Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024

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This archive contains data and a report from Pulse Interference Tests (PITs), which were conducted on September 4, 2024, immediately following a 30-day recirculation test at the Utah FORGE site. Injection and backflow were induced in well 16A(78)-32 while pressures were measured in wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 (hereafter referred to as 16A and 16B) during a single day of testing. During the tests, 16B was shut in so that variations in formation pressure could be measured. The PITs included three pressure pulse periods of 20, 40, and 120 minutes, repeated four times each. The recorded periodic hydraulic responses in 16B were minuscule but were resolved through filtering processes at the known frequencies of pulses. The ability to extract hydraulic signals from noise using time-series analysis is a significant practical advantage of periodic PITs, as small injection volumes can be used.

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TY - DATA AB - This archive contains data and a report from Pulse Interference Tests (PITs), which were conducted on September 4, 2024, immediately following a 30-day recirculation test at the Utah FORGE site. Injection and backflow were induced in well 16A(78)-32 while pressures were measured in wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 (hereafter referred to as 16A and 16B) during a single day of testing. During the tests, 16B was shut in so that variations in formation pressure could be measured. The PITs included three pressure pulse periods of 20, 40, and 120 minutes, repeated four times each. The recorded periodic hydraulic responses in 16B were minuscule but were resolved through filtering processes at the known frequencies of pulses. The ability to extract hydraulic signals from noise using time-series analysis is a significant practical advantage of periodic PITs, as small injection volumes can be used. AU - W Becker, Matthew A2 - Ajo-Franklin, Jonathan A3 - Martinez, Eduardo DB - Geothermal Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - KW - geothermal KW - energy KW - pulse injection test KW - hydraulics KW - Utah FORGE KW - EGS KW - stimulation KW - hydraulic parameters KW - hydraulic testing KW - circulation test KW - injection KW - backflow KW - PIT KW - 16A KW - 16B KW - reservoir testing KW - pulse interference test KW - formation pressure KW - injected volume KW - reservoir characterization KW - processed data KW - technical report LA - English DA - 2025/03/18 PY - 2025 PB - Rice University T1 - Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024 UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724 ER -
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W Becker, Matthew, et al. Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024. Rice University, 18 March, 2025, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724.
W Becker, M., Ajo-Franklin, J., & Martinez, E. (2025). Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Rice University. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724
W Becker, Matthew, Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, and Eduardo Martinez. Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024. Rice University, March, 18, 2025. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1724, title = {Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024}, author = {W Becker, Matthew and Ajo-Franklin, Jonathan and Martinez, Eduardo}, abstractNote = {This archive contains data and a report from Pulse Interference Tests (PITs), which were conducted on September 4, 2024, immediately following a 30-day recirculation test at the Utah FORGE site. Injection and backflow were induced in well 16A(78)-32 while pressures were measured in wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 (hereafter referred to as 16A and 16B) during a single day of testing. During the tests, 16B was shut in so that variations in formation pressure could be measured. The PITs included three pressure pulse periods of 20, 40, and 120 minutes, repeated four times each. The recorded periodic hydraulic responses in 16B were minuscule but were resolved through filtering processes at the known frequencies of pulses. The ability to extract hydraulic signals from noise using time-series analysis is a significant practical advantage of periodic PITs, as small injection volumes can be used.}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Rice University, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1724}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03} }

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Data from Mar 18, 2025

Last updated Mar 19, 2025

Submitted Mar 18, 2025

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Rice University

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Matthew W Becker

562.985.8983

Authors

Matthew W Becker

California State University Long Beach

Jonathan Ajo-Franklin

Rice University

Eduardo Martinez

California State University Long Beach

DOE Project Details

Project Name Utah FORGE

Project Lead Lauren Boyd

Project Number EE0007080

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