Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions
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This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimulation (H) and thermal drawdown (T) THMC.
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AB - This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimulation (H) and thermal drawdown (T) THMC.
AU - Jeppson, Tamara
A2 - Lockner, David
A3 - Taron, Joshua
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Utah FORGE
KW - EGS
KW - enhanced geothermal systems
KW - Fluid-Rock Interactions
KW - THMC Processes
KW - Fracture Evolution
KW - USGS
KW - fractures
KW - geothermal resorvoirs
KW - fracture reactivation
KW - THMC
KW - mechanical
KW - chemical
KW - hydraulic stimulation
KW - thermal drawdown
KW - final report
KW - technical report
LA - English
DA - 2025/08/24
PY - 2025
PB - United States Geological Survey
T1 - Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763
ER -
Jeppson, Tamara, et al. Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions. United States Geological Survey, 24 August, 2025, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763.
Jeppson, T., Lockner, D., & Taron, J. (2025). Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. United States Geological Survey. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763
Jeppson, Tamara, David Lockner, and Joshua Taron. Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions. United States Geological Survey, August, 24, 2025. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1763,
title = {Utah FORGE 5-2565: Final Report on the Evolution of Permeability and Strength Recovery of Shear Fracture Under Hydrothermal Conditions},
author = {Jeppson, Tamara and Lockner, David and Taron, Joshua},
abstractNote = {This report discusses the results of research on the ability to create and/or reactivate and subsequently sustain fracture systems which are strongly influenced by complexly coupled mechanical (M) and chemical (C) processes in reservoirs forced from equilibrium by hydraulic stimulation (H) and thermal drawdown (T) THMC. },
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, United States Geological Survey, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1763},
note = {Accessed: 2026-01-27}
}
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Data from Aug 24, 2025
Last updated Aug 25, 2025
Submitted Aug 24, 2025
Organization
United States Geological Survey
Contact
Tamara Jeppson
650.439.2559
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Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, EGS, enhanced geothermal systems, Fluid-Rock Interactions, THMC Processes, Fracture Evolution, USGS, fractures, geothermal resorvoirs, fracture reactivation, THMC, mechanical, chemical, hydraulic stimulation, thermal drawdown, final report, technical reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
