This is intended to be an open Forum to present modeling and simulation, both completed and planned activities being conducted by the Utah FORGE Team.
Schedule and topics of webinars
| Dates | Topic | Presenter | Registration Link | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2021 | Accessing Heat and Fluid Flow in Doublet Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) | Pranay Asai and Robert Podgorney | LINK | |
| May 19, 2021 | An overview of Modeling and Simulation related to Utah FORGE research awards | Robert Podgorney | LINK | |
| July 21, 2021 11 AM MDT | Utah FORGE DFN model file availability on GDR | Aleta Finnila (Golder) | LINK | |
| August 18, 2021 | Microseismic monitoring and risk mitigation plan for the first Utah FORGE stimulations at the toe of 16A-32 | Ben Dyer (GeoEnergie Suisse) | LINK | |
| September 15, 2021 | Utah FORGE site field update and Utah FORGE 16A-78-32 stimulation modeling | Aleta Finnila (Golder) and Branko Damjanac (Itasca)/Pengju Xing (UofU) | LINK | |
| October 20, 2021 | Ground acceleration modeling from potential induced seismicity | Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL) | LINK | |
| November 17, 2021 | Hybrid fracture/matrix modeling for well completion options evaluation | Lynn Munday and Somayajulu L. N. Dhulipala (INL) | LINK | |
| December 15th, 2021 | Impact of injection rate ramp-up on nucleation and arrest of dynamic fault slip | Federico Ciardo (ETH-Zurich) | ||
| January 19, 2022 | 2021 Utah FORGE modeling summary and 2022 look ahead | Robert Podgorney (INL) |
*** Please note each Forum requires a pre-registration
Forums held in 2020
| Dates | Topic | Presenter | Registration Link | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2020 | Modeling and Simulation Forum: Introduction and Overview | Rob Podgorney (INL) | LINK | |
| May 20, 2020 | Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Patterns in the FORGE Reservoir Using Multiple Stochastic DFN Realizations and Variable Stress Conditions | Aleta Finnila (Golder) | LINK | |
| June 17, 2020 | Injection Testing and Stress Measurements | Pengju Xing (EGI) & John McLennan (EGI) | ||
| PLEASE NOTE going forward the forums are moving to an every other month format | ||||
| August 19, 2020 | Coupled Simulations of Well and Reservoir Thermal Hydraulics | Rob Podgorney and David Andrs (INL) | LINK | |
| October 28, 2020 | Back-analysis of injection tests in zone 2 on well 58-32 | Branko Damjanac, Pengju Xing, John McLennan | LINK | |
In support of the Forum, details on the reference earth and native state models can be found at the following links: