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Utah FORGE: 2019 ARMA Overview Slide Presentation

Aug 17, 2019
10.13 MB
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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.
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeamra slidesutah forge presentation2019 amra presentationegsproject overviewoverviewcharacteristicscriteriageologygeologic overviewwell 58-32stratigraphylithologyfracturesfmi logstressinjectionstimulationmonitoringinstrumentationequipmentfailureactivities

Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Nevada and Arizona

Aug 13, 2014
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This report presents the geologic framework critical in understanding spring discharge and the hydrogeology in Black Canyon directly south of Lake Mead below Hoover Dam, Nevada and Arizona. Most of the springs are thermal 2 Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Neva...
Authors
Beard, L. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalthermal springsblack canyonnevadaarizonahydrogeologygeologymapgeologic mappinggeochronologystructuralstructurecross sectioncross-sectionusgsfaultsfracture zonesrock characteristicshydrogeologicstratigraphy

Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Nov 15, 2015
16.88 MB
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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...
Authors
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal drawdownflow channelingthermomechanical couplingreservoir simulationstimulationegsenhanced geothermal reservoirsexplosive fracturing

Geothermal Flexibility Characteristics

Jun 01, 2020
12.71 kB
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This spreadsheet identifies various flexibility characteristics for flash and binary geothermal power plants which could potentially facilitate provision of grid services beyond bulk power generation. Characteristics are differentiated between resource characteristics such as meta...
Authors
Rhodes, G. and Augustine, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyflexible geothermal operationancillary servicesflashbinaryplantpowerresourcetransmission capacity

Cascades/Aleutian Play Fairway Analysis: Data and Map Files

Nov 15, 2015
1.44 GB
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Contains Excel data files used to quantifiably rank the geothermal potential of each of the young volcanic centers of the Cascade and Aleutian Arcs using world power production volcanic centers as benchmarks. Also contains shapefiles used in play fairway analysis with power plant...
Authors
Shevenell, L. ATLAS Geosciences Inc
geothermalworld volcanic centersplay fairwaycascadesaleutianspfaplay fairway analysisgis datamap datamap packagegeochemistrygeothermometryspringswellsfumarolessurface areapower plantsmw capacitiessurface areasvolcanic ventsrock typevolcanic centersstructural characteristicstectonic settingshapefilesaleutiangeochemsitry datastructural datageospatial data

Utah FORGE: Final Topical Report 2018

Apr 07, 2018
173.06 MB
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This is the final topical report for the Phase 2B Utah FORGE project, which is located near Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah. This PDF format report details results associated with the conceptual geologic model, deep well 58-32, rock geomechanics, reservoir temperatures, seismic survey...
Authors
Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeroosevelt hot springsutah forge phase 2butah forge 2b final reportutah forge final reportutah forge 2bconceptual geologic modelgeologystructuralsoil gas surveyseismic reflectiontemperature profilewell 58-32geomechanical propertiesstress analysisseismic monitoringmicroseismicityinduced seismicityseismicitytemtransient electromagneticspermeabilitypetrology cuttingsco2hecarbon dioxideheliumismpinduced seismicity mitigation planenvironmental impact assessmenttechno-economic assessmentoutreachgeophysicswellpetrologyhydrochemistryfracturesgravitypermittinginfrastrutureseismic mitigationenvironmental assessmentrock stressgeomechanicssoil gasdfnconstructionquaternary faultsutahegsmilford

Application of Neutron Imaging to Investigate Flow through Fractures for EGS

Feb 01, 2013
605.12 kB
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There is an ongoing effort at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a unique experimental capability for investigating flow through porous and fractured media using neutron imaging techniques. This capability is expected to support numerous areas of investigation associated wit...
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Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron imagingfracture flowegsneutron imaging fracture flowhigh pressurehigh temperaturenoninvasivegeochemistrymaterial effectsneutron

Improved Rare Earth Element Sorption from Simulated Geothermal Brines: Effect of Gassed versus Degassed Brines

May 24, 2016
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A study exploring sorption and stripping characteristics of sorption media when simulated geothermal brines are degassed or not degassed. Experiments were done at 70degC. The brines used in this study were formulated by Tusaar. The two brines used/simulated are labeled 1M and 1C...
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Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalmediarare earth elementsmedia sorptiondegassed brinemineral recoverysimulated brinereegasseddegassedstrip-elutionelutionsorption studypacked column

Applications of Fractured Continuum Model to Enhanced Geothermal System Heat Extraction Problems

May 06, 2014
5.77 MB
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This paper describes the applications of the fractured continuum model to the different enhanced geothermal systems reservoir conditions. The capability of the fractured continuum model to generate fracture characteristics expected in enhanced geothermal systems reservoir environm...
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Kalinina, E. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalsimulationegsheat extractionfracturefractured continuum modelfracture continuumfracture characteristicsreservoir environmenthorizontal wellsvertical wells

Comparison of Rare Earth Element Sorption Between Fresh and Partially Loaded Media Using Simulated Geothermal Brine

May 24, 2016
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A study comparing the REE sorption characteristics of fresh ligand-based sorption media and media partially loaded with REEs when exposed to a simulated geothermal brine with known mineral concentrations, REE7. Sorption rates were tested using microcosm shaker tests. Results sugg...
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Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalsorptionrare earth elementsreemineral recoveryadsorptionloaded mediaexperimentremoval efficiencyraw dataph vs volume

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

Geothermal Target Areas in Colorado as Identified by Remote Sensing Techniques

Feb 01, 2012
273.17 kB
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This layer contains the areas identified as targets of potential geothermal activity. The Criteria used to identify the target areas include: hot/warm surface exposures modeled from ASTER/Landsat satellite imagery and geological characteristics, alteration mineral commonly associa...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalremote sensingcoloradothermal infraredtarget areasarcgisgisshapefileshape filegeospatialdatageospatial datahot springsthermal anomalies

Western USA Assessment of High Value Materials in Geothermal Fluids and Produced Fluids

Oct 31, 2018
13.53 MB
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This submission includes the following: Field Characteristics: Describes the geological and production field characteristics of sampling sites Geochemistry of Produced Fluids Idaho-Nevada-New Mexico-Oregon-Utah: Summarizes the all the analytical results for aqueous samples...
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Simmons, S. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygeologyproduction fieldsfluid geochemistrytrace elementsstable isotopeshelium isotopestrace element geochemistryrocksdrill cuttingscalcite scalesroosevelt hot springsdixie valleybeowawemineralogy-lithologymineral depositsdrillcuttingsmineralogynevadautahidahooregonnew mexicoproducedwaterfluidgeochemistryreservoirtrace elementmineraldepositgeologicalgeochemicalcoproducedcritical elements

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...
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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

United States Geothermal Heat Pump Installations Database 2025

Sep 29, 2023
7.08 MB
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This dataset documents U.S. geothermal heat pump (GHP) installations and was compiled as part of the 2025 Geothermal Market Report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Records were sourced primarily from public drilling permits and include location information (ci...
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Pauling, H. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalheat pumpsghpinstallation databaseunited statesmarket report2025geothermal heat pumpground source heat pumpboreholedrilling permitsheating and coolingbuilding systemsprocessed datadatabaseborehole depthsystem capacitysystem configurationnumber of boreholes

Summary of Geothermal Resources in the United States: GEOTHERM Data Set 1983

Apr 29, 1983
5.88 MB
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The principal task of GEOTHERM is to provide information and research support for the conduct of national geothermal-resource assessments. The principal users of GEOTHERM are those involved with the Geothermal Research Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. These data include a pa...
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Bliss, J. and Rapport, A. United States Geological Survey
geothermdatabasesoftwaregeothermal systemsusgsgeothermal wellswell characteristicshydrologygeochemistrydatabasesgeothermal fluidsreportscannedjournal articlecomputers and geosciencesgeospatial datapotentialgeothermal potentialgeology

High-Pressure and High-Temperature (HPHT) Lost Circulation Material (LCM) Testing

Nov 30, 2021
7.92 MB
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High-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) lost circulation material (LCM) rheology test results, LCM particle size distributions (PSD) analysis, and HPHT LCM fluid loss test results. Three academic papers / reports derived from this research are also presented.
Authors
Salehi, S. and Vivas, C. University of Oklahoma
geothermalenergylost circulation materialshpht filtrationfracture sealingparticle size distributionrheologydrilling fluid additivesgelationthermal degradationhigh pressure high temperaturepsdtemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed datalcm

reV Geothermal Webinar Recording

Sep 29, 2026
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This recorded webinar provides background on National Laboratory of the Rockies reV model (https://www.nlr.gov/gis/rev) and specifically the geothermal module. The reV model is a first-of-its-kind detailed spatio-temporal modeling assessment tool that empowers users to calculate e...
Authors
Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergytechnical capacityland exclusionsrev

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: LBNL Status Report on the VEMP Tool 2022

Jun 24, 2022
7.01 MB
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This report describes the current status of the Vertical Electromagnetic Profiling, or VEMP tool, that is on loan to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) from Geothermal Energy Research and Development Co., Ltd. (GERD), Japan. The report describes the initial inspection of the to...
Authors
Wilt, M. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeforgeegsvempvertical electromagnetic profilingtechnologylbnltoolgeophysicselectromagneticevaluationreporttool inspectionsensor

Utah FORGE: Well Data for Student Competition

Dec 07, 2018
33.96 MB
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Well 58-32 (previously labeled MU-ESW1) was drilled near Milford Utah during Phase 2B of the FORGE Project to confirm geothermal reservoir characteristics met requirements for the final FORGE site. Well Accord-1 was drilled decades ago for geothermal exploration purposes. While ...
Authors
Podgorney, R. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyforgestudent competition58-32accord-1egsroosevelt hot springsmilfordutahreservoir characteristicswell loggeophysicalgeophysicslithologythermal conductivityx-ray diffractionwell surveysonicwell locationsdensitycaliperhole diametergammagrradiationresistivityneutronporositysptemperatureconductivityspecific potentialmu-esw1welldatawell dataresourcecharacterizationexplorationutah forge

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: 2km Grid Based Analysis

Aug 20, 2015
17.56 MB
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Combined geochemical and geophysical data, weighted and ranked for geothermal prospect favorability.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeochemistrygeophysicscalifornianevadaoregongrid filesrankingsca-nv-orpfaplay fairway anaysisexplorationcharacterizationrankfavorabilityprospectsan emidiomedicine lakewell dataheat flowgeothermometrymtfaultsstressfaultstructural settingstrainstrain rateseismicityvolcanismhelium

First Priority Geothermal Target Areas as Identified by ASTER and LANDSAT Thermal Imaging of Parts of Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
7.08 MB
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The CIRES remote sensing unit of the University of Colorado was commissioned by Flint Geothermal LLC to identify areas of warm ground that could signify the thermal signature of "blind" geothermal systems. Using ASTER and LANDSAT data along with other characteristics considered fa...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradothermal infraredasterlandsatremote sensingpotential siteschaffee countydelta countyeagle countygarfield countypark countyroutt county

Snake River Plain FORGE: Site Characterization Data

Apr 18, 2016
632.32 MB
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The site characterization data used to develop the conceptual geologic model for the Snake River Plain site in Idaho, as part of phase 1 of the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) initiative. This collection includes data on seismic events, groundwater,...
Authors
Moos, D. and Barton, C. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalforgeegssrgcsnake river plainidahosite characterizationsite datageologic modelgeomechanical modelwell datatempsupplementaladdendum3d modelrock physicsinel-1wo-2usgs-142websiteeventsinformationblogdatacollectionpaperstressinel sitestrian ratesdeformationanalyticalmodelinlseismicmonitoringannual reportmapseismic modelinggeologichistorysettingsublithosphericneogeneyellowstoneheisepicabovolcanicfieldvoncanicgravityheat flowcalderavolcanismmantle plumeoceanic hotspotmagmatismgrraesrpeastern snake river plainbasinpotentialsiteextensionsubsidencepaleoseismologyextensional structuresintrusiontectonic faultsgeomechanicalcharacterizationheheliumisotopeisotopic evidenceundiscoveredgeothermal systemserspaquiferthermal watermodelingthermalgeochemicalanomaliesconceptual modelwellboregroundwatertemperaturedistributionwell headstdtarget depthlocationcoordinateselevationresidualisostaticmagneticusgsmagneticsnrmeasternmtinversionlong-periodphase 1resistivityelectricalsoundinggeoelectricsectionrefraction surveyteleseismicreceiverprofilingrefractionray trace3dvolcanicspaleozoicrhyoliticpetreljewelsuitefold hingessnapshotsrpsrgmagnetotellurics

Cornell Ithaca Campus heat use data for a model year

Nov 13, 2019
2.07 MB
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Hourly steam use data for all significant buildings from the fiscal year (FY) 2017 (1 July 2016 30 June 2017) are provided. The total annual campus heating load in FY 2017 was about 0.81 trillion Btu (283,000 MWth-hrs). The data are presented as a spreadsheet, detailing on an ho...
Authors
Beyers, S. and Gustafson, J. Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitydistrict heatingdirect-use heatingnew york stateenergy meteringbuilding heat demandappalachian basinlow-temperature geothermalddusteam datadirect useheat pumpghptemperatureearth source heateaenvironmentenvironmentalassessmentheatingsteam use data
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