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Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling

Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies are required to make geothermal power financially competitive with other energy sources. One potential solution is ...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2012
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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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Simulation Tools for Modeling Thermal Spallation Drilling on Multiple Scales

Widespread adoption of geothermal energy will require access to deeply buried resources in granitic basement rocks at high temperatures and pressures. Exploiting these resources necessitates novel methods for drilling, stimulation, and maintenance, under operating conditions that ...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2012
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First Results Project Hotspot Drilling

Project Hotspot drilled 3 slim hole exploratory wells in southern Idaho, each just under 2 km deep. These holes were designed to investigate thermal structure in three different settings within the Snake River Volcanic Province: (1) along the axial volcanic high of the central SRP...
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
Mar 15, 2013
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Utah FORGE: Phase 2C Seismic Observation and Ground Water Well Data and Well Locations

This submission contains the following data associated with Utah FORGE Phase 2C within the Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal area: An ArcGIS shapefile with well locations for wells 58-32, 78-32, 68-32, OH-3, OH-4, WOW-2, and WOW-3. Well 58-32 is the deep test well, wells 68-32 an...
Abraham, S. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Mar 26, 2019
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Establishing the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) on the Newberry Volcano, OR

The proposed Newberry Volcano FORGE site is in central Oregon on the northwest flank of the largest volcano in the Cascades volcanic arc. Beneath Newberry Volcano is one of the largest geothermal heat reservoirs in the western United States, extensively studied for the last 40 yea...
Bonneville, A. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Feb 22, 2016
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McGee Mountain Shallow (2m) Temperature Survey, Humboldt County, Nevada 2009

This shapefile contains location and attribute data for a shallow (2 meter) temperature survey conducted by Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. during late 2008 and early 2009. Temperatures at 2m depth were measured at 192 separate points as outlined by Coolbaugh et al., 2007. The...
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
Jan 01, 2009
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Hotspot Project: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project Initial Report

The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate geothermal potential in three distinct settings: (1) Kimama ...
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
Jan 01, 2012
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Geothermal Resource at the McGee Mountain Prospect, Humboldt County, Nevada

This report describes the geothermal resource at McGee Mountain, including: 1. Local geology 2. Thermal features 3. Known boreholes and temperature gradients 4. Geophysical surveys 5. Fluid geochemistry and geothermometry 6. Estimate of the heat-in-place Description of the heat-i...
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
Jul 01, 2010
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SMU: Colorado Geothermal Data

_Description:_ a database from Southern Methodist University (SMU) of over 5000 wells in primarily high temperature geothermal areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean; all wells within a geothermal area are located where available; the majority of the data are from company ...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Oregon Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database from Southern Methodist University (SMU) of over 5000 wells in primarily high temperature geothermal areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean; all wells within a geothermal area are located where available; the majority of the data are from comp...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Subsurface Temperature Profile

High resolution fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing logs from the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP) in Decatur, IL were used to model the thermal profile in the Illinois Basin.
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
Jun 13, 2018
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SMU: Alaska and Hawaii Geothermal Data

The Southern Methodist University (SMU) Regional Geothermal Database of the U.S. consists of data from over 5000 wells in primarily high temperature geothermal areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean; all wells within a geothermal area are located where available; the majori...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Nebraska Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database published by Southern Methodist University (SMU) of primarily regional or background wells that determine the heat flow for the United States; temperature gradients and conductivity are used to generate heat flow measurements; some wells close together...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Nevada Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database from Southern Methodist University (SMU) of over 5000 wells in primarily high temperature geothermal areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean; all wells within a geothermal area are located where available; the majority of the data are from comp...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
2 Resources
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SMU: North Dakota Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database published by Southern Methodist University (SMU) of primarily regional or background wells that determine the heat flow for the United States; temperature gradients and conductivity are used to generate heat flow measurements; some wells close together...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Tennessee Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database published by Southern Methodist University (SMU) of primarily regional or background wells that determine the heat flow for the United States; temperature gradients and conductivity are used to generate heat flow measurements; some wells close together...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Texas Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database published by Southern Methodist University (SMU) of primarily regional or background wells that determine the heat flow for the United States; temperature gradients and conductivity are used to generate heat flow measurements; some wells close together...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
1 Resources
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SMU: Utah Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database from Southern Methodist University (SMU) of over 5000 wells in primarily high temperature geothermal areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean; all wells within a geothermal area are located where available; the majority of the data are from comp...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
2 Resources
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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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SMU: Maine, Massachussettes, Vermont Geothermal Data 2008

_Description:_ a database published by Southern Methodist University (SMU) of primarily regional or background wells that determine the heat flow for the United States; temperature gradients and conductivity are used to generate heat flow measurements; some wells close together...
Hill, G. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 30, 2014
2 Resources
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Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis Thermal Risk Factor and Quality Analyses

*This submission revises the analysis and products for Thermal Quality Analysis for the northern half of the Appalachian Basin (https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/638)* This submission is one of five major parts of a Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis. Phase 1 of the...
Jordan, T. Cornell University
Aug 02, 2016
2 Resources
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Utah FORGE Well 78B-32 Daily Drilling Reports and Logs

This data set includes the daily drilling reports and Pason data for well 78B-32 and Schlumberger logs acquired after drilling completion. This well was drilled between June 27th and July 31st of 2021. Also included is raw and processed data for a variety of well data metrics incl...
McLennan, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Aug 09, 2021
19 Resources
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INGENIOUS Thermal Conductivity Measurement Source Categorization

Thermal conductivity (TC) data taken for different wells at a specified drill depth. This is an abridged version of the complete SMU heat flow database, downloaded from the SMU node of the NGDS at the beginning of INGENIOUS (approximately April 2021), and filtered to the INGENIOUS...
Batir, J. and Gentry, E. University of Nevada, Reno
Jun 01, 2021
1 Resources
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Research Report of Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

This is a final report summarizing a one-year (2014-15) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and...
Jordan, T. et al Cornell University
Sep 30, 2015
22 Resources
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