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Community Geothermal: Borefield Design, Thermal Conductivity, and Subsurface Modeling Data Chicago, IL

Dec 04, 2023
117.3 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset encompasses the development of a geothermal energy system for the West Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. This project is part of a broader initiative to design and deploy geothermal heating and cooling systems at a community scale. The dataset includes therm...
Authors
Baser, T. et al Saint Louis University
geothermalenergysustainablecommunity scalethermal conductivitynumerical modelingashraeefficient designchicagocommgeocommunity geothermalborefieldheating and coolingmodelingthermal conductivity testthermal loadsbuilding loadscomsolprocessed databorehole sizing

Community Geothermal: Subsurface and Seismic Interpretations Carbondale, CO

Sep 29, 2024
6.68 MB
Publicly accessible
This report, developed as part of the Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment initiative, presents subsurface and seismic interpretations for Carbondale and the surrounding Roaring Fork Valley. The analysis incorporates historical well data, seismic data, ge...
Authors
Marlin, D. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalenergysubsurfaceseismic interpretationscommgeocarbondaleroaring fork valleyinterpretationswell dataseismic dataprocessed datageologic mapsgeologic cross-sectionsgeophysicscleercommunity geothermalsinkholethermal energy networkzero energy

Oilwell Conversion (Well API 121913310501) to Geothermal Heat Storage Well for Flexible Electricity Storage

May 05, 2021
2.86 GB
Publicly accessible
Geothermal growth is limited by a lack of geographically dispersed high-temperature thermal resources and high initial upfront investment in characterization and well construction. This project intended to address the challenges of energy supply intermittency and enhance grid resi...
Authors
Malkewicz, N. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergycypress reservoirgeothermal modellingoilwell conversioninjection/extraction testingenergy storagegeothermal energy storagewell conversionheat storageheat storage wellsheat injectiongamma ray logspressure testtemperature datasubsurface thermalthermal storagesubsurface thermal storage

Understanding Constraints on Geothermal Sustainability Through Reservoir Characterization at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada

Jul 11, 2018
4.46 MB
Publicly accessible
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

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Thermal Properties of Geologic Formations in Illinois Basin

Mar 30, 2018
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
Thermal property data for rocks and and minerals and unconsolidated (glacial) sediments units from within and outside the Illinois Basin were compiled for modeling heat transport in the subsurface.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinthermal propertiesgeologic formationsthermophysics

District Geothermal Energy Systems with Seasonal Underground Thermal Storage: Load Profiles, Modeling Workflow, and Techno-Economic Results for U.S. Screening

Sep 27, 2025
135.99 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset accompanies the paper "Geothermal district energy systems coupled with seasonal underground thermal energy storage: a U.S. techno-economic screening by climate and geology." It contains the data and scripts required to reproduce the study's results across ten U.S. cit...
Authors
Mello, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergydistrict energy systemsunderground thermal energy storageutesatesrtesground heat exchangerghesutratecho-economic analysisenergy modelingcomstockbuilding load profileslcoeaquifer storageseasonal storageu.s. citiespythonmodelscriptsmodel datasubsurface simulationgeotescold utes

Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management Smart Gels

Jan 31, 2013
3.56 MB
Publicly accessible
In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures are applied to confined zones in the subsurface usually using packers to fracture the host rock. This enhances r...
Authors
Hunt, J. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalzonal isolationreservoir managementfluid diversioncolloidal silicasilicacoproduction

CIRES Approach Overview to Using Thermal Infrared Imagery to Find Geothermal Systems in Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
237.36 kB
Publicly accessible
Subsurface geothermal activity has a thermal expression that can be observed at the surface. Such spatial temperature gradients are within the radiometric resolution that is characteristic of a wide range of satellites that carry thermal sensors. For this effort, CIRES (part of ...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradociresasterlandsatremote sensingthermal infraredtarget areasgeothermal potentialidentifydeep resource wellspotential

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
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE: Native State Numerical Model 2025 Update

Jan 30, 2026
456.3 MB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains a three-dimensional native-state numerical model of the Utah FORGE site, updated in 2025, representing thermal, hydraulic, and stress conditions within the granitic reservoir and overlying sedimentary formations. The model domain extends 6 km by 6 km laterall...
Authors
Vazic, B. et al Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergyforgenative state modelutah forgeegsnumerical simulationgeothermal reservoirthermal-hydraulic modelingin-situ stressgranitic reservoirmoosesubsurface temperaturepore pressuremesh

DEMO-FTES Test 1: Water Flow, Pressure, Temperature, and Electrical Conductivity Data

Apr 16, 2025
6.33 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset contains 1-second and hourly resolution water flow rate, pressure, temperature, and electrical conductivity data collected during Test 1 of the DEMO Fracture Thermal Energy Storage (FTES) project at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) between December 10,...
Authors
Burghardt, J. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyfracture thermal energy storageftesunderground thermal energy storagesanford underground research facilitysurfflow ratepressure datatemperature dataelectrical conductivityinjectionproductionborehole monitoringthermal circulation testsubsurface datademo-ftesfield experimentprocessed datathermal energy storagetesbtesutes

Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization

Feb 22, 2024
21.49 MB
Publicly accessible
This report describes minifrac tests conducted in the 16B(78)-32 well at the Utah FORGE site to characterize subsurface stresses, including the magnitude and orientation of the minimum and maximum horizontal stresses and the magnitude of the vertical stress. A minifrac test was co...
Authors
Kelley, M. et al Battelle Memorial Institute
geothermalenergyutahforgeegsstressgeomechanicsminifracin-situ stress16b16b78-32geophysicshydraulic fracturingvertical stressminimum horizontal stressmaximum horizontal stressstress regimeflowback datare-opening pressurepressure responsethermal coolingrcxcirculationtechnical report

GEOPHIRES Simulations for Deep Direct Use (DDU) Projects

Jun 30, 2020
186.36 kB
Publicly accessible
This folder contains the GEOPHIRES codes and input files for running the base case scenarios for the six deep direct-use (DDU) projects. The six DDU projects took place during 2017-2020 and were funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office. They investiga...
Authors
Beckers, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyddugeophiresdeep direct uselcoheconomicsabsorption chillersubsurface storagetechno-economiclevelized cost of heatwellboreexperimentcostsimulationmodelingreservoirtemperaturetechnologyabsorptionportland basinillinois basinwvuwest virginia universitywest virginiaportlandoregonchampagne-urbanaillinoisuniversity of illinoisurbana-champaignchampaign-urbanacornellhawthornenevadaporosityflowthermal conductivityinjection testdrillingwell data

Stanford Thermal Earth Model for the Conterminous United States

Mar 14, 2024
21.57 GB
Publicly accessible
Provided here are various forms of the Stanford Thermal Earth Model, as well as the data and methods used for its creation. The predictions produced by this model were visualized in two-dimensional spatial maps across the modeled depths (0-7 km) for the conterminous United States....
Authors
Aljubran, M. and Horne, R. Stanford University
thermal earth modeltemperaturegeothermalenergystanfordtemperature-at-depthheat flowrock thermal conductivityinterpignnphysics-informedgraph neural networksmachine learningmodeltemperature modelarcgisapimodel inputsmodel outputsdata-drivenspatial interpolationalgorithmheat conductionbottomhole temperature

Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

Feb 21, 2014
105.74 MB
Publicly accessible
The goal of our project was to test innovative exploration technologies using existing and new data, and to ground-truth these technologies using slim-hole core technology. The slim-hole core allowed us to understand subsurface stratigraphy and alteration in detail, and to correla...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergyslimhole drillingsnake river plaininnovative explorationkimamakimberlymountain homebasaltrhyolitegeophysicsgeochemistrytechnicalassessmentprocessed dataidahoconceptual model

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Subsurface Temperature Profile

Jun 13, 2018
128.44 kB
Publicly accessible
High resolution fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing logs from the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP) in Decatur, IL were used to model the thermal profile in the Illinois Basin.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basintemperature profiledtsdistributed temperature sensingtemperature gradient

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Seedling Project Final Report

May 31, 2019
4.48 MB
Publicly accessible
Grid-scale energy storage has been identified as a needed technology to support the continued build-out of intermittent renewable energy resources. As of April 2017, the U.S. had approximately 24.2 GW of energy storage on line, compared to 1,081 GW of installed generation capacity...
Authors
McLing, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
energy storagegeothermal energythermal energy storagegeotestestemperatureporositymodelingsteamrankine cycleflue gasheatrecoverythermalhydrologylinear stabilitydirect usegoethermalbrinegrid stabilizationinjection testweber formationweber sandstonertes

Low-Temperature Geothermal Geospatial Datasets: An Example from Alaska

Feb 06, 2023
242.5 MB
Publicly accessible
This project is a component of a broader effort focused on geothermal heating and cooling (GHC) with the aim of illustrating the numerous benefits of incorporating GHC and geothermal heat exchange (GHX) into community energy planning and national decarbonization strategies. To bet...
Authors
Davalos Elizondo, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergylow temperaturegeothermal resourcesdatasetheat flowthermal conductivitybottom-hole temperaturegeoreportrsatheat pumpghpgeothermal heat exchangelow tempgeologygeophysicsoil and gaswellgeospatial dataghcghxgeothermal heating and coolingalaskaresearch size assessment tool

Utah FORGE: Well Data for Student Competition

Dec 07, 2018
33.96 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Programs and Code for Subsurface and MultiSite Geothermal Exploration Artificial Intelligence

Sep 01, 2023
337.85 kB
Awaiting release
This dataset provides Python scripts supporting both subsurface and surface geothermal exploration AI models developed for the project "Detection of Potential Geothermal Exploration Sites from Hyperspectral Images via Deep Learning." It includes two main components: (1) scripts fo...
Authors
Demir, E. and Duzgun, S. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergygeothermal explorationsubsurfacesurfacemulti-siteartificial intelligenceaimachine learningmldeep learninghyperspectral imaging3d modeling2d classificationvoxel dataraster dataland surface temperaturemineral markersk-meansdata processingtensorflowpythoncodegpuexploration

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

FedGeo Project: Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources at the U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Michigan

Sep 29, 2026
102.51 MB
In progress
This collection includes datasets used for the analyses and modeling of low-temperature geothermal resources at the U.S. Army's Detroit Arsenal located in Warren, Michigan. This project file includes tabular and geospatial data accessed from publicly available repositories held by...
Authors
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
geothermalenergydetroit arsenalmichiganmodelinggeophysicsdrillingfedgeogeologyhydrogeologylow temperature

Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

Mar 07, 2014
2.23 MB
Publicly accessible
The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalnevadamcgee mountainshallow temperature surveygeoprobegeochemistrygeologytransmissionreportgravitysurveyfeasibilityarchaeological clearancegeothermometrycost-effectivethermal anomaliescost

GBCGE Subsurface Database Explorer and APIs

Mar 16, 2020
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
This submission defines a DOI for the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy's (GBCGE) Subsurface Database Explorer web application and underlying data services, and acknowledges the INGENIOUS project as a major source of funding for data compilation and quality assurance. The ...
Authors
Mlawsky, E. and Ayling, B. NBMG; GBCGE; UNR
geothermalenergygreat basinnevadautahidahooregoncaliforniawellsspringspower plantsstructural settingstemperaturechemistryinjectionproductionwell logscore photographydigitizationrelational databasedatabasepostgresqlsqlarcmap onlinerest serviceapiweb applicationweb map

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
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