What exactly are the rock types that make up the underground laboratory of Utah FORGE? In this webinar, Dr. Clay Jones describes the geology of the site and surrounding area and the findings from core and cutting analyses of deep wells!
Utah FORGE Modeling & Simulation Forum #10
“Utah FORGE site field update and well 16A(78)-32 stimulation modeling”
Presented by: Aleta Finnila (Golder), Branko Damjanac (Itasca), Pengju Xing (UofU)
September 15, 2021 at 11 am MDT
Join us to learn about current activities at the Utah FORGE site and progress of the first deep deviated well 16A(78)-32 stimulation modeling.
This is the 10th forum of the series and is intended to have an open format to present modeling and simulation, both completed and planned, as well as activities being conducted by the Utah FORGE Team.
This webinar has been recorded and is available for viewing.
To follow along with the slides, the pdf of the presentation is available for download HERE
For previous forums and for the upcoming schedule check out the Modeling and Simulation FORUM page
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