Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments

Wang, Junpeng; Elsworth, Derek; Eijsink, Agathe

doi:10.15121/2483881

Title: Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments

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This dataset contains experimental data from fluid injection experiments conducted to investigate the influence of temperature on fracture seismicity. The experiments were performed on granite samples from Utah FORGE. The samples were prepared with a 30-degree inclined fracture and subjected to controlled stress and temperature conditions. Data were collected under three distinct temperature settings: 24 C, 78 C, and 137 C. During the experiments, a constant confining pressure of 10 MPa and a constant shear stress at 80% of the shear strength of the sample were maintained. Pore pressure was incrementally increased at a rate of 300 kPa every three minutes to simulate fluid injection. Temperature was raised rapidly and then stabilized for the duration of each test. The dataset includes shear stress and displacement measurements under each temperature condition, along with supplementary figures illustrating the experimental setup and time-series plots of pressures and temperature.

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Wang, Junpeng; Elsworth, Derek; Eijsink, Agathe

Pennsylvania State University

Publication Date:: Thu Feb 29 04:00:00 UTC 2024

Other Number(s):: 1696

DOE Contract Number:: EE0007080

Research Org.:: DOE Geothermal Data Repository; Pennsylvania State University

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

Collaborations:: Pennsylvania State University

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; EGS; Utah FORGE; displacement; energy; experimental geomechanics; fluid injection; fracture mechanics; fracture seismicity; geomechanics; geothermal; granite; high temperature rock mechanics; pore pressure; raw data; seismicity; shear stress; stimulation; temperature

OSTI Identifier:: 2483881

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/2483881

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                    Wang, Junpeng, Elsworth, Derek, and Eijsink, Agathe. Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments.  United States: N. p., 2024. 
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                    Wang, Junpeng, Elsworth, Derek, & Eijsink, Agathe. Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/2483881

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                    Wang, Junpeng, Elsworth, Derek, and Eijsink, Agathe. 2024.  
"Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/2483881.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2483881. Pub date:Thu Feb 29 04:00:00 UTC 2024

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  title        = {Utah FORGE: Temperature-Dependent Fracture Seismicity from Fluid Injection Experiments},

  author       = {Wang, Junpeng and Elsworth, Derek and Eijsink, Agathe},

  abstractNote = {This dataset contains experimental data from fluid injection experiments conducted to investigate the influence of temperature on fracture seismicity. The experiments were performed on granite samples from Utah FORGE. The samples were prepared with a 30-degree inclined fracture and subjected to controlled stress and temperature conditions. Data were collected under three distinct temperature settings: 24 C, 78 C, and 137 C. During the experiments, a constant confining pressure of 10 MPa and a constant shear stress at 80% of the shear strength of the sample were maintained. Pore pressure was incrementally increased at a rate of 300 kPa every three minutes to simulate fluid injection. Temperature was raised rapidly and then stabilized for the duration of each test. The dataset includes shear stress and displacement measurements under each temperature condition, along with supplementary figures illustrating the experimental setup and time-series plots of pressures and temperature.},

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