Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization
This report describes minifrac tests conducted in the 16B(78)-32 well at the Utah FORGE site to characterize subsurface stresses, including the magnitude and orientation of the minimum and maximum horizontal stresses and the magnitude of the vertical stress. A minifrac test was conducted at seven different depths in the 9-5/8-inch diameter open (uncased) 16B(78)-32 borehole from June 22 to July 2, 2023. The minifrac tests were conducted using Baker Hughes Reservoir Characterization (RCX) straddle-packer tool. Borehole circulation was performed prior to conducting the minifrac tests to protect the test equipment from high temperatures. Part of the data interpretation process included adjusting stresses for thermal cooling effects caused by fluid circulation.
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AB - This report describes minifrac tests conducted in the 16B(78)-32 well at the Utah FORGE site to characterize subsurface stresses, including the magnitude and orientation of the minimum and maximum horizontal stresses and the magnitude of the vertical stress. A minifrac test was conducted at seven different depths in the 9-5/8-inch diameter open (uncased) 16B(78)-32 borehole from June 22 to July 2, 2023. The minifrac tests were conducted using Baker Hughes Reservoir Characterization (RCX) straddle-packer tool. Borehole circulation was performed prior to conducting the minifrac tests to protect the test equipment from high temperatures. Part of the data interpretation process included adjusting stresses for thermal cooling effects caused by fluid circulation.
AU - Kelley, Mark
A2 - Raziperchikolaee, Samin
A3 - Likrama, Fatmir
A4 - Skopec, Stuart
A5 - Barrios, Jorge
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Utah
KW - FORGE
KW - EGS
KW - stress
KW - geomechanics
KW - minifrac
KW - in-situ stress
KW - 16B
KW - 16B78-32
KW - geophysics
KW - hydraulic fracturing
KW - vertical stress
KW - minimum horizontal stress
KW - maximum horizontal stress
KW - stress regime
KW - flowback data
KW - re-opening pressure
KW - pressure response
KW - thermal cooling
KW - RCX
KW - circulation
KW - technical report
LA - English
DA - 2024/02/22
PY - 2024
PB - Battelle Memorial Institute
T1 - Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596
ER -
Kelley, Mark, et al. Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization. Battelle Memorial Institute, 22 February, 2024, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596.
Kelley, M., Raziperchikolaee, S., Likrama, F., Skopec, S., & Barrios, J. (2024). Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Battelle Memorial Institute. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596
Kelley, Mark, Samin Raziperchikolaee, Fatmir Likrama, Stuart Skopec, and Jorge Barrios. Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization. Battelle Memorial Institute, February, 22, 2024. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1596,
title = {Utah FORGE 2439: Report on Minifrac Tests for Stress Characterization},
author = {Kelley, Mark and Raziperchikolaee, Samin and Likrama, Fatmir and Skopec, Stuart and Barrios, Jorge},
abstractNote = {This report describes minifrac tests conducted in the 16B(78)-32 well at the Utah FORGE site to characterize subsurface stresses, including the magnitude and orientation of the minimum and maximum horizontal stresses and the magnitude of the vertical stress. A minifrac test was conducted at seven different depths in the 9-5/8-inch diameter open (uncased) 16B(78)-32 borehole from June 22 to July 2, 2023. The minifrac tests were conducted using Baker Hughes Reservoir Characterization (RCX) straddle-packer tool. Borehole circulation was performed prior to conducting the minifrac tests to protect the test equipment from high temperatures. Part of the data interpretation process included adjusting stresses for thermal cooling effects caused by fluid circulation. },
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Battelle Memorial Institute, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1596},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-23}
}
Details
Data from Feb 22, 2024
Last updated Aug 22, 2024
Submitted Apr 19, 2024
Organization
Battelle Memorial Institute
Contact
Sanjay Mawalkar
614.424.7593
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah, FORGE, EGS, stress, geomechanics, minifrac, in-situ stress, 16B, 16B78-32, geophysics, hydraulic fracturing, vertical stress, minimum horizontal stress, maximum horizontal stress, stress regime, flowback data, re-opening pressure, pressure response, thermal cooling, RCX, circulation, technical reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
