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Microhole drilling technology utilizing a golden section search algorithm

Jun 23, 2021
812.35 MB
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A fundamental issue in microhole drilling is that delivering high weight-on-bit (WOB), high torque rotational horsepower to a conventional drill bit does not scale down to the hole sizes necessary to realize the envisioned cost savings An optimization algorithm called a golden sec...
Authors
Su, J. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalpercussive hammerweight-on-bitoptimizationmicroholesslimholesdrillingexplorationmonitoringtechnical assessmentfeasibilitywobgssgolden section searchalgorithmblue canyon domenew mexico tech energetic materials research and testing centersocorronew mexico

Hydrogeologic Windows: Regional Signature Detection for Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways applied to Southwestern New Mexico

Oct 16, 2015
10.82 MB
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Final Report describing regional signature detection for blind and traditional play fairways as part of Phase I of New Mexico Play Fairway Analysis. This project seeks to reduce exploration risk and identify new prospective targets using available geologic, geochemical, and geophy...
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Bielicki, J. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalhydrogeologic windowshydrothermalgeochemical tracersintegrated frameworkhydrothermal modelingblind geothermalsystemstraditional geothermalnew mexicoaridexplorationresource assessmentresource characterizationtracer testgeochemicalgeochemistrygeophysicsgeophysicalprospectivetargetsitesgeologygeologicpfaplay fairway analysischaracterizationreport

Data for Known Geothermal Resource Areas (KGRA) and Identified Hydrothermal Resource Areas (IHRA) in Southern Idaho and Southeastern Oregon

Oct 09, 2017
778.46 kB
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The presented database includes water chemistry data and structural rating values for various geothermal features used for performing principal component (PC) and cluster analyses work to identify promising KGRAs and IHRAs in southern Idaho and southeastern Oregon. A brief note on...
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Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergykgrasouthern idahosoutheastern oregonihrawater compositionididahooregonresource assessmentpotential

Utah FORGE: Geothermal Resource Assessment Report 2024

Jun 20, 2025
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This report provides a first-order assessment of the producible energy from the Utah FORGE EGS reservoir, based on stimulation and circulation testing in 2024. The assessment is based on a stored heat calculation for a cylindrical volume of stimulated hot dry rock enveloping the d...
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Simmons, S. and Barker, B. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgegeothermal resource assessmentgeothermal resource assessment reportgeothermal energyhot dry rockegsstored heatresource assessmentrecovery factor16b78-32technical reportcirculation testpower productionanalytical solution

Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Assessment for Desalination in United States

Sep 30, 2016
1.6 MB
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This data is a compilation of well observations from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Association of American State Geologists (AASG), location of identified low temperature geothermal systems from United States Geological Survey (USGS), and low temperature geothermal w...
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Akar, S. and Turchi, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermallow temperaturedesalinationboreholedirect-usemembrane distillationresource assessmentlow tempfresh water availabilitythermal energy desalinationeconomicslcohlevelized cost of heat

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...
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Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii
geothermalhawaiipfaanalysisresultsplay fairwayprobabilitygridresource assessmentresource potentialresource characterizationcharacterizationresourcegeospatial data

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...
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Shervais, J. Utah State University
geothermalsnake river plainidahoplay fairway analysispfagroundwater temperatureresource assessmentsite characterizationheatpermeabilitysealgravitymagneticdilation tendancyfaultingfaultsheat sourceventsedimentslip tendancyaquifersrp

Washington State Play Fairway Analysis Passive Monitoring of St. Helens Shear Zone for Tomography and Precision Microseismic Event Detection

Oct 03, 2017
16.49 MB
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Data resources were derived from a passive seismic survey of the northern St. Helens Shear Zone on geothermal leases 12-24 km north of Mount St. Helens for phase 2 of the Geothermal Play-Fairway Analysis of Washington State Prospects. A 20 seismic station array of broadband seismo...
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Swyer, M. et al AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermalenergyexplorationpassive seismic monitoringpassive seismic tomographyambient noise tomographymicro-seismicitywashington statest. helens shear zonemount st. helensvpvsvp/vsfocal mechanismsrelocated seismic eventsmt st helensmount saint helensmt saint helensvelocityseismicsite assessmentresource assessmentsite investigationpfatomographygeophysics

Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Thermal Quality Analysis in Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis (GPFA-AB)

Nov 15, 2015
2.04 GB
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This collection of files are part of a larger dataset uploaded in support of Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin (GPFA-AB). Phase 1 of the GPFA-AB project identified potential Geothermal Play Fairways within the Appalachian basin of Pennsylva...
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E., T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginialow-temperaturegeothermal play fairway analysisgpfa-abdeep direct usedistrict heatingthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsshapefileregional gridrasterr scriptbasementtrenton black river projectsediment thicknessbht correctionrome troughgravitymagneticsworm based interpolation boundarieswormsrisk of seismicityoutlierthermal modelthermal fielddepth-to-temperaturetemperature-at-depthcross validationkrigingfavorable countiesarcgiscosunacorrelation of stratigraphic units of north americademdigital elevation modellow temperaturegeospatial datapfaplay fairway analysisthermal qualitycross-section

Publications and Datasets from Play-Fairway Retrospective Analysis with Emphasis on Developing Improved Hydrothermal Energy Assessments

Feb 07, 2023
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Previous moderate and high-temperature geothermal resource assessments of the western United States utilized data-driven methods and expert decisions to estimate resource favorability. Although expert decisions can add confidence to the modeling process by ensuring reasonable mode...
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Mordensky, S. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergypfahydrothermalenergy assessmentresource assessmentretrospectivemachine learninggeosciencewestern usdata-drivenbias reductionfavorabilitymappingegslow tempprocessed dataresourcecharacterization

Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Temperature-Depth Estimates for West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Dec 19, 2019
1.44 MB
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This dataset contains data spreadsheets and figures that summarize the results of a stochastic analysis of temperatures at depth below the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown, WV. These results are extracted from a study by Smith (2019), whose results are included in a G...
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Smith, J. West Virginia University
geothermalappalachian basinwvucornelllow-temperature geothermalresource assessmentuncertainty analysisddudeep direct-usemorgantownmonte carlo analysistemperature-depth estimateslow-temperatureresource potentialegstemperature datadepth data

Final Report: Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Nov 18, 2015
31.13 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a two-year (2014-16) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and ...
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E. Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacitygpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsheat utilizationsurface leveled cost of heatlcohslcohdemandgeophirescombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisinduced seismicityfaultspotential fieldswaveletsbht correctionslow temperature

Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Reports & Appendices

Oct 28, 2015
52.81 MB
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This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed geothermal potential map of a large transect across the Great Basin region (96,000 km2), with the primary objective of facilitating discovery of commercial-grade, blind geothermal fields (i.e. ...
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Faulds, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalnevadaplay fairwayreportappendicesgreat basinnbmgnvpfacarson sinksteptoe valleygeophysicsgeophysicalgeologygeologiclidargeochemicalgravityseismic reflectionmtmagnetotelluricsgeodeticgeodesyshallow temperaturesoil gasslip and dilation tendancy3d modelingthermal modelingexplorationresource assessmentresource potentialinvestigationsurveypreliminarysite assessmentfavorabilitynv great basin

SE Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis PFA Models and Probability Map

Nov 15, 2015
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This submission includes a Na/K geothermometer probability greater than 200 deg C map, as well as two play fairway analysis (PFA) models. The probability map acts as a composite risk segment for the PFA models. The PFA models differ in their application of magnetotelluric conducto...
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Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalgeothermal potentialexplorationplay fairway analysispfacomposite risk segmentcrsgreat basinutahgeothermometerna/kmodelpfa modellinggeohtermal exploration modelgoethermometergeochemistrysodiumpotassiumresource assessmenteasternseprobabilitygeothermometrymtmagnetotelluricsgeospatial datageothermal exploration modeleastern great basin

Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis Thermal Risk Factor and Quality Analyses

Aug 02, 2016
197.39 MB
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*This submission revises the analysis and products for Thermal Quality Analysis for the northern half of the Appalachian Basin (https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/638)* This submission is one of five major parts of a Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis. Phase 1 of the...
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Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinwest virginiapennsylvanianew yorkdeep direct uselow temperaturedistrict heatingthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsgeothermal play fairway analysisgpfa-abarcgispfatemperatureanalysisthermalrisk factorgeospatial data