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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Geological Characterization of the Mt. Simon Sandstone

Mar 30, 2018
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These studies undertook detailed analyses of the Mt. Simon Sandstone in the Illinois Basin for geological storage and sequestration, and brine extraction.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoismt. simon sandstoneco2carbon dioxidesequestrationgeologydiagenesisplumereservoir modelingreservoir characterizationdepositionchampaign countydecaturillinois basin

Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

Jan 01, 2018
5.53 GB
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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: Well 58-32 Core Analyses

May 30, 2018
24.23 MB
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This dataset contains final reports regarding stress measurements, permeability measurements, and mechanical properties from the core testing of well 58-32, in PDF format, and spreadsheets containing tables from the reports as part of Utah FORGE Phase 2B. Please refer to the repor...
Authors
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygeomechanicspermeabilityutah forgeutah forge phase 2bwell 58-32rock stressrock mechanical propertiesutah geothermalyoungs moduluspoissons ratiofracturemechanical propertieswell logsshear wavedipole sonic imagerdsicompressional wavelabfailure envelopetensile strengthmilfordroosevelt hot springspermeability measurementsopenhole sectionsitu stressesinjectionpressure transient methodsfield testinglab testingstress measurementshydraulic fractureegsphase 2bforgeutahcore datastressrock propertiescore testingwell coordinateswell locationwell dataresourcecharacterization

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

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Estimation of Reservoir Properties for the Tuscarora Sandstone

Dec 19, 2019
56.41 MB
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This dataset contains black-and-white photographic images of individual core segments from well Preston 119 and photomicrographs taken of petrographic thin sections from well Clay 513. Minipermeameter measurement results of 2,260 samples for fracture and matrix permeability on cor...
Authors
McDowell, R. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvuwvgestuscarora sandstonethin section analysisminipermeameterpermeabilityddudeep direct-usematrix permeabilitycore segmentsfracture analysisreservoir analysisphotomicrographsfracture permeabilityfeasibilityreservoirgeologicthermalpropertiesthicknessdepthcharacterizationwvegs

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Additional 2km Grid Figures

Aug 05, 2015
21.36 MB
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Various data sets displayed on a 2km grid for the Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR area. Grids at 2km, updated from 5km.
Authors
Ferguson, C. University of California
geothermaldegree of explorationheat flowdata differencemedicine lakesan emidiopermeabilitypfageologic profilerasterjpeggeoreferencedgeospatial dataheatrankca-nv-orplay fairway analysischaracterizationexplorationcalifornianevadaoregon

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

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Figures on 2km Grids

Sep 15, 2015
98.44 MB
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Various data sets displayed on a 2km grid for the Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR area.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeologic profilegeochemistrygeophysicsstructuralquantity of dataseismicheat rankpermeabilityfavorabilityskewheat flowland accessprotected landcalifornianevadaoregonca-nv-orpfaplay fairway analysisrankheatseismic momentexplorationcharacterizationgeospatial datarastergeoreferenced

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

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 15, 2014
21.38 MB
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EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneo...
Authors
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalstressvolume expansionpermeabilityfracturingrheoreversible fluidsxmtacoustic emissionlaboratory scaleegsigneous rockacoustic signaturefracture responsex-ray microtomography

Snake River Plain Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Heat, Permeability, and Seal CRS Map Raster Files

Oct 09, 2015
117.95 MB
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Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis Phase 1 CRS Raster Files. This dataset contains raster files created in ArcGIS. These raster images depict Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for HEAT, PERMEABILITY, AND SEAL, as well as selected maps of Evidence Layers. These evidence layers c...
Authors
Shervais, J. Utah State University
geothermalsnake river plainidahoplay fairway analysispfagroundwater temperatureresource assessmentsite characterizationheatpermeabilitysealgravitymagneticdilation tendancyfaultingfaultsheat sourceventsedimentslip tendancyaquifersrp

Geologic Reservoir Content Model from Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Sep 30, 2015
2.03 MB
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This dataset contains the known hydrocarbon reservoirs within the study area of the Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin (GPFA-AB) as part of Phase 1, Natural Reservoirs Quality Analysis. The final values for Reservoir Productivity Index (RPI) and uncertainty...
Authors
E., T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiareservoirproductivityreservoir productivity indexrpigpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisdistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturepennslyvaniageologic reservoirsporositypermeabilityfavorabilitypfacontent modelngds content modelusgin content modelaasg geothermal datageologic reservoireasternusaeastcharacterizationnaturalresourcelow temperaturegeologyuncertainty

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

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis Results

Jan 01, 2015
36.15 MB
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This dataset presents a geothermal resource probability grid for the state of Hawaii, produced as part of a Play Fairway Analysis conducted between. The analysis integrated geological, geophysical, and hydrological data to estimate the likelihood of resource presence based on subs...
Authors
Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii
geothermalhawaiipfaanalysisresultsplay fairwayprobabilitygridresource assessmentresource potentialresource characterizationcharacterizationresourcegeospatial data

Utah FORGE: Laboratory Shear Experiments Linking Fault Roughness, Friction, Permeability, and P-Wave Characteristics

Aug 20, 2025
23.22 GB
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This dataset contains results from five laboratory shear experiments on gneiss and granitoid samples from the Utah FORGE site, conducted at Penn State University. The experiments investigate links between fault surface roughness, frictional behavior, permeability, and P-wave acous...
Authors
Eijsink, A. et al Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyfrictionroughnessutah forgeegslaboratory datamodeled datashear experimentsfault mechanicspermeabilityp-waveacoustic transmissivityfault roughnessrate-and-state frictionbiaxial deformationgneissgranitoidoptical profilometrykeyencersfit3000mechanical dataacoustic datafault zone propertiesgeomechanicsrock physicsgeothermal reservoir characterization

Utah FORGE: Updated Discrete Fracture Network Model 2025

Jul 24, 2025
3.3 GB
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The Utah FORGE 2025 v1 DFN (fracture model) includes 131 discrete planar fractures which were identified using combined site data sets to capture flow pathways between wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 following stimulation activities in 2022 and 2024. It also includes stochastic fr...
Authors
Finnila, A. WSP
geothermalenergyutah forgedfndiscrete fracture networkfracturesfracture modellingfracture geometrywell 16a78-32well 16b78-32fracturefracture positionfracture sizeprocessed datapositionorientationsizeupdateplanar fracturesegsreservoir characterization

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

Oct 01, 2021
7.12 MB
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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...
Authors
Siler, D. and Pepin, J. United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypca3d geologic modelgeologic modelgeologycharacterizationmachine learningmlbhsbrady hot springsprincipal component analysisproductionstressfaultsrbradyhydrothermalgeologic structureunsupervised3d well datacodegeothermicgeophysics

A Conceptual Geologic Model for the Newberry Volcano EGS Site in Central Oregon: Constraining Heat Capacity and Permeability through Interpretation of Multicomponent Geosystems Data

Feb 22, 2016
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Newberry Volcano, a voluminous (500 km3) basaltic/andesitic/rhyolitic shield volcano located near the intersection of the Cascade volcanic arc, the Oregon High Lava Plains and Brothers Fault Zone, and the northern Basin and Range Province, has been the site of geothermal explorati...
Authors
Mark-Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory
geothermalegsenhanced geothermal systemnewberryoregonnewgenmodelgeologygeophysicsconceptual modelmodelingconceptualgeologicheat capacitypermeabilitygeophysicalmulticomponentvolcano

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Final Report and Presentation on Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution at Utah FORGE

Aug 01, 2025
203.83 MB
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This dataset contains the final technical report and closeout presentation for the project Fiber Optic Geophysical Monitoring, conducted by Rice University as part of Utah FORGE project 3-2417. The report documents the deployment and analysis of fiber-optic based geophysical monit...
Authors
Ajo-Franklin, J. Rice University
geothermalenergydistributed fiber-optic sensingutah forgeegsgeophysicsreservoir characterizationdistributed acoustic sensingdistributed temperature sensingdistributed strain sensingdasdtsdsstechnical reportpermeabilitystimulation monitoring

DEEPEN Data Catalog for Magmatic Geothermal Systems in the United States

Sep 30, 2021
1.88 MB
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This data catalog contains information related to the Training Site Analysis for the Geothermica project "DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments (DEEPEN)." The DEEPEN project aims to reduce exploration risk for geothermal fluids in magmatic systems by ...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyworld volcanic centerspfaplay fairwaydeepenmagmatic environmentsexplorationdata catalogmagmaticcosoaleutianscascadeshawaiioregoncaliforniasnake river plainsrpwashingtonnewberryvolcanicvolcanogeyserssupercriticalcharacterizationgeophysicsgeologygeochemistrytemperaturewell datamodelinggroundwaterremote sensing

Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Natural Sedimentary Reservoirs Data 2016 Revision

Dec 07, 2016
6.37 MB
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Tier 3 data for Appalachian Basin sectors of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia used in a Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of opportunities for low-temperature direct-use applications of heat. It accompanies data and materials submitted as Geothermal Data Repository Submissi...
Authors
Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacityrpirfcgpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysiscontent modelgeologicnaturallow tempsedimentarycharacterizationutilizationlocationformationlithologyvolumeporositypermeabilityqualityassessmentresourcelow temperature

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

Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

Sep 25, 2013
65.42 MB
Publicly accessible
EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igne...
Authors
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalfracturing fluidmonitoringxmtnmracousticrheologypermeabilityegsigneous rock

Machine Learning to Identify Geologic Factors Associated with Production in Geothermal Fields: A Case-Study Using 3D Geologic Data from Brady Geothermal Field and NMFk

Oct 01, 2021
5.68 MB
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In this paper, we present an analysis using unsupervised machine learning (ML) to identify the key geologic factors that contribute to the geothermal production in Brady geothermal field. Brady is a hydrothermal system in northwestern Nevada that supports both electricity producti...
Authors
Siler, D. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergynmfkbrady hot springsmachine learningmlbhsnonnegative matrix factorization k-meanshydrothermalbradyk-meansclusteringnonnegative matrix factorizationmatrix factorizationgeothermalcloudsmarttensorsunsupervised3d well data3d geologic mapgeologic structurefaultsstressgeologycharacterizationgeologic modelproductioncode

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

Feb 28, 2024
2.51 MB
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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
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