Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture
In this project 38 uniaxial compaction tests were conducted at Sandia National Laboratories with 7 different rock types. During these tests, we created a vacuum system and evacuated and measured all the helium that was released by the samples during crushing. The experimental files are included below in "Helium Release Data", in .xlsx format. All data was processed when submitted. The grain properties from several thin-sections of each lithology were recorded to show how surface area in the samples was related to helium released. These parameters are recorded in .xlsx format in "Measured Grain Properties". Finally, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurements were conducted to measure the elemental composition of 1 sample of each lithology. The primary values of interest were the U and Th content as these are directly related to the helium released during the deformation tests.
All data was collected at Sandia National Laboratories between 8/2023 and 12/2023. All data was labeled, though the units may require conversion depending upon the reader's interested conditions (e.g., Newton vs lb.f; second vs minute, etc.).
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AB - In this project 38 uniaxial compaction tests were conducted at Sandia National Laboratories with 7 different rock types. During these tests, we created a vacuum system and evacuated and measured all the helium that was released by the samples during crushing. The experimental files are included below in "Helium Release Data", in .xlsx format. All data was processed when submitted. The grain properties from several thin-sections of each lithology were recorded to show how surface area in the samples was related to helium released. These parameters are recorded in .xlsx format in "Measured Grain Properties". Finally, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurements were conducted to measure the elemental composition of 1 sample of each lithology. The primary values of interest were the U and Th content as these are directly related to the helium released during the deformation tests.
All data was collected at Sandia National Laboratories between 8/2023 and 12/2023. All data was labeled, though the units may require conversion depending upon the reader's interested conditions (e.g., Newton vs lb.f; second vs minute, etc.).
AU - Kibikas, William
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - helium
KW - rock deformation
KW - geochemistry
KW - tracers
KW - fracture
KW - compaction test
KW - processed data
KW - data
KW - observations
KW - Sandia
KW - lithology
KW - XRF
KW - grain properties
KW - composition
KW - deformation
KW - test
LA - English
DA - 2025/01/24
PY - 2025
PB - Sandia National Laboratories
T1 - Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321
ER -
Kibikas, William. Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture. Sandia National Laboratories, 24 January, 2025, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321.
Kibikas, W. (2025). Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). Sandia National Laboratories. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321
Kibikas, William. Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture. Sandia National Laboratories, January, 24, 2025. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8321,
title = {Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture},
author = {Kibikas, William},
abstractNote = {In this project 38 uniaxial compaction tests were conducted at Sandia National Laboratories with 7 different rock types. During these tests, we created a vacuum system and evacuated and measured all the helium that was released by the samples during crushing. The experimental files are included below in "Helium Release Data", in .xlsx format. All data was processed when submitted. The grain properties from several thin-sections of each lithology were recorded to show how surface area in the samples was related to helium released. These parameters are recorded in .xlsx format in "Measured Grain Properties". Finally, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurements were conducted to measure the elemental composition of 1 sample of each lithology. The primary values of interest were the U and Th content as these are directly related to the helium released during the deformation tests.
All data was collected at Sandia National Laboratories between 8/2023 and 12/2023. All data was labeled, though the units may require conversion depending upon the reader's interested conditions (e.g., Newton vs lb.f; second vs minute, etc.).},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), Sandia National Laboratories, https://data.openei.org/submissions/8321},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07}
}
Details
Data from Jan 24, 2025
Last updated Feb 7, 2025
Submitted Jan 24, 2025
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
William Kibikas
505.420.8019
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
helium, rock deformation, geochemistry, tracers, fracture, compaction test, processed data, data, observations, Sandia, lithology, XRF, grain properties, composition, deformation, testDOE Project Details
Project Name Low Yield Nuclear Monitoring
Project Number NA0003525