Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Cuttings X-Ray Diffraction Data
X-ray diffraction (XRD) results from cuttings samples collected during drilling of Utah FORGE well 16B(78)-32. The dataset includes XRD data for 77 samples taken between 3,120 and 10,977 feet measured depth (from the Kelly Bushing, 31 feet above ground level), with sampling intervals primarily at 100-foot spacing. Mineral abundances are reported in weight percent, rounded to the nearest whole number. Entries marked "tr" (trace) indicate a mineral presence below one weight percent, detection only in the clay-sized fraction, or identification in low abundance through petrographic analysis.
Citation Formats
Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah. (2025). Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Cuttings X-Ray Diffraction Data [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1731.
Jones, Clay, and . Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Cuttings X-Ray Diffraction Data. United States: N.p., 20 Apr, 2025. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1731.
Jones, Clay, & . Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Cuttings X-Ray Diffraction Data. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1731
Jones, Clay, and . 2025. "Utah FORGE: Well 16B(78)-32 Cuttings X-Ray Diffraction Data". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1731.
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Data from Apr 20, 2025
Last updated Apr 21, 2025
Submitted Apr 20, 2025
Organization
Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Contact
Clay Jones
801.585.7971
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https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1731Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, well 16B, well 16B78-32, XRD, X-ray, X-ray diffraction, mineralogy, minerals, petrography, well cuttings analysis, mineral abundance, trace minerals, weight percent, subsurface geology, geology, rock cuttings, measured depth, Kelly Bushing, processed data, EGSDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
