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Testing LCM on a Large Scale for Geothermal Drilling Applications Using a Novel Experimental Setup

Rheology data obtained from flow loop tests, performed using different lost circulation materials (LCM) to study their effect on fluid rheology and wellbore hydraulics. The sealing performance of different LCM was tested using different fracture sizes. Five academic papers / repor...

Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma

Apr 22, 2022
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Geothermal Reservoir Simulation Results in support of Feasibility Study of Direct District Heating for the Cornell Campus Utilizing Deep Geothermal Energy

This dataset contains input data, code, ReadMe files, output data, and figures that summarize the results of a stochastic analysis of geothermal reservoir production from two potential geothermal reservoirs that were evaluated for the Cornell University Deep Direct-Use project. Th...

Smith, J. and Beckers, K. Cornell University

Oct 29, 2019
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Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...

Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2013
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Data Files for “The 2030 National Charging Network: Estimating U.S. Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure"

This data set includes modeling results from “The 2030 National Charging Network: Estimating U.S. Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure” including region-specific [i.e., national, state, and core-based statistical area (CBSA)—cities/towns] electric v...

Wood and BorlaugNational Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 26, 2023
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Utah FORGE 1-2551: Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores Workshop Presentation and Report

Included here are a presentation recording, slides, and report on the Multi-Stage Fracturing System and Well Tractor to Enable Zonal Isolation During Stimulation and EGS Operations in Horizontal Wellbores project by Colorado School of Mines, presented by Dr. William W. Fleckenstei...

Fleckenstein, W. et al Colorado School of Mines

Sep 08, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Optimization of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation (Fervo Energy)

Information around the plug-and-perf treatment design at Utah FORGE by Fervo Energy. Objective and Purpose: Develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to target the top three factors that control the technical and commercial viability of an EGS sys...

Norbeck, J. et al Fervo Energy

Feb 08, 2023
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Seismic Survey 2016 Data at Crescent Valley, Nevada

In September 2016, 989 vertical-component seismic instruments were deployed for 75 hours at the Crescent Valley greenfield geothermal play area in Nevada. Data were recorded 12/9/16 12/15/16. Data are stored in individual files in one-minute increments in SEGD formats. See the met...

Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin Madison

Dec 04, 2023
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Silver Peak Innovative Exploration Project (Ram Power Inc.)

Data generated from the Silver Peak Innovative Exploration Project, in Esmeralda County, Nevada, encompasses a deep-circulation (amagmatic) meteoric-geothermal system circulating beneath basin-fill sediments locally blanketed with travertine in western Clayton Valley (lithium-rich...

Miller, C. Ram Power, Inc.

Jan 01, 2010
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: TOUGH2-CSM Simulation of Embedded Natural Fractures and Chemical Tracer Transport and Sorption

The EGS Collab SIGMA-V project is a multi-lab and university collaborative research project that is being undertaken at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota. The project consists of studying stimulation, fluid-flow, and heat transfer processes at a scal...

Johnston, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 07, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Laboratory Experiments Examining the Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Processes on Hydraulic Transmissivity Evolution

Using laboratory slide-hold-slide experiments, at temperatures from 22 to 200 degrees C, to examine effects of fracture reactivation and quasi-static loading on the evolution of fluid transport properties of simulated fractures in Westerly granite. At all temperatures, the in-plan...

Lockner, D. et al United States Geological Survey

Apr 03, 2023
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Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber

The core objectives of this project is to improve the power capture of three different wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by more than 50% using an advanced control system and validate the attained improvements using wave tank and full scale testing. In parallel, we will bring a...

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Aug 26, 2020
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Technology Development and Field Trials of EGS Drilling Systems at Chocolate Mountain

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are routinely used in the oil and gas industry for drilling medium to hard rock but have not been adopted for geothermal drilling, largely due to past reliability issues and higher purchase costs. The Sandia Geothermal Research Departmen...

Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jan 01, 2012
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Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Mar 07, 2014
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Seismic Survey 2016 Metadata at San Emidio, Nevada

1301 Vertical Component seismic instruments were deployed at San Emidio Geothermal field in Nevada in December 2016. The first record starts at 2016-12-05T02:00:00.000000Z (UTC) and the last record ends at 2016-12-11T14:00:59.998000Z (UTC). Data are stored in individual files in o...

Lord, N. et al University of Wisconsin

Dec 05, 2016
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Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management Smart Gels

In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures are applied to confined zones in the subsurface usually using packers to fracture the host rock. This enhances r...

Hunt, J. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 31, 2013
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Utah FORGE: Microseismic Events

This archive contains Excel spreadsheets containing microseismic events detected in the study area during Utah FORGE Phase 2C. The Readme file included that describes the meaning of the abbreviations used as field headers in the spreadsheets. Additionally, there is a .dat (text) f...

Rutledge, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jul 08, 2019
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Utah FORGE: Video of Utah FORGE Drilling Planning for Production Well 16B(78)-32

This is a YouTube video containing the specifics of well planning for Utah FORGE 16B(78)-32. This well will be drilled as a doublet approximately 300 feet parallel to and above 16A(78)-32 and will be drilled between approximately April 15th and July 17th 2023.

McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Mar 03, 2023
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Community Geothermal: Borefield Design, Thermal Conductivity, and Subsurface Modeling Data Chicago, IL

This dataset encompasses the development of a geothermal energy system for the West Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. This project is part of a broader initiative to design and deploy geothermal heating and cooling systems at a community scale. The dataset includes therm...

Baser, T. et al Saint Louis University

Dec 04, 2023
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Memos Relating to High-Priority Geothermal Targets in Colorado Selected for Further Study Flint Geothermal 2012

This dataset contains several memos describing geothermal targets outlined by Flint personnel in Colorado. Phase 1 involved an ASTER and LANDSAT thermal infrared imagery assessment conducted by CIRES of the University of Colorado, which identified areas of warm ground that might i...

Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 27, 2014
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Fully Coupled Geomechanics and Discrete Flow Network Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing for Geothermal Applications

The primary objective of our current research is to develop a computational test bed for evaluating borehole techniques to enhance fluid flow and heat transfer in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Simulating processes resulting in hydraulic fracturing and/or the remobilization of...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2011
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Newberry EGS Demonstration: Well 55-29 Stimulation Data

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 3 year project started in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ...

T., T. AltaRock Energy Inc

Dec 08, 2012
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Utah FORGE: Chemical-Based Tool Deployment Data for Inflow Detection at Wells 58-32 and 16B(78)-32 Summer 2024 Circulation Test

This dataset comprises field logging data collected during chemical-based tool deployments at the Utah FORGE geothermal site, specifically at monitoring well 58-32 and production well 16B(78)-32. Data acquisition occurred during the Summer 2024 circulation testing campaign, with t...

Sausan, S. et al Stanford University

Mar 31, 2025
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Purdue University: Results of B-Value Tests for Rock Saturation

This dataset includes an Excel file with the results of B-value tests to determine the magnitude of the back pressure required for full saturation of Sierra White granite samples. Test were conducted on cylindrical rock specimens of Sierra White granite in a custom water pressuriz...

Han, K. et al Purdue University

Jun 20, 2022
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Tracer data tests

This file contains the first set of tracer data for the EGS Collab testbed. The first set of tracer tests were conducted during October-November, 2018. We have included tracer data for C-dots, chloride, fluorescein, and rhodamine-B. The details about the tracer test can be found i...

Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory

Apr 16, 2019
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Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing Westerly Granite Test Results

Directional Cooling-Induced Fracturing (DCIF) experiments were conducted on a short, cylindrical sample of Westerly granite (diameter = 4 inches, height ~ 2 inches). Liquid nitrogen was poured in a copper cup attached to the top of the sample, and the resulting acoustic emissions ...

Nakagawa, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dec 18, 2020
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