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Geothermal Case Studies on OpenEI

This submission contains links to Geothermal Areas on OpenEI that were completed as part of an effort to gather clean, unbiased information on which to build geothermal drilling prospects. The specific areas that were part of this focused effort, or *case studies*, are linked ind...

Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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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
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Renewable Electricity Futures Study Volume One

Renewable Electricity Futures Study Volume One. This is part of a series of four volumes describing exploring a high-penetration renewable electricity future for the United States of America. This data set is provides data for the entire volume one document and includes all data f...

Hand. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 19, 2016
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Improved Rare Earth Element Sorption from Simulated Geothermal Brines: Effect of Gassed versus Degassed Brines

A study exploring sorption and stripping characteristics of sorption media when simulated geothermal brines are degassed or not degassed. Experiments were done at 70degC. The brines used in this study were formulated by Tusaar. The two brines used/simulated are labeled 1M and 1C...

Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.

May 24, 2016
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McGee Mountain Transmission Interconnection Feasibility Study

This 2010 study by ZGlobal, Inc. examines possible transmission interconnect opportunities, issues, customers,etc., for the McGee Mountain geothermal system. McGee Mountain is located in T45N, R27E in Humboldt County, northern Nevada. PDF Format, 833 kb file size. Geothermal Techn...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Jun 01, 2010
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Newberry Caldera Conceptual Geologic Model

Conceptual model for the Newberry Caldera geothermal area. Model is centered around caldera and evaluates geologic information in tandem with some geophysical datasets to derive a conceptual subsurface model. Includes: Geologic information from the USGS geologic map of Newberry...

Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory

Mar 04, 2016
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Utah FORGE: Ground Motion Study Report

Paragon Geophysical contracted Urban Seismic Specialists to conduct A Ground Motion Study, on their Forge 3D project located near in Milford Utah .The test was conducted to measure the effects of the vibrator array on a pipeline owned by Kern River. Testing began November 22nd, an...

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

Mar 16, 2018
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Newberry Caldera Conceptual Geophysical Model

Conceptual model for the Newberry Caldera geothermal area. Model is centered around caldera and evaluates multiple geophysical datasets to derive a conceptual subsurface model. Includes: Conductor layer based on transient electromagnetic data from Fitterman et al., 1988 (figure...

Moser, M. et al National Energy Technology Laboratory

Mar 04, 2016
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New Mexico Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis from LANL

This submission contains geospatial (GIS) data on water table gradient and depth, subcrop gravity and magnetic, propsectivity, heat flow, physiographic, boron and BHT for the Southwest New Mexico Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis by LANL Earth & Environmental Sciences. GIS data is...

Kelley, R. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oct 27, 2015
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Utah FORGE 5-2419: Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on the Temperature Testing of Proppants for EGS and Stimulation of Electromagnetic Fracture Mapping Using Electrically-Conducive Proppants by Stevens Institute of Technology, presented by Cheng Chen. This video slide presentation discusses well controlled la...

Chen, C. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Sep 14, 2024
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2021 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) in an Excel workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This ve...

Vimmerstedt, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jul 12, 2021
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Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility Geothermal System Domestic Hot Water System

Feasibility study completed to identify the economic and operations benefits of using a geothermal based heat pump to supplement domestic hot water production for a large county detention facility.

Davlin, T. District Energy Corporation

Oct 20, 2008
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GeoRePORT Case Studies Coso, WSMR, Dixie Valley, and Chena Hot Springs

The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...

Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2019
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Repetitive Regeneration of Media 1 after REE Sorption from Brine 1 at 70C

This dataset shows the ability of media #1 to be loaded with REE's, stripped of the REE's sequestered, regenerated, and reused over many cycles.

Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.

Jul 23, 2015
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Compatibility Study of Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes with 1 Cyclohexylpiperidenium Bicarbonate Solutions

The switchable polarity solvent forward osmosis (SPS FO) desalination process requires use of a polishing filtration step to remove trace quantities of draw solution from the product water stream. Selected nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes were tested for thei...

Adhikari, B. et al Idaho National Laboratory

Oct 01, 2015
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West Flank Coso FORGE: Petrographic and X-Ray Diffraction Analyses for Samples

XRD and Petrographic Study for wells 83-11 33A-7 and 33A-7RD-1 West Flank FORGE. Work and report completed by Clay Jones and Joseph Moore at the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) in 2011.

Jones, C. and Moore, J. Sandia National Laboratories

May 16, 2016
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Geothermal Drilling and Completions: Petroleum Practices Technology Transfer

NREL and the Colorado School of Mines (SURGE) conducted research in FY14 to identify petroleum drilling and completion practices (methods and technologies) that can be transferred to geothermal drilling and completion, to provide the geothermal industry with more effective, lower ...

Visser, C. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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Membrane Specifications for Multi-Configuration Membrane Distillation Model

The data includes the membrane properties and specifications used for multi-configuration membrane distillation desalination. In this study, membranes from CLARCOR, 3M, and Aquastill are tested in counter-current, co-current and air-gap configurations at Colorado School of Mines (...

Villa, D. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 01, 2018
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2022 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

These data provide the 2022 update of the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the ATB, consisting of detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for electricity generation and storage technologies. The ATB products ...

Vimmerstedt, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jun 01, 2022
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Nanofiltration Results: Membrane Removal of Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from Simulated Geothermal Brines

Results from a nanofiltration study utilizing simulated geothermal brines. The data includes a PDF documenting the process used to remove Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from simulated geothermal brines. Three different membranes were evaluated...

Renew, J. Southern Research Institute

Feb 06, 2016
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Column Sorption Uptake and Regeneration Study; Rare Earth Element Sorbent Uptake and Sorbent Stripping

Study of rare earth element (REE) uptake from geothermal brine simulant by column loading, metal recovery through stripping, and regeneration of column for re-loading. Simulated brine testing.

Lanyk, T. Tusaar Corp.

Dec 18, 2015
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Utah FORGE: RESMAN Well 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 Stimulation and Circulation Tracer Test Results 2024

This dataset contains tracer test results from stimulation and circulation experiments conducted on the Utah FORGE wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32 during 2024. The data was collected by RESMAN Energy Technology and includes detailed tracer analysis from flowback, short and extende...

Hartvig, S. et al RESMAN Energy Technology

Jan 14, 2025
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National Geothermal Data System

The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) is a catalog of documents and datasets that provide information about geothermal resources located primarily within the United States (although information from other parts of the world is also included. The catalog, which is funded by t...

Office, D. and (DOE), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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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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Brine Stability Study

This is a study of the brine formulations that we were using in our testing were stable over time. The data includes charts, as well as, all of the original data from the ICP-MS runs to complete this study.