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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

Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation

Jan 01, 2012
4.09 MB
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Hydraulic shearing is an appealing reservoir stimulation strategy for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. It is believed that hydro-shearing is likely to simulate a fracture network that covers a relatively large volume of the reservoir whereas hydro-fracturing tends to create a small nu...
Authors
Fu, P. and Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalhydraulic fracturinghydraulic shearingreservoir stimulationreservoir modelingdiscrete fracture networkenhanced geothermal systemegshydro-shearing

Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

Jan 01, 2011
6.5 MB
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Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to increase heat production. In this paper, we document our effort to develop a numerica...
Authors
Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalrock mechanicshydraulic fracturingenhanced geothermal systemegssimulationhydrohydrofrackingflowmodelmodelingreservoirfracking

Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

Jan 31, 2012
6.63 MB
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This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimu...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalreservoir modelinghydraulic shearinghydraulic fracturingfracturereservoir stimulationlow pressurestimulation

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

Deep Sedimentary Basin EGS Development Reports

Jan 24, 2013
665.96 MB
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This submission includes a Stage Gate Report on "Novel Geothermal Development of Deep Sedimentary Systems in the United States," along with supporting reports, presentations, and theses related to deep sedimentary basin geothermal development.. Stratigraphic reservoirs with high ...
Authors
Allis, R. and Moore, J. University of Utah
geothermalsedimentary aquifersbasin stratigraphytemperature distributionsheat flowreservoir modelingstratigraphic reservoirspermeabilityhydrofracturingdrillingpower productionsolarcarbonatessiliciclasticsreportdeep sedimentarystage gatetechnical report

EGS Collab Experiment 1: TOUGH2-CSM Simulation of Embedded Natural Fractures and Chemical Tracer Transport and Sorption

Jun 07, 2019
5.23 MB
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The EGS Collab SIGMA-V project is a multi-lab and university collaborative research project that is being undertaken at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota. The project consists of studying stimulation, fluid-flow, and heat transfer processes at a scal...
Authors
Johnston, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsegs collabtough2simulationenhanced geothermal systemssurfsanford underground research facilityreservoirmodelingtracernaturalfracturesfracturingchemicalsigma-vthermaltemperatureheat flowfluid flowmonitoringhydrauliccirculationinjectioninjectortough2-csmsorptiontransferbreakthrough

Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Nevada, Western Utah, Colorado, and the Gulf Coast Region of Texas Final Report

Jul 01, 2020
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The objectives of this project were to (1) perform a literature review of sedimentary geothermal resources, (2) identify data sources and develop data-collection methodologies that characterize selected resources, (3) screen sedimentary basins and formations for sedimentary geothe...
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Johnston, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysedimentaryfeasibilitysedimentary basinelko basinrailroad valleysteptoe valleypavant buttedenver basinpiceance basinraton basingulf coast regionnevadautahtexasgbcaasgreat basin carbonate and alluvial aquifer systemcarbonateagsadvanced geothermal systembottom-hole temperaturewell datalcoeeconomicsupperlowercarbonate aquifer unitegsenhanced geothermal systemplay fairway analysiscoloradotemperaturebottom-holemarys river basindrillingpermeabilityreservoirmodelingcarbonate geothermal systemcgstechno-economicanalysisdownselectsubsurfacedata mininggeologygradientheatflowgeophysicsseismicclosed-loophydrogeologycoststructuralbedrockmapaquifersedgeo

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
129.18 MB
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This is a presentation on the Fracture Permeability Impact on Seismic Slip Behavior project by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Dr. Kayla A. Kroll. The project's objective is to develop, apply and validate a holistic thermal, hydrologic, mechanical, and chemica...
Authors
Kroll, K. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopfracture permeabilityinduced seismicityseismic slipthmcreservoir modelinghydromechanical behaviorpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Nov 15, 2015
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We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical simulator is used to study the interactions between fluid flow, temperature change, and t...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownflow channelingthermomechanical couplingreservoir simulationstimulationegsenhanced geothermal reservoirsexplosive fracturing

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

Jun 01, 2021
525.86 MB
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The FORGE team is making these fracture models available to researchers wanting a set of natural fractures in the FORGE reservoir for use in their own modeling work. They have been used to predict stimulation distances during hydraulic stimulation at the open toe section of well 1...
Authors
Finnila, A. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdfndiscrete fracture networkwell 16a78-32utahenhanced geothermal systemengineered geothermal systemfracmanroosevelt hot springsroosevelt hot springs geothermal sitemilfordprocessed datacsvwelldrillingstimulationpressuremodelmodeling

Thermal Drawdown-Induced Flow Channeling in a Single Fracture in EGS

Nov 15, 2015
1.32 MB
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The evolution of flow pattern along a single fracture and its effects on heat production is a fundamental problem in the assessments of engineered geothermal systems (EGS). The channelized flow pattern associated with ubiquitous heterogeneity in fracture aperture distribution caus...
Authors
Guo, B. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownsingle fracture systemthermomechanical couplingflow channelingreservoir simulationegsengineered geothermal systemsgeothermicsheat productionsingle fracturethermomechanical

Final Report Earth Source Heat: A Cascaded Systems Approach to DDU of Geothermal Energy on the Cornell Campus

Oct 27, 2019
4.08 MB
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The purpose of this document is to describe the contents contained within Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) node of the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) that serves as the final report for the project "Earth Source Heat: A Cascaded Systems Approach to DDU of Geothermal Energy...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitydistrict heatingdirect-use heatingappalachian basinnew york statelow-temperature geothermalreservoir simulationtechno-economic analysisuncertainty analysisexternality valuesenvironmental valueeconomic valuedirect useddulevelized cost of heatlcoheconomiceaheat pumpghptemperatureearth source heatsubsurface data

InSAR Maps of Deformation Covering Raft River, Idaho from 2007 to 2010

Mar 11, 2007
196.13 MB
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This dataset contains maps of deformation covering Raft River, Idaho from 2007 to 2010 calculated from interferometric synthetic aperture radar data. This dataset is used in the study entitled "Inferring geothermal reservoir processes at the Raft River Geothermal Field, Idaho, US...
Authors
Reinisch, E. University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergyraft river geothermal fieldinsarenvisatsatelliteinterferometric synthetic aperture radaregsreservoir developmentreservoir modeling

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report

Sep 02, 2022
18.25 MB
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Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES). The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, m...
Authors
Atkinson, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyrtesgeotesstoragethermalmodelingtoughmoosegeochemistrytesthermal energy storageearth energy storagegrid-scalegeologicreservoir

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

Oct 20, 2021
6.41 MB
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Geothermal power plants typically show decreasing heat and power production rates over time. Mitigation strategies include optimizing the management of existing wells increasing or decreasing the fluid flow rates across the wells and drilling new wells at appropriate locations. Th...
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Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine learningmlsubsurfacecharacterizationbrady hot springsbhspredictionreservoir modelingtime seriespcaprincipal component analysisreservoir managementreservoirdual-porositystimulationinjection testpdetemperatureflowpressuresimulationsingle-fracturedoubletheat maptensorflowcnnlstmmlphydrothermalopen source reservoirosrnevada

Appalachian Basin Temperature-Depth Maps and Structured Data in support of Feasibility Study of Direct District Heating for the Cornell Campus Utilizing Deep Geothermal Energy

Oct 29, 2019
229.82 MB
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This dataset contains shapefiles and rasters that summarize the results of a stochastic analysis of temperatures at depth in the Appalachian Basin states of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. This analysis provides an update to the temperature-at-depth maps provided in the...
Authors
Smith, J. Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitylow-temperature geothermalreservoir simulationuncertainty analysisthermal datadistrict heatingdirect-use heatingdduappalachian basinnew york statetechno-economic analysislevelized cost of heat lcohexternality valuesenvironmental valuemonte carlo analysismonte carloeconomiceaheat pumpghpshapefilerastercornellgeospatial data

Utah FORGE: 2023 Large Upscaled Discrete Fracture Network Models

Oct 02, 2023
7.83 GB
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This dataset includes the data and a report on the large upscaled discrete fracture network modeling done for the Utah FORGE project in 2023. The FORGE modeling team is making five discrete fracture network (DFN) realizations of a large reservoir model available to researchers. Th...
Authors
Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergydfnfracturesutah forgeegs fracture modelwspforgeegslarge upscaled dfnroosevelt hot springswell 16a78-32reservoir engineeringfracmanengineered geothermal systemsstimulationmodellingpermeabilityporosityreservoir modelingdiscrete fracture networkreservoir propertiesfracture modeling

Geothermal Reservoir Simulation Results in support of Feasibility Study of Direct District Heating for the Cornell Campus Utilizing Deep Geothermal Energy

Oct 29, 2019
1.62 GB
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This dataset contains input data, code, ReadMe files, output data, and figures that summarize the results of a stochastic analysis of geothermal reservoir production from two potential geothermal reservoirs that were evaluated for the Cornell University Deep Direct-Use project. Th...
Authors
Smith, J. and Beckers, K. Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitylow-temperature geothermalreservoir simulationuncertainty analysistechno-economic analysisdirect-use heatingdistrict heatingnew york stateheat pumpslevelized cost of heat lcohexternality valuesenvironmental valueeconomic valuedirect usedducornelltrenton-black rivertough2petrasimmonte carlo analysismonte carlogeophiresstochastic analysis

Subsurface Geological Information and Models in support of Feasibility Study of Direct District Heating for the Cornell Campus Utilizing Deep Geothermal Energy

Oct 27, 2019
3.29 MB
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This purpose of this set of entries is to group together the materials and analytical methods used in the assessment of the natural rock properties within and surrounding two potential reservoirs.
Authors
Jordan, T. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitylow-temperature geothermalreservoir simulationuncertainty analysisdistrict heatingdirect useappalachian basinnew york statetechno-economic analysislevelized cost of heat lcohexternality valuesenvironmental valueeconomic valueddueaenvironmentenvironmentalassessmenttemperaturelcohlevelized cost of heateffective porosityheat pumpghpwell datacharacterizationshale neutron porositycornell

Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Navy Geothermal Program Office General Data

Mar 29, 2018
693.88 MB
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The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...
Authors
Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergynevadadirect usedeep direct usewellsgeochemistrygeophysicsreservoir modelingquaternary faultshawthorne army weapons depotdduhawthorne

Understanding Constraints on Geothermal Sustainability Through Reservoir Characterization at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada

Jul 11, 2018
4.46 MB
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The vast supply of geothermal energy stored throughout the Earth and the exceedingly long time required to dissipate that energy makes the world's geothermal energy supply nearly limitless. As such, this resource holds the potential to provide a large supply of the world's energy ...
Authors
Patterson, J. University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergyhydrogeologydtsreservoir characterizationnevadabrady hot springsborehole pressureborehole temperaturedistributed temperature sensingporotomosustainabilitysustainable usesubsurface propertiesresorceidentificationassessmentproductioncharacterizationtemperaturepressurethermalhydraulicpropertiesanalyticalmodelnumericalanalysisreservoirsensitivityflow pathsfracturesflowpathwayspreferentialheattransportparameterssimulationpower production

Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study LiDAR

Mar 29, 2018
1.02 GB
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The objective of this project is to use a multi-disciplinary, three-tiered approach to assess the geothermal resource and determine the feasibility of implementing a large-scale, direct-use facility for the Hawthorne Army Depot (HAD) and the various town and county facilities in H...
Authors
Lowry, T. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalenergynevadadirect usedeep direct usewellsgeochemistrygeophysicsreservoir modelingquaternary faultshawthorne army weapons depotwalker lakedduhawthornegeospatial data

Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Apr 03, 2019
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Plugging of fracture porosity from mineral precipitation due to injecting cold water into a a geothermal reservoir can impact the overall permeability of the fracture network in the reservoir. This can have serious ramifications on the efficiency of the geothermal resource. Geoche...
Authors
Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforge-utahgeochemistrynumerical modelingfractureinjection testporosityfracture networkmodelingwell 58-32well datastimulationdrillingroosevelt hot springswell 45-3reservoirmineralsthermalaqueousquartzcalciteillitekaolinitephpolythermalreaction pathutah forgeegsmilfordutahenergy geoscience institute

Final Report Cascades/Aleutians Play Fairway Project

Oct 31, 2015
12.17 MB
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Final Report describing data collection, evaluation, modeling and analysis. Ranking of Cascade and Aleutian volcanic centers for geothermal potential.
Authors
Shevenell, L. et al ATLAS Geosciences Inc
geothermalplay fairwaycascadesaleutianspfavolcanicreservoirassessmentinvestigationgeophysicssiteevaluationalaskawashingtoncaliforniashastamt st helensreconaissancegeologygeochemistryvolcanogeodesyexplorationmodelstatisticstectonicstructuraldataheat flow
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