EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF

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This package includes data from two days of testing at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4100 level. The tests were performed in borehole TV4100 in the battery charging alcove south of the Yates shaft. TV4100 is a vertical borehole ~50 meters deep. A series of hydraulic fracture (mini-frac) and reopening tests were conducted at various depths to investigate the magnitude and direction of the minimum principal stress in that area of the mine. Apparent features of the pressure time/pressure injected volume curves are the onset of fracture, peak pressure, and the initial shut in pressure (ISIP).

The raw data files include a Readme with the day, time, and location of each file. The files are organized into 9 columns: time (sec), flow meter (V), Pressure of Return (V), Pressure of Packer (V), Pressure of Injection (V), flow (gpm), Pressure of Return (psi), Pressure of Packer (psi), Pressure of Injection (psi). The shift reports are a short log of how the tests were run in the two-day period. An American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019 presentation by Ingraham et al. is shown to provide visualization/interpretation of the data. The columns which report voltage (V) show the unscaled voltage value from the transducer, which was recorded in case pressure values needed to be rescaled due to incorrect calibration factors. This was not necessary.

Results reported in the AGU poster were filtered with a moving average to remove pump noise before presentation. Note that the logging and impression packer results are included in separate datasets managed by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

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Sandia National Laboratories. (2019). EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1632298.
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Ingraham, Mathew, Burghardt, Jeffrey, Myers, Taylor, Doe, Thomas, and Schwering, Paul. EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF. United States: N.p., 15 Aug, 2019. Web. doi: 10.15121/1632298.
Ingraham, Mathew, Burghardt, Jeffrey, Myers, Taylor, Doe, Thomas, & Schwering, Paul. EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1632298
Ingraham, Mathew, Burghardt, Jeffrey, Myers, Taylor, Doe, Thomas, and Schwering, Paul. 2019. "EGS Collab: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Measurements on the 4100L of SURF". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1632298. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1212.
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The raw data files include a Readme with the day, time, and location of each file. The files are organized into 9 columns: time (sec), flow meter (V), Pressure of Return (V), Pressure of Packer (V), Pressure of Injection (V), flow (gpm), Pressure of Return (psi), Pressure of Packer (psi), Pressure of Injection (psi). The shift reports are a short log of how the tests were run in the two-day period. An American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019 presentation by Ingraham et al. is shown to provide visualization/interpretation of the data. The columns which report voltage (V) show the unscaled voltage value from the transducer, which was recorded in case pressure values needed to be rescaled due to incorrect calibration factors. This was not necessary.

Results reported in the AGU poster were filtered with a moving average to remove pump noise before presentation. Note that the logging and impression packer results are included in separate datasets managed by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.}, doi = {10.15121/1632298}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1212}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2019}, month = {08}}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1632298

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Data from Aug 15, 2019

Last updated Oct 19, 2023

Submitted Apr 9, 2020

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Sandia National Laboratories

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Mathew Ingraham

Authors

Mathew Ingraham

Sandia National Laboratories

Jeffrey Burghardt

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Taylor Myers

Sandia National Laboratories

Thomas Doe

TDoeGeo Rock Fracture Consulting

Paul Schwering

Sandia National Laboratories

DOE Project Details

Project Name EGS Collab

Project Lead Lauren Boyd

Project Number EE0032708

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