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Using Fully Coupled Hydro-Geomechanical Numerical Test Bed to Study Reservoir Stimulation with Low Hydraulic Pressure

This paper documents our effort to use a fully coupled hydro-geomechanical numerical test bed to study using low hydraulic pressure to stimulate geothermal reservoirs with existing fracture network. In this low pressure stimulation strategy, fluid pressure is lower than the minimu...

Fu, P. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 31, 2012
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Modeling Responses of Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoir to Low-Pressure Stimulation

Hydraulic shearing is an appealing reservoir stimulation strategy for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. It is believed that hydro-shearing is likely to simulate a fracture network that covers a relatively large volume of the reservoir whereas hydro-fracturing tends to create a small nu...

Fu, P. and Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 01, 2012
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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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Utah FORGE: Results of Direct Shear Tests on Saturated Joints in Sierra White Granite

This dataset includes an Excel file with the results of direct shear tests to investigate the mechanical and geophysical response of saturated joints. Tests were conducted on induced tension-fractured Sierra White granite joints in a custom water pressurized chamber. The preparati...

Han, K. et al Purdue University

Dec 31, 2022
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DEEPEN Leapfrog Geodata Model Cleaned and Reformatted Exploration Datasets from Newberry Volcano

DEEPEN stands for DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments. As part of the DEEPEN 3D play fairway analysis (PFA) conducted at Newberry Volcano for multiple play types (conventional hydrothermal, superhot EGS, and supercritical), existing geoscientific e...

Pauling, H. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2023
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New Mexico Play Fairway Analysis: Conservative Ion Water Chemistry Data and Chalcedony Geothermometry

Compilation of boron, lithium, bromine, and silica data from wells and springs throughout New Mexico from a wide variety of sources. The chalcedony geothermometry calculation is included in this file.

Kelley, S. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources

Oct 21, 2015
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Surprise Valley Water Geochemical Data

Chemical analyses of thermal and cold ground waters from Surprise Valley, California, compiled from publicly available sources, in collaboration with UC Davis.

Spycher, N. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 13, 2015
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: In-situ observation of pre-, co and post-seismic shear slip preceding hydraulic fracturing

Understanding the initiation and arrest of earthquakes is one of the long-standing challenges of seismology. Here we report on direct observations of borehole displacement by a meter-sized shear rupture induced by pressurization of metamorphic rock at 1.5 km depth. We observed the...

Guglielmi, Y. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

May 22, 2018
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Stanford Thermal Earth Model for the Conterminous United States

Provided here are various forms of the Stanford Thermal Earth Model, as well as the data and methods used for its creation. The predictions produced by this model were visualized in two-dimensional spatial maps across the modeled depths (0-7 km) for the conterminous United States....

Aljubran, M. and Horne, R. Stanford University

Mar 14, 2024
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Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities

The project team collected and analyzed 224 water samples and 101 matching rock samples. INL's improved method of measuring aqueous REEs allows study of samples previously thought too volume limited to measure. The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyz...

Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming

Mar 08, 2019
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Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Wells for Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) typically occur in conditions presenting significant challenges for conventional rotary and percussive drilling technologies: granitic rocks that reduce drilling speeds and cause substantial equipment wear. Thermal spallation drilling,...

Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Aug 24, 2011
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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity 2024 Annual Workshop Presentation

This is a presentation on Closing the Loop Between In-Situ Stress Complexity and EGS Fracture Complexity by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, presented by Matteo Cusini. The video discusses the combination of high-fidelity simulations and true-triaxial block fracturing tests...

Cusini, M. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Aug 26, 2024
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Numerical Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis using iTOUGH2 for West Virginia University

To reduce the geothermal exploration risk, a feasibility study is performed for a deep direct-use system proposed at the West Virginia University (WVU) Morgantown campus. This study applies numerical simulations to investigate reservoir impedance and thermal production. Because of...

Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University

Dec 20, 2019
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Brady's Geothermal Field DAS and DTS Surface and Borehole Array Metadata

This metadata submission includes the coordinates of the DAS and DTS surface and borehole arrays, the list of file names, and the list of recorded files during testing at the PoroTomo Natural Laboratory at Brady Hot Spring in Nevada. Testing was completed during March 2016.

Fratta, D. University of Wisconsin

Mar 31, 2016
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Seismic Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Fracture Generation During EGS Resource Development Deviatoric MT, Fracture Network, and Final Report

This submission contains 167 deviatoric moment tensor (MT) solutions for the seismicity observed two years prior and three years post start of injection activities at The Geysers Prati 32 EGS Demonstration. Also included is a statistical representation of the properties of 751 fra...

Gritto, R. et al Array Information Technology

Sep 01, 2018
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Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus

The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia...

Moore, J. et al West Virginia University

Oct 23, 2018
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Utah FORGE 2-2446: Connecting In Situ Stress and Wellbore Deviation to Near-Well Fracture Complexity using Phase-Field Simulations

This report presents a series of numerical experiments investigating the relationships among near-well fracture complexity, in situ stress conditions, and wellbore deviation. Using a phase-field modeling approach, the study explores how factors such as stress regimes, wellbore ori...

Cusini, M. and Fei, F. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jan 30, 2025
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Application of Neutron Imaging to Investigate Flow through Fractures for EGS

There is an ongoing effort at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a unique experimental capability for investigating flow through porous and fractured media using neutron imaging techniques. This capability is expected to support numerous areas of investigation associated wit...

Polsky, Y. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Feb 01, 2013
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Lanai Daily Drilling Reports

The Hawaii Play Fairway Project deepened an already existing water well in Palawai Basin, Lanai island. Lanai Well #10 was deepened from 427 m to ~1057 m, with nearly continuous rock core collected. Spanning the dates from May 13 to July 5, 2019, the daily drilling reports of Lana...

Thomas, D. and Lautze, N. University of Hawaii

Jul 05, 2019
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Lost Circulation Materials in Geothermal Drilling: Thermal Degradation, Viscosity, Compression, and Flow Loop Tests

This dataset provides a set of experimental data on the performance of lost circulation materials (LCMs) used in geothermal drilling operations. It includes results from four distinct tests: thermal degradation, viscosity measurements, compression tests, and high-temperature flow ...

Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 01, 2022
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Post-Test SEM Examination of Brady Core, Desert Peak Core, and Stripa Granite Samples

As part of the shear-induced permeability test of Brady well BCH-03, Desert Peak well DP 35-13, and Stripa granite samples, the three post-test (reacted) rock samples were examined using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The SEM images of the core and elemental analysis are in...

Kneafsey, T. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dec 23, 2015
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Raft River Geothermal Area Logical and Fact Data Models

This submission includes fact and logical data models for geothermal data concerning wells, fields, power plants and related analyses at Raft River, ID. The fact model is available in VizioModeler (native), html, UML, ORM-Specific, pdf, and as an XML Spy Project. An entity-relatio...

Cuyler, D. Sandia National Laboratories

Jul 19, 2012
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Tuscarora Sandstone Geophysical Log Digitization

This dataset contains well log files collected from wells penetrating the Tuscarora Sandstone, structural geologic map of West Virginia and salinity information based on brine geochemistry in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A combination of proprietary and free software may be re...

Moore, J. West Virginia University

Dec 18, 2019
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Energy Demand Characterization and Surface Plant Modeling for West Virginia University

This dataset provides information gathered to determine end use load and assessment of existing district heating systems (DHS). It also provides Aspen simulation files used to model hybrid natural gas geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system along with Exchange Design...

Garapati, N. West Virginia University

Jan 09, 2020
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Investigation of Stimulation-Response Relationships for Complex Fracture Systems in Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

Hydraulic fracturing is currently the primary method for stimulating low-permeability geothermal reservoirs and creating Enhanced (or Engineered) Geothermal Systems (EGS) with improved permeability and heat production efficiency. Complex natural fracture systems usually exist in ...