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Utah FORGE: Laboratory Fault Reactivation and Permeability Evolution During Fluid Injection

Sep 15, 2025
182.35 GB
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This dataset contains results from controlled shear reactivation experiments performed on cylindrical Westerly and granitoid granite samples with a single inclined fracture. Laboratory faults were pre-loaded near failure and reactivated by fluid injection to examine relationships ...
Authors
Elsworth, D. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyinduced seismicityutah forgewesterly granitegranitoidpermeabilityshear stimulationegsfault reactivationfluid injectionpermeability evolutionseismicityacoustic emissionssingle inclined fractureshear stresspore pressuretriaxial testingmechanical datageomechanicsraw dataprocessed dataacoustic data

Testing for Controlled Rapid Pressurization

Sep 03, 2014
297.13 kB
Publicly accessible
Borehole W1 is a NQ core hole drilled at our test site in Socorro. The rock is rhyolite. Borehole W1 which was used to test gas-gas explosive mixtures is 55 feet deep with casing (pinkish in the drawing) set to 35 feet. The model is a representation of the borehole and the hol...
Authors
Knudsen, S. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalpressurizationegsgas-gassocorro test siterhyolitegas-gas pressurizationw1boreholerapid pressurizationcontrolledcoreexperimentexplosivesolidworksdrawingcadwellborestimulationhydraulicmaterialsystemhigh temperatureenergeticdownhole

2D Seismic Profiles, Nevada Play Fairway Granite Springs Valley

Sep 14, 2017
154.59 MB
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This data is associated with the Nevada Play Fairway project and contains 2D seismic profile data in cropped jpegs and tiffs, both interpreted and uninterpreted. Seismic data owned or controlled by Seismic Exchange, Inc.; interpretation is that of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Authors
Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergyseismic profilegranite springs valleypfaplay fairwaygeophysicsseismicinterpretationprofilegeophysicaldataimagingnevadanvactive sourcenv great basin

Practices Maintain Straight Hole in Crooked Hole Conditions, While Also Enabling Significant Gains in Drill Rate

Apr 30, 2014
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Bottom hole assembly (BHA) designs were assessed in field trials for their ability to achieve critical low inclination requirements, while simultaneously enabling high drill rates. Because angle has historically been controlled by reducing weight on bit (WOB), these are often com...
Authors
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalbhadrillingpacked bhapendulum bhamsemcginness hills fieldwobbottom hole assemblyweight on bitmechanical specific energyspeinclinationanglemcginness hills

Strength Recovery of Cement Composites in Steam and Carbonate Environments

Apr 28, 2016
3.99 MB
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The data include compressive strength and Young's Modulus recoveries in steam and carbonate environments at 270 deg C for four chemically different cement composites after imposed controlled damaged.
Authors
Butcher, T. Brookhaven National Laboratory
geothermalcementstrength recoverycompressive strengthcement compositesself-healinggeothermal environmentalkaline-activated cementpozzolanic reactionscarbonationyoungs moduluselasticityelastic modulusstiffnessself-adheringre-adheringimproved toughnessgeothermal wellsinorganicintegrity enhancementcompositesteamcarbonateexperiment

Steptoe Valley NV Data Compilation: Understanding a Stratigraphic Hydrothermal Resource through Geophysical Imaging

Nov 01, 2023
1.43 GB
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Sandia National Laboratories partnered with a multi-disciplinary group of subject matter experts to evaluate a stratigraphic geothermal resource in Steptoe Valley, Nevada using both established and novel geophysical imaging techniques. Provided here are a compilation of newly acqu...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergynevadasteptoe valley3d geological modelmtgeochemistryhydrothermalstratigraphygeophysicsmagnetotelluricscsemelectromagneticsgravitygeologymodelingreflectionseismicleapfrogseismic reflectionwater sampleprocessed dataraw datacontrolled-source electromagneticleapfrog energyfeasibilityaqueous

Characterizing favourable structural settings of geothermal reservoirs in extensional regions: Enhanced exploration strategies

Nov 30, 2010
1.47 MB
Publicly accessible
Exploration of geothermal systems is commonly hampered by the risk of unsuccessful drilling. A major problem in selecting well sites is that the favorable settings of known systems are generally not adequately characterized. This is particularly important in amagmatic regions, wh...
Authors
Faulds, J. et al University of Nevada
geothermalstructural controlled geothermal systemsbasin and rangeaegean extension regionturkeystructurally controled geothermal systemsaegean extensional provincegeothermal exploration

Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Report

Jun 01, 2017
111.23 MB
Publicly accessible
This is the final report for the second phase of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data collection and processing for the Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis project.
Authors
Wannamaker, P. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutahplay fairway analysisplay fairwaygreat basineastern great basinfinal reportpfaresourceidentificationexplorationwesternutregionextensionvolcanismheatpermeabilityflowboreholemtmagnetotelluricsresistivityanomalygeochemistryfluidgasvolcaniceruptionfaultstresscriticallyseismicitygravitygeophysicsgeologictwin peaksrhyolite fieldseismicpassivenodalmappingheliumsurveyheprobability krigingcrater knolldrill holesitingcomposite riskphase 2geology

Geothermal Exploration Raster Files for Utah Play Fairway Analysis

Jun 16, 2017
1.19 MB
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This submission contains raster files associated with several datasets that include earthquake density, Na/K geothermometers, fault density, heat flow, and gravity. Integrated together using spatial modeler tools in ArcGIS, these files can be used for play fairway analysis in rega...
Authors
Wannamaker, P. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyexplorationplay fairway analysisgravityheatearthquakefaultgeothermometerutahsevierpfawesternrasterheat flowfault systemsspatialgeospatialeasterngreat basineastern great basingeospatial datageophysicscharacterization

Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities

Mar 08, 2019
11.78 MB
Publicly accessible
The project team collected and analyzed 224 water samples and 101 matching rock samples. INL's improved method of measuring aqueous REEs allows study of samples previously thought too volume limited to measure. The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyz...
Authors
Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming
geothermalenergyreeoil and gasgeochemistryrare earth elementsproduced watertracerecoveryresourcecommoditymineralaqueousconcentrationspatialspatially-dependentvariablechemistrysamplingcoproducedproduced fluid

SE Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis PFA Models and Probability Map

Nov 15, 2015
763.08 kB
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This submission includes a Na/K geothermometer probability greater than 200 deg C map, as well as two play fairway analysis (PFA) models. The probability map acts as a composite risk segment for the PFA models. The PFA models differ in their application of magnetotelluric conducto...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalgeothermal potentialexplorationplay fairway analysispfacomposite risk segmentcrsgreat basinutahgeothermometerna/kmodelpfa modellinggeohtermal exploration modelgoethermometergeochemistrysodiumpotassiumresource assessmenteasternseprobabilitygeothermometrymtmagnetotelluricsgeospatial datageothermal exploration modeleastern great basin

Utah FORGE 10-3726: Geothermal Multiset Straddle for High Temperature Applications 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 17, 2024
32.83 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Geothermal Multiset Straddle (GMS) for High Temperature Applications by Welltec, presented by Ricardo Vasques. This video slide presentation discusses the development of (1) an annular multiset isolation system; (2) a stimulation straddle isolation sy...
Authors
Esquitin, Y. and Vasques, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestimulationfracingfracisolation systemopen-close flow systemegsgmsgeothermal multiset straddlevideopresentation

Rare Earth Adsorption and Desorption with PEGDA Beads

Mar 01, 2017
61.2 kB
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We synthesized PEGDA polymer hydrogel beads for cell embedding and compared REE biosorption with these beads via a gravity-driven flow through setup. One way to set up a flow through system is by cell encapsulation into polymer beads with a column setup similar to that used in th...
Authors
Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyhydrogelpegdarare earthbiosorptiondesorptionadsorptioncolumngreat salt lakebrinelanthanide binding taglbt cellspeg diacrylate

Gravity Data from Cove Fort and Dog Valley, Utah Play Fairway Analysis

Aug 27, 2018
66.37 kB
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This is a zipped archive containing an ArcGIS shapefile and a text file containing gravity data covering the Cove Fort and Dog Valley areas in central Utah. Part of the data was acquired by the Utah Geological Survey and part came from PACES (University of Texas El Paso). The attr...
Authors
Nash, G. and Hardwick, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygravity datagravityutah play fairwayplay fairwaycove fort gravitydog valley gravitycomplete bouguer gravitygeothermal play fairwayplay fairway analysisutahutgeophysicsgeophysical datacompletearcgisgeospatial datagisshapefilebougueranomalycove fortdog valleyfree airterraincorrectioncorrectedpfadataeastern great basin

3D Model of the San Emidio Geothermal Area

Dec 31, 2013
34.77 MB
Publicly accessible
The San Emidio geothermal system is characterized by a left-step in a west-dipping normal fault system that bounds the western side of the Lake Range. The 3D geologic model consists of 5 geologic units and 55 faults. Overlying Jurrassic-Triassic metasedimentary basement is a ~500 ...
Authors
E., J. University of Nevada
geothermalsan emidio geothermal area3d modelsan emidiofaultingstratigraphystratigraphic unitsfaultscross-sectioncross sectiongeologygeologic unitsgeologic contactdatageospatial data

Utah FORGE 1-2410: Development of a Smart Completion and Stimulation Solution 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
50.99 MB
Curated
This is a presentation on the Development of a Smart Completion & Stimulation Solution project by Welltec in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma, presented by Yosafat Esquitin, a Senior Business Development Manager at Welltec. The project's objective was to develop an an...
Authors
Esquitin, Y. et al Welltec
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsisolation systemannularstimulation isolationstimulationopen-close flow systemzonal isolationzonal stimulationdownhole controlled egsproductive life

Utah FORGE 5-2419: Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 14, 2024
43.75 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation discusses well controlled la...
Authors
Chen, C. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgestevens institute of technologyproppantselectrically-conductivenon-electrically-conductiveegsfracturesproppant/fracture imagingvideopresentation

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

Apr 07, 2025
22.48 MB
Curated
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

Utah FORGE 10-3726: Geothermal Multiset Straddle for High Temperature Applications 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
437.16 MB
Curated
This is a presentation on the Geothermal Multiset Straddle (GMS) for High Temperature Applications by Welltec, presented by Ricardo Vasques. This video slide presentation discusses the development of (1) an annular multiset isolation system; (2) a stimulation straddle isolation sy...
Authors
Vasques, R. Welltec Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopmultiset straddle systemzonal isolationhigh-temperature toolsstimulation systemsdownhole controlflow controlwell longevitytool developmentpresentationpresentation slidespresentation recordingreport

Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Granite from SCB Tests Dataset and Methods Report

Feb 23, 2026
617.16 kB
Curated
This submission includes a methods report and an accompanying Excel dataset documenting temperature-dependent Mode-I fracture toughness (KIC) measurements for Utah FORGE granite obtained using semi-circular bending (SCB) tests in accordance with the ISRM Suggested Method. Testing ...
Authors
Dvory, N. and McLennan, J. University Of Utah
geothermalenergyfracturefracture toughnessforgeutah forgefracture propagationscb/nscbtemperaturelefmfpzegsmodel-ikicsemi-circular bendingscbnscbgranitehigh-temperature testingwell 58-32laboratory testingraw datatechnical reportgeomechanics

Utah FORGE: Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores

Oct 05, 2022
4.59 MB
Publicly accessible
This paper discusses the progress on a project funded by the DOE Utah FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy) for the development of a subsurface heat exchanger for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) using unique casing sleeves cemented in place and are used ...
Authors
Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergycompletionsleevestractorheat modelegsutah forgestimulationfracturingwellbore technologieswellbore technologyheat exchangergeothermoptimalfracoptimal

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Earth Model Datasets

May 29, 2022
747.89 MB
Publicly accessible
The EGS Collab Project performed a series of tests to increase the understanding the response of crystalline rock mass to stimulations and fluid circulation to efficiently implement enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) technologies. The EGS Collab team created two underground testbed...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabegssurfsanford underground research facilityleadsouth dakotacollabraw dataprocessed datageologyconceptual model

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Laboratory Data for Insights on Hydraulic Fracture Closure and Stress Measurement

Jun 12, 2024
4.82 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset includes data from injection/fall-off experiments conducted in controlled laboratory settings. The aim is to investigate the physics governing fracture closure and the associated stress measurements during hydraulic fracturing. These time series data include flow rat...
Authors
Ye, Z. and Ghassemi, A. University of Oklahoma
hydraulic fracturinginjection/fall-off testsin-situ stress measurementsfracture closuregeothermalegsutah forgeminifracstressflow ratepressurevolumelaboratoryenergyinjectionfall-offwater injectionoil injectionsierra white granitecrab orchard sandstonescioto sandstonekismetgeomechanics

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Geological Characterization of the St. Peter Sandstone

Mar 30, 2018
Size unavailable
Curated
These studies undertook detailed analyses of the formations within the Cambro-Ordovician strata above the Mt. Simon Sandstone in the Illinois Basin, including the St. Peter Sandstone, for geological storage and mineral potential.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinst. peter sandstoneco2sequestrationcarbon dioxidemichigan basinpotosidiagenesisgeology

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
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