Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025
This dataset contains results from nine triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory on samples from FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The primary objectives of this work were to determine the shear strength in both intact and residual states, evaluate dilation against displacement, assess permeability in relation to displacement, time, and normal stress, understand the relationship between aperture and normal stress, and monitor the effluent chemistry as a function of time. The data includes time-series measurements of stress, displacement, permeability, and effluent chemistry, with and without experimental dilution corrections. Additional materials include profilometry data, photographic documentation of the experimental setups and apparatus, and test notes.
The dataset is organized into folders corresponding to each test, containing hydromechanical data, effluent chemistry measurements, and images. The hydromechanical data consists of detailed time-series records capturing parameters such as shear force, confining pressure, permeability, and temperature. Effluent chemistry data tracks fluid composition changes over time. Also included are conference papers, presentation slides, and a summary document outlining the experiments.
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AB - This dataset contains results from nine triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory on samples from FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The primary objectives of this work were to determine the shear strength in both intact and residual states, evaluate dilation against displacement, assess permeability in relation to displacement, time, and normal stress, understand the relationship between aperture and normal stress, and monitor the effluent chemistry as a function of time. The data includes time-series measurements of stress, displacement, permeability, and effluent chemistry, with and without experimental dilution corrections. Additional materials include profilometry data, photographic documentation of the experimental setups and apparatus, and test notes.
The dataset is organized into folders corresponding to each test, containing hydromechanical data, effluent chemistry measurements, and images. The hydromechanical data consists of detailed time-series records capturing parameters such as shear force, confining pressure, permeability, and temperature. Effluent chemistry data tracks fluid composition changes over time. Also included are conference papers, presentation slides, and a summary document outlining the experiments.
AU - Frash, Luke
A2 - K C, Bijay
A3 - Iyare, Uwaila
A4 - Meng, Meng
A5 - Li, Wenfeng
A6 - Madenova, Yerkezhan
A7 - Qiquan, Xiong
A8 - Smith, Meghan
A9 - Kroll, Kayla
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/2531105
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Utah FORGE
KW - triaxial core testing
KW - triaxial shear testing
KW - triaxial testing
KW - Los Alamos
KW - LANL
KW - Lawrence Livermore
KW - core testing
KW - core fracture testing
KW - injection
KW - geochemistry
KW - EGS
KW - shear strength
KW - triaxial
KW - permeability
KW - effluent chemistry
KW - surface roughness
KW - profilometry
KW - slickensides
KW - dilation
KW - fracture compressibility
KW - high temperature
KW - triaxial direct shear
KW - rock mechanics
KW - stress-strain behavior
KW - hydromechanical data
KW - laboratory testing
KW - geomechanics
KW - well 16A78-32
KW - rock deformation
LA - English
DA - 2025/02/28
PY - 2025
PB - Los Alamos National Laboratory
T1 - Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/2531105
ER -
Frash, Luke, et al. Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025 . Los Alamos National Laboratory, 28 February, 2025, GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/2531105.
Frash, L., K C, B., Iyare, U., Meng, M., Li, W., Madenova, Y., Qiquan, X., Smith, M., & Kroll, K. (2025). Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025 . [Data set]. GDR. Los Alamos National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/2531105
Frash, Luke, Bijay K C, Uwaila Iyare, Meng Meng, Wenfeng Li, Yerkezhan Madenova, Xiong Qiquan, Meghan Smith, and Kayla Kroll. Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025 . Los Alamos National Laboratory, February, 28, 2025. Distributed by GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/2531105
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8367,
title = {Utah FORGE: Triaxial Direct Shear Results - February 2025 },
author = {Frash, Luke and K C, Bijay and Iyare, Uwaila and Meng, Meng and Li, Wenfeng and Madenova, Yerkezhan and Qiquan, Xiong and Smith, Meghan and Kroll, Kayla},
abstractNote = {This dataset contains results from nine triaxial direct shear tests conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory on samples from FORGE Well 16A(78)-32. The primary objectives of this work were to determine the shear strength in both intact and residual states, evaluate dilation against displacement, assess permeability in relation to displacement, time, and normal stress, understand the relationship between aperture and normal stress, and monitor the effluent chemistry as a function of time. The data includes time-series measurements of stress, displacement, permeability, and effluent chemistry, with and without experimental dilution corrections. Additional materials include profilometry data, photographic documentation of the experimental setups and apparatus, and test notes.
The dataset is organized into folders corresponding to each test, containing hydromechanical data, effluent chemistry measurements, and images. The hydromechanical data consists of detailed time-series records capturing parameters such as shear force, confining pressure, permeability, and temperature. Effluent chemistry data tracks fluid composition changes over time. Also included are conference papers, presentation slides, and a summary document outlining the experiments.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1718},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {GDR, Los Alamos National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/2531105},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-23},
doi = {10.15121/2531105}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/2531105
Details
Data from Feb 28, 2025
Last updated Mar 18, 2025
Submitted Mar 3, 2025
Organization
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Contact
Luke Frash
505.667.1260
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1718Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, triaxial core testing, triaxial shear testing, triaxial testing, Los Alamos, LANL, Lawrence Livermore, core testing, core fracture testing, injection, geochemistry, EGS, shear strength, triaxial, permeability, effluent chemistry, surface roughness, profilometry, slickensides, dilation, fracture compressibility, high temperature, triaxial direct shear, rock mechanics, stress-strain behavior, hydromechanical data, laboratory testing, geomechanics, well 16A78-32, rock deformationDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080