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

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

Jan 31, 2012
6.63 MB
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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

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

Stimulation at Desert Peak Modeling with the Coupled THM Code FEHM

Apr 30, 2013
223.65 MB
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Numerical modeling of the 2011 shear stimulation at the Desert Peak Well 27-15 using a coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical simulator. This submission contains the finite element heat and mass transfer (FEHM) executable code for a 64-bit PC Windows-7 machine, and the input and ...
Authors
Kelkar, S. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalshear stimulationmodelingegsfehmthmthermal-hydrological-mechanicalsimulationstimulation

Utah FORGE 3-2514: A Strain Sensing Array to Characterize Deformation at the FORGE Site 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
66.85 MB
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This is a presentation on the Strain Sensing Array to Characterize Deformation at the FORGE Site project by Clemson University, presented by Lawrence Murdoch. The project's objective was to evaluate the feasibility of measuring and interpreting tensor strain data to improve the pe...
Authors
Murdoch, L. et al Clemson University
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsfeasibilitystrain tensor datatensor strainmeterdeformationgeomechanical modelsclosed-form modelnumerical forward modelinversionstimulationwell testingproductionhigh-temperature tensor strainmeterreservoir characterizationmodel calibration

Utah FORGE: Phase 2C Topical Report

Dec 11, 2019
147.81 MB
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This is the topical report that wraps up the work and results achieved during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The zip file includes several folders containing (1) an overview; (2) the results; (3) the lessons learned; and (4) the conclusions. It also contains a folder containing appendices i...
Authors
Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeutah forge phase 2c reportphase 2c topical reportutah forge phase 2cegsmoderate rate injection testsmicroseismicdistributed acoustic sensingdasseismic reflection surveygravity measurementsinsarstimulatednumerical reservoir modelsalluvium-granitoidinjection testingmilfordroosevelt hot springsoverviewresultslessonslearnedconclusionspermittingcharacterizationsitedata inventoryconceptualgeologicmodelgeophysicsseismicgravitygeologyfeasibilitytechnicalinjection testmicroseismicityremote sensingmodelingstimulation

Investigation of Stimulation-Response Relationships for Complex Fracture Systems in Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2011
7.34 MB
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Hydraulic fracturing is currently the primary method for stimulating low-permeability geothermal reservoirs and creating Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with improved permeability and heat production efficiency. Complex natural fracture systems usually exist in ...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenhanced geothermal systemegsdiscrete fracture flowmodelingreservoir stimulationstimulationhydraulic fracturing

CO2 Push-Pull Single Fault Injection Simulations

Sep 21, 2017
24.3 MB
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ASCII text files containing grid-block name, X-Y-Z location, and multiple parameters from TOUGH2 simulation output of CO2 injection into an idealized single fault representing a dipping normal fault at the Desert Peak geothermal field (readable by GMS). The fault is composed of a ...
Authors
Borgia, A. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyco2 injectionfault characterizationfault imagingseismic imagingegstough2gmsfracturespermeable flow pathspermeability characterizationidentificationcarbon dioxideinjectionproductionfault sensitivityfault systemfracture systemrock propertiesfluid mechanicspressure transientstimulationreservoir

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stimulation DFN Fracture Plane Evaluation and Data

Oct 27, 2022
1.63 MB
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This dataset includes files used to fit planar fractures through the preliminary earthquake catalogs of the three stages of the April 2022 well 16A(78)-32 stimulation which is linked bellow. These planar features have been used to update the FORGE reference Discrete Fracture Netwo...
Authors
Finnila, A. WSP Golder
geothermalenergydfnutah forgestimulationwell stimulationfracingfrackingdiscrete fracture networkwell fracturerock fractureswell fractureswell 16a78-32utah forge wellswell 16a78-32 stimulationexcelcsvpdfegsmodelingcharacterizationforge

STRESSINVERSE Software for Stress Inversion

Oct 31, 2018
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The STRESSINVERSE code uses an iterative method to find the nodal planes most consistent with the stress field given fault frictional properties. STRESINVERSE inverts the strike, rake and dip from moment tensor solutions for the in-situ state of stress. The code iteratively solves...
Authors
Gritto, R. Array Information Technology
geothermalenergystress inversioninversionstressseismicanalysisstressinversejointfault orientationmatlabcodenumericalmomenttensorsoftwarepassivefaultfaultingearthquakeorientationgeophysicsgeophysicalmicroseismicityinducedseismicitystimulationegsinjectionfracturemonitoringhydraulicgeneration

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...
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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: Characterizing Stress Roughness Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth

Jan 30, 2025
2.55 MB
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This dataset covers work that investigated the apparent toughness anisotropy at Utah FORGE by comparing microseismic data with stress profiles from field measurements. The study analyzes the hydraulic fracture growth of Stage 3 at Well 16A(78)-32 using MEQ data, calibrating a nume...
Authors
Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgestress roughnesshydraulic fracturingmeqegsstress profilefield measurementshydraulic fracture growth16a78-32stage 3geostechnical reportprocessed datageophysics2-2446toughness anisotropyrock mechanics

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

Feb 04, 2020
11.93 GB
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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

EGS Collab Experiment 1: SIMFIP Notch-164 GRL Paper

Sep 24, 2020
11.52 MB
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Characterizing the stimulation mode of a fracture is critical to assess the hydraulic efficiency and the seismic risk related to deep fluid manipulations. We have monitored the three-dimensional displacements of a fluid-driven fracture during water injections in a borehole at ~1.5...
Authors
Guglielmi, Y. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysimfipnew borehole instrumenthydrofractureegs collabnucleateanisotropyshear displacementwellboreexperimentstimulationseismicseismicityfracturehydraulic conductivitystressshearboreholemicro-shearingfoliationinjection testsanford underground research facilitysurfegshydraulicgeophysicsdisplacementflow rate

Simulations of Brady's-Type Fault Undergoing CO2 Push-Pull: Pressure-Transient and Sensitivity Analysis

Mar 09, 2018
9.74 MB
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Input and output files used for fault characterization through numerical simulation using iTOUGH2. The synthetic data for the push period are generated by running a forward simulation (input parameters are provided in iTOUGH2 Brady GF6 Input Parameters.txt [InvExt6i.txt]). In gene...
Authors
Jung, Y. and Doughty, C. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegsco2carbon dioxidepush-pullpressure-transient testingitough2sensitivity analysisinverse modelingparameter estimationinconpesttough2fault modelinggf6bradyfaultingfaultfracturecharacterizationstimulation

Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

Jan 01, 2011
5.25 MB
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The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Simulating processes resulting in hydraulic fracturing and/or the remobilization of...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeothermal reservoir modelinghydraulic fracturingdiscrete flow networkfluid flowheat transferenhanced geothermal systemegsnon-isothermal unsaturated flow and transportnuft code

CO2 Push-Pull Dual (Conjugate) Faults Injection Simulations

Jul 20, 2017
43.64 MB
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This submission contains datasets and a final manuscript associated with a project simulating carbon dioxide push-pull into a conjugate fault system modeled after Dixie Valley- sensitivity analysis of significant parameters and uncertainty prediction by data-worth analysis. Datas...
Authors
Oldenburg, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyco2 injectionfault characterizationseismic imagingtough2itough2egsdixie valleyenhanced geothermal systemsstimulationfaultpush-pullco2geothermal systemsensitivity analysisdata-worth analysischaracterizationfracture

Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Apr 03, 2019
324.78 kB
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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

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

EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (99-128)

Jun 07, 2022
8.18 GB
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This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group (MSWG) teleconferences number 99 through 128. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field acti...
Authors
White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyegs collabsurfhydraulicfracturingstimulationsanford underground research facilityexperimentegsconferenceteleconferencerecordingmeetingpresentationscientific discussionmswgmodeling and simulation working group

Utah FORGE: Optimization of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation (Fervo Energy)

Feb 08, 2023
6.91 MB
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Information around the plug-and-perf treatment design at Utah FORGE by Fervo Energy. Objective and Purpose: Develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to target the top three factors that control the technical and commercial viability of an EGS sys...
Authors
Norbeck, J. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyutah forgeplug-and-perf stimulationwell stimulationfervo energyplug-and-perfplug and perffervotechnicalassessmentfeasibilityhydraulicstimulationinjection testprocessed datablue mountainnevadaegswell 73-22well 34a-22well 34-22near-field egshorizontal drillingproppantheat in placestate of stressfiber optic sensing

Utah FORGE: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model (2025 v1) 3D Visualization Via the Seequent Central Public Viewer

Jan 08, 2026
664.3 kB
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Visualize the Utah FORGE DFN model in three-dimensional space using the Seequent Central public viewer. 131 discrete planar fractures have been interpreted by Aleta Finnila (https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1750) from various data sets obtained during the 2022 and 2024 stimulati...
Authors
Jones, C. and Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture networksequent3d dfnfracture model3d fracture modelsequent central public viewer3d visualizationprocessed datahydraulic stimulationmicroseismic datafracture interpretation16a78-3216b78-32planar fracturesmodelvisualizationgeophysicsgeomechanics

EGS Collab Experiment 1: 3D Seismic Velocity Model and Updated Microseismic Catalog from Double-Difference Seismic Tomography

Jun 01, 2020
12.59 MB
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This package contains a 3D Seismic velocity model and an updated microseismic catalog obtained for a double-difference seismic tomography study. The 3D_seismic_velocity_model text file contains x (m), y(m), z(m), P-wave velocity (km/s), P-wave velocity quality indicator (1 for we...
Authors
Chai, C. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergy3d seismic structureinteractivesurfegs collabp-waves-wavemicroseismic catalogseismic tomographyinteractive visualizationegsgeophysicsseismicmicroseismictomographyvelocitymicroearthquakemicro-earthquakemeqe1-pe1-ipassive source sensor3dmodelingvisualizationcatalogprocessed data

Dataset and SUTRA model used to evaluate Reservoirs for Thermal Energy Storage in the Portland Basin, Oregon.

Jun 29, 2020
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This is a link to the open access, published dataset and modeling that supports a feasibility study of Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) in the Portland Basin, Oregon, USA. Citation: Burns, E.R., 2020, SUTRA model used to evaluate Saline or Brackish Aquifers as Reservoirs f...
Authors
Bershaw, J. et al Portland State University
geothermalenergymodelrtesportland basinoregonsutratessimulationviscositydensityflowstimulationhydraulicaquifersalinebrackishporositywell-spacingwell datadistrict heatingheatingcoolingthermal efficiencyheat fluxtemperaturevolumepumping rate
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