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Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

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...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 20, 2021
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Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...

Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 23, 2017
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Renewable Energy Potential Model: Geothermal Supply Curves

The Renewable Energy Potential (reV) model is a geospatial platform for estimating technical potential and developing renewable energy supply curves, initially developed for wind and solar technologies. The model evaluates deployment constraints, considering land use, environmenta...

Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 21, 2023
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USGS Geophysics, Heat Flow, and Slip and Dilation Tendency Data used in Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis in the Great Basin Region, Nevada

This package contains USGS data contributions to the DOE-funded Nevada Geothermal Machine Learning Project, with the objective of developing a machine learning approach to identifying new geothermal systems in the Great Basin. This package contains three major data products (geoph...

DeAngelo, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Jun 01, 2021
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Hydrogeologic Windows: Regional Signature Detection for Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways applied to Southwestern New Mexico

Final Report describing regional signature detection for blind and traditional play fairways as part of Phase I of New Mexico Play Fairway Analysis. This project seeks to reduce exploration risk and identify new prospective targets using available geologic, geochemical, and geophy...

Bielicki, J. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oct 16, 2015
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Fallon FORGE: GIS and Downhole Well Lithology Data

ArcGIS Map Package with MT Station Locations, 2D Seismic Lines, Well data, Known Regional Hydrothermal Systems, Regional Historic Earthquake Seismicity, Regional Temperature Gradient Data, Regional Heat Flow Data, Regional Radiogenic Heat Production, Local Geology, Land Status, Cu...

Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories

Dec 23, 2015
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Maps, Models and Data from Southeastern Great Basin PFA

This submission includes composite risk segment models in raster format for permeability, heat of the earth, and MT, as well as the final PFA model of geothermal exploration risk in Southwestern Utah, USA. Additionally, this submission has data regarding hydrothermally altered are...

Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jun 30, 2017
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GIS Resource Compilation Map Package Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis in the Great Basin Region, Nevada

This submission contains an ESRI map package (.mpk) with an embedded geodatabase for GIS resources used or derived in the Nevada Machine Learning project, meant to accompany the final report. The package includes layer descriptions, layer grouping, and symbology. Layer groups incl...

Brown, S. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Jun 01, 2021
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Geothermometry Mapping of Deep Hydrothermal Reservoirs in Southeastern Idaho: Final Report

Geothermometry Mapping of Deep Hydrothermal Reservoirs in Southeastern Idaho. Project final report with detail appendices.

Mattson, E. et al Idaho National Laboratory

Aug 15, 2016
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Newberry EGS Literature References

Research references to literature about the Newberry geothermal area, Oregon.

Rose, K. National Energy Technology Laboratory

Apr 22, 2016
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3-D Geologic Controls of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada using PCA

In many hydrothermal systems, fracture permeability along faults provides pathways for groundwater to transport heat from depth. Faulting generates a range of deformation styles that cross-cut heterogeneous geology, resulting in complex patterns of permeability, porosity, and hydr...

Siler, D. and Pepin, J. United States Geological Survey

Oct 01, 2021
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Steptoe Valley NV Data Compilation: Understanding a Stratigraphic Hydrothermal Resource through Geophysical Imaging

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...

Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Nov 01, 2023
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Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Final Report

This submission includes the final project report of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project as well as a separate appendix for the final report. The final report outlines the application of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) to geothermal exploration, specifically within the...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Feb 19, 2021
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Passive Seismic Emission Tomography Results at San Emidio Nevada

The utility of passive seismic emission tomography for mapping geothermal permeability has been tested at San Emidio in Nevada. The San Emidio study area overlaps a geothermal field in production since 1987 and another resource to the south of the production field. Passive seismic...

Warren, I. et al Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Dec 01, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Mineral Mountains West Fault System Report

This archive contains a report on the Mineral Mountains West fault system as part of phase 2C and the evidence for the northern terminus of this structure. Geologic field mapping, reprocessing of 3D seismic reflection data, and soil gas surveys contributed to this effort.

Simmons, S. and Miller, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 01, 2019
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DEEPEN: Final 3D PFA Favorability Models and 2D Favorability Maps at Newberry Volcano

Part of the DEEPEN (DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments) project involved developing and testing a methodology for a 3D play fairway analysis (PFA) for multiple play types (conventional hydrothermal, superhot EGS, and supercritical). This was tested...

Taverna, N. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 24, 2024
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Hawaii Play Fairway: Preliminary Core Box Photos, Lanai Island, Hawaii

Photos of core samples from Lanai Island. During the third phase of the Hawaii Play Fairway project, further exploration involved drilling a groundwater well in Lanai's Palawai Basin and performing more geophysical surveys. The project deepened an existing water well on Lanai. Dri...

Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii

Jul 01, 2019
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Seismic Survey 2016 Data at San Emidio Nevada

Included here are seismic data recorded at the San Emidio Geothermal field in Nevada. This passive seismic data were collected as part of the DOE-funded Subsurface Technology and Engineering R&D (SubTER) project to advance imaging and characterization of geothermal permeability. ...

Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison

Jan 05, 2016
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Hawthorne Nevada Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Data Used for Geothermal Resource Conceptual Modeling and Power Capacity Estimates

This data submission includes several data components that were used to develop a conceptual model and power capacity-estimates of two low-temperature geothermal resources that define geothermal prospect A at Hawthorne, Nevada. Data are sourced from a combination of legacy publicl...

Ayling, B. and Hinz, N. Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

Apr 05, 2020
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PoroTomo: Horizontal Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Measurements During an M 2.3 Explosion

Included here are Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) data collected by the horizontal DAS array at Brady's Hot Springs Geothermal Field. The system recorded this data during an M 2.3 explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), which is located approximately 400km southeast of the fie...

Kratt, C. et al Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs)

Dec 18, 2018
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DASH Slow Strain Rates from Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Field during PoroTomo Deployment Period

This submission contains slow strain rates summed to radians over 30 second intervals [rad/s] derived from horizontal distributed acoustic sensing measurements (DASH) of Brady geothermal field during PoroTomo deployment (2016-Mar-14 to 2016-Mar-26). There is one file correspondin...

Reinisch, E. et al University of Wisconsin

Jun 27, 2018
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DEEPEN Leapfrog Geodata Model Cleaned and Reformatted Exploration Datasets from Newberry Volcano

DEEPEN stands for DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments. As part of the DEEPEN 3D play fairway analysis (PFA) conducted at Newberry Volcano for multiple play types (conventional hydrothermal, superhot EGS, and supercritical), existing geoscientific e...

Pauling, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2023
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DEEPEN 3D PFA Favorability Models and 2D Favorability Maps at Newberry Volcano

DEEPEN stands for DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments. Part of the DEEPEN project involved developing and testing a methodology for a 3D play fairway analysis (PFA) for multiple play types (conventional hydrothermal, superhot EGS, and supercritical...