the core (presumed to be nominally vertical) and three samples were plugged ...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermaltriaxialtestingegiforgeegsfracturestresscompressionpermeabilityutahmilfordtesthorizontalmooregnssampledataverticalgeomechanicsgeomechanicalutah forgecorestraincore dataresourcecharacterizationwell dataroosevelt hot springs52-21

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Well 58-32 and 78-32 Poroelastic Properties

Oct 31, 2022
59.49 MB
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This dataset contains laboratory measurements of poroelastic properties of granite samples from Utah FORGE wells 58-32 and 78-32. The data include permeability, grain bulk modulus, drained bulk modulus, Skempton's pore pressure coefficient, and Biot's effective stress coefficient....
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Zhou, X. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyporoelasticityutah forgeeffective stressbulk modulusgrain modulusporoelastic expansion coefficientpermeabilityutah58-3278-32pore pressureconfining pressureskemtpon coefficientgeologyprocessed data

Laboratory Evaluation of EGS Shear Stimulation-Test 001

Jul 29, 2014
3.21 MB
Publicly accessible
This is the results of an initial setup-shakedon test in order to develop the plumbing system for this test design. a cylinder of granite with offset holes was jacketed and subjected to confining pressure and low temperature (85C) and pore water pressure. Flow through the sample w...
Authors
Bauer, S. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegs lab simulationhydroshearinggranitelab hydroshearpressurevolumeloadpore pressuretemperature

Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments

Feb 29, 2024
4.34 MB
Publicly accessible
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
Publicly accessible
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

Chemical Fracture Detection During Triaxial Deformation Tests

Aug 19, 2025
613.72 MB
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A set of triaxial tests with sandstone, limestone, and granite samples was conducted to measure fluid chemistry before, during, and after rock fracture. The dataset here includes: 1) five triaxial test data files (xlxs), 2) one file containing the measured test tube volumes for th...
Authors
Kibikas, W. Sandia National Laboratories
rock mechanicsfracture detectiongeothermalnational laboratorychemical fracture detectiontriaxial deformationsandstonelimestonegranitefluid chemistrydissolved ionsenhanced dissolutionfracture surface areafracture tracespore pressureconfining pressuredifferential stressinduced fracturereactive transport

DCIF Westerly Granite AE Stress Effect Test (Task 3-1)

Jul 08, 2021
216.62 MB
Publicly accessible
Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on rectangular Westerly granite blocks (width=depth=4.0", height=2.0"). Liquid nitrogen was poured in a small, 1"-diameter copper cup attached to the top of the sample, and the resulting acoustic emissions (A...
Authors
Nakagawa, S. and Trzeciak, M. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergythermal fracturingstress measurementfracturingprocessed datageophysicsstress testinggranitewesterly granitestressmicrofracturefracturedatatemperatureacoustic emissionacoustic emission locationacoustic emission rate

Lab-Scale Stimulation Results on Surrogate Fused Silica Samples

Jul 06, 2016
73.74 kB
Publicly accessible
Lab-scale stimulation work on non-porous fused silica (similar mechanical properties to igneous rock) was performed using pure water, pure CO2 and water/CO2 mixtures to compare back to back fracturing performance of these fluids with PNNL's StimuFrac.
Authors
Fernandez, C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermaleffective pressurefused silicastimufraclab-scale stimulationfracturing proformancehydraulic fracturingquartzfracking fluidpressuremeasured effective pressuresupercritical co2reservoir stimulationegs

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: Slide-Hold-Slide Experiments on Westerly Granite at Temperatures up to 250 Degrees C

Oct 10, 2023
2.08 MB
Publicly accessible
Laboratory slide-hold-slide tests were conducted in a conventional triaxial deformation configuration on 1-inch diameter cylindrical cores of Westerly granite bisected by a sawcut oriented at 30 degrees from vertical. Tests were conducted at a constant confining pressure of 30 MPa...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyslide-hold-slideutah forgeegstriaxialwesterly granitefault strengthfrictional strengthfault weakeninghydrothermalhydrothermal alterationearthquakesinduced seismicitystrength recoverygeophysicsgeomechanics

Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results February 2025

Feb 28, 2025
1.18 GB
Publicly accessible
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

Laboratory data for characterizing acoustic emissions during differential stress-driven and pore-pressure-driven failure in granite

Sep 20, 2026
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Curated
This dataset contains acoustic-emission (AE), ultrasonic-transmission, permeability, and hydromechanical measurements from triaxial laboratory experiments comparing differential stress-driven and pore-pressure-driven failure in saturated, thermally cracked Barre granite at 80 degr...
Authors
Nakata, N. and Pec, M. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyaegranitelaboratory experimentpermeabilityfracture networksstressstrainseismic monitoringraw datatraffic light

Snake River Plain FORGE: Well Data for INEL-1

Mar 01, 1979
970.66 MB
Publicly accessible
Well data for the INEL-1 well located in eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. This data collection includes caliper logs, lithology reports, borehole logs, temperature at depth data, neutron density and gamma data, full color logs, fracture analysis, photos, and rock strength paramet...
Authors
Prestwich, S. and Bowman, J. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegssrgcinel-1well dataidahoineelsnake river plaintemperate at depthlithologyanalysislogstempaddendumcaliperlog4-armraw datacore sampledensityfull colorfracturegammaraydatarawperforatingdepthfrequencyplotrockstrengthparametereschartlasphotowell padsonicneutrondesnitycompensatedtemperaturengrinductiontesting reportdoefield reporthole diameter4 armfour armwell logloggingbutte countywildcatcore holemechanical caliper logdensity loglithologicp-wave velocitys-wave velocityseismic velocitypoissonyoungs modulusbulk moduluspoissons ratioshear modulusconfining pressurefracture identificationidaho fallsperforating depth controlgamma frequencygamma radiationgamma raywell schematiccompensated sonicboreholecompensated neutronuncompensatedformation densitywell completionnatural gamma radiationspherically focused inductiongeologywell surveygroundwater monitoringaquifercompliancesrgsrp

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

Ionic Fluids for EGS: Fracture Conductivity Tests in Granite Core Samples

Sep 13, 2025
162 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains experimental measurements of fluid flow and pressure behavior during fracture conductivity tests in granite core samples. The tests were designed to evaluate various ionic and nonionic fluids, including BMiMBr, HPyBF4, HPyBr, an oil-based fluid (OBF-1), and a...
Authors
Momoh, I. and Lee, H. Oklahoma State University
geothermal fluidsfracture conductivityfractured graniteenhanced geothermal systemsegsionic fluids for egscore floodinggranite core testsinjection pressureflow ratetemperature-dependent behaviorionic-based fluidsgeochemistrylaboratory dataraw data
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