Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress

Bunger, Andrew; Higgins, Joshua; Huang, Yao; Kelley, Mark

doi:10.15121/1923003

Title: Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress

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Core-based in-situ stress estimation, Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity (labTUV) data, and Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA) data for Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32 using triaxial ultrasonic velocity and deformation rate analysis. Report documenting a multi-component approach to characterizing in-situ stress at the U.S. DOE FORGE EGS site: laboratory, modeling and field measurement. Core-based methods for in-situ stress estimation were applied using samples from 5 intervals within the Utah FORGE 16A(78)-32 well. At three of these locations, Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity (labTUV) tests were performed, resulting in experimentally-determined relationships between wave velocities and stresses. Non-monotonic increase in the velocity-stress relationships are inferred provide evidence of stress history and are therefore used to estimate in-situ stress magnitudes. Additionally, Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA) tests were run on core plugs from various orientations at each of the 5 sampling locations. These, too, provide evidence of stress history based on stress-strain behavior. A novel Weight of Evidence (WoE) method was developed as a means of synthesizing in-situ stress evidence from these two types of tests. Results indicate the minimum horizontal stress gradient ranges from 0.58 psi/ft to 0.69 psi/ft, with 4 of the 5 values between 0.66 psi/ft and 0.69 psi/ft. The vertical stress gradient ranges from 1.05 psi/ftmore »« less

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; Higgins, Joshua; Huang, Yao; Kelley, Mark

Battelle Memorial Institute

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 13 04:00:00 UTC 2022

Other Number(s):: 1438

DOE Contract Number:: EE0007080

Research Org.:: DOE Geothermal Data Repository; Battelle Memorial Institute

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-4G)

Collaborations:: Battelle Memorial Institute

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 16A78-32; Characterization; DRA; Deformation Rate Analysis; EGS; FORGE; Field Measurement; In-Situ Stress; Laboratory; Modeling; Stress Test; TUV; Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity; Utah FORGE; Weight of Evidence; Well Data; WoE; energy; geophysics; geothermal

OSTI Identifier:: 1923003

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/1923003

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                    Bunger, Andrew, Higgins, Joshua, Huang, Yao, and Kelley, Mark. Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
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                    Bunger, Andrew, Higgins, Joshua, Huang, Yao, & Kelley, Mark. Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1923003

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                    Bunger, Andrew, Higgins, Joshua, Huang, Yao, and Kelley, Mark. 2022.  
"Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1923003.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1923003. Pub date:Tue Dec 13 04:00:00 UTC 2022

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@article{osti_1923003,

  title        = {Utah FORGE 2439: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress},

  author       = {Bunger, Andrew and Higgins, Joshua and Huang, Yao and Kelley, Mark},

  abstractNote = {Core-based in-situ stress estimation, Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity (labTUV) data, and Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA) data for Utah FORGE well 16A(78)-32 using triaxial ultrasonic velocity and deformation rate analysis. Report documenting a multi-component approach to characterizing in-situ stress at the U.S. DOE FORGE EGS site: laboratory, modeling and field measurement. Core-based methods for in-situ stress estimation were applied using samples from 5 intervals within the Utah FORGE 16A(78)-32 well. At three of these locations, Triaxial Ultrasonic Velocity (labTUV) tests were performed, resulting in experimentally-determined relationships between wave velocities and stresses. Non-monotonic increase in the velocity-stress relationships are inferred provide evidence of stress history and are therefore used to estimate in-situ stress magnitudes. Additionally, Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA) tests were run on core plugs from various orientations at each of the 5 sampling locations. These, too, provide evidence of stress history based on stress-strain behavior. A novel Weight of Evidence (WoE) method was developed as a means of synthesizing in-situ stress evidence from these two types of tests. Results indicate the minimum horizontal stress gradient ranges from 0.58 psi/ft to 0.69 psi/ft, with 4 of the 5 values between 0.66 psi/ft and 0.69 psi/ft. The vertical stress gradient ranges from 1.05 psi/ft to 1.12 psi/ft, with 4 of the 5 zones given results between 1.09 psi/ft and 1.12 psi/ft. The maximum horizontal stress gradient ranges from 0.98 psi/ft to 1.34 psi/ft, with 4 of the 5 zones falling between 0.98 psi/ft and 1.24 psi/ft. The stress regime thus appears to be on the edge between normal faulting and strike-slip faulting, potentially flipping back and forth between the two regimes due to variability of rock properties, structures such as faults, and/or thermal anomalies.},

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