Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations
This report presents geodetic observations from the April 2024 stimulations at the Utah FORGE site, as part of LBNL FORGE Project 3-2535. It focuses on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) data from an optical fiber in well 16B, capturing localized strain linked to fracture propagation during several stimulation stages. DSS signals correlate well with injection timing and pressure, particularly during early stages like 3R. Microseismic data show spatial alignment with strain observations, supporting interpretations of fracture development. In contrast, InSAR analysis using Sentinel-1 data from 2019-2025 reveals no clear surface deformation.
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AB - This report presents geodetic observations from the April 2024 stimulations at the Utah FORGE site, as part of LBNL FORGE Project 3-2535. It focuses on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) data from an optical fiber in well 16B, capturing localized strain linked to fracture propagation during several stimulation stages. DSS signals correlate well with injection timing and pressure, particularly during early stages like 3R. Microseismic data show spatial alignment with strain observations, supporting interpretations of fracture development. In contrast, InSAR analysis using Sentinel-1 data from 2019-2025 reveals no clear surface deformation.
AU - Vasco, Donald
A2 - Wang, Kang
A3 - Burgmann, Roland
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Utah FORGE
KW - EGS
KW - distributed strain sensing
KW - DSS
KW - fiber-optic sensing
KW - microseismicity
KW - fracture stimulation
KW - geodetic monitoring
KW - InSAR
KW - subsurface deformation
KW - hydraulic fracturing
KW - seismicity
KW - fracture modeling
KW - reservoir characterization
KW - technical report
KW - processed data
KW - April 2024
KW - stimulation
LA - English
DA - 2025/04/28
PY - 2025
PB - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T1 - Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8402
ER -
Vasco, Donald, et al. Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 28 April, 2025, GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1734.
Vasco, D., Wang, K., & Burgmann, R. (2025). Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations. [Data set]. GDR. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1734
Vasco, Donald, Kang Wang, and Roland Burgmann. Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April, 28, 2025. Distributed by GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1734
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8402,
title = {Utah FORGE 3-2535: Report on Geodetic Observations of Fracture Development During April 2024 Stimulations},
author = {Vasco, Donald and Wang, Kang and Burgmann, Roland},
abstractNote = {This report presents geodetic observations from the April 2024 stimulations at the Utah FORGE site, as part of LBNL FORGE Project 3-2535. It focuses on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) data from an optical fiber in well 16B, capturing localized strain linked to fracture propagation during several stimulation stages. DSS signals correlate well with injection timing and pressure, particularly during early stages like 3R. Microseismic data show spatial alignment with strain observations, supporting interpretations of fracture development. In contrast, InSAR analysis using Sentinel-1 data from 2019-2025 reveals no clear surface deformation.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1734},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {GDR, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1734},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-30}
}
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Data from Apr 28, 2025
Last updated Apr 30, 2025
Submitted Apr 28, 2025
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Contact
David Alumbaugh
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Keywords
geothermal, energy, Utah FORGE, EGS, distributed strain sensing, DSS, fiber-optic sensing, microseismicity, fracture stimulation, geodetic monitoring, InSAR, subsurface deformation, hydraulic fracturing, seismicity, fracture modeling, reservoir characterization, technical report, processed data, April 2024, stimulationDOE Project Details
Project Name Utah FORGE
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0007080
