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Thermoelectric Materials Development for Low Temperature Geothermal Power Generation

Jan 29, 2016
165.33 kB
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Data includes characterization results for novel thermoelectric materials developed specifically for power generation from low temperature geothermal brines. Materials characterization data includes material density, thickness, resistance, Seebeck coefficient. This research was ca...
Authors
Hansen, T. Southern Research Institute
geothermalthermoelectricbrineseebeckthermoelectric power generationmaterial developmentthermoelectric material evaluationresistivitymaterial densitythicknessresistanceseebeck coefficient

Alternative Geothermal Power Production Scenarios

Mar 14, 2014
68.11 kB
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The information given in this file pertains to Argonne life-cycle analyses (LCAs) of the plant cycle stage for a set of ten new geothermal scenario pairs, each comprised of a reference and improved case. These analyses were conducted to compare environmental performances among the...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalalternative scenarioslife cycle metricsgreenhouse gas ratioslcoeslcaghg ratioenergy ratiomaterial to power ratioslife-cycle analysescost of energylevelizedmaterial to power ratiomprgetemevaluatiionresourceinventoryhydrothermaleconomicevaluationcostenergyratioghgfossil fuelpowerproductionscenarios

Life Cycle Analysis Data and Results for Geothermal and Other Electricity Generation Technologies

Jun 04, 2013
224.61 kB
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Life cycle analysis (LCA) is an environmental assessment method that quantifies the environmental performance of a product system over its entire lifetime, from cradle to grave. Based on a set of relevant metrics, the method is aptly suited for comparing the environmental performa...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermallife cycle analysisenergy ratiosmaterial requirementsgreenhouse gas emissionselectricity generating technologiesplant materialsgreenhouse gas emissioncoproducedmprratioghglife cycleanalysislcaenvironmentalassessment

Geothermal Thermoelectric Generation (G-TEG) with Integrated Temperature Driven Membrane Distillation and Novel Manganese Oxide for Lithium Extraction Final Report

Mar 01, 2018
1.99 MB
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This project aims to develop an innovative Geothermal ThermoElectric Generation (G-TEG) system specially designed to both generate electricity and extract high-value lithium (Li) from low-temperature geothermal brines. The process combined five modular technologies including silic...
Authors
Renew, J. et al Southern Research Institute
geothermalenergygteglithium extractionlithium sorbencythermoelectric powerdevelopmentfabricationintegrated membrane distillationmethodstechnical assessmenteconomic assessmenttechnoeconomictechno-economicpower generationmanganese oxide sorbentmn-oxidemno2

Financial Summary, Nanofiltration Data, and Lithium Uptake Data

Dec 05, 2016
177.89 kB
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Integrated testing of nanofiltration and lithium uptake subsystems using synthetic geothermal brine. Also includes a financial summary (Pro Forma) of the proposed 'Geothermal Thermoelectric Generation (G-TEG) with Integrated Temperature Driven Membrane Distillation and Novel Manga...
Authors
Renew, J. Southern Research Institute
geothermalnanofiltrationlithium uptakenano hmobrinerejection efficiencychemistryfinancialpro formageorgiasynthetic geothermal brinesouthern research institutethermoelectricg-teglithium extractionnpvnet present valueeconomicspricediscount ratecost per metric toncost summaryrevenue

Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Thermal Degradation, Viscosity, Compression, and Flow Loop Tests

Feb 01, 2022
2.29 GB
Publicly accessible
This dataset provides a set of experimental data on the performance of lost circulation materials (LCMs) used in geothermal drilling operations. It includes results from four distinct tests: thermal degradation, viscosity measurements, compression tests, and high-temperature flow ...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergylost circulation materialslcmgeothermal drillingdrillingraw dataprocessed datamass loss measurementslost circulation managementdegradationthermal degradationdegradation patternrheologyfluiddrilliing fluidhigh temperatureflow testcompression testflow loop testsealingviscosity measurements

Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Stimulation DFN Fracture Plane Evaluation and Data

Oct 27, 2022
1.63 MB
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This dataset includes files used to fit planar fractures through the preliminary earthquake catalogs of the three stages of the April 2022 well 16A(78)-32 stimulation which is linked bellow. These planar features have been used to update the FORGE reference Discrete Fracture Netwo...
Authors
Finnila, A. WSP Golder
geothermalenergydfnutah forgestimulationwell stimulationfracingfrackingdiscrete fracture networkwell fracturerock fractureswell fractureswell 16a78-32utah forge wellswell 16a78-32 stimulationexcelcsvpdfegsmodelingcharacterizationforge

Silica Precipitation and Lithium Sorption

Sep 20, 2015
484.63 kB
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This file contains silica precipitation and lithium sorption data from the project. The silica removal data is corrected from the previous submission. The previous submission did not take into account the limit of detection of the ICP-MS procedure.
Authors
Renew, J. Southern Research Institute
geothermallithiumsilicaprecipitationremovalsorptionmineralextractionrecoveryicp-ms

Silica Precipitation from Geothermal Brines: Effects of Iron Addition, Kinetics, Temperature, pH, and Brine Concentration

Feb 06, 2016
239.79 kB
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This document provides results of experiments aimed at removing silica from geothermal brines. All experiments were conducted with simulated brines. The data presented shows the effect of iron addition, kinetics, temperature, pH and brine concentration.
Authors
Renew, J. Southern Research Institute
geothermalsilica precipitationph effectiron to silica ratiotemperature effectbrine concentration effectkinetic effectsilicaphkineticstemperatureprecipitationsiironfe

Lithium Sorption from Simulated Geothermal Brine: Impact of pH, Temperature, and Brine Chemistry

Feb 06, 2016
65.55 kB
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Lithium sorption information from experiments. Data includes the effects of pH, temperature and brine chemistry on the sorption of Lithium from a simulated geothermal brine. The sorbent used in the experiments is "hydrothermally produced, Spinel-LiMn2O4". The sorbent was produ...
Authors
Renew, J. Southern Research Institute
geothermalmineral recoverylithium removalph effecttemperature effectbrine chemistry effectsimulated brinelithium sorptionsimulated geothermal brinebrineuptakelithiumli

Nanofiltration Results: Membrane Removal of Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from Simulated Geothermal Brines

Feb 06, 2016
35.91 kB
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Results from a nanofiltration study utilizing simulated geothermal brines. The data includes a PDF documenting the process used to remove Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from simulated geothermal brines. Three different membranes were evaluated...
Authors
Renew, J. Southern Research Institute
membrane nanofiltrationcalcium removalmagnesium removalsodium removalsilica removallithium removalchlorine removalsulfate removalmineral recoverynanofiltrationsimluated geothermal brinesilicachlorinesulfatelithiumsodiumcalciummagnesium

Material Properties for Brady Hot Springs Nevada USA from PoroTomo Project

Mar 06, 2019
242.91 MB
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The PoroTomo team has completed inverse modeling of the three data sets (seismology, geodesy, and hydrology) individually, as described previously. The estimated values of the material properties are registered on a three-dimensional grid with a spacing of 25 meters between nodes....
Authors
Feigl, K. and PoroTomo Team, . University of Wisconsin
geothermalenergyporotomoseismologygeodesyhydrologynevadabrady hot springsporoelastic tomographyinversionmodeling3dmaterialpropertiesunconsolidatedfracturedshallowstructuraltrendsgeologystrikedipthermal contractionpressuresubsidencepumpinghydraulic conductivityrateseismic amplitudefaultzonepermeableconduitfluidreservoirconceptualmodelpropertydensityp-waves-waveseismicvelocityyoungs moduluspoissons ratiointerferometrytemperaturelithologystrain rate

Data of High-Temperature Dynamic LCM Testing Setup

May 31, 2021
9.94 MB
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Data from high temperature dynamic sealing tests for various fracture widths, at various temperatures (degrees F), with 5 wt.% bentonite-based mud containing various material fiber contents, at 100 to 400 psi differential pressure. Data from pressure test and evaluation of the dy...
Authors
Magzoub, M. et al University of Oklahoma
geothermal drillinglost circulationshape memory polymergranitefractureswellbore strengtheningsealabilitygeothermalenergylost circulation materialssealing pressurefiltrationsmart lcmsmpfracture sealingdrilling fluid additivestemperaturemodeldrillingwellboreexperimenttechnologyprocessed data

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Report on Resources, Challenges, and Needed Technologies

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
Awaiting release
This report describes a comprehensive review of 49 existing supercritical geothermal wells to inform future geothermal drilling attempts and avoid previous failure points and understand material and testing limitations, while collating information gathered in a publicly accessible...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercriticaldrilling materialswell completionwellborematerial validationmaterial testinglaboratory experimentswell casingcasing connectionscementdrill bitfluid chemistrylost circulation materialslinerdrill stringsmaterial performancefailure pointsliterature reviewsupercritical wellsgeothermal wellsgeochemistrycirculationdrilling fluidstechnical reportnesjavellirhengillreykjaneskraflalarderellocampi flegreinisyroskakkondapunathe geyserssalton sealos humerosmenengai

Numerical Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture Prediction

Apr 26, 2016
1.1 MB
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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...
Authors
Gupta, V. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
silicafracturingmodelingoverpressurepredictionnumerical modelingmechanical propertiesfused silica surrogate cylindrical samplesmaterial p[ropertiesfused quartzstress distributioncrack extensionstress intensity factorinternal pressureconfining pressurevariationstimulationreservoir

GLADE Project: Pre-Feasibility Economic Evaluation by National Lab of the Rockies

Aug 28, 2026
1.96 MB
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The Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project was undertaken in Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin Colorado to evaluate whether advanced oil and gas drilling practices could be adapted to improve geothermal well construction in deep, hot, hard-rock environmen...
Authors
Mibei, G. et al OXY USA Inc.
geothermalenergyeconomic evaluationdj basincoloradogladetechno-economicclosed-loopegsfeasibilitythermophysicaldrilling costlcoe sensitivity

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Water-Foam Fracturing of Granite Rock

May 04, 2021
11.74 GB
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In addition to the foam data that were obtained from literature and that were collected from the current study, simulation data was also generated from finite element analysis (FEA) conducted in this study using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The FEA models were built to simulate t...
Authors
Thakor, V. et al Temple University
finite element analysisenhanced geothermal systemfoam fracturinggraniteegsgeothermalenergysimulationfeamodelcomsolsolid mechanicsfoam fracturing fluidfoamfracturing fluid

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Drilling and Completion Materials Database

Sep 18, 2025
457.8 kB
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This dataset compiles information on geothermal wells drilled into supercritical and near-supercritical conditions, with a focus on drilling and completion materials, fluid chemistry, and laboratory validation studies. The data are drawn from well reports, scientific literature, a...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercritical geothermaldrilling materialscompletion materialsgeothermal wellsdrill bitscasingdrill stringslinerscementdrilling fluidslost circulation materialslcmfluid chemistrymaterial performanceliterature reviewcasing connections

Literature Collection for the Evaluation Of Physics-Based Drilling and Alternative Bit Design At The Geysers

Jan 20, 2026
Size unavailable
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This submission contains links to multiple publications on the Evaluation Of Physics-Based Drilling and Alternative Bit Design At The Geysers. The long-term goal of the project was to safely implement oil and gas industry drilling best-practices, particularly with respect to limit...
Authors
Wriedt, J. Geysers Power Company, LLC
geothermalenergygeyserspublicationsphysics-based drillingbit designlimiter redesignelectronic drilling recordsbit technologycontrol strategies

Utah FORGE: Core Material Friction Experiments

Mar 15, 2023
696.08 MB
Publicly accessible
The following folders contain 3 friction experiments on Utah FORGE core material from depths of 6735 8533ft. The experiment conditions range from 100% relative humidity at room temperature to fluid-saturated at 110C. Experiments were done on both intact samples in a single-direct ...
Authors
Marone, C. et al Pennsylvania State University
utah forgegeothermalenergyfriction experimentsintact samplesgouge sampleshigh temperaturepore fluid pressuredrained boundary conditionspermeabilityvelocity stepshealingraw dataprocessed data

COMSOL Models and Simulation Results for Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems with Thermal Enhancements

Dec 15, 2023
91.3 MB
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The Closed-Loop Geothermal Working Group and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have studied the performance of disc-shaped and linear thermal enhancements (conductive material introduced around a wellbore) in closed-loop geothermal systems. COMSOL models were develop...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergythermal enhancementscosmolsimulationmodelclosed-loopsteady-statetransientsimulation resultsassessmentclosed loop geothermal

Final Report Cascades/Aleutians Play Fairway Project

Oct 31, 2015
12.17 MB
Publicly accessible
Final Report describing data collection, evaluation, modeling and analysis. Ranking of Cascade and Aleutian volcanic centers for geothermal potential.
Authors
Shevenell, L. et al ATLAS Geosciences Inc
geothermalplay fairwaycascadesaleutianspfavolcanicreservoirassessmentinvestigationgeophysicssiteevaluationalaskawashingtoncaliforniashastamt st helensreconaissancegeologygeochemistryvolcanogeodesyexplorationmodelstatisticstectonicstructuraldataheat flow

Purdue University: Results of B-Value Tests for Rock Saturation

Jun 20, 2022
2.73 MB
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This dataset includes an Excel file with the results of B-value tests to determine the magnitude of the back pressure required for full saturation of Sierra White granite samples. Test were conducted on cylindrical rock specimens of Sierra White granite in a custom water pressuriz...
Authors
Han, K. et al Purdue University
geothermalenergyutah forgeb-valuesaturationrock saturationgranitelab testmaterialmaterial siencesierra white granitetesttestingmaterialsrockb valueprocessed data

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...
Authors
Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalneutron imagingfracture flowegsneutron imaging fracture flowhigh pressurehigh temperaturenoninvasivegeochemistrymaterial effectsneutron

Utah FORGE: LBNL Status Report on the VEMP Tool 2022

Jun 24, 2022
7.01 MB
Publicly accessible
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
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