Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements
This 2024 annual report for Phase 3B Year 2 at Utah FORGE provides an in-depth account of activities and advancements made at the site. Key achievements include drilling and stimulating the production well 16B(78)-32, creating a geothermal reservoir, and achieving commercial-scale production rates. The report documents innovations in drilling, such as improved rates of penetration, the deployment of fiber optic cables for real-time monitoring, and the successful testing of advanced drilling technologies. It details significant infrastructure enhancements, including the construction of lined lakes for water storage and the installation of fiber optic networks for seismic data acquisition. Research and development projects involved multiple academic and industry partners, advancing tools for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Extensive environmental, seismic, and flow monitoring supported reservoir characterization and informed stimulation strategies. Public outreach efforts, along with the addition of 277 GB of technical data to the Geothermal Data Repository, highlight Utah FORGE's commitment to transparency and collaboration within the geothermal energy community.
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Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. (2025). Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1707.
McLennan, John, Moore, Joseph, Barker, Ben, Skowron, Gosia, Jones, Clay, Podgorney, Rob, Katis, Christopher, Lattis, Sean, Simmons, Stuart, Pankow, Kristine, Xing, Pengju, and Finnila, Aleta. Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements . United States: N.p., 27 Jan, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1707.
McLennan, John, Moore, Joseph, Barker, Ben, Skowron, Gosia, Jones, Clay, Podgorney, Rob, Katis, Christopher, Lattis, Sean, Simmons, Stuart, Pankow, Kristine, Xing, Pengju, & Finnila, Aleta. Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements . United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1707
McLennan, John, Moore, Joseph, Barker, Ben, Skowron, Gosia, Jones, Clay, Podgorney, Rob, Katis, Christopher, Lattis, Sean, Simmons, Stuart, Pankow, Kristine, Xing, Pengju, and Finnila, Aleta. 2025. "Utah FORGE: 2024 Annual Report on Activities and Advancements ". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1707.
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Data from Jan 27, 2025
Last updated Jan 29, 2025
Submitted Jan 28, 2025
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Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
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geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, Phase 3B, year 2, yearly report, report, Utah FORGE report, drilling, reservoir creation, Utah FORGE Phase 3B report, 2024 annual report, EGS, Well 16B78-32, stimulation, circulation, fiber optic monitoring, drilling technologies, seismic monitoring, research and development, technical report, annual reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
