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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
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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 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

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
194.2 MB
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This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Professor Mukul M. Sharma. The project's objectives were to place f...
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Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsfracture conductivityfracture diagnosticsconnectivityfluid circulationuniform injection profileideal fracture characteristicsstimulationthief zonesflowrateinjection pressurefracture geometryoptimizationenergy recoveryefficiency

Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

Aug 31, 2013
10.97 MB
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This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the li...
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Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalegswaterlife cyclewater consumptionpowerregional water resource assessmentstimulationinternationaldomesticgeologypermitnevadaproductioninjectioncaliforniaoregonoperationalabovegroundmake-upcoolingwellobservation wellnepadrillingproduction wellinjection wellchemicalflow testcirculation testexploration welllossreservoir lossbelowground lossoperational lossloss ratelife cycle assessmentwater resource

Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2025 Workshop Presentation

Sep 18, 2025
274.17 MB
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This is a presentation and materials on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Professor Mukul M. Sharma. The project's objectives w...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyutah forgeegs2025 annual workshophydraulic fracturingstimulation designfracture networkcluster efficiencyreservoir connectivitygeothermal energyhorizontal wellsfracture optimizationpresentationpresentation recordingpresentation slidesreport

kISMET Final Report and Highlights

Oct 31, 2016
10 MB
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The files in this submission describes the results of a series of stress measurement and hydraulic fracturing experiments conducted at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. This report describes the accomplishments of the kISMET (permeability (k) and Induce...
Authors
Oldenburg, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergystressegshydraulic fracturingnumerical modelingsanford underground research facilitycorepoorman formationanalytical modelingsubterhydraulic stimulationkismetpermeabilityinduced seismicitymanagementsurfborehole

Utah FORGE: GES Well 16A(78)-32 and Well 16B(78)-32 Stimulation Seismic Event Catalogs

Apr 30, 2024
26.17 MB
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This dataset contains seismic event catalogs from the hydraulic stimulation of wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 at the Utah FORGE site in April 2024. The data was collected by Geo Energy Suisse (GES) using a variety of seismic monitoring technologies, including 3-component (3C) geo...
Authors
Dyer, B. et al University of Utah Seismograph Stations
geothermalenergyseismic dataseismicgeo energy suissegeswell stimulationfracfracingstimulationwell 16a78-32well 16b78-32utah forgeseismic catalogmicroseismic16a16begsdistributed acoustic sensingdasprocessed datareal timedelano-13cgeophonehydraulic injection

Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements

Jan 27, 2025
19.87 MB
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This 2024 annual report for Phase 3B Year 2 at Utah FORGE provides an in-depth account of activities and advancements made at the site. Key achievements include drilling and stimulating the production well 16B(78)-32, creating a geothermal reservoir, and achieving commercial-scale...
Authors
McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgephase 3byear 2yearly reportreportutah forge reportdrillingreservoir creationutah forge phase 3b report2024 annual reportegswell 16b78-32stimulationcirculationfiber optic monitoringdrilling technologiesseismic monitoringresearch and developmenttechnical reportannual report

Utah FORGE: GeoThermOPTIMAL Presentation Video

Dec 12, 2022
20.69 MB
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This is a project description video by Dr. William W. Fleckenstein related to their "Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores" R&D project at Utah FORGE which is linked...
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Fleckenstein, W. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgemulti-stage fracturingwellbore tractorzonal isolationhorizontal drillingfracturingegsfracingwell stimulationvideoutahdrillingtechnologywellbore technologiessleevesmp4stimulation

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

Jan 14, 2025
10.28 MB
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This dataset contains tracer test results from stimulation and circulation experiments conducted on the Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 during 2024. The data was collected by RESMAN Energy Technology and includes detailed tracer analysis from flowback, short and extende...
Authors
Hartvig, S. et al RESMAN Energy Technology
geothermalenergyutah forgeresmanresman tracer testswell16a78-32well 16b78-32circulation testtracerstracer testsstimulationresman energy technologiesegscirculationflowbackreinjectiontime seriesprocessed data

Utah FORGE: Development of Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Wellbore Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores

Oct 05, 2022
4.59 MB
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This paper discusses the progress on a project funded by the DOE Utah FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy) for the development of a subsurface heat exchanger for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) using unique casing sleeves cemented in place and are used ...
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Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergycompletionsleevestractorheat modelegsutah forgestimulationfracturingwellbore technologieswellbore technologyheat exchangergeothermoptimalfracoptimal

Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Stimulation Conference Paper and Data

Apr 24, 2019
1.8 MB
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) is a field laboratory that provides a unique opportunity to develop and test new technologies for characterizing, creating and sustaining Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) in ...
Authors
Best, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeopen hole stimulationwell 58-32 stimulationwell 58-32utah geothermalgrgegsdisccrete fracture flowreservoir stimulationstimulationhydraulic fracturingphase 2cforgepressureflowbackratetemperaturehydraulicflowutahopen-holemilfordroosevelt hot springspre-processedupper perforationlower perforationmicroseismicitydasdistributed acoustic sensinggeophysics

Data Arrays for Microearthquake (MEQ) Monitoring using Deep Learning for the Newberry EGS Sites

May 05, 2021
11.59 GB
Publicly accessible
The 'Machine Learning Approaches to Predicting Induced Seismicity and Imaging Geothermal Reservoir Properties' project looks to apply machine learning (ML) methods to Microearthquake (MEQ) data for imaging geothermal reservoir properties and forecasting seismic events, in order to...
Authors
Zhu, T. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergycodedeep learningmachine learningaiartificial intelligenceegsenhanced geothermal systemsengineered geothermal systemsnewberryoregonnewberry volcanomlraw dataprocessed datamicroseismicitynumpywaveformpreprocessedpythonnewberry volcanic sitemicroearthquakemeqseismicgeophysicsgeophysical

Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

Nov 22, 2022
5.58 MB
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Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) can provide a sustainable and renewable solution to the new energy transition. Its potential relies on the ability to create a reservoir and to accurately evaluate its evolving hydraulic properties to predict fluid flow and estimate ultimate therm...
Authors
Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegsnewberryhydraulicstimulationprocessed datamachine learningpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturinginduced seismicityegs collabseismic data analysiswellhead pressureflow ratefracture permeabilitymicroearthquakeenhanced geothermal systems

EGS Collab Experiment 1: Microseismic Monitoring

Jul 29, 2019
2.83 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. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsmicroseismic monitoringmeso-scale stimulationssandford underground researchmesoscale experimentscrystalline rock3d sensorleadsouth dakotasta/lta triggering algorithmmicroseismicitycatalograw dataprocessed databinary file interpreterpythongeospatial data

Final Report: Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Nov 18, 2015
31.13 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a two-year (2014-16) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and ...
Authors
E. Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacitygpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsheat utilizationsurface leveled cost of heatlcohslcohdemandgeophirescombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisinduced seismicityfaultspotential fieldswaveletsbht correctionslow temperature

Newberry EGS Demonstration: Well 55-29 Stimulation Data

Dec 08, 2012
273.53 MB
Publicly accessible
The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 3 year project started in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ...
Authors
T., T. AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermalegsdiverter materialmicroseismic monitoringtemperature monitoringgroundwater monitoringnewgengeophysical logsdiverter injectionseismicwell constructiondaily reporttracer injection and groundwater monitoringlithologytemperaturegeochemistrystimulation datapublicationswhpflowstimulationhydraulicwaterseismicitymonitoringmicroseismicitywelllogdrillingreportcataloggeophysicscasing55-29diverterstzim

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...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine learningmlsubsurfacecharacterizationbrady hot springsbhspredictionreservoir modelingtime seriespcaprincipal component analysisreservoir managementreservoirdual-porositystimulationinjection testpdetemperatureflowpressuresimulationsingle-fracturedoubletheat maptensorflowcnnlstmmlphydrothermalopen source reservoirosrnevada

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (1-98)

Feb 04, 2020
11.93 GB
Publicly accessible
This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from the first 98 EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group teleconferences. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field activities and resul...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsmodelingtemperatureheat flowdtstracerpressureinjection testflowc-dots
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