Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data
This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule.
Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and drilling commenced on 10/30/2020, and total depth was reached on 12/18/2020. Drilling was followed by a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT), logging, and circulating casing. The rig was released on 1/12/2021.
The upper part of the well was drilled vertically through approximately 4,700 feet of sediments before penetrating into high strength, crystalline granite. The well was deviated at a 65 degree angle from vertical after reaching a depth of 6,000 ft. This angle was maintained for the remainder of the well's trajectory. The well ultimately reached a true vertical depth of 8,559 feet, and a total measured depth of 10,987 feet. Preliminary measurements indicate temperatures at the "toe" of the well will exceed 442 degrees F (228 degrees C). Approximately 74 ft of core of the granitic and metamorphic rocks that will form the FORGE reservoir was also recovered.
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AB - This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule.
Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and drilling commenced on 10/30/2020, and total depth was reached on 12/18/2020. Drilling was followed by a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT), logging, and circulating casing. The rig was released on 1/12/2021.
The upper part of the well was drilled vertically through approximately 4,700 feet of sediments before penetrating into high strength, crystalline granite. The well was deviated at a 65 degree angle from vertical after reaching a depth of 6,000 ft. This angle was maintained for the remainder of the well's trajectory. The well ultimately reached a true vertical depth of 8,559 feet, and a total measured depth of 10,987 feet. Preliminary measurements indicate temperatures at the "toe" of the well will exceed 442 degrees F (228 degrees C). Approximately 74 ft of core of the granitic and metamorphic rocks that will form the FORGE reservoir was also recovered.
AU - McLennan, John
A2 - Nash, Greg
A3 - Moore, Joseph
A4 - Skowron, Gosia
A5 - Woolsey, Steven
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1776602
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Utah FORGE
KW - drilling
KW - directional
KW - 16A78-32
KW - time series
KW - survey
KW - trajectory
KW - raw data
KW - EGS
KW - rig
KW - photos
KW - operations
KW - deviated
KW - deep well
KW - highly deviated
KW - FORGE
KW - Utah
KW - pason
KW - pason data
LA - English
DA - 2021/01/08
PY - 2021
PB - Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
T1 - Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1776602
ER -
McLennan, John, et al. Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, 8 January, 2021, GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/1776602.
McLennan, J., Nash, G., Moore, J., Skowron, G., & Woolsey, S. (2021). Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data. [Data set]. GDR. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. https://doi.org/10.15121/1776602
McLennan, John, Greg Nash, Joseph Moore, Gosia Skowron, and Steven Woolsey. Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, January, 8, 2021. Distributed by GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/1776602
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_7401,
title = {Utah FORGE: Well 16A(78)-32 Drilling Data},
author = {McLennan, John and Nash, Greg and Moore, Joseph and Skowron, Gosia and Woolsey, Steven},
abstractNote = {This dataset includes survey data, drilling data, daily reports, summaries of daily operations, and rig photos from the drilling of Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32, which is a highly deviated deep well. It was completed 60 days ahead of schedule.
Rig move in began 10/22/2020 and drilling commenced on 10/30/2020, and total depth was reached on 12/18/2020. Drilling was followed by a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT), logging, and circulating casing. The rig was released on 1/12/2021.
The upper part of the well was drilled vertically through approximately 4,700 feet of sediments before penetrating into high strength, crystalline granite. The well was deviated at a 65 degree angle from vertical after reaching a depth of 6,000 ft. This angle was maintained for the remainder of the well's trajectory. The well ultimately reached a true vertical depth of 8,559 feet, and a total measured depth of 10,987 feet. Preliminary measurements indicate temperatures at the "toe" of the well will exceed 442 degrees F (228 degrees C). Approximately 74 ft of core of the granitic and metamorphic rocks that will form the FORGE reservoir was also recovered.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1283},
year = {2021},
howpublished = {GDR, Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, https://doi.org/10.15121/1776602},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03},
doi = {10.15121/1776602}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1776602
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Data from Jan 8, 2021
Last updated Aug 14, 2024
Submitted Mar 1, 2021
Organization
Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Contact
John McLennan
801.587.7925
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1283Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, drilling, directional, 16A78-32, time series, survey, trajectory, raw data, EGS, rig, photos, operations, deviated, deep well, highly deviated, FORGE, Utah, pason, pason dataDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
