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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Reservoir Productivity Uncertainty Analysis for the Tuscarora Sandstone, Morgantown, WV

This dataset contains figures that summarize the Tuscarora Sandstone core permeability data collected from the Preston 119 well in Preston County, WV, and summary results of a stochastic analysis that was used to estimate reservoir productivity for the currently unexplored Tuscaro...

Smith, J. West Virginia University

Dec 19, 2019
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: SIMFIP Notch-164 GRL Paper

Characterizing the stimulation mode of a fracture is critical to assess the hydraulic efficiency and the seismic risk related to deep fluid manipulations. We have monitored the three-dimensional displacements of a fluid-driven fracture during water injections in a borehole at ~1.5...

Guglielmi, Y. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 24, 2020
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Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...

Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2013
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Walker Ranch 3D Seismic Images

Amplitude images (both vertical and depth slices) extracted from 3D seismic reflection survey over area of Walker Ranch area (adjacent to Raft River). Crossline spacing of 660 feet and inline of 165 feet using a Vibroseis source. Processing included depth migration. Micro-earthqua...

J., R. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Mar 01, 2016
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Project HOTSPOT: Kimberly Well Borehole Geophysics Database

The Snake River Plain (SRP), Idaho, hosts potential geothermal resources due to elevated groundwater temperatures associated with the thermal anomaly Yellowstone-Snake River hotspot. Project HOTSPOT has coordinated international institutions and organizations to understand subsurf...

Shervais, J. Utah State University

Jul 04, 2011
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CO2 Push-Pull Single Fault Injection Simulations

ASCII text files containing grid-block name, X-Y-Z location, and multiple parameters from TOUGH2 simulation output of CO2 injection into an idealized single fault representing a dipping normal fault at the Desert Peak geothermal field (readable by GMS). The fault is composed of a ...

Borgia, A. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 21, 2017
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: Simulations for Distributed Acoustic Sensing Strain Signatures as an Indicator of Fracture Connectivity

This dataset encompasses simulations of strain signatures from both hydraulically connected and "near-miss" fractures in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The files and results are presented from the perspective of digital acoustic sensing's (DAS) potential to differentiate the t...

Ward-Baranyay, M. et al Rice University

Jan 01, 2023
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Exploration Best Practices on OpenEI

This is an electronic database detailing different types of, various phases of, best practices for, and cost and time associated with geothermal exploration techniques. The groups of exploration techniques included in the database are Data and Modeling Techniques, Downhole Techniq...

Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 20, 2013
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2019 Geothermal Market Report Fact Sheet

The 2020 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report is being developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Geothermal Rising, previously Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), with support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Depart...

Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 01, 2020
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Harsh Environment Sensors for Geothermal Applications

Technical papers detailing the development of harsh environment sensors for geothermal applications. Principle Investigator is Prof. Albert P. Pisano (University of California, Berkeley). Submission includes a paper about geothermal environmental exposure testing on encapsulant a...

Senesky, D. et al Regents of the University University of California

Jan 01, 2012
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Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

In 2010 and 2011, Flint Geothermal commissioned CIRES from the University of Colorado to attempt to detect "blind" or buried geothermal systems using remote sensing. CIRES utilized thermal infrared bands from ASTER and LANDSAT satellite imagery to detect areas of warm ground in pa...

Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 01, 2012
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Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Borehole EM Data Collection and Imaging with the VEMP Field System

This report outlines electromagnetic field measurements that were made after stimulation at Utah FORGE in May of 2024. The measurements involved lowering an electrode to ~3500' in well 16A to energize the steel casing as part of the electric source, with the return electrode locat...

Alumbaugh, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 05, 2024
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Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations

This report presents geodetic observations from the April 2024 stimulations at the Utah FORGE site, as part of LBNL FORGE Project 3-2535. It focuses on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) data from an optical fiber in well 16B, capturing localized strain linked to fracture propagatio...

Vasco, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 28, 2025
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Groundwater Chemistry

Groundwater geochemistry data collected for the phase 2 of the Hawaii Play Fairway Analyses. These data are included in a Lautze et al. paper to Geothermics (in review).

Lautze, N. University of Hawaii

Mar 20, 2017
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Utah FORGE 3-2417: DAS Microseismic Event Catalog from the 16A/16B Circulation Test, 2023

This preliminary data archive includes the relocated microseismic event catalog, 1D velocity model, and methods report from DAS acquisition conducted during the Well 16A and 16B circulation test (July 19th and 20th, 2023) at Utah FORGE. The methods report describes all processing ...

Vera Rodriguez, I. et al Rice University

Jun 12, 2024
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Operational Performance Requirements For Motor Power Sections Used in Geothermal Drilling Based Upon Minimum Specific Energy

Operational performance requirements are needed to support development of specifications for downhole motor power sections to be used for drilling hard rock during geothermal wellbore construction. Theoretical torque specifications are derived based upon a widely-accepted rock-re...

Raymond, D. Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 10, 2014
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Pipe Preparation Report

The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This pipe preparation report is based on the test pipe that was procured and pr...

Teodoriu, C. et al Welltec

Mar 31, 2023
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Utah FORGE: LBNL Status Report on the VEMP Tool 2022

This report describes the current status of the Vertical Electromagnetic Profiling, or VEMP tool, that is on loan to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) from Geothermal Energy Research and Development Co., Ltd. (GERD), Japan. The report describes the initial inspection of the to...

Wilt, M. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jun 24, 2022
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Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...

Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory

Feb 15, 2022
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Accelerometer orientations

Document describing the methodology used to determine the accelerometers' three-component orientations at the first EGS Collab testbed using Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) data and hodogram analysis. Original submission: gdr.openei.org/submissions/1166

Hopp, C. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Aug 19, 2020
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SGW paper Rheological Properties of Drilling Fluids Containing Special Additives for Geothermal Drilling Applications

The paper was presented at the 46th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 15-17, 2021. In this study, the effectiveness of different additives was evaluated in maintaining drilling fluid rheology at HPHT(high pressure and...

Mohamed, A. et al University of Oklahoma

Jan 04, 2023
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Retrospective Analysis of Geothermal Mineral Recovery and Domestic Resource Assessment References

This reference database in RIS format contains all of the references that were collected as part of our retrospective analysis of geothermal mineral recovery (REE and Li) activities and domestic resource assessment. The outputs detail the chemistry and molecular processes used in ...

Dobson, P. and Stringfellow, W. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oct 20, 2021
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Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Temperature, Geochemistry, and Gravity Data

This submission contains multiple excel spreadsheets and associated written reports. The datasets area are representative of shallow temperature, geochemistry, and other well logging observations made across WSMR (white sands missile range); located to the west of the Tularosa Bas...

Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Jun 16, 2017
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Utah FORGE: Phase 1a Tensor Strainmeter Data for the April, 2022 Stimulation of Well 16A(78)-32

Data from two Tensor Optical Fiber Strainmeters that were operational during Stages 1, 2, and 3 of the April, 2022 stimulation of well 16A(78)-32. Each csv file contains data from each stimulation stage (stage1, stage2, stage3) for both Phase 1a strainmeter installations (FS01, f...

DeWolf, S. and Murdoch, L. Clemson University

Sep 15, 2022
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Large-scale Test Setup

The main goal of this project is to develop an annular isolation system capable to withstand geothermal downhole conditions and mitigate the problems experienced by conventional packers in FORGE wells. This large-scale set-up report is about the system that has been constructed to...