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Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Drilling Data

This drilling data for Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32 include a well survey, core summary, mud and mud temperature logs, daily reports of the drilling process, and additional data from the Pason oil and gas company. Well 16B(78)-32 serves as the production well for reservoir creation...
McLennan, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Jul 03, 2023
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Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

The goal of our project was to test innovative exploration technologies using existing and new data, and to ground-truth these technologies using slim-hole core technology. The slim-hole core allowed us to understand subsurface stratigraphy and alteration in detail, and to correla...
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
Feb 21, 2014
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Technical Report-Rare Earth Element Data Associated with Oil and Gas Reservoir Rock

This work was developed to complement the geochemical assessments of produced water and geothermal water samples. Specifically, this task was designed to test the influence of reservoir rock-type and corresponding mineralogy/geochemistry on the concentrations of REE found in oil a...
McLaughlin, J. et al University of Wyoming
Jul 01, 2017
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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
1 Resources
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Ionic Fluids for EGS: Fracture Conductivity Tests in Granite Core Samples

This dataset contains experimental measurements of fluid flow and pressure behavior during fracture conductivity tests in granite core samples. The tests were designed to evaluate various ionic and nonionic fluids, including BMiMBr, HPyBF4, HPyBr, an oil-based fluid (OBF-1), and a...
Momoh, I. and Lee, H. Oklahoma State University
Sep 13, 2025
13 Resources
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Utah FORGE: Core Material Friction Experiments

The following folders contain 3 friction experiments on Utah FORGE core material from depths of 6735 8533ft. The experiment conditions range from 100% relative humidity at room temperature to fluid-saturated at 110C. Experiments were done on both intact samples in a single-direct ...
Marone, C. et al Pennsylvania State University
Mar 15, 2023
7 Resources
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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
3 Resources
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Geocellular Model of Mt. Simon Sandstone for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DDU feasibility study

The geocellular model of the Mt. Simon Sandstone was constructed for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DDU feasibility study. Starting with the initial area of review (18.0 km by 18.1 km [11.2 miles by 11.3 miles]) the boundaries of the model were trimmed down to 9.7 ...
Damico, J. University of Illinois
Dec 31, 2018
4 Resources
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Thermal Drawdown Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

We investigate the flow-channeling phenomenon caused by thermal drawdown in fractured geothermal reservoirs. A discrete fracture network-based, fully coupled thermal "hydrological" mechanical simulator is used to study the interactions between fluid flow, temperature change, and t...
Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Nov 15, 2015
1 Resources
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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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SSGF Mineral Major Elements and Lithium Concentration

Presented are major element and lithium concentrations of minerals from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field (SSGF), located in the Imperial Valley, California. With a recent increase in demand for lithium, the area is now being studied as a source of geothermal brine for lithium extr...
Humphreys, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
May 01, 2023
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Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than 1/2 of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igneo...
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sep 15, 2014
5 Resources
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Utah FORGE 2-2404: The University of Oklahoma, Application of Advanced Techniques for Determination of Reservoir-Scale Stress State at Utah FORGE Final Report

This final report summarizes the work done on Utah FORGE project 2-2404. The project aimed to develop a methodology integrating alternative well bore and core-based methods and reservoir-scale focal mechanisms (FM) to better estimate the reservoir stress at FORGE. The project obje...
Ghassemi, A. The University of Oklahoma
Jun 30, 2025
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Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Granite from SCB Tests Dataset and Methods Report

This submission includes a methods report and an accompanying Excel dataset documenting temperature-dependent Mode-I fracture toughness (KIC) measurements for Utah FORGE granite obtained using semi-circular bending (SCB) tests in accordance with the ISRM Suggested Method. Testing ...
Dvory, N. and McLennan, J. University Of Utah
Feb 23, 2026
2 Resources
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Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igne...
A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sep 25, 2013
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Devices Suitable for Sectional Isolation Along Both Cased and Open-hole Wellbores Geomechanical Packer Formation Model Iteraction

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 presentation outlines the work in rock modelling and interaction with the ...
Ghassemi, A. et al Welltec
Jun 20, 2023
2 Resources
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Utah FORGE: 2019 ARMA Overview Slide Presentation

This is an overview presentation of the Utah FORGE project given by Joseph Moore, Ph.D., at the 2019 American Rock Mechanics Associate meeting. It details the state of the Utah FORGE project at on 8/17/2019.
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Aug 17, 2019
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USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.
Shervais, J. Utah State University
Oct 31, 2018
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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Report on Laboratory Block Experiments with Six Different Combinations of Stresses and Rock Fabrics

This report documents a series of block-scale hydraulic fracturing experiments, simulating Utah FORGE conditions to investigate how different combinations of in situ stress regimes, well orientations, and thermal stress conditions influence fracture initiation and propagation. The...
Bunger, A. and Lu, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 30, 2025
1 Resources
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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
3 Resources
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Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Reports & Appendices

This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed geothermal potential map of a large transect across the Great Basin region (96,000 km2), with the primary objective of facilitating discovery of commercial-grade, blind geothermal fields (i.e. ...
Faulds, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Oct 28, 2015
3 Resources
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Utah FORGE: Geothermal Resource Assessment Report 2024

This report provides a first-order assessment of the producible energy from the Utah FORGE EGS reservoir, based on stimulation and circulation testing in 2024. The assessment is based on a stored heat calculation for a cylindrical volume of stimulated hot dry rock enveloping the d...
Simmons, S. and Barker, B. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Jun 20, 2025
1 Resources
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Epidote Rare Earth Element Analyses from Wells RN-12 and RN-19 Reykjanes, Iceland

Results for laser ablation measurement of rare earth elements and electron microprobe analysis of major elements in hydrothermal epidote from the Reykjanes geothermal system in Iceland. Laser ablation measurements were completed using an Agilent 7700 quadrupole ICP-MS coupled with...
Fowler, A. and Zierenberg, R. University of California
Jan 01, 2015
2 Resources
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Simulating Complex Fracture Systems in Geothermal Reservoirs Using an Explicitly Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Model

Low permeability geothermal reservoirs can be stimulated by hydraulic fracturing to create Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with higher permeability and improved heat transfer to increase heat production. In this paper, we document our effort to develop a numerica...
Carrigan, C. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2011
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Three Dimensional Thermal Model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon

Final results of a 3D finite difference thermal model of Newberry Volcano, Oregon. Model data are formatted as a text file with four data columns (X, Y, Z, T). X and Y coordinates are in UTM (NAD83 Zone 10N), Z is elevation from mean sea level (meters), T is temperature in deg C. ...
Frone, Z. and Cladouhos, T. AltaRock Energy Inc
Jan 30, 2015
3 Resources
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