The Utah FORGE project began in 2015 and has produced significant achievements in geology, geophysics, and well engineering. To date there have been seven wells drilled including 58-32, a deep vertical well, 16A(78)-32 (injection) and 16B(78)-32 (production) – two highly deviated deep wells, and 68-32, 78-32, 78-32B, and 56-32 which are deep seismic monitoring wells. Stimulation tests and fracture modeling have been accomplished on 58-32 and 16A(78)-32. Seismicity has been monitored throughout the drilling and testing programs. All data collected during ongoing research at the site and by the R&D recipients are free and publicly available and stored on the Geothermal Data Repository.
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Explore the Utah FORGE wells. Find general data below, or click on the image markers to learn about each individual well.
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Utah FORGE has successfully stimulated wells 16A(78)-32 (injection) and 16B(78)-32 (production). A 9-hour circulation test that followed stimulation proved fluid flow and energy transfer from an Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) reservoir in hot dry granite – a major breakthrough for the industry.
The University of Utah, in support of the Department of Energy’s (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) offers solicitations for advancing Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technologies.
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View R&D projects (and their data) that are participating in Utah FORGE.
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View Utah FORGE water chemistry and ground water Data.
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A robust, three-dimensional earth model incorporating existing/historical data and newly collected geologic information has been developed.
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View historical and newly collected geologic data.
View detailed data regarding each seismic well.
EGS reservoir monitoring at Utah FORGE is accomplished using seismic instrumentation of deep boreholes.
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Geospatial data is critical for all types of geothermal exploration. Early in the Utah FORGE project a number of geospatial datasets were produced for planning.
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View reports related to the Utah FORGE Project.
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