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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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Dataset and SUTRA model used to evaluate Reservoirs for Thermal Energy Storage in the Portland Basin, Oregon.

This is a link to the open access, published dataset and modeling that supports a feasibility study of Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage (RTES) in the Portland Basin, Oregon, USA. Citation: Burns, E.R., 2020, SUTRA model used to evaluate Saline or Brackish Aquifers as Reservoirs f...

Bershaw, J. et al Portland State University

Jun 29, 2020
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Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Stimulation Conference Paper and Data

The U.S. Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) is a field laboratory that provides a unique opportunity to develop and test new technologies for characterizing, creating and sustaining Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) in ...

Best, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 24, 2019
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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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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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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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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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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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Stimulation at Desert Peak Modeling with the Coupled THM Code FEHM

Numerical modeling of the 2011 shear stimulation at the Desert Peak Well 27-15 using a coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical simulator. This submission contains the finite element heat and mass transfer (FEHM) executable code for a 64-bit PC Windows-7 machine, and the input and ...

Kelkar, S. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory

Apr 30, 2013
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EGS Collab Experiment 3: 4100 Tensile Stimulation and Thermal Circulation Testing

These data and test descriptions are from a set of primarily tensile hydraulic-fracture stimulations in wells E2-TC and E2-TU and a subsequent chilled water circulation test conducted by injecting in well E2-TU on the 4100 level of the Sandford Underground Research Facility (SURF)...

Vermeul, V. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Aug 26, 2022
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EGS Collab: Modeling and Simulation Working Group Teleconference Series (1-98)

This submission contains the presentation slides and recordings from the first 98 EGS Collab Modeling and Simulation Working Group teleconferences. These teleconferences served three objectives for the project: 1) share simulation results, 2) communicate field activities and resul...

White, M. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Feb 04, 2020
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Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing Westerly Granite Test Results

Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on a short, cylindrical sample of Westerly granite (diameter = 4 inches, height ~ 2 inches). Liquid nitrogen was poured in a copper cup attached to the top of the sample, and the resulting acoustic emissions ...

Nakagawa, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dec 18, 2020
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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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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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Triggered MEQ Events on LBNL Permanent Seismic Array, Brady's EGS, March 2016

List of triggered events recorded on LBNL's permanent EGS seismic array at Brady's geothermal field. This submission also includes links to the NCEDC EGS Earthquake Catalog Search page and to the metadata for the seismic array installed at Brady's Geothermal Field.

Robertson, M. University of Wisconsin

Jun 01, 2016
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Materials Testing Report

The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This materials testing report is based on thermoplastic and elastomeric materia...

Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec

Nov 08, 2022
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Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...

Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 08, 2019
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Utah FORGE 4-2541: Optimization and Validation of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation Treatment Design Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Optimization and Validation of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation Treatment Design at Utah FORGE project by Fervo Energy, presented by Sireesh Dadi. The project's objective was to develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to t...

Dadi, S. and Norbeck, J. Fervo Energy

Sep 08, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Phase 2C Topical Report

This is the topical report that wraps up the work and results achieved during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The zip file includes several folders containing (1) an overview; (2) the results; (3) the lessons learned; and (4) the conclusions. It also contains a folder containing appendices i...

Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Dec 11, 2019
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Utah FORGE: High-Resolution DAS Microseismic Data from Well 78-32

This regards a high-resolution DAS microseismic dataset produced by Silixa from Utah FORGE Phase 2C seismic monitoring well 78-32 during stimulation testing of well 58-32. It is a very large dataset and as such it is currently not directly available on GDR. However, it is availabl...

Martin, T. and Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Oct 20, 2019
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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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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Well 55-29 Stimulation Data

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 3 year project started in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ...

T., T. AltaRock Energy Inc

Dec 08, 2012
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Utah FORGE: Well 58-32 Stimulation Data

Pressure, temperature, and flow data from open-hole, upper perforation, and lower perforation well stimulations gathered from various tools collected at well 58-32 during phase 2C.

Best, S. Geothermal Resource Group

Apr 20, 2019
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing Processed data

This submission includes processed and reduced data for circulation testing that was conducted at the 164' fracture on the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. The circulation tests were done to test the flow through the 164' fracture in the EGS Collab Exper...