Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness at Utah FORGE Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth During 16A Stage 3 Stimulation
This work investigates the apparent toughness anisotropy at Utah FORGE by comparing microseismic data with stress profiles from field measurements. We analyze the hydraulic fracture growth of stage 3 at well 16A using MEQ data, calibrate a numerical hydraulic fracture simulator (GEOS) to quantify the required toughness anisotropy, and compare the results with values inferred from sonic log-derived stress profiles. This work was done as part of Utah FORGE Project 2-2446: "Closing the Loop Between In-situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity".
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2025). Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness at Utah FORGE Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth During 16A Stage 3 Stimulation [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1710.
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness at Utah FORGE Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth During 16A Stage 3 Stimulation. United States: N.p., 30 Jan, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1710.
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness at Utah FORGE Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth During 16A Stage 3 Stimulation. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1710
Cusini, Matteo, Fei, Fan. 2025. "Utah FORGE 2-2446: Characterizing Stress Roughness at Utah FORGE Through Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Growth During 16A Stage 3 Stimulation". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1710.
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Data from Jan 30, 2025
Last updated Jan 31, 2025
Submitted Jan 31, 2025
Organization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Contact
Matteo Cusini
925.758.3117
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, stress roughness, Hydraulic fracturingDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
