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Utah FORGE 4-2492: Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
194.2 MB
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This is a presentation on the Design and Implementation of Innovative Stimulation Treatments to Maximize Energy Recovery Efficiency at the Utah FORGE Site project by The University of Texas at Austin, presented by Professor Mukul M. Sharma. The project's objectives were to place f...
Authors
Sharma, M. The University of Texas at Austin
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsfracture conductivityfracture diagnosticsconnectivityfluid circulationuniform injection profileideal fracture characteristicsstimulationthief zonesflowrateinjection pressurefracture geometryoptimizationenergy recoveryefficiency

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Partial Basin and Range Heat and Zones of Critical Stress Maps

Nov 15, 2015
3.06 MB
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Interpolated maps of heat flow, temperature gradient, and quartz geothermometers are included as TIF files. Zones of critical stress map is also included as a TIF file. The zones are given a 5km diameter buffer. The study area is only a part of the Basin and Range, but it does inc...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalfort blisstularosa basintularosanew mexicocritical stressquartz geothermometerheat flowheatflowtemperature gradientmapsmapbasin and rangegreat basinutahnevadainterpolationextrapolationquartzgeothermometertemperaturegradientzonesfaultpermeabilitypfaplay fairway analysisgeothermometrygeospatial data

Structural and Tectonic Controls of Geothermal Activity in the Basin and Range Province

Nov 30, 2012
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We are conducting an inventory of structural settings of geothermal systems (>400 total) in the extensional to transtensional Great Basin region of the western USA. A system of NW-striking dextral faults known as the Walker Lane accommodates ~20% of the North American-Pacific plat...
Authors
Faulds, J. et al University of Nevada
geothermalgreat basinbasin and rangewalker lanestructural controlsstrain ratestectonicsnevadawestern usacataloguefaultingfaultsstructural settingstructural geology

Sustainable Self-Propping Shear Zones in EGS: Chlorite, Illite, and Biotite Rates and Report

Nov 06, 2015
1.26 MB
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Spreadsheet containing chlorite, illite, and biotite rate data and rate equations that can be used in reactive transport simulations. Submission includes a report on the development of the rate laws.
Authors
Carroll, S. and Smith, M. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalchloriteillitebiotiterate equationsreactive transportegsenhanced geothermal systemsshear zonereactive transport simulation

Ground Source Heat Pump Screening Tool and Related Resources

Dec 30, 2024
12.86 MB
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This archive contains both a link to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Screening Tool and related resources documenting its development, technical features, and applications. The web-based screening tool is a techno-economic analysis resource designed ...
Authors
Liu, X. and Anand, J. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergyground source heat pumpgshpoak ridge national laboratoryornltechno-economicanalysisteafeasibilityclimate zoneshvacsystem designweb-basedpublicationsgshp performanceeconomic viabilityground heat exchangerdesignheat pumpgeothermal heat pumpclosed-loopscreening tool

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Strain Analysis

Nov 15, 2015
32.91 kB
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A DEM of the Tularosa Basin was divided into twelve zones, each of which a ZR ratio was calculated for. This submission has a TIFF image of the zoning designations, along with a table with respective ZR ratio calculations in the metadata. The primary results are in the table belo...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalzr ratiostrainanalysistularosabasinnew mexicotexasexplorationzrratiostrain rate

Utah FORGE 1-2410: Final Report on the Development of a Smart Completion and Stimulation Solution

Aug 21, 2025
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This report details the work Welltech has done to provide true zonal isolation of the geothermal reservoir across multiple zones and cycles, enabling effective stimulation and repeated treatments of selected zones. The project included a literature review, small-scale experimentat...
Authors
Esqutin, Y. Welltech Inc.
geothermalenergyutah forgewelltechisolation toolsmetal expandable packerhthpannular isolationwell integretyzonal isolationstimulationzonal treatmentsmall-scalefull-scaledocumentationfinal reporttechnical report

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

Aug 13, 2024
160.55 MB
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This is a presentation on the Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution by Rice University, presented by Jonathan Ajo-Franklin. This video slide presentation discusses the development of an end-to-end fiber-optic sensing approach for EGS to track the (1) initial zo...
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Ajo-Franklin, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgerice universityfracture creationegsconnected mechanically compliant fracturesflowing fracturesthmdasdas microseismicpresentationvideo

Newberry EGS Demonstration: Repairing and Re-Stimulating Well 55-29 Report

Jul 03, 2015
35.99 MB
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The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 5 year project begun 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 ru...
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Cladouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermalegsdiverter materialmicroseismic monitoringtemperature monitoringgroundwater monitoringnewgenstimulationnewberryrepairwelldemonstrationhydraulic

Newberry EGS Demonstration: Stimulating the Existing Fracture Network Report

Mar 10, 2014
10.4 MB
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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 ...
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Cladouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc
geothermalegsdiverter materialmicroseismic monitoringtemperature monitoringgroundwater monitoringnewgendemonstrationstimulationhydraulic

Utah FORGE 3-2417: Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution 2023 Annual Workshop Presentation

Sep 08, 2023
54.51 MB
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This is a presentation on the Fiber-Optic Geophysical Monitoring of Reservoir Evolution at the Utah FORGE Milford Site project by Rice University, presented by Prof. Jonathan Ajo-Franklin. The project's objective was to develop an end-to-end fiber-optic sensing approach for EGS to...
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Ajo-Franklin, J. et al Rice University
geothermalenergyannual workshop2023utah forgeegsdistributed fiber optic sensingdfosdasflowing fracturesfracture creationwell pairegs performancemechanically compliant fracturesend-to-endegs fracture model

EGS Collab Experiment 2: Co-Injection Sewer Camera Survey Videos

May 20, 2025
38.69 GB
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On April 21, 2022, sewer camera surveys were conducted in boreholes TN and TL as part of Experiment 2 of the EGS Collab project. These surveys were performed during fluid injection into three zones in borehole TC to identify the depths of active fracture intersections. The goal wa...
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Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergysewer camegs collabfractureflowegsfracture characterizationsewer camera surveyborehole videovideosdownhole imaginginjectionfracture inflowtntltcexperiment 2injection zones

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...
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Beard, L. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalthermal springsblack canyonnevadaarizonahydrogeologygeologymapgeologic mappinggeochronologystructuralstructurecross sectioncross-sectionusgsfaultsfracture zonesrock characteristicshydrogeologicstratigraphy

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Noble Gas Raw Data for Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and Lanai islands

Oct 06, 2020
141.44 kB
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Noble gas raw data for the Hawaiian islands of Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Lanai, and Kauai. Based on results from prior phases of the Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis, this project targeted 66 wells on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai for sampling of dissolved noble ga...
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Ferguson, C. and Lautze, N. University of Hawaii
geothermalenergyhawaiiplay fairwaylanaikauaioahunoble gasmauigeochemistryr/rar/ra anomoliesindicatorssurveyriftlower east rift of kilaueasouthwest rift of haleakalarift zonescalderasheliumcalderapfaplay fairway analysisgas datanoble gas dataraw datawell

Structural Inventory of Great Basin Geothermal Systems and Definition of Favorable Structural Settings

Dec 31, 2013
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Structural controls of 426 geothermal systems in the Great Basin region including western Nevada, central Nevada, northwestern Nevada, northeastern Nevada, east-central Nevada, eastern California, southern Oregon, and western Utah were analyzed with literature research, air photos...
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Faulds, J. University of Nevada
geothermalquaternary faultsstructural controlsblind geothermal systemstemperaturegeothermometryfield visitswestern nevadacentral nevadanorthwestern nevadanortheastern nevadaeast-central nevadaeastern californiasouthern oregonwestern utahutahnevadaoregoncaliforniabaltazor hot springblue mountainbog hot springdyke hot springshoward hot springmacfarlane hot springmcgee mountainpinto hot springsbeowawecrescent valleyhot springs pointdann ranchhand-me-down hot springsgolcondapumpernickel valleytipton hot springsash springschimney hot springduckwaterhiko hot springiverson springmoon river hot springmoorman springrailroad valleywilliams hot springwalleys hot springantelope valleyfales hot springsbuckeye hot springstravertine hot springsteels marshrhodes marshcolumbus marshalum-silver peakfish lake valleygabbs valleywild roserawhide-wedell hot springsalkali hot springsbaileys/hicks/burrell hot springsalvord hot springbaileys hot springburrell hot springhicks hot springantelope hot springhart mountainborax lakecrump geysermickey hot springnewcastleveyo hot springdixie hot springthermorooseveltcove fortred hill hot springjoseph hot springhatton hot springabraham-baker hot springsgreat basinhot creek butte

Active Source 3D Seismic Tomography of Brady Hot Springs Geothermal Field, Nevada

Aug 09, 2017
26.79 MB
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We deployed a dense seismic array to image the shallow structure in the injection area of the Brady Hot Springs geothermal site in Nevada. The array was composed of 238 5 Hz, three-component nodal instruments and 8,700 m of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) fiber-optic cable inst...
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Parker, L. University of Wisconsin
geothermalbrady hot springsnevadaseismic tomographyactive sourceporotomobrady geothermal fieldbradysshallowseismic imagingporoelastic tomography

Illite Dissolution Rates and Equation (100 to 280 deg C)

Oct 17, 2014
24.27 kB
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The objective of this suite of experiments was to develop a useful kinetic dissolution expression for illite applicable over an expanded range of solution pH and temperature conditions representative of subsurface conditions in natural and/or engineered geothermal reservoirs. Usi...
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Carroll, S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalillitedissolution kineticsillite dissolutionrateequationexperiment

Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Canamera Core Drilling Report

May 17, 2024
5.61 MB
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This is a summary report by Canamera Coring discussing the core drilling of Utah FORGE Well 16B(78)-32. This report includes detailed drilling graphics, images, and metrics from each coring run completed. About 240' of 4" core was taken from 4855' to 10493' in depth.
Authors
Mock, B. Canamera Coring
geothermalenergy16b16b coringutah forgecanamera coringcanamera16b core report16b78-3216b78-32 coring16b78-32 core reportegsgeologydrillinglogsbhajmstechnology

West Flank Coso FORGE: Well 48-11TCH Temperature, Pressure, Directional, Well History, Wellbore Schematic

May 13, 2016
41.29 MB
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Temperature logs, pressure logs, directional survey, well history, well bore schematic, and other reports for well 48-11TCH at West Flank FORGE
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Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegsforgewell datatemperature logsmud logswest flankdaily drilling reportswell loghydrothermal veinshydrothermal clay abundanceresistivitylithologybreccia zonesdirectional surveystatic surveywell historywellbore schematicwell schematicbottomholegeothermal exploration permitsundry noticegradientservice reportloggingwell completionwellborecosotemperaturepressuredirectionalwellhistoryschematic48-11tchdata

Colorado Potential Geothermal Pathways

Feb 01, 2012
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This layer contains the weakened basement rocks. Isostatic gravity was utilized to identify structural basin areas, characterized by gravity low values reflecting weakened basement rocks. Together interpreted regional fault zones and basin outlines define geothermal "exploration f...
Authors
E., R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradobasement weaknessgravityfaultsfluid flowbasement weaknessesarcgisshapefileshape filegeospatialgeospatial datadatageophysicsexplorationpfaplay fairwayanalysissuperheated fluid flowvolcanic activityremote sensingfault detectionanomaly detection

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

Jan 31, 2013
3.56 MB
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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

Geothermal Target Areas in Colorado as Identified by Remote Sensing Techniques

Feb 01, 2012
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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

Chlorite, Biotite, Illite, Muscovite and Feldspar Dissolution Kinetics at Variable pH and Temperatures up to 280 deg C

Feb 24, 2017
19.93 MB
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Chemical reactions pose an important but poorly understood threat to EGS long-term success because of their impact on fracture permeability. This report summarizes the dissolution rate equations for layered silicates where data were lacking for geothermal systems. Here we report ...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergykinetic dataillitemuscovitefeldsparchloritebiotitegeochemistrychemistryfracture permeabilitysuccessdissolutionrate equationskineticsegsenhanced geothermal systems

Fallon FORGE: Distinct Element Reservoir Modeling

Mar 12, 2018
57.97 MB
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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...
Authors
Blankenship, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergyegsforgefallonnevadastresshydro-shearinghydraulic fracturesgeomechanicsthermalmicroseismicitygeometrycirculationstimulationreservoir modelvetted-nopython codescriptmicroseimicwell trajectoriesfracture aperturehydroshearingstereonet plotspercent fracture slip vs pressureinjectionstressesdfngeologic structurejoint networkleakoff ratioshear stimulatedshear displacementnormal displacementopenholecasedthermal drawdownseismicitywell locationsreservoir mappingmiocroearthquakesmeqthermal modelingfracture tendancymicroseismicanalysisanalysesmodellingmodelreservoir

Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress

Dec 13, 2022
201.16 MB
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Core-based in-situ stress estimation, Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity (labTUV) data, and Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA) data for Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32 using triaxial ultrasonic velocity and deformation rate analysis. Report documenting a multi-component approach to characterizi...
Authors
Bunger, A. et al Battelle Memorial Institute
geothermalenergyutah forgein-situ stresslaboratorymodelingfield measurementtuvtriaxial ultrasonic velocitydeformation rate analysisdraweight of evidencewoeegsstress testcharacterizationwell datageophysicsforge16a78-32
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