Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

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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. Geochemical modeling can be useful in providing a first-hand evaluation of potential of mineral precipitation along the different reaction paths. We developed geochemical models for injecting four different relevant water compositions in the FORGE Utah geothermal reservoir through well 58-32. Results and discussions related to this work are presented in this technical report.

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TY - DATA AB - 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. Geochemical modeling can be useful in providing a first-hand evaluation of potential of mineral precipitation along the different reaction paths. We developed geochemical models for injecting four different relevant water compositions in the FORGE Utah geothermal reservoir through well 58-32. Results and discussions related to this work are presented in this technical report. AU - Patil, Vivek A2 - Simmons, Stuart DB - Geothermal Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - KW - geothermal KW - energy KW - FORGE-Utah KW - Geochemistry KW - numerical modeling KW - fracture KW - injection test KW - porosity KW - fracture network KW - modeling KW - Well 58-32 KW - well data KW - stimulation KW - drilling KW - Roosevelt Hot Springs KW - well 45-3 KW - reservoir KW - minerals KW - thermal KW - aqueous KW - quartz KW - calcite KW - illite KW - kaolinite KW - pH KW - polythermal KW - reaction path KW - Utah FORGE KW - EGS KW - Milford KW - Utah KW - Energy Geoscience Institute LA - English DA - 2019/04/03 PY - 2019 PB - Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah T1 - Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1247 ER -
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Patil, Vivek, and Stuart Simmons. Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, 3 April, 2019, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1247.
Patil, V., & Simmons, S. (2019). Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1247
Patil, Vivek and Stuart Simmons. Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, April, 3, 2019. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1247
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Data from Apr 3, 2019

Last updated Apr 13, 2021

Submitted Sep 8, 2020

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Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

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Vivek Patil

801.935.0999

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Vivek Patil

Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Stuart Simmons

Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

DOE Project Details

Project Name Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy: Milford, UT

Project Lead Lauren Boyd

Project Number EE0007080

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