Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

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The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey, are analyzed by performing core analysis using CT scanning and permeability measurements via minipermeameter. Additional geological data are collected through cores, published literature, seismic data, and nearby, existing wells to estimate thickness, fracture network configuration and geothermal gradient to minimize the uncertainty of well deliverability. Using these estimated reservoir properties; a 3D conceptual model for the proposed geothermal site is developed.

This dataset includes a GRC conference publication along with the data used to produce results explained in the paper including minipermeability measurement data for Preston -119 core and thin section analysis photos and data for Clay-513 core.

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West Virginia University. (2018). Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1493768.
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Moore, Jessica, McCleery, R. Scott, Carr, Timothy, Anderson, Brian, McDowell, Ronald, Smith, Jared, and Garapati, Nagasree. Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus. United States: N.p., 23 Oct, 2018. Web. doi: 10.15121/1493768.
Moore, Jessica, McCleery, R. Scott, Carr, Timothy, Anderson, Brian, McDowell, Ronald, Smith, Jared, & Garapati, Nagasree. Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1493768
Moore, Jessica, McCleery, R. Scott, Carr, Timothy, Anderson, Brian, McDowell, Ronald, Smith, Jared, and Garapati, Nagasree. 2018. "Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1493768. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1097.
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This dataset includes a GRC conference publication along with the data used to produce results explained in the paper including minipermeability measurement data for Preston -119 core and thin section analysis photos and data for Clay-513 core.}, doi = {10.15121/1493768}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1097}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2018}, month = {10}}
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Data from Oct 23, 2018

Last updated Feb 7, 2019

Submitted Oct 23, 2018

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West Virginia University

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Nagasree Garapati

304.293.5028

Authors

Jessica Moore

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey

R. Scott McCleery

West Virginia Unviersity

Timothy Carr

West Virginia Unviersity

Brian Anderson

West Virginia Unviersity

Ronald McDowell

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey

Jared Smith

Cornell University

Nagasree Garapati

West Virginia University

DOE Project Details

Project Name Feasibility of Deep Direct Use Geothermal on the West Virginia University Campus-Morgantown, WV

Project Lead Arlene Anderson

Project Number EE0008105

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