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Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations

Apr 18, 2014
9.07 MB
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This a report for the project "Mapping Fracture Network Creation with Microseismicity During EGS Demonstrations". Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key too...
Authors
Templeton, D. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalmicroseismicegsfracture creationmappingalgorithmmicroseismicityfracturingfracturenewberry

Utah FORGE 9-3635: High-Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants 2026 Workshop Presentation

Sep 30, 2026
73.87 MB
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This is a presentation on High-Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Dr. Cheng Chen. The project is evaluating the performance of electric...
Authors
Chen, C. et al Stevens Institute of Technology
geothermalenergyutah forgeegstemperature testingproppantselectromagnetic fracture mappingfracture mappingelectrically-conductive proppantshydraulic stimulationsimulationstimulationhigh temperature testhigh-temperature proppants

Utah FORGE 9-3635: Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of EM Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
534.52 MB
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This is a presentation on High-Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Simulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conductive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Dr. Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation describes laboratory te...
Authors
Chen, C. Stevens Institute of Technology
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshopproppantshigh-temperature testingelectrically-conductive proppantshydraulic fracturingelectromagneticsfracture mappingfracture imaginglaboratory testingpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Laboratory Block Experiments with Six Different Combinations of Stresses and Rock Fabrics

Jan 30, 2025
15.21 MB
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This report documents a series of block-scale hydraulic fracturing experiments, simulating Utah FORGE conditions to investigate how different combinations of in situ stress regimes, well orientations, and thermal stress conditions influence fracture initiation and propagation. The...
Authors
Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgehydraulic fracturingtriaxial loadingegsblock-scalein situ stressthermal stimulationbreakdown pressurefracture propagationrock mechanicsfracture mappinglaboratory experimentsreservoir stimulationtechnical report

Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Oct 01, 2013
23.03 kB
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Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Authors
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalegsseismicitymicroseismicitystimulationfracturereservoirearthquakesmonitoringmicroseismicseismicnewberry

Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Nov 01, 2013
214.5 kB
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Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Authors
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalegsseismicitymicroseismicitystimulationfracturereservoirngds content modelusgin content modelinduced seismicitynewberrymicroearthquakemonitoringmeasurementdetectionhydrualic

Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

Mar 12, 2018
57.97 MB
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Archive containing input/output data for distinct element reservoir modeling for Fallon FORGE. Models created using 3DEC, InSite, and in-house Python algorithms (ITASCA). List of archived files follows; please see 'Modeling Metadata.pdf' (included as a resource below) for addition...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegsforgefallonnevadastresshydro-shearinghydraulic fracturesgeomechanicsthermalmicroseismicitygeometrycirculationstimulationreservoir modelvetted-nopython codescriptmicroseimicwell trajectoriesfracture aperturehydroshearingstereonet plotspercent fracture slip vs pressureinjectionstressesdfngeologic structurejoint networkleakoff ratioshear stimulatedshear displacementnormal displacementopenholecasedthermal drawdownseismicitywell locationsreservoir mappingmiocroearthquakesmeqthermal modelingfracture tendancymicroseismicanalysisanalysesmodellingmodelreservoir

Microearthquake Studies at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field

Oct 01, 2013
409.48 kB
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The objective of this project is to detect and locate microearthquakes to aid in the characterization of reservoir fracture networks. Accurate identification and mapping of the large numbers of microearthquakes induced in EGS is one technique that provides diagnostic information w...
Authors
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalseismicityearthquakesmicroearthquakesinduced seismicityfractureseismologysalton sea

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Common Discrete Fracture Network

Sep 18, 2019
5.69 MB
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This package includes data and models that support hydraulic fracture stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). A paper by Schwering et al. (2020) describes the deterministic basis for developing a "common" discrete fracture...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsgeophysicsfracturenetworkdiscrete fracture networkdfnfluidflowmodeldatafluid circulationboreholeweepcoresystemenhanced geothermal systemsandia national laboratorieselectrical resistivitywellinjection testtracerdrilling

Utah FORGE: QuantumPro Well 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 Stimulation and Circulation Tracer Test Results 2024

Jan 07, 1970
5.38 MB
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This dataset includes results and supporting documentation from tracer tests conducted in 2024 at Utah FORGE. The tests involved injecting nanoparticle tracers into injection well 16A(78)-32 and monitoring their recovery in production well 16B(78)-32 to assess hydraulic connectivi...
Authors
Guo, Q. et al QuantumPro Inc.
geothermalenergy16b78-3216a78-32tracersquantumproutah forge16a16bstimulationcirculationflotrac nanoparticle tracernanoparticle tracertracer datatracer testegshydraulic connectivitytechnical reportprocessed dataflow contributiontracer recoveryinter-well flow mappingfracture networksampling process

kISMET Core Photos and Descriptions

Aug 02, 2016
15.5 GB
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These core photos and descriptions were taken from the five boreholes that were drilled as part of the kISMET SubTER project conducted at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. The boreholes are subvertical in orientation, and were drilled on the 4850 level ...
Authors
Dobson, P. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalsubterstresshydraulic fracturingegssanford underground research facilitycorepoorman formationsurfkismetcore logscore photoscore descriptionsborehole

Utah FORGE: 2024 Stimulations Microseismic Event Catalog from Seismic Surface Network

Jul 29, 2024
Size unavailable
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This archive provides a a link to a microseismic event catalog of the 2024 stimulations at Utah FORGE. The catalog was derived from data collected with the surface monitoring network consisting of 5 permanent seismic stations deployed by the University of Utah Seismograph Station...
Authors
Niemz, P. et al University of Utah Seismograph Stations
geothermalenergyutah forgeseismic dataseismicstimulationwell 16b78-32 stimulationseismicitystimulation seismic dataegs2024 stimulationcatalogmicroseismic event catalogevent catalogsurface monitoring networkgeophysicsmagnitude calibrationresearch articleprocessed datadata catalogseismograph stationshydraulic fracturingreservoir engineering

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) Data

Apr 25, 2018
5.01 TB
Publicly accessible
The U.S. Department of Energy's Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Collab project aims to improve our understanding of hydraulic stimulations in crystalline rock for enhanced geothermal energy production through execution of intensely monitored meso-scale experiments. The first expe...
Authors
Schoenball, M. and Sprinkle, P. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsseismicactive sourceimagingmonitoringcassmcontinuousexperiment 1geophysicshydrophonegeophoneaccelerometerwell instrumentationmeso scale

Utah FORGE: Documentation on Discrete Fracture Network and Fracture Propagation Modelling

Feb 07, 2023
6.04 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset includes reports and a slide presentation on discrete fracture network (DFN) generation and hydraulic fracture modeling at the Utah FORGE site. It details the characterization of natural fractures using well log and core data, as well as stochastic modeling techniques...
Authors
Sharma, M. and Cao, M. University of Texas
utah forgegeothermalfracture modellingdiscrete fracture modellingfracture propagation modellingutah forge fracture modellingdfnwell 16a78-32well 58-32fracture propagationegsenhanced geothermal systemsstimulationprocessed data

Seismic Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Fracture Generation During EGS Resource Development Deviatoric MT, Fracture Network, and Final Report

Sep 01, 2018
62.11 kB
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This submission contains 167 deviatoric moment tensor (MT) solutions for the seismicity observed two years prior and three years post start of injection activities at The Geysers Prati 32 EGS Demonstration. Also included is a statistical representation of the properties of 751 fra...
Authors
Gritto, R. et al Array Information Technology
geothermalenergythe geysershigh temperature reservoirdeviatoric mt solutionsdeviatoricstresstensorcatalogmomentseismicityanalysisegsinjectioninducedmicroseismicityeventlocationshearstrainfracture networkfracture orientationfracture sizecaliforniacafaultfracturenetworkgeysersmicroseismichypocenterspassiveseismicmonitoringstimulationfinal reportinversionhydraulicfaultingearthquakegeophysicsgeophysical

Utah FORGE: Triggered 3-Component Surface Nodal Seismic Waveforms from the April 2022 FOAL 1 Experiment

Jun 30, 2026
736.6 MB
Publicly accessible
This package contains triggered 3-component surface nodal seismic waveforms recorded during the FOAL 1 experiment, or FORGE Observation Array Linear #1, which occurred during the April 2022 hydraulic stimulation of well 16A(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE EGS site. This data was utilized...
Authors
Kim, J. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyegsutah forgeforgemicroseismichydraulic stimulationfoal 1forge observation array linear16a32-32april 2022microseismicityinduced seismicitypassive seismic monitoringsurface nodal array3-component seismic datasmartsolominiseedstationxmlevent catalogwell trajectoryfogmoregeophysicsseismic dataprocessed data

Development of a Neutron Diffraction Based Experimental Capability for Investigating Hydraulic Fractures for EGS-like Conditions

Feb 01, 2013
385.75 kB
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Understanding the relationship between stress state, strain state and fracture initiation and propagation is critical to the improvement of fracture simulation capability if it is to be used as a tool for guiding hydraulic fracturing operations. The development of fracture predict...
Authors
Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron diffractionstress statestrain statefracture initiationfracture simulationfracture predictionhydraulic fracturing neutron strain measurementhydraulic fracturingegshigh temperaturehigh pressurefracture

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Shear Enhanced Permeability In a Granitoid Fracture Presentation Slides

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
Publicly accessible
Provided here is a set of presentation slides detailing stress-dependent permeability in FORGE granitoid fractures and how fracture slip affects permeability. It outlines empirical correlations between permeability, stress, and fracture aperture, emphasizing that mechanically clos...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. and Ye, Z. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfacture slippermeabilitystress-dependent permeabilitygranitoid fracturefracture networkstimulationapertureinjectionflow testshear testreservoir stressreportdata analysis

Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
Publicly accessible
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 4-2492: Final Report and Presentation on Innovative Stimulation Design and Fiber-Optic Diagnostics to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency

Dec 31, 2025
285.14 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for Utah FORGE Project 4-2492, which investigated advanced stimulation design and diagnostic approaches to improve fracture uniformity, inter-well connectivity, and energy recovery efficiency in enhanced ge...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsstimulation designfracture uniformitywell connectivityenergy recovery efficiencytechnical reportstimulationcirculation test16a16bdistributed fiber-optic sensingdtsdasdistributed strainnumerical modelingfracture growthfmitracerfracture geometrygeomechanicsgeophysics

Utah FORGE 5-2615: Final Report for the Experimental Determination and Modeling-Informed Analysis of Thermo-Poromechanical Response of Fractured Rock

Jun 30, 2025
6.17 MB
Publicly accessible
This is the final technical report documenting laboratory experiments and modeling conducted to characterize the thermo-poromechanical behavior of fractured crystalline rocks for application to Utah FORGE. The report includes measurements of poroelastic and thermo-poroelastic prop...
Authors
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergyutah forgeegslaboratory experimentstechnical reportthermo-poromechanicalfracturingporoelasticthermo-poroelasticpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturedfitmodeling resultsstressfracture mechanicsgeomechanicsblock-scalebiot effective stressclosure pressurethermal stresstransverse fracturesstimulation

Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions

Aug 24, 2025
3.52 MB
Publicly accessible
This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimul...
Authors
Jeppson, T. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsfluid-rock interactionsthmc processesfracture evolutionusgsfracturesgeothermal resorvoirsfracture reactivationthmcmechanicalchemicalhydraulic stimulationthermal drawdownfinal reporttechnical report

Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

Sep 08, 2024
1.4 GB
Publicly accessible
The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and ...
Authors
Finnila, A. and Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture modellingfracturesstochastic fracturestensile fracturesdiscrete fracture network modelegsplanar fracturespermeabilityporositycompressibilitystoragemeqhydraulic stimulationmodelmodelingprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Drill Core Fracture Analysis Images and Data

Jan 29, 2025
57.25 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains drilling core data from well 16B(78)-32, including PDF documents with flattened core images annotated by feature type and core interval, as well as spreadsheets detailing feature morphologies by depth, planar feature measurements, and planar feature orientati...
Authors
Jones, C. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgewell 16b78-32well 16b78-32 core16b78-3216b78-32 corecoredrilling corecore fracture analysiswell 16b78-32 core fracture analysisdrill core fracture analysisegsdrilling core datafracture stagescore imagesplanar featuresfeature morphologyfmicrystalline rockcore measurementsfracture characterizationstimulationimaging

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

Jan 01, 2012
4.09 MB
Publicly accessible
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
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