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Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Modelling of Stockton University Reservoir Cooling System, Fine Scale Stress Test Modelling

Feb 22, 2021
132.27 MB
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Mesh, properties, initial conditions, injection/withdrawal rates for modelling thermal, hydrological, and mechanical effects of fluid injection to and withdrawal from ground for Stockton University reservoir cooling system (aquifer storage cooling system), Galloway, New Jersey, fo...
Authors
Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalcoolingthermal-hydrological-mechanicalmodelingground sourcestress teststress modelingmodelstressinjectionwithdrawalfluidsimulationaquifer storage cooling systemreservoir cooling systemstockton universitynew jerseygeothermal coolingcfdflow simulationfea

Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Modelling of Stockton University Reservoir Cooling System, Large Scale Grid

Feb 26, 2021
248.07 MB
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Mesh, properties, initial conditions, injection/withdrawal rates for modeling thermal, hydrological, and mechanical effects of fluid injection to and withdrawal from ground for Stockton University reservoir cooling system (aquifer storage cooling system), Galloway, New Jersey, on ...
Authors
Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalcoolingthermal-hydrological-mechanicalmodelingground sourcesimulationflowcfdflow simulationmodelreservoir coolinginjectionreservoir cooling systemaquifer storage cooling systemgroundground coolinggeothermal coolingreservoirnew jerseystockton universitywithdrawalfea

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Report on Resources, Challenges, and Needed Technologies

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
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This report describes a comprehensive review of 49 existing supercritical geothermal wells to inform future geothermal drilling attempts and avoid previous failure points and understand material and testing limitations, while collating information gathered in a publicly accessible...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercriticaldrilling materialswell completionwellborematerial validationmaterial testinglaboratory experimentswell casingcasing connectionscementdrill bitfluid chemistrylost circulation materialslinerdrill stringsmaterial performancefailure pointsliterature reviewsupercritical wellsgeothermal wellsgeochemistrycirculationdrilling fluidstechnical reportnesjavellirhengillreykjaneskraflalarderellocampi flegreinisyroskakkondapunathe geyserssalton sealos humerosmenengai

Utah FORGE: 58-32 Injection and Packer Performance, April and May 2019

Mar 22, 2020
832.08 kB
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This is a PDF format summary report regarding the performance of a packer, which failed, and bridge plug used during the injection program in Utah FORGE deep Well 58-32, April and May, 2019.
Authors
McLennan, J. and Podgorney, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergypackerbridge pluginjection testwell 58-32forgeutah forgeegsperformancefailurestimlulationwell data

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

Sep 20, 2026
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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 lightdifferential stress

Utah FORGE: Direct Shear Test Data for Investigating Seismic Precursors to Shear Failure of Fractures

Jun 11, 2024
3.13 MB
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This dataset includes results of direct shear tests to investigate the mechanical and geophysical response of dry and saturated fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra White granite. Direct shear tests were performed on tensile-induced fractures in Indiana limestone and Sierra W...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgesaturationgranitesierra white granitelab testdirect shear testshear strengthshear stressgeophysicsp-waves-waveexcelprocessed dataelastic wave propagationegslaboratory datarmreshearfracturesindiana limestonetransducer

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
106.89 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems project by Purdue University, presented by Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Dr. Laura J. P...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopfracture mechanicsthmcfluid-rock interactionsrate-and-statefrictioncoulomb failureseismicaseismicgeomechanicspresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
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This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability ...
Authors
Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergylab testingfracture formationshear failurefluid flowfracture geometryfluid permeabilityacoustic measurementsinjectionseismicitytriaxial experimentsdynamic stressingreservoir permeabilityfracture flowpermeability evolutionacoustic fracture characterizationfrictional stabilitydynamic triggeringinjection induced seismicityinduced seismicityshear slipshear flowberea sandstonewesterly graniteegsacoustic emissionslab earthquakes

Utah FORGE: Heat Flow Contours and Well Data

Mar 09, 2016
29.85 kB
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This submission contains a shapefile of heat flow contour lines around the FORGE site located in Milford, Utah. The model was interpolated from data points in the Milford_wells shapefile. This heat flow model was interpolated from 66 data points using the kriging method in Geostat...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalheatflowheatflowmilfordforgeegswellsutahdatashapefileshape filearcgisgeospatial datautah forgeheat flowcontourwell dataresourcecharacterizationroosevelt hot springsprocessed datageostatisticsbasementdepthmodeling

Utah FORGE: 2019 ARMA Overview Slide Presentation

Aug 17, 2019
10.13 MB
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This is an overview presentation of the Utah FORGE project given by Joseph Moore, Ph.D., at the 2019 American Rock Mechanics Associate meeting. It details the state of the Utah FORGE project at on 8/17/2019.
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeamra slidesutah forge presentation2019 amra presentationegsproject overviewoverviewcharacteristicscriteriageologygeologic overviewwell 58-32stratigraphylithologyfracturesfmi logstressinjectionstimulationmonitoringinstrumentationequipmentfailureactivities

Bradys Hot Springs Geothermal Area Build FEM Configuration

Jul 01, 2015
32.27 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains mesh information, nodal coordinates, connectivity data, and list of query points for the build FEM configuration.
Authors
Ali, T. University of Wisconsin
geothermalfemmeshnodal coordinatesrotated coordinatesconfigurationconnectivitygeologic database

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Water Chemistry

Dec 15, 2015
30.33 kB
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This shapefile contains 409 well data points on Tularosa Basin Water Chemistry, each of which have a location (UTM), temperature, quartz and Potassium/Magnesium geothermometer; as well as concentrations of chemicals like Mn, Fe, Ba, Sr, Cs, Rb, As, NH4, HCO3, SO4, F, Cl, B, SiO2, ...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
water chemistrygeochemistrytularosabasinnew mexicogeothermometerwaterchemistryshapefilegisarcgisgeospatial datapfa

Processed Lab Data for Neural Network-Based Shear Stress Level Prediction

May 14, 2021
6.01 MB
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Machine learning can be used to predict fault properties such as shear stress, friction, and time to failure using continuous records of fault zone acoustic emissions. The files are extracted features and labels from lab data (experiment p4679). The features are extracted with a n...
Authors
Marone, C. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergymatlabgeophysicsseismiccodeprocessed datamicroseismicityaiartificial intelligencedeep learningmachine learningacousticsacoustic emissionsseismic forcastingseismic predictionfaultfault propertiesshear stresstime to failureexperimentexperimental datalab databiaxial shear experimentbiaxial shear apparatusfriction

Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling

Jan 01, 2012
646.35 kB
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Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies are required to make geothermal power financially competitive with other energy sources. One potential solution is ...
Authors
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal spallation drillingthermomechanical processesmodelinggrain-scale mechanics

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Results of Tracer Tests

Jul 26, 2022
3.36 MB
Publicly accessible
Multiple sets of tracer tests were conducted at the EGS Collab Testbed 2 on the 4100 L at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), Lead, SD. The enclosed data package includes: tracer recovery results, water balance calculations and rationales, water flow measurement for ...
Authors
Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabegssurfsanford underground research facilityleadsouth dakotacollabfracture transportraw dataprocessed data

SMP and Fracture Modeling

Oct 01, 2021
8.59 MB
Publicly accessible
The problem of loss circulation in geothermal wells is inherently challenging due to high temperatures, brittle rocks, and presence of abundant fractures. Because of the inherent challenges in geothermal environments, there are limitations in selecting proper lost circulation mate...
Authors
Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulationfracture sealingshape memory polymerdiscrete element methodsmodelingeconomicdrillingtechnologylost circulation materiallcmsmpprocessed datacfdcomputational fluid dynamicsdem

Fallon FORGE: Geodetic Data

Feb 01, 2018
335.78 MB
Publicly accessible
Fallon FORGE InSAR and geodetic GPS deformation data. InSAR shapefiles are packaged together as .MPK (ArcMap map package, compatible with other GIS platforms), and as .CSV comma-delimited plaintext. GPS data and additional metadata are linked to the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory data...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyfallonforgeegsinsargeodeticsgpsphase 2bnevadavetted-nonvinterferometricsynthetic aperture radargeodesyremote sensingdeformationgeospatial data

SMP Preparation, Programming, and Characterization

Oct 01, 2021
1.04 MB
Publicly accessible
The problem of loss circulation in geothermal wells is inherently challenging due to high temperatures, brittle rocks, and presence of abundant fractures. Because of the inherent challenges in geothermal environments, there are limitations in selecting proper lost circulation mate...
Authors
Salehi, S. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulationfracture sealingshape memory polymerdiscrete element methodsmodelingeconomicdrillingtechnologylost circulation materiallcmsmpprocessed datacfdcomputational fluid dynamicsdem

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Wellbore Breakout Tests Data

Oct 27, 2025
3.4 MB
Publicly accessible
Included are datasets from wellbore breakout experiments conducted under triaxial conditions with varying fluid and temperature environments. This dataset serves as one of the experimental reports for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro...
Authors
Yoon, H. and Choens, R. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergywellbore breakouttriaxial testsierra white granitefracture mechanicsgeothermal systemstemperature effectsfluid interactionmechanical strengththmcexperimental rock mechanicsraw datalaboratory data

GEISER Project The Geysers Seismic Broadband Data 2012 2013

Oct 31, 2018
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
This link points to the Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC) to access The Geysers seismic broadband data. The two available data sets consist of continuous waveform data recorded at The Geysers from July 2012 to July 2013 and a processed catalog with earthquake info...
Authors
Gritto, R. Array Information Technology
geothermalenergyseismic broadband dataseismicmicroseismiccontinuousinducedseismicitymicroseismicitymonitoringeventnetworkegsgeyserscacaliforniaarrivalearthquakegeisergeothermal engineering integrating mitigation of induced seismicity in reservoirsmitigationreservoirsstimulationresourcedevelopmenthydraulic

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Couples THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 13, 2024
111.95 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Couples THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems by Purdue University, presented by Laura Pyrak-Nolte. This video slide presentation describes the development and validation of a macroscopi...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeperdue universityfalconthmcmacroscopicdeformationfrictionseismicaseismicchemical reactionsx-ray microscopefracturespresentationegsvideoannual workshop

Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Core Analyses

May 30, 2018
24.23 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains final reports regarding stress measurements, permeability measurements, and mechanical properties from the core testing of well 58-32, in PDF format, and spreadsheets containing tables from the reports as part of Utah FORGE Phase 2B. Please refer to the repor...
Authors
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygeomechanicspermeabilityutah forgeutah forge phase 2bwell 58-32rock stressrock mechanical propertiesutah geothermalyoungs moduluspoissons ratiofracturemechanical propertieswell logsshear wavedipole sonic imagerdsicompressional wavelabfailure envelopetensile strengthmilfordroosevelt hot springspermeability measurementsopenhole sectionsitu stressesinjectionpressure transient methodsfield testinglab testingstress measurementshydraulic fractureegsphase 2bforgeutahcore datastressrock propertiescore testingwell coordinateswell locationwell dataresourcecharacterization

Utah FORGE: Hydrothermal Friction-Hydraulic Transmissivity Laboratory Experiments

Feb 24, 2022
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
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

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Partial Basin and Range Heat and Zones of Critical Stress Maps

Nov 15, 2015
3.06 MB
Publicly accessible
Interpolated maps of heat flow, temperature gradient, and quartz geothermometers are included as TIF files. Zones of critical stress map is also included as a TIF file. The zones are given a 5km diameter buffer. The study area is only a part of the Basin and Range, but it does inc...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalfort blisstularosa basintularosanew mexicocritical stressquartz geothermometerheat flowheatflowtemperature gradientmapsmapbasin and rangegreat basinutahnevadainterpolationextrapolationquartzgeothermometertemperaturegradientzonesfaultpermeabilitypfaplay fairway analysisgeothermometrygeospatial data

Utah FORGE 5-2557: Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
64.42 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a presentation on the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems project by Purdue University, presented by Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Laura J. Pyrak...
Authors
Pyrak-Nolte, L. Purdue University
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsrupture alogorithmwave motion algorithmmachine learninggeophysicsfalconthmcufalconsimulatorjoint inversioninjectionfracturingshearingpermeability evolutionpore pressure diffusiondynamic crack evolutionslipwave generationpresentation
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