Utah FORGE 3-2417: Pulsed Interference Tests at Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 - September 2024
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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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 -
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: 2025-05-23}
}
Details
Data from Mar 18, 2025
Last updated Mar 19, 2025
Submitted Mar 18, 2025
Organization
Rice University
Contact
Matthew W Becker
562.985.8983
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, pulse injection test, hydraulics, Utah FORGE, EGS, stimulation, hydraulic parameters, hydraulic testing, circulation test, injection, backflow, PIT, 16A, 16B, reservoir testing, pulse interference test, formation pressure, injected volume, reservoir characterization, processed data, technical reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
