Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data

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The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and modeling approaches in 2024. These models characterize both natural and induced fractures in the geothermal reservoir, which consists of crystalline granitic and metamorphic rock approximately 8,000 feet below the ground surface.

The dataset includes a reference DFN model from February 2024 that incorporates planar fractures and well trajectories, as well as upscaled permeability, porosity, compressibility, and storage values on specified grids. Additionally, there are models based on new microseismic (MEQ) data from May and July 2024, including fracture planes fitted to the latest MEQ catalog datasets, tensile fractures from hydraulic stimulation, and an alternative connected DFN for modeling purposes. Coordinate data is provided in both global and local frames, with detailed instructions on the transformations used to align with principal stress orientations. The dataset also includes notes and calculation files for estimating fracture sizes and differences between various fracture sets.

There are subfolders for Global Coordinates and Local Coordinates. To move from the global to the local coordinate frame, fractures and wells were a) rotated 20 degrees counterclockwise looking down about the global point (335376.400482041, 4263189.99998761, 250.093546450195) to better align with the principal stresses; and b) translated by (-335408.68, -4263010.9, 1150). Upscaled permeability values using the _XYZ suffix show directions with respect to the global XYZ coordinate frame, while those using the _IJK suffix are aligned with local coordinate frame.

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TY - DATA AB - The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and modeling approaches in 2024. These models characterize both natural and induced fractures in the geothermal reservoir, which consists of crystalline granitic and metamorphic rock approximately 8,000 feet below the ground surface. The dataset includes a reference DFN model from February 2024 that incorporates planar fractures and well trajectories, as well as upscaled permeability, porosity, compressibility, and storage values on specified grids. Additionally, there are models based on new microseismic (MEQ) data from May and July 2024, including fracture planes fitted to the latest MEQ catalog datasets, tensile fractures from hydraulic stimulation, and an alternative connected DFN for modeling purposes. Coordinate data is provided in both global and local frames, with detailed instructions on the transformations used to align with principal stress orientations. The dataset also includes notes and calculation files for estimating fracture sizes and differences between various fracture sets. There are subfolders for Global Coordinates and Local Coordinates. To move from the global to the local coordinate frame, fractures and wells were a) rotated 20 degrees counterclockwise looking down about the global point (335376.400482041, 4263189.99998761, 250.093546450195) to better align with the principal stresses; and b) translated by (-335408.68, -4263010.9, 1150). Upscaled permeability values using the _XYZ suffix show directions with respect to the global XYZ coordinate frame, while those using the _IJK suffix are aligned with local coordinate frame. AU - Finnila, Aleta A2 - Jones, Clay DB - Geothermal Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.15121/2440870 KW - geothermal KW - energy KW - Utah FORGE KW - DFN KW - discrete fracture modelling KW - fractures KW - stochastic fractures KW - tensile fractures KW - Discrete Fracture Network Model KW - EGS KW - planar fractures KW - permeability KW - porosity KW - compressibility KW - storage KW - MEQ KW - hydraulic stimulation KW - model KW - modeling KW - processed data LA - English DA - 2024/09/08 PY - 2024 PB - Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah T1 - Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/2440870 ER -
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Finnila, Aleta, and Clay Jones. Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data . Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, 8 September, 2024, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/2440870.
Finnila, A., & Jones, C. (2024). Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data . [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. https://doi.org/10.15121/2440870
Finnila, Aleta and Clay Jones. Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data . Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, September, 8, 2024. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/2440870
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1646, title = {Utah FORGE: 2024 Discrete Fracture Network Model Data }, author = {Finnila, Aleta and Jones, Clay}, abstractNote = {The Utah FORGE 2024 Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) Model dataset provides a set of files representing discrete fracture network modeling for the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. The dataset includes four distinct DFN model file sets, each corresponding to different time frames and modeling approaches in 2024. These models characterize both natural and induced fractures in the geothermal reservoir, which consists of crystalline granitic and metamorphic rock approximately 8,000 feet below the ground surface.

The dataset includes a reference DFN model from February 2024 that incorporates planar fractures and well trajectories, as well as upscaled permeability, porosity, compressibility, and storage values on specified grids. Additionally, there are models based on new microseismic (MEQ) data from May and July 2024, including fracture planes fitted to the latest MEQ catalog datasets, tensile fractures from hydraulic stimulation, and an alternative connected DFN for modeling purposes. Coordinate data is provided in both global and local frames, with detailed instructions on the transformations used to align with principal stress orientations. The dataset also includes notes and calculation files for estimating fracture sizes and differences between various fracture sets.

There are subfolders for Global Coordinates and Local Coordinates. To move from the global to the local coordinate frame, fractures and wells were a) rotated 20 degrees counterclockwise looking down about the global point (335376.400482041, 4263189.99998761, 250.093546450195) to better align with the principal stresses; and b) translated by (-335408.68, -4263010.9, 1150). Upscaled permeability values using the _XYZ suffix show directions with respect to the global XYZ coordinate frame, while those using the _IJK suffix are aligned with local coordinate frame. }, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1646}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, https://doi.org/10.15121/2440870}, note = {Accessed: 2025-04-25}, doi = {10.15121/2440870} }
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Data from Sep 8, 2024

Last updated Sep 13, 2024

Submitted Sep 11, 2024

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Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

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Aleta Finnila

206.992.0466

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Aleta Finnila

WSP Golder

Clay Jones

WSP USA

DOE Project Details

Project Name Utah FORGE

Project Lead Lauren Boyd

Project Number EE0007080

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