Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2

Publicly accessible License 

The report outlines the updated Traffic Light System (TLS) for the Utah FORGE project, which aims to mitigate seismic risks associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) operations. It integrates lessons from past operations, including stimulation and circulation experiments at wells 58-32 and 16A(78)-32, and considers interactions with neighboring commercial EGS activities at Cape Station. The document specifies threshold criteria for seismic activity, with separate protocols for stimulation/circulation and non-stimulation periods, emphasizing actions like flowback, operational shut-ins, or public communication based on seismic event magnitude and proximity. The report also includes guidelines for public communication and collaboration with regulatory bodies, such as the Department of Energy (DOE).

Citation Formats

University of Utah Seismograph Stations. (2025). Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2 [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1706.
Export Citation to RIS
Pankow, Kristine, Rutledge, Jim, and Niemz, Peter. Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2. United States: N.p., 24 Jan, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1706.
Pankow, Kristine, Rutledge, Jim, & Niemz, Peter. Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1706
Pankow, Kristine, Rutledge, Jim, and Niemz, Peter. 2025. "Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1706.
@div{oedi_1706, title = {Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System - Version 2}, author = {Pankow, Kristine, Rutledge, Jim, and Niemz, Peter.}, abstractNote = {The report outlines the updated Traffic Light System (TLS) for the Utah FORGE project, which aims to mitigate seismic risks associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) operations. It integrates lessons from past operations, including stimulation and circulation experiments at wells 58-32 and 16A(78)-32, and considers interactions with neighboring commercial EGS activities at Cape Station. The document specifies threshold criteria for seismic activity, with separate protocols for stimulation/circulation and non-stimulation periods, emphasizing actions like flowback, operational shut-ins, or public communication based on seismic event magnitude and proximity. The report also includes guidelines for public communication and collaboration with regulatory bodies, such as the Department of Energy (DOE).}, doi = {}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1706}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2025}, month = {01}}

Details

Data from Jan 24, 2025

Last updated Jan 29, 2025

Submitted Jan 26, 2025

Organization

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Contact

Kristine Pankow

801.585.6484

Authors

Kristine Pankow

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Jim Rutledge

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Peter Niemz

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

DOE Project Details

Project Name Utah FORGE

Project Lead Lauren Boyd

Project Number EE0007080

Share

Submission Downloads