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Utah FORGE: Leapfrog 3D Geologic Movie

May 18, 2018
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This is a 3D geological movie of the Utah FORGE area created with Leapfrog Geothermal 3D modelling software. The movie shows the Utah FORGE site, wells, seismic and lithologic cross-sections, and rock unit tops. This illustrates the thick crystalline granitoid EGS reservoir.
Authors
Podgorney, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergy3d geologyutah forgeutahroosevelt hot springsgeologic movieleapfrog movieforgeegsmodelgeologicleapfrogwellsseismiccross sectionformation topsgeologystructuralmodeling3dmoviemilfordreservoirgranitoidcrystalline

Utah FORGE 5-2428: Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 27, 2024
99.9 MB
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This is a presentation on the Coupled Investigation of Fracture Permeability Impact on Reservoir Stress and Seismic Slip Behavior by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Kayla Kroll. This presentation addresses testing and modelling related to the dependency of EG...
Authors
Kroll, K. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsgeomechanicsfracturesvelocity step testfluid pressureshear fracture strengthcore flood testspermeabilitylaser profilometryreservoir modellinglawrence livermore national laboratoryllnlvideopresentation

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

Nov 15, 2015
16.88 MB
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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

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

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...
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Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
silicafracturingmodelingoverpressurepredictionnumerical modelingmechanical propertiesfused silica surrogate cylindrical samplesmaterial p[ropertiesfused quartzstress distributioncrack extensionstress intensity factorinternal pressureconfining pressurevariationstimulationreservoir

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs

Feb 18, 2021
4.49 MB
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Subsurface data analysis, reservoir modeling, and machine learning (ML) techniques have been applied to the Brady Hot Springs (BHS) geothermal field in Nevada, USA to further characterize the subsurface and assist with optimizing reservoir management. Hundreds of reservoir simulat...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine learningsubsurfacecharacterizationbrady hot springspredictionreservoir modelingtime seriespcaprincipal component analysisreservoir managementbradys hot springsporotomoreservoirdual-porositystimulationinjection testmodeltemperatureflowpressuresimulationsingle-fracturedoubletheatmapheat maptensorflow

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...
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Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalrock mechanicshydraulic fracturingenhanced geothermal systemegssimulationhydrohydrofrackingflowmodelmodelingreservoirfracking

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Economic Analysis using GEOPHIRES for West Virginia University

Jan 09, 2020
3.73 MB
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This dataset contains all the inputs used and output produced from the modified GEOPHIRES for the economic analysis of base case hybrid GDHC system, improved hybrid GDHC system with heat pump and for hot water GDHC. Software required: Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft Excel and GEOPHI...
Authors
Garapati, N. West Virginia University
geothermalenergygeophireswvulcohhybrid geothermal natural ags systemdirect-usereservoir simulationuncertainty analysisddudeep direct usefeasibilityeconomicgdhcdhsdistrict heatingdistrict heating and coolingcostheatlevelizedhot waterhybridheat pumpnatural gashybrid geothermal natural gas system

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

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

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

Jan 31, 2012
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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

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

Utah FORGE: Groundwater Data

Jul 20, 2016
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This submission includes two modeled drawdown scenarios with new supply well locations, a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration grid (raster dataset representing the spatial distribution of TDS), and an excel spreadsheet containing well data.
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalmilfordutahegsforgegroundwaterdrawdownwellsupplytdsconcentrationgeochemistrywellsconcentrationsmodelaquifertesttransducerdataflow ratescenariowater tablemodelledpredictedpotentialgeospatial dataarcgisgisshapefileshape fileutah forgelocationwell locationreservoirsupply wellroosevelt hot springsresourcecharacterizationwell data

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

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...
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Guo, B. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownsingle fracture systemthermomechanical couplingflow channelingreservoir simulationegsengineered geothermal systemsgeothermicsheat productionsingle fracturethermomechanical

Material Properties for Brady Hot Springs Nevada USA from PoroTomo Project

Mar 06, 2019
242.91 MB
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The PoroTomo team has completed inverse modeling of the three data sets (seismology, geodesy, and hydrology) individually, as described previously. The estimated values of the material properties are registered on a three-dimensional grid with a spacing of 25 meters between nodes....
Authors
Feigl, K. and PoroTomo Team, . University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergyporotomoseismologygeodesyhydrologynevadabrady hot springsporoelastic tomographyinversionmodeling3dmaterialpropertiesunconsolidatedfracturedshallowstructuraltrendsgeologystrikedipthermal contractionpressuresubsidencepumpinghydraulic conductivityrateseismic amplitudefaultzonepermeableconduitfluidreservoirconceptualmodelpropertydensityp-waves-waveseismicvelocityyoungs moduluspoissons ratiointerferometrytemperaturelithologystrain rate

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

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

Utah FORGE: Data for 3-D Model Development Lithology, Temperature, Pressure, and Stress

Mar 17, 2020
25.73 MB
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This submission comprises two downloadable .zip archives. Each archive contains spreadsheets with 3-D data and a .txt document describing the data. The Mesh Files .zip download contains data regarding the lithologic contacts of the granitoid and overlying sedimentary basin fill. T...
Authors
Podgorney, R. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeforge3-d modellingearth modellithologic contactspressurestresslithologyutahtemperature datamodelingraw datapreprocessedegstemperature3dmilfordmesh filegranitoidbasin fillinitial conditionsnumericalmodelreservoirresourcecharacterizationroosevelt hot springs

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Preliminary Geothermal Reservoir Model

May 08, 2018
11.31 GB
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Preliminary geothermal reservoir simulations were performed using a homogeneous static model to evaluate and understand the effects of fluid and rock properties that could influence the delivery of thermal energy in a doublet system. A 5000 feet by 5100 feet by 500 feet homogeneou...
Authors
Okwen, R. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinreservoir modelstatic modelvip landmark

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

Utah FORGE: Earth Model Native State Simulation Results

Jul 16, 2019
6.69 MB
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Utah FORGE phase 2C Native State Simulation zip contains the data used for the boundary conditions and subsequent native state simulation results obtained using the simulation code FALCON. Data are from the nodes of the simulation domain, with used a uniform 50m spacing over a 250...
Authors
Podgorney, R. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalnative state simulationfalconearth modelsimulationmilfordroosevelt hot springsegsanisotropic permeability and porositypermeabilityporositynative statedfnidaho national laboratoryinlmodelingmodellingreservoirparametersproperties

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

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

Geocellular Model of Mt. Simon Sandstone for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DDU feasibility study

Dec 31, 2018
111.49 MB
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The geocellular model of the Mt. Simon Sandstone was constructed for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DDU feasibility study. Starting with the initial area of review (18.0 km by 18.1 km [11.2 miles by 11.3 miles]) the boundaries of the model were trimmed down to 9.7 ...
Authors
Damico, J. University of Illinois
geothermalenergygeocellular modelingmt. simon sandstoneillinois basinddudeep direct-use3-duniversity of illinois at urbana champaignfeasibilitycharacterizationillinoisstructuralgeologygeologicmodeldensityporositypermeabilitythermal conductivityheat capacitythicknessdepthst. peterthermalhydrologicmechanicalpetrophisicalproperties3dreservoir
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