Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced geothermal systems. The report documents laboratory experiments, theoretical developments, and numerical simulations validated with Utah FORGE field circulation tests that quantify fracture slip, permeability evolution, and seismic/aseismic behavior. Deliverables include curated experimental datasets, validated open source tools (MOOSE FARM, extended friction theory, and AI based joint inversion), and supporting publications archived in the Geothermal Data Repository to enable reproducible research and geothermal reservoir optimization.
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AB - This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced geothermal systems. The report documents laboratory experiments, theoretical developments, and numerical simulations validated with Utah FORGE field circulation tests that quantify fracture slip, permeability evolution, and seismic/aseismic behavior. Deliverables include curated experimental datasets, validated open source tools (MOOSE FARM, extended friction theory, and AI based joint inversion), and supporting publications archived in the Geothermal Data Repository to enable reproducible research and geothermal reservoir optimization.
AU - Pyrak-Nolte, Laura
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical
KW - THMC
KW - Utah FORGE
KW - EGS
KW - technical report
KW - laboratory experiments
KW - theoretical developments
KW - numerical simulations
KW - circulation tests
KW - fracture slip
KW - permeability evolution
KW - seismic
KW - aseismic
KW - MOOSE FARM
KW - friction theory
KW - AI
KW - joint inversion
LA - English
DA - 2025/11/30
PY - 2025
PB - Purdue University
T1 - Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840
ER -
Pyrak-Nolte, Laura. Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Purdue University, 30 November, 2025, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840.
Pyrak-Nolte, L. (2025). Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Purdue University. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840
Pyrak-Nolte, Laura. Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Purdue University, November, 30, 2025. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840
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title = {Utah FORGE 5-2557: Final Report and Presentation for the Role of Fluid and Temperature in Fracture Mechanics and Coupled THMC Processes for Enhanced Geothermal Systems},
author = {Pyrak-Nolte, Laura},
abstractNote = {This contains a final technical report and closeout presentation recording summarizing the results from Utah FORGE Project 5-2557 on the role of fluid pressure and temperature in fracture mechanics and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes relevant to enhanced geothermal systems. The report documents laboratory experiments, theoretical developments, and numerical simulations validated with Utah FORGE field circulation tests that quantify fracture slip, permeability evolution, and seismic/aseismic behavior. Deliverables include curated experimental datasets, validated open source tools (MOOSE FARM, extended friction theory, and AI based joint inversion), and supporting publications archived in the Geothermal Data Repository to enable reproducible research and geothermal reservoir optimization.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Purdue University, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1840},
note = {Accessed: 2026-07-05}
}
Details
Data from Nov 30, 2025
Last updated Apr 27, 2026
Submitted Apr 23, 2026
Organization
Purdue University
Contact
Laura Pyrak-Nolte
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical, THMC, Utah FORGE, EGS, technical report, laboratory experiments, theoretical developments, numerical simulations, circulation tests, fracture slip, permeability evolution, seismic, aseismic, MOOSE FARM, friction theory, AI, joint inversionDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
