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Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulation Meshes and Results from Extended Circulation and Pulse Interference Testing

Sep 05, 2025
6.17 MB
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This dataset contains numerical simulation meshes and modeling results from extended circulation and pulse interference tests conducted between Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32. The simulations were performed as part of the FOGMORE Utah FORGE project (Fiber Optic MOnitor...
Authors
Lee, S. and Ghassemi, A. Rice University
geothermalenergyutah forgeegsfogmoresimulationmeshreservoir modelingextended circulation testpulse interference testnumerical simulationmesh datapressure distributiontemperature distributionpermeability modelingstress-dependent permeabilitydiscrete fracture networkdfnfiber optic monitoring16a78-3216b78-32paraviewmodelmodel filesmodel results

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

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

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

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

Flow and Geomechanical Modeling for the VESTA Project

Oct 07, 2025
705.82 MB
Awaiting release
This dataset contains flow and geomechanical modeling results developed for the VESTA project, which investigates high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES). Both generic and site-specific models were constructed to evaluate reservoir thermal and mechanical performance...
Authors
Zhang, Y. and Rutqvist, J. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyhigh-temperature aquifer thermal energy storagecoupled thermal-hydrological-mechnical modelvestaaquifer thermal energy storageatesht-atestough-flactoughitough2thmgeomechanical modelingflow simulationheat transportberngeneric modelgroundwater flowpressure distributiontemperature profilesmodeled datastrainpermeabilityflac3dreservoir simulationates simulation

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

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

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

Jun 01, 2015
510.68 MB
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This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...
Authors
A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeologic co2 storagepressure managementpressure supportworking fluidheat extractionsedimentary formationsreservoir simulationgetemtechno-economic analysisanalysistechno-ecomomicslcoelevelized cost of energyenvironmentalimpactassessmentrisk

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 ...
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Smith, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalcoolingthermal-hydrological-mechanicalmodelingground sourcesimulationflowcfdflow simulationmodelreservoir coolinginjectionreservoir cooling systemaquifer storage cooling systemgroundground coolinggeothermal coolingreservoirnew jerseystockton universitywithdrawalfea

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

Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

Mar 12, 2018
57.97 MB
Publicly accessible
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

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

Utah FORGE: Groundwater Data

Jul 20, 2016
621.85 kB
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

Jun 01, 2021
525.86 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report

Sep 02, 2022
18.25 MB
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Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES). The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, m...
Authors
Atkinson, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyrtesgeotesstoragethermalmodelingtoughmoosegeochemistrytesthermal energy storageearth energy storagegrid-scalegeologicreservoir

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs

Feb 18, 2021
4.49 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

Oct 20, 2021
6.41 MB
Publicly accessible
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

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
Publicly accessible
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: Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Data

Jun 24, 2020
10.65 GB
Publicly accessible
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. and Podgorney, R. Golder Associates Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeutah geothermalreservoirengineeringhydraulicfracturingegsdiscrete fracture networkdfnfracture modellingmilfordmodelingfracturehydroshearinflatedpore pressurestressfracmanstimulationdrillingpressuregoldersimulationreservoir planninghydraulic fracturing
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