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Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs Results

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...
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 20, 2021
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Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

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...
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Nov 15, 2015
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Utah FORGE: 2019 ARMA Overview Slide Presentation

This is an overview presentation of the Utah FORGE project given by Joseph Moore, Ph.D., at the 2019 American Rock Mechanics Associate meeting. It details the state of the Utah FORGE project at on 8/17/2019.
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Aug 17, 2019
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Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Workshop Presentation

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...
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
Sep 08, 2023
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Subsurface Characterization and Machine Learning Predictions at Brady Hot Springs

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...
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Feb 18, 2021
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Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

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...
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Mar 12, 2018
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Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

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...
Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Apr 03, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Injection Test Data

This submission contains pressure and flow time series data from the reservoir testing of Well 58-32. These activities were part of the Utah FORGE Phase 2B site suitability confirmatory testing.
Podgorney, R. and McLennan, J. Idaho National Laboratory
Dec 07, 2018
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Summary Fracturing of Coso Samples with StimuFrac

Lab-scale stimulation was performed on Coso samples obtained from a single core (1623 feet TVD, reservoir Coso CGC 18-27) using StimuFrac and control fluid in the absence of stimuli-responsive polymer.
Fernandez, C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sep 06, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Optimization of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation (Fervo Energy)

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...
Norbeck, J. et al Fervo Energy
Feb 08, 2023
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Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

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...
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 31, 2012
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Utah FORGE 9-3664: Development of Tagged Proppant for Conductivity Enhancement and Reservoir Characterization 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Development and Testing of Tagged Proppant for Fracture Conductivity Enhancement and Reservoir Characterization in EGS by The University of Oklahoma, presented by Ahmad Ghassemi. This slide presentation video discusses the development and testing of n...
Ghassemi, A. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Sep 03, 2024
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Seismic Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Fracture Generation During EGS Resource Development Full Moment Tensors and Stress Inversion Catalogs

This submission contains 167 full moment tensor (MT) solutions for the seismicity observed two years prior and three years post start of injection activities. Also included are the azimuth and plunge angles for the three main stress directions sigma1, sigma 2 and sigma 3 at the P...
Gritto, R. et al Array Information Technology
Sep 26, 2018
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Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

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...
Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University
Nov 22, 2022
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Numerical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Prediction

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...
Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Apr 26, 2016
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A Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical Model for the EGS Demonstration Project at Newberry Volcano, OR

Newberry Volcano in Central Oregon is the site of a Department of Energy funded Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Demonstration Project. Stimulation and production of an EGS is a strong perturbation to the physical and chemical environment, giving rise to coupled Thermal-Hydrologic...
Sonnenthal, E. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory
Jan 30, 2012
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Transport of CO2 in Stimuli-Responsive Fracking Fluid, StimuFrac

CO2 breakthrough experiments in a column packed with sand and filled with StimuFrac fluid or water to learn about transport of the stimuli (CO2) on environments where either water or the stimuli-responsive polymer aqueous solution (StimuFrac) is present. Results suggest co-injecti...
Fernandez, C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sep 15, 2016
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Utah FORGE: 2023 Large Upscaled Discrete Fracture Network Models

This dataset includes the data and a report on the large upscaled discrete fracture network modeling done for the Utah FORGE project in 2023. The FORGE modeling team is making five discrete fracture network (DFN) realizations of a large reservoir model available to researchers. Th...
Finnila, A. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Oct 02, 2023
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Updated Overpressures and Permeability Values for PNNL's StimuFrac Fluid

A corrigendum was submitted to the journal of Geothermics on our article "Environmentally friendly, rheoreversible, hydraulic-fracturing fluids for enhanced geothermal systems" Shao et al Geothermics 58 (2015) 22-31. In the original article some permeability values were underesti...
Shao, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Apr 06, 2016
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Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Oct 01, 2013
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Improved Microseismicity Detection During Newberry EGS Stimulations

Effective enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) require optimal fracture networks for efficient heat transfer between hot rock and fluid. Microseismic mapping is a key tool used to infer the subsurface fracture geometry. Traditional earthquake detection and location techniques are oft...
Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Nov 01, 2013
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Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Simplified Discrete Fracture Network Data

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...
Finnila, A. Golder Associates Inc.
Jun 01, 2021
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CO2 Push-Pull Single Fault Injection Simulations

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 ...
Borgia, A. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sep 21, 2017
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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Initial Project Report and Induced Seismicity Mitigation Plan, 2011

This is the first project report and induced seismicity mitigation plan for the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Demonstration project. The primary objectives of this first phase were to obtain necessary permits and comply with all regulations, including NEPA, communica...
Cladouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc
May 05, 2024
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First Tracer Test After Circulation in Desert Peak 27-15

Following the successful stimulation of Desert Peak target EGS well 27-15, a circulation test was initiated by injecting a conservative tracer (1,5-nds) in combination with a reactive tracer (7-amino-1,3-naphthalene disulfonate). The closest production well 74-21 was monitored ove...
Rose, P. University of Utah
Nov 16, 2013
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