Stanford Geothermal Workshop
February 10-12, 2025

This schedule is FINAL but may be updated if we learn of cancellations or time conflicts.


Monday 10th February 2025
08:30 am. SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION/OPENING [Add to calendar]
Chair: Roland Horne

(0) "Introduction to the 50th Stanford Geothermal Workshop," [Presenter: Roland Horne], Roland HORNE [Paper]

(1) "Current Activities at the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE)," [Presenter: Joseph Moore], Joseph MOORE, John MCLENNAN, Kristine PANKOW, Robert PODGORNEY, James RUTLEDGE, Peter MEIER, Ben DYER, Dimitrios KARVOUNIS, Falko BETHMANN, Pengju XING, Benjamin BARKER, Clay JONES, Stuart SIMMONS, Branko DAMJANAC, Aleta FINNILA, Dana JURICK [Abstract]

(2) "Update on Fervo Energy’s EGS Development Projects," [Presenter: Jack Norbeck], Jack NORBECK, Timothy LATIMER, Christian GRADL [Abstract]

(3) "Update on the US Department of Energy Geothermal Activities," [Presenter: Lauren Boyd], Lauren BOYD [Abstract]


10:00 am BREAK

10:30 am. SESSION 2(A): EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 1
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Chair: Hafssa Tounsi

(4) "Horizontal Hydrothermal Wells: an Idea Whose Time Has Come," Greg LEVEILLE [Paper]

(5) "The Lithium Valley Project," [Presenter: Eva Schill], Eva SCHILL, Margaret M. BUSSE, William T. STRINGFELLOW, John O’SULLIVAN, Margaret SLATTERY, Peter NICO, Michael A. MCKIBBEN, Maryjo BROUNCE, Patrick DOBSON and The Lithium Valley Team [Paper]

(6) "Drilling Target Mapping at Newberry with Passive Seismic Permeable Fracture Imaging (PFI)," [Presenter: Peter Malin], Jeff EPPING, Tom FLEURE, Peter MALIN, Austin MATHEWS, William McLAIN, Charles SICKING, Anastasia STROUJKOVA [Paper]

(7) "Co-producing Geothermal Power from Oil and Gas Operations: A Case Study from Alberta, Canada," [Presenter: Lisa Mueller], Alireza ASLANI, Vince NG, Lisa MUELLER [Paper]

(8) "Advective Flow in a Conductivity-Dominated Crust: an Example from FORGE," [Presenter: Peter Malin], Peter LEARY, Peter MALIN [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 2(B): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Erick Burns

(9) "Quantifying Geothermal Energy Potential: Numerical Reservoir Modeling of the Massepe Geothermal Field in South Sulawesi, Indonesia," [Presenter: Michael Gravatt], Fikri RAHMANSYAH, Michael GRAVATT, John O’SULLIVAN, Ken DEKKERS [Paper]

(10) "Next Generation Reservoir Modeling for Geothermal Energy and Lithium Recovery," Colleen BARTON, William PETTITT, Tim SALTER, Elena MEYER, Christopher HARPER, Ehsaan NASIR, Amir MORADI, Danny SIMS, William OSBORN, Robert MOORE [Paper]

(11) "Simulation of Pressure Response in Geothermal Reservoirs by an Updated Lumped Parameter Method – Hjalteyri Case Study," [Presenter: Saeunn Halldorsdottir], Sæunn HALLDORSDOTTIR, Kjartan MARTEINSSON, Thorsteinn EGILSON, Bjarni GAUTASON, Helga TULINIUS, Gunnar THORGILSSON, Rognvaldur MAGNUSSON and Gudni AXELSSON [Paper]

(12) "Analyzing the Impact of Mineral Precipitation from Geothermal Water on the Injectivity of Wells," [Presenter: Pawel Wojnarowski], Leszek PAJĄK, Paweł WOJNAROWSKI, Barbara TOMASZEWSKA [Paper]

(13) "Hydraulic Fractures Are Pressure Relief Valves," [Presenter: Luke Frash], Luke P. FRASH [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 2(C): GEOCHEMISTRY 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Santiago Rocha Montoya

(14) "The Role of Ammonia in the Coso Geothermal Field," Cliff BUCK [Paper]

(15) "Hydrothermal Alteration Role on Lithium Mobility in a Geothermal Reservoir: Geochemical Analyses of Deep Granite in the Upper Rhine Graben," [Presenter: David Fries], David FRIES, Carole GLAAS, Albert GENTER [Paper]

(16) "Insights Into the Geochemical Characteristics of Fe-rich Siliceous Scale Deposits Precipitated from Geothermal Water on Atmospheric Silencers at the Menengai Geothermal Field, Kenya," [Presenter: Leakey Auko], Leakey AUKO, Kotaro YONEZU, Takushi YOKOYAMA, Saefudin JUHRI, Jeremiah KIPNGOK, Stephen ONYANGO [Paper]

(17) "Advance in Radiogenic Hot Dry Rock,SE-China," [Presenter: Zhanxue Sun], Zhanxue SUN,Andong WANG, Gongxin CHEN, Tangwei LIU, Xinghua SHI,He Ting [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 2(D): FIELD STUDIES 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Wanju Yuan

(18) "Small Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) and Thermal Cameras in Geothermal Exploration and Operational Fields; a Review of UAS Equipment and Case Study at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada USA," [Presenter: Courtney Brailo], Courtney BRAILO, Madeline CHURCHILL, Tiara BECHTOLD, Robin ZUZA, Kelly BLAKE [Paper]

(19) "Putting the Potential of Deep Borehole Heat Exchangers Into Perspective: a Gas Well Repurposing Case Study, Onshore in the UK," [Presenter: Gioia Falcone], Gioia FALCONE, Christopher S. BROWN, Isa KOLO, William NIBBS, Bob HARRISON [Paper]

(20) "Time-lapse Gravity and Self-potential Measurements for Reservoir Monitoring in the Wasabizawa Geothermal Field, Japan," [Presenter: Takuya Horikawa], Takuya HORIKAWA, Hiroki GOTO, Yuki KANO, Yasuaki MURATA, Shigetaka NAKANISHI, Kakeru SAKAMOTO, Toru TAKEYAMA [Paper]

(21) "Improvement of the Reservoir Model Using the Well-based Data and Geophysical Exploration Data in the Wasabizawa Field, Japan," [Presenter: Yuki Kano], Yuki KANO, Takuya HORIKAWA, Shigetaka NAKANISHI, Kakeru SAKAMOTO, Toru TAKEYAMA [Paper]

(22) "Characterization of Surface Area to Volume Ratio of Fractured Rocks for Temperature Transient: Laboratory and Field Methods," T. KUO, H. KUOCHEN, W. CHEN [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH

01:30 pm. SESSION 3(A): FORGE 1
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Chair: Stuart Simmons

(23) "Estimating Mineral Scaling and Porosity Alterations During the Circulation Test at Utah-FORGE Site Using Reactive Transport Modeling," [Presenter: Ram Kumar], Ram KUMAR, Mengnan LI, Lynn B. MUNDAY, Stuart SIMMONS, Robert SMITH, Travis MCLING, Robert PODGORNEY [Paper]

(24) "High-Temperature Triaxial Direct Shear Testing for Utah FORGE," [Presenter: Bijay K C], Bijay K C, Luke P. FRASH, Uwaila C. IYARE, Wenfeng LI, Yerkezhan MADENOVA, Megan SMITH, Kayla KROLL [Paper]

(25) "Characterizing In-Situ Stresses at Utah FORGE Using a Multi-Component Approach Combining Laboratory Experiments, Field Measurements, Physics‐Based Modeling, and Machine Learning Methods," [Presenter: Guanyi Lu], Guanyi LU, Ayyaz MUSTAFA, Andrew BUNGER [Paper]

(26) "DAS Moment Tensor Inversion Analysis for Microseismic Events Observed During the 2023 Circulation Tests at Utah FORGE," [Presenter: Ismael Vera Rodriguez], Ismael VERA RODRIGUEZ, Thomas COLEMAN, David PODRASKY, Carlos MALDANER, Yuanyuan MA, Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN [Paper]

(27) "Spatial Variations in Seismic Anisotropy in Enhanced Geothermal Systems at FORGE, Utah," [Presenter: Jaewoo Kim], Jaewoo KIM and Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 3(B): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Dayo Akindipe

(28) "Updated Modelling of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field," [Presenter: John OSullivan], Theo RENAUD, Adrian CROUCHER, Ken DEKKERS, Michael GRAVATT, Michael O\'SULLIVAN, Joris POPINEAU, Jeremy RIFFAULT, Ryan TONKIN, John O\'SULLIVAN [Paper]

(29) "Sub-surface Analysis for Geothermal Hot Water System for Morgantown, West Virginia," [Presenter: Sai Kiran Yerravally], Ikponmwosa Bright IYEGBEKEDO, Sai Kiran YERRAVALLY, Ebrahim FATHI, Nagasree GARAPATI [Paper]

(30) "Fast Marching Method: A New Paradigm for Rapid Simulation of Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Chin Hsiang Chan], Chin-Hsiang CHAN, Akhil DATTA-GUPTA, Roman J. SHOR [Paper]

(31) "Assessing the Ensemble Smoother with Multiple Data Assimilation for Subsurface Fluvial Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Guofeng SONG], Guofeng SONG, Sebastian GEIGER, Denis VOSKOV, Hemmo A. ABELS, Philip J. VARDON [Paper]

(32) "Elimination of the Thermal Lift Effect from Pumping Observations in Deep Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Maciej Miecznik], Maciej MIECZNIK, Leszek PAJĄK, Karol PIERZCHAŁA, Beata KĘPIŃSKA [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 3(C): GENERAL 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Laura Chiaramonte

(33) "Geothermal Exploration Strategy in Turkiye," [Presenter: Coskun Bulut], Coskun BULUT [Paper]

(34) "Environmental Evaluation of Geothermal Heating Plant in Poland," [Presenter: Michal Kaczmarczyk], Michał KACZMARCZYK, Anna SOWIŻDŻAŁ, Barbara TOMASZEWSKA [Paper]

(35) "Geothermal Exploration Through Deep Exploratory Slimholes: Singapore's Perspective," [Presenter: Jonathan Poh], Alessandro ROMAGNOLI, Jonathan POH, Tobias MASSIER, Hendrik TJIAWI, Wei WU, Anurag CHIDIRE, Dazhao LU, Jerry CHAN, Lizhong YANG, Jian Wei Mark LIM, Cliff Khiok Eng CHUA [Paper]

(36) "Assessing Industry Challenges for High-Temperature Subsurface Instrumentation," [Presenter: Andrew Wright], Andrew WRIGHT [Paper]

(37) "Risk Assessment of Shallow Oil and Gas Well to Geothermal Well Conversion," [Presenter: Catalin Teodoriu], Alex MCSHERIDAN, Khizar ABID, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 3(D): GEOPHYSICS 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Nori Nakata

(38) "2D and 3D Interpretation of Magnetic Survey Data in the Presence of Reversely Magnetized Rocks," [Presenter: Jeff Witter], Jeffrey B. WITTER [Paper]

(39) "Towards Multi-scale Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Constitutive Models: Experiments on Thermal Cracking Under Stress with Near-field Acoustic Data," Benjamin HOLTZMAN, Hoagy O’GHAFFARI, Eric BEAUCÉ, Tushar MITTAL, Anna BARTH, UIrich MOK, Matěj PEČ [Paper]

(40) "Curie Point Depth Analysis for Assessment of Supercritical Carbon Recycle CO2 Geothermal Power Generation," [Presenter: Yasukuni Okubo], Yasukuni OKUBO, Shoichi YAMANO, Shunsuke AKAZAWA, Kazumi OSATO, Amane TERAI [Paper]

(41) "Summary of Results from Monitoring the Geysers with Passive Seismic and Repeat Magnetotelluric Measurements (2021-2023)," Jared PEACOCK, Roland GRITTO, David ALUMBAUGH, Evan UM, Craig HARTLINE, Craig ULRICH [Paper]

(42) "Seismic Exploration at the TP-2 Geothermal Borehole in Takigami Geothermal Field in Japan Using the DFOS (Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing) System," [Presenter: Junzo Kasahara], Junzo KASAHARA, Yoko HASADA, Shigetsugu FURUYA, Masahiro HIMAZAKIi Hitoshi MIKADA, Hiroshi OHNUMA and Yasuhiro FUJISE [Paper]


15:30 pm BREAK

04:00 pm. SESSION 4(A): FORGE 2
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Chair: Pengju Xing

(43) "Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing Deployment in a Deep EGS Production Well at Utah FORGE: Early Results and Lessons Learned," [Presenter: Jonathan Ajo-Franklin], Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN, Matthew BECKER, Michal CHARMARCZUK, Thomas COLEMAN, Julia CORREA, Barry FREIFELD, Jaewoo KIM, Ahmad GHASSEMI, Yuanyuan MA, Xiaoyu ZHU, Carlos MALDANER, David PODRASKY, Michelle ROBERTSON, Ismael Vera RODRIGUEZ, Fu YIN, and The FOGMORE Team [Paper]

(44) "High-Pressure and High-Temperature Testing Protocol with Focus on Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Jorge Alvarez], Jorge Andres ALVAREZ ESCOBAR, Eduardo Andres PABA VEGA, Jose ARAMENDIZ, Khizar ABID, Yosafat ESQUITIN, Ricardo REVES VASQUEZ, Leonardo ROCHA DE QUEIROZ, Alberto TOLEDO VELAZCO, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]

(45) "Results of the Vertical Electromagnetic Profiler (VEMP) Survey at the Utah FORGE Site," [Presenter: Michael Wilt], David ALUMBAUGH, Michael WILT, Edward NICHOLS, Evan UM, Kasumi OSATO, Takashi OKABE, Masami HYODO, Keith PICKET, and Noah PERKOVICH [Paper]

(46) "Field Deployment Updates on Geochemistry-based Wireline Tool to Characterize Fractures in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Wells," [Presenter: Melanie Schneider], Sarah SAUSAN, Melanie SCHNEIDER, Marshall HARTUNG, Roland HORNE, Alfred H. COCHRANE, Jiann-cherng SU, Andrew A. WRIGHT, Taylor MYERS, Joseph POPE, Joshua TAFOYA [Paper]

(47) "Performance Analysis of Novel Metal Expandable Openhole Packers for High-Temperature Geothermal Wells: A Case Study of Utah FORGE," [Presenter: Elvin Allahverdiyev], Elvin ALLAHVERDIYEV, Jorge Andrés ÁLVAREZ ESCOBAR, Khizar ABID, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 4(B): DIRECT USE 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Kim Gunn Maver

(48) "The Geothermal District Heating Market: Challenges and Opportunities," Aniko TOTH, Miklos ANTICS, Tamas CSREFKO, David FENERTY [Paper]

(49) "An Economic Model for a Thermal Energy Network," [Presenter: Abra Gold], Liting JIANG, Abra GOLD, Juliet G. SIMPSON, Rebecca BARNEY, Guangdong ZHU [Paper]

(50) "Techno-Economics of Direct Use Geothermal Energy in Gippsland, Australia," Graeme BEARDSMORE, Rachel WEBSTER, Behzad RISMANCHI, Kristian GJOKA, Daryl BROOKE, Ashley HALL, Martin PUJOL, Barnaby BRUCE, Simon ST HILL [Paper]

(51) "Socio-Techno-Economic Feasibility of Deep Geothermal with EGS for Residential District Heating in the Northeastern United States," [Presenter: Koenraad Beckers], Koenraad BECKERS, Hannah PAULING, Jeff TESTER [Paper]

(52) "Estimate the Average Soil Thermal Conductivity and Grout Thermal Resistance from the Thermal Response Test Nonlinear Regression," [Presenter: Rodney Hurt], Xingru WU, Rodney HURT, Andrew EJENAKEVWE, Li SONG [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 4(C): GEOLOGY 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Andrew Sabin

(53) "Structural, Mineralogical, and Geophysical Data Implications for the Development of the Salton Sea Magma-Hydrothermal System," [Presenter: Danny Sims], Danny B. SIMS, Philip S. NEUHOFF, Denis L. NORTON [Paper]

(54) "Petrologic Validation of Exploration Geophysical Anomalies Utilizing Drill Core and Cuttings from the Don A. Campbell Geothermal System, Nevada, USA," [Presenter: Kurt Kraal], Kurt KRAAL, Mathew FOLSOM, Carmen WINN, Daniel FEUCHT, Ben DELWICHE, Nicholas HINZ, William CUMMING, Steve SEWELL, Christine DOWNS [Paper]

(55) "Importance of Linkage Zones for Geothermal Exploration in the Rio Grande Rift (Espanola and Santo Domingo Basins, New Mexico): Contribution of Analogue Modelling," [Presenter: Nicolas Dall Asta], Nicolas DALL'ASTA, Yoann DENELE, Vincent REGARD, Delphine ROUBY, Anne FRAYSSIGNES, Mael DERIAN, Stephane BONNET, Bastien HERMANT [Paper]

(56) "Analysis of Step-Overs (or Relay Ramps) in Normal Fault Systems in the Great Basin Region, Western USA: Implications for Geothermal Exploration and Development," Mary Hannah GIDDENS and James E. FAULDS [Paper]

(57) "Using Deep Learning to Map Quaternary Faults in Western USA," [Presenter: Bastien Hermant], Bastien HERMANT, Lauriane KIERSNOWSKI, Mathieu BELLANGER [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 4(D): RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 3 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Anthony Menzies

(58) "Quantifying the Benefit of NCG Reinjection on Geothermal Production Performance," John MURPHY, Eitan BERGER, Michael BERGER, Anton FITERMAN, Simon WEBBISON [Paper]

(59) "A Trust-region Based Sequential Implicit Nonlinear Solver for Geothermal Simulations," [Presenter: Sohail Waziri], Sohail WAZIRI, Hamdi TCHELEPI [Paper]

(60) "Historical Data Prediction for Geothermal Systems Using Data-Driven Modelling," [Presenter: Michael Gravatt], Daniel CLARK, Michael TEREKHIN, Andreas KEMPA-LIEHR, John O'SULLIVAN, Michael O'SULLIVAN, Michael GRAVATT [Paper]

(61) "EGS Well Test Analysis from the Perspective of Conventional Geothermal Reservoir Engineering," Richard HOLT [Paper]

(62) "The Use of Reversibly Sorbing Tracers for Characterizing Reservoir Fracture Surface Area in Engineered Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Peter Rose], Peter ROSE [Paper]


06:30 pm. SESSION T: Reception and Dinner [Add to calendar]
Chair: Roland Horne

Reception and Dinner

Tuesday 11th February 2025
08:00 am. SESSION 5(A): FORGE 3 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Mohammad Aljubran

(64) "Analysis of the 2024 Circulation Tests at Utah FORGE and the Response of Fiber Optic Sensing Data," [Presenter: Pengju Xing], Pengju XING, Kevin ENGLAND, Joseph MOORE, John MCLENNAN [Paper]

(65) "Pulse Interference Test (PIT) Conducted at the Utah FORGE Enhanced Geothermal Site, Wells 16A(78)-32 and 16B(78)-32, Milford Utah," Eduardo MARTINEZ, Matthew BECKER, Ahmad GHASSEMI, Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN, and The FOGMORE Team [Paper]

(66) "Modeling Near-Wellbore Tortuosity at Utah FORGE Site," [Presenter: Wei Fu], Wei FU, Branko DAMJANAC, Zorica RADAKOVIC-GUZINA, Robert PODGORNEY, John MCLENNAN [Paper]

(67) "A Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of Impact of DFN on Reservoir Stimulation at FORGE," [Presenter: Hafssa Tounsi], Hafssa TOUNSI, Branko DAMJANAC, Zorica RADAKOVIC-GUZINA, Wei FU, Aleta FINNILA, Pengju XING, Robert PODGORNEY [Paper]

(68) "A Novel Setup Facility for Geothermal Downhole Tools Testing and Qualifying," [Presenter: Eduardo Paba], Eduardo Andres PABA VEGA, Jorge Andres ALVAREZ ESCOBAR, Jose Jorge ARAMENDIZ PACHECO, Khizar ABID, Alberto TOLEDO VELAZCO, Yosafat ESQUITIN, Ricardo REVES VASQUES, Ramadan AHMED, and Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]


08:00 am. SESSION 5(B): FIELD STUDIES 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Aniko Toth

(69) "Fifty Years of Operation at the Ahuachapán Geothermal Field," [Presenter: Jose Erick Jimenez Majano], Jose Erick JIMENEZ MAJANO [Paper]

(70) "Conceptual and Numerical Models of the Laugarnes Geothermal Field, Reykjavík Iceland," [Presenter: Adolph Bravo], Adolph Jr BRAVO, Samuel SCOTT, Gunnar GUNNARSSON, Halldór PÁLSSON [Paper]

(71) "A Look Into Geothermal Discoveries Across the Western United States," [Presenter: Joel Edwards], Joel EDWARDS, Carl HOILAND, Connor SMITH, Aubry DEREUIL, Ognjen GRUJIC, Jacob LIPSCOMB, Rachel MORRISON [Paper]

(72) "Exploration for Blind Geothermal Systems in the Eastern Great Basin of Utah: an Update on the Lund North INGENIOUS Detailed Study Site," [Presenter: Nicole Hart-Wagoner], Christian L. HARDWICK, Eugene SZYMANSKI, Nicole HART-WAGONER, Shadrach ASHTON, Noah CHRISTENSEN, Tait E. EARNEY, James FAULDS, Jonathan GLEN, Adam HISCOCK, Stefan KIRBY, Tyler KNUDSEN, Skadi KOBE, Cary LINDSEY, Benjamin L. MORBECK, Jared PEACOCK, Grant REA-DOWNING, William D. SCHERMERHORN, Kayla SMITH [Paper]

(73) "Building on the Hawai‘i Play Fairway Project," [Presenter: Nicole Lautze], Nicole LAUTZE [Paper]


08:00 am. SESSION 5(C): PRODUCTION 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Peter Barnett

(74) "Sustaining Hot Spring Activity in the Vicinity of Geothermal Developments," [Presenter: Stuart Simmons], Stuart SIMMONS, Mark ROCKHOLD, Rebecca KREUZER [Paper]

(75) "Practical Experiences on Operating a Combined Geothermal Power Plant in Alaşehir Field," [Presenter: Hakki Aydin], Hakki AYDIN, Volkan KARAOGLAN, Ahmet YILMAZ, Arda EMRE, Huseyin GENCKAN [Paper]

(76) "Geoflowtest - A Portable Device for Realtime Monitoring of Geothermal Production Well Testing," [Presenter: Mohamad Husni Mubarok], Mohamad Husni MUBAROK, Ahmad YANI, Andi Joko NUGROHO, Tumpal Parulian NAINGGOLAN, Adhiguna Satya NUGRAHA, Muhamad Bayu SAPUTRA, Gamal HASTRIANSYAH, Benedict Amandus HANANTO, Dhimas Wahyu WIBOWO, Awang Rahmawan PRAKOSO [Paper]

(77) "A Screening Methodology for the Optimal Selection of AL Methods for Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Hakki Aydin], Hakki AYDIN, Betul YILDIRIM, Sukru MEREY [Paper]

(78) "Utilizing Nitrogen Lifting as an Alternative to Electrical Submersible Pumps in the Alaşehir Field, Turkey," [Presenter: Hakki Aydin], Hakki AYDIN, Umutcan CAMCI, Ali CEREN, Hüseyin DUNYA [Paper]


08:00 am. SESSION 5(D): GEOPHYSICS 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Michael Wilt

(79) "Forecasting Induced Seismicity Using Temporal Fusion Transformer: A Case Study in the Utah FORGE and Geysers Geothermal Fields," [Presenter: Nori Nakata], Nori NAKATA, Zhengfa BI [Paper]

(80) "Redistributed Seismicity at the Coso Geothermal Field Investigated Through Stress Changes from Fluid Production and Migration," Sui TUNG, Manoochehr SHIRZAEI, Timothy MASTERLARK, Herbert WANG, Wei-Chuang HUANG, Kurt FEIGL [Paper]

(81) "Preliminary Depth to Basement Modeling at Salton Sea, California," [Presenter: Jacob Anderson], Jacob ANDERSON, Jonathan GLEN, William SCHERMERHORN, Tait EARNEY, Benjamin MORBECK [Paper]

(82) "Conclusions from the WHOLESCALE Project at the Geothermal Field at San Emidio, Nevada, U.S," [Presenter: Kurt Feigl], Kurt L. FEIGL and Team WHOLESCALE [Paper]

(83) "Survey of Methods, Challenges, and Pathways Forward for Superhot Rock Characterization," [Presenter: Chanmaly Chhun], Chanmaly CHHUN, Rebecca PEARCE, Pascal CARACCIOLI SALINAS, Seth SALTIEL, Carolina MUNOZ SAEZ [Paper]


10:00 am BREAK

10:30 am. SESSION 6(A): EGS 1
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Chair: Graeme Beardsmore

(84) "Update on the Geology, Temperature, Fracturing, and Resource Potential at the Cape Geothermal Project Informed by Data Acquired from the Drilling of Additional Horizontal EGS Wells," [Presenter: Steven Fercho], Steven FERCHO, Jack NORBECK, Sireesh DADI, Gabe MATSON, Jarret BORELL, Emma MCCONVILLE, Susanna WEBB, Chris BOWIE, Greg RHODES [Paper]

(85) "Update of the 2008 Provisional Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Assessment for the Great Basin, USA," [Presenter: Erick Burns], Erick R. BURNS, Junyuan ZHANG, Hongbin ZHAN, and Colin F. WILLIAMS [Paper]

(86) "The United Downs Geothermal Power Plant, Cornwall, UK: Combining the Generation of Geothermal Electricity and Heat, with the Extraction of Critical Raw Materials," [Presenter: Thomas Olver], Thomas OLVER, Ryan LAW [Paper]

(87) "Project Update: Analysis of Two Sequential Near-Field Well Stimulations at Two Operating Geothermal Fields in Nevada," Logan HACKETT, John AKERLEY, Kelly BLAKE [Paper]

(88) "Rough Fracture Characterization in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): Numerical Simulation Updates," [Presenter: Sarah Sausan], Sarah SAUSAN, Roland HORNE [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 6(B): MODELING 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Ram Kumar

(89) "Introducing PFLOTRAN’s New Geothermal Fracture Model for Simulation of Geothermal Systems," Jennifer M. FREDERICK, Hannah S. GATZ-MILLER, and Tom S. LOWRY [Paper]

(90) "Tracer Return Analysis in Volsung Using Particle Tracking," [Presenter: Jonathon Clearwater], Peter FRANZ, Jonathon CLEARWATER, Tim MITCHELL, Ethan CHABORA [Paper]

(91) "Experiment and Modeling Study on the Multiphase Flow and Reactive Transport Under Supercritical Geothermal Conditions," Tianfu XU, Guanhong FENG, Yilong YUAN, Ye GONG, Chenghao ZHONG [Paper]

(92) "Comprehensive Evaluation of Geothermal Potential at Mount Ciremai Geothermal Field, Indonesia, Using Reservoir Modelling and Uncertainty Quantification Method," [Presenter: John OSullivan], Ari FUAD, Ken DEKKERS, Michael GRAVATT, Michael O'SULLIVAN, Bei NAGORO, John O'SULLIVAN [Paper]

(93) "A Unified Compositional Flow Model for Simulating Multiphase High-Enthalpy Geothermal Reservoirs," [Presenter: Micheal Oguntola], Micheal OGUNTOLA, Omar DURAN, Veljko LIPOVAC, Eirik KEILEGAVLEN, Inga BERRE [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 6(C): DRILLING 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Roman Shor

(94) "2025 Geothermal Drilling Cost Curves Update," [Presenter: Dayo Akindipe], Dayo AKINDIPE, Erik WITTER [Paper]

(95) "Evaluation of Drilling Performance at the Geysers with Machine Learning Methods Using Geologic Data," [Presenter: Pengju Xing], Pengju XING, Eric EDELMAN, Carlos VEGA-ORTIZ, Clay JONES, Stephen DEOREO, Mitch STARK, Justin WRIEDT, John MCLENNAN [Paper]

(96) "Geothermal Drilling Fluids: R&D and Field Trials for Conventional and Unconventional Geothermal Resources," John TUTTLE, Ron TATE [Paper]

(97) "Vacuumized Pipe-in-Pipe Solution for Efficient Geothermal Heat Extraction Everywhere for District Cooling and Heating and Industrial Usage," Kim Gunn MAVER [Paper]

(98) "Evaluation of Well Completion Configurations for Supercritical Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Elvin Allahverdiyev], Isabella OSORIO ACOSTA, Elvin ALLAHVERDIYEV, Eduardo Andres PABA VEGA, Khizar ABID, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 6(D): EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Eva Schill

(99) "Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES) - Technology Demonstration," [Presenter: Mike Umbro], Mike UMBRO, Eric BERGER, Paul HARNESS, Frank LAWRENCE, Loren J LEDERHOS [Paper]

(100) "Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs with Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES)," [Presenter: Jeffrey Winick], Jeffrey WINICK, Kevin KITZ, Andy ADAMS [Paper]

(101) "Predictive Modeling of Heat Storage in TU Delft Campus," [Presenter: Taylan AKIN], Taylan AKIN, David BRUHN, Alexandros DANIILIDIS [Paper]

(102) "Rheology and Flow Visualization of Temperature-Responsive Microgels and Their Potential for Geothermal Reservoir Management," [Presenter: Aaron Baxter], Aaron M. BAXTER, Danni TANG, Adam J. HAWKINS, Ulrich B. WIESNER, Patrick M. FULTON, Jefferson W. TESTER, Frederic BLANC, Sarah HORMOZI [Paper]

(103) "Flow Measurements and Transport of Temperature-Responsive Hydrogel Microspheres for Use in Subsurface Flow Management," [Presenter: Bryan Abdulaziz], Bryan H. ABDULAZIZ, Aaron BAXTER, Danni TANG, Adam J. HAWKINS, Sarah HORMOZI, Patrick FULTON, Ulrich B. WIESNER, Jefferson W. TESTER [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH, and WING session in Room D

01:30 pm. SESSION 7(A): EGS 2
[Add to calendar]
Chair: Sudipta Sinha

(104) "Focal Mechanism and Stress Analysis of the CAPE Site, Utah," Ahmad MOHAMMADI, Xiaowei CHEN, Nori NAKATA, Sireesh DADI [Paper]

(105) "Impacts of Basement Shear Zones on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): Best Practices for Avoiding Induced Seismicity, Premature Thermal Breakthrough, and Excessive Leakoff," Greg LEVEILLE and Mark ZOBACK [Paper]

(106) "Impacts of Vertical-fracture Networks on Enhanced Geothermal Systems," Zhenqian XUE, Zhangxing CHEN [Paper]

(107) "EGS Reservoir Characterization Through Injectivity and Steady-State Circulation Tests," [Presenter: Deniz Ertas], Deniz ERTAS [Paper]

(108) "Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Reliable Decarbonization of the California Energy Grid," [Presenter: Mohammad Aljubran], Mohammad ALJUBRAN, Dimitri SAAD, Mo SODWATAN, Adam BRANDT, Roland HORNE [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 7(B): MODELING 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Gabriela Bran Anleu

(109) "Forty Years of Production from the Steamboat Geothermal Field: Numerical Model Update," [Presenter: Sulav Dhakal], Sulav DHAKAL, Drew SPAKE, Lu LEE, Danny FEUCHT, John MURPHY, John AKERLEY, Adam JOHNSON, Ryan LIBBEY, Paul SPIELMAN [Paper]

(110) "Estimating the Total Thermal, Sustainable and Developable Geothermal Potential for the Liptov Basin Geothermal Field, Slovakia: Combining Probabilistic Resource Assessment Approach with Real Production Data," [Presenter: Branislav Fricovsky], Branislav FRICOVSKY, Ladislav VIZI, Klement FORDINAL, Radovan CERNAK, Katarina BENKOVA, Daniel MARCIN, Marta KALABOVA, Jana FRICOVSKA [Paper]

(111) "Flow and Thermal Modeling of a Geothermal Doublet in a Layered Reservoir of Paris Basin," Emmanuel MOUCHE, Maxime CATINAT, Daniel OTOO, Benjamin BRIGAUD, Pascal AUDIGANE [Paper]

(112) "Modeling and Mitigation of Wellbore Flashing During Initial Circulation After Prolonged Non-Circulation in Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Shahriar Mahmud], Chen WEI, Shahriar MAHMUD, Yuanhang CHEN [Paper]

(113) "Value Distribution Strategies for Hydrothermal and EGS Resource Estimation in Geothermal Exploration," [Presenter: Chadwick Holmes], R. Chadwick HOLMES, Jozina B. DIRKZWAGER [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 7(C): GENERAL 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Mengsu Hu

(114) "Decision-Support and Modeling with Large Language Models for Geothermal Well Arrays," [Presenter: Edwin Ouko], Edwin OUKO, Emmanuel LUJAN, Alan EDELMAN, Bob METCALFE [Paper]

(115) "GeoBridge: Unearthing Insights from Connecting Communities to Geothermal Information and Opportunities," [Presenter: Austin Venhuizen], Jon WEERS, Austin VENHUIZEN, Tara HUTH, Faith SMITH, Elisabet METCALFE, Sean PORSE [Paper]

(116) "A Simple Data-Centric Methodology for Geothermal Producible Well Determinations," Nicole TAVERNA, Diana ACERO ALLARD, Mohammad J. ALJUBRAN, Jenna HARMON [Paper]

(117) "8 Years on: Incremental Impact of Worldwide Implementation of the United Nations Framework Classification for Geothermal Energy Resources," [Presenter: Gioia Falcone], Gioia FALCONE, Graeme BEARDSMORE, Paolo CONTI, Sulamith KASTL, Harmen MIJNLIEFF, Annamaria NADOR, Greg USSHER, Marit BROMMER, Charlotte GRIFFITHS, Hari TULSIDAS [Paper]

(118) "Data-driven Lithium and Geothermal Resource Assessment in the Smackover Formation," [Presenter: Bulbul Ahmmed], Xiang HUANG, Bulbul AHMMED, Shuvajit BHATTACHARYA, Chelsea NEIL [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 7(D): EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 3 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Trenton Cladouhos

(119) "GeoGym: a Benchmark Dataset for Evaluating Geothermal Exploration Strategies," [Presenter: Zhouji Liang], Zhouji LIANG, Sofia Cecilia BRISSON, Ahinoam POLLACK, Robin THIBAUT, Junjie YU [Paper]

(120) "Lessons Learned from AskGDR: Usage and Impact Analysis of the Geothermal Data Repository's AI Research Assistant," [Presenter: Jon Weers], Jon WEERS, Nicole TAVERNA, Slater PODGORNY, Jay HUGGINS, Sean PORSE [Paper]

(121) "Gaps, Challenges, and Pathways Forward for Superhot Rock Geothermal: Summary Report," [Presenter: Terra Rogers], Jenna HILL, Terra ROGERS, Megan SEVER [Paper]

(122) "Microcapsule Transport in Porous Media for Treatment of Non-Ideal Flow Zones," William KIBIKAS, Joshua TAFOYA, John STORMONT [Paper]

(123) "Alkali-activated Aluminate-based Cement for Use in Supercritical Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Michelle Devoe], Michelle DEVOE, Sizhan LIU, Toshifumi SUGAMA, Tatiana PYATINA, Jianming BAI [Paper]


15:30 pm BREAK

04:00 pm. SESSION 8(A): EGS 3
[Add to calendar]
Chair: Deniz Ertas

(124) "Research on the Effective Use of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in Poland to Achieve Environmental Effects," [Presenter: Anna Sowizdzal], Anna SOWIZDZAL, Barbara TOMASZEWSKA, Michal KACZMARCZYK, Maciej SZYMANEK, Magdalena STARCZEWSKA [Paper]

(125) "Sustainable Cementing Solutions for Geothermal Wells: Harnessing Industrial By-Products to Enhance Well Integrity," Rockson ALUAH, Fadairo ADESIN, Oni OPEYEMI, Ojo Ibukum, Luc Yvan Nkok, Ian Foerster [Paper]

(126) "Investigation of Rheological Behavior of Silica-Based Nanofluids for Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Nabe Konate], Nabe KONATE, Reza FOUDAZI, Saeed SALEHI, Karami HAMID [Paper]

(127) "Mathematical Modeling of Preformed Particle Gel Transport in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs," [Presenter: Philip Winterfeld], Philip H. WINTERFELD, Baojun BAI, and Yu-Shu WU [Paper]

(128) "Elucidating the Alkali-Activated Dissolution Mechanisms in Boehmite-based Cementitious Composites Under Enhanced Geothermal Conditions Using In-situ Synchrotron Characterization," [Presenter: Sizhan Liu], Sizhan LIU, Michelle DEVOE, Toshifumi SUGAMA, Jianming BAI, Tatiana PYATINA [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 8(B): MODELING 3 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Lev Ring

(129) "Update on Reservoir Pressure Changes in the Matalibong Sector, Tiwi Geothermal Field, Philippines," [Presenter: Anthony Menzies], Anthony MENZIES [Paper]

(130) "A Two-Stage Approach to Native State Modeling, and Insights from Production Modeling, of the Roosevelt Hot Springs Hydrothermal System," [Presenter: Aileen Zebrowski], Aileen ZEBROWSKI, Brian J. MCPHERSON [Paper]

(131) "Revisiting the Basel-1 Hydraulic Stimulation with a 3D Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Model," [Presenter: Regina Fakhretdinova], Regina FAKHRETDINOVA, Alexis SÁEZ, Andrés ALCOLEA, Brice LECAMPION [Paper]

(132) "Numerical Models for Assessing the Performance of Thermal Energy Storage and Transport Via Underground Mine Workings," Yingqi ZHANG, Christine DOUGHTY, Patrick DOBSON, Curtis OLDENBURG, Tim KNEAFSEY, Wencheng JIN, Travis MCLING, and Trevor ATKINSON [Paper]

(133) "Simulating Matrix Thermal Contraction and Stochastic Fracture Networks in Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using PFLOTRAN," Hannah S. GATZ-MILLER, Jennifer M. FREDERICK, Thomas S. LOWRY [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 8(C): WELLS [Add to calendar]
Chair: Abdul Muqtadir Khan

(134) "Geothermal Proppants: Qualification for Use in Superhot Reservoirs," [Presenter: Jonathan Alcantar], Jonathan ALCANTAR, Sanjiv DHANJAL, Gregory N BOITNOTT, Steve HENDER [Paper]

(135) "Fluid Flow, Rock Deformation, and Seismic Response During Utah FORGE Circulation Tests," [Presenter: Zhi Ye], Ahmad GHASSEMI, Zhi YE, Sanghoon LEE, Jonathan AJO-FRANKIN [Paper]

(136) "Crush Resistance and Packing Strength of Candidate Proppant for Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Sree Sujon Sutradhor], Sree Sujon SUTRADHOR, Ahmad GHASSEMI [Paper]

(137) "Impact of Fluid Thermophysical Properties on Long-Term Fluid Circulation and Heat Production in Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Ahmad Ghassemi], Ruwantha RATNAYAKE, Ahmad GHASSEMI [Paper]

(138) "Application of Soap Sticks for Enhanced Stimulation in Geothermal Wells: Case Study of Lahendong Field, Indonesia," Benedict Amandus HANANTO, Gamal HASTRIANSYAH, Dhanie Marstiga YUNIAR, Fernando PASARIBU, Dika Iqbal LIDYANTO, Florindo Ravetello AYOMI, Ahmad Fahmi FANANI, Muhamad Bayu SAPUTRA [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 8(D): EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 4 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Rebecca Pearce

(139) "Water-Based Geothermal Binary Cycles," [Presenter: Daniel Dichter], Daniel DICHTER [Paper]

(140) "White Paper on Reykjavik Energy‘s Deep Utilization Plans," [Presenter: Arna Palsdottir], Arna PÁLSDÓTTIR, Pálmar SIGURÐSSON, Dario Ingi DI RIENZO, Ásdís BENEDIKTSDÓTTIR [Paper]

(141) "Enhancing Thermal Efficiency in Super-Hot Geothermal Systems: Optimizing Premium Connections for Advanced Vacuum Insulated Tubulars," [Presenter: Corey Dufrene], Corey DUFRENE, Jerome SFEIR, Elizabeth CAMBRE, Axel PIERRE BOIS [Paper]

(142) "Reaction Kinetics Control of Alkaline Activated Materials by Activator Encapsulated Microcapsules for EGS Well Construction," [Presenter: Chun Chang], Chun CHANG, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Qi ZHENG, Haimei ZHENG [Paper]

(143) "Bayesian Optimization of MMW Beam Ablation Under Material Uncertainties," [Presenter: Adriano Casablanca], Adriano CASABLANCA, Katerina ADAMOPOULOU, Franck MONMONT, Nikos NIKIFORAKIS [Paper]


06:00 pm. SESSION S: Student Mixer [Add to calendar]
Chair: Sarah Sausan

Meet in Room D

Wednesday 12th February 2025
08:00 am. SESSION 9(A): EGS 4 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Robert Stacey

(145) "Fiber Optic Model Based Flow Quantification Enhancing Geothermal Systems," Aleksei TITOV, Valery SHAKO, Dmitrii KORTUKOV, Andrew DODDS, Mikhail KAZNACHEEV [Paper]

(146) "Fracture Characterization Revealed by Microseismicity at Cape Modern Geothermal Field, Utah," [Presenter: Nori Nakata], Nori NAKATA, Hilary CHANG, Sin-Mei WU, Zhengfa BI, Li-Wei CHEN, Florian SOOM, Hui GAO, Aleksei TITOV, Sireesh DADI [Paper]

(147) "Super-Critical CO2 Geothermal Power Generation," [Presenter: Toshiyuki Tosha], Toshiyuki TOSHA, Amane TERAI, Shoko WATANABE, Takuya TERAOKA, Taro KABASHIMA [Paper]

(148) "RockBlockEx - A Laboratory Scale Hydraulic Fracturing Experiment at Differential Stress of Up to 20 MPa," [Presenter: Nadine Haaf], Nadine HAAF, Victor HAEFNER, Eva SCHILL [Paper]

(149) "Application of Strain Transfer Model for Fracture Conductivity Modeling and Monitoring of Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Smith Leggett], Queendarlyn NWABUEZE, Smith LEGGETT [Paper]


08:00 am. SESSION 9(B): MODELING 4 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Luke Frash

(150) "GeoDAWN to GeoTGo: from Complex Data to Decisions Related to Geothermal Prospectivity," [Presenter: Velimir Vesselinov], Tracy KLIPHUIS, Ari MARKOWITZ, Rishi YANG, Velimir (Monty) VESSELINOV [Paper]

(151) "GeoCore: an Efficient and Scalable Framework to Optimize Geospatial Machine Learning," [Presenter: Connor Smith], Ognjen GRUJIC, Thomas HOSSLER, Jacob LIPSCOMB, Rachel MORRISON, Connor SMITH [Paper]

(152) "GeoCLUSTER v2.0: A Closed-Loop, Techno-Economic Simulator Supporting New Case Studies," [Presenter: Anastasia Bernat], Anastasia BERNAT, Alexander BUCHKO, Aaron MORENO, Koenraad BECKERS [Paper]

(153) "Quantile Model Regression of Nameplate Capacities: P50 and P90 Megawatt Hydrothermal Projections for the Great Basin," Whitney TRAINOR-GUITTON, Karthik MENON, Pablo PINCHUK, Nicole WAGONER, Sophie-Min THOMSON, Cary LINDSEY, Mark COOLBAUGH, James FAULDS [Paper]

(154) "Thermodynamic Analysis of Liptov Basin (Slovakia) Using Geostatistical Uncertainty Modelling," [Presenter: Ladislav Vizi], Ladislav VIZI, Branislav FRICOVSKY, Klement FORDINAL, Radovan CERNAK [Paper]


08:00 am. SESSION 9(C): DIRECT USE / LOW TEMPERATURE 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Justin Birdwell

(155) "The Coaxial Reversable Medium-Deep Geothermal Heat Well Technology: an Innovative Approach to Sustainable Heating," [Presenter: Rami Niemi], Harun BITLIS, Rami NIEMI, Erika SALMENVAARA [Paper]

(156) "Comparative Analysis of HEATNETS for Geothermal Network Performance," [Presenter: Rebecca Barney], Rebecca BARNEY, Juliet G. SIMPSON, Guangdong ZHU [Paper]

(157) "Predicting the Lifetime of Geothermal Doublets Analytically," [Presenter: Carolin Wallmeier], Carolin WALLMEIER, Phil VARDON, Alexandros DANIILIDIS [Paper]

(158) "Techno Feasibility Analysis for steam-to-hot Water Conversion for West Virginia University, Morgantown Campus," [Presenter: Sai Kiran Yerravally], Sai Kiran YERRVALLY, Kenneth MEANS, Daniel LEMASTERS, Srinivas PALANKI, Nagasree GARAPATI [Paper]

(159) "A Technoeconomic, Policy, and Regulation Assessment of an Integrated Campus Geothermal Energy System," [Presenter: Georgia Caruso Carter], Georgia CARUSO CARTER, Moamen GASSER, Zinah ALBABAWAT, Rohan VIJAPURAPU, Ebtehal ALHARBI, Taha YEHIA, Braedon GARDELLA, Raghda EMERA, Adeshina BADEJO, Preston WILSON, Esuru Rita OKOROAFOR and Roman SHOR [Paper]


10:00 am BREAK

10:30 am. SESSION 10(A): EGS 5
[Add to calendar]
Chair: Greg Leveille

(160) "Preliminary Analysis of Results from the Utah FORGE Project," Mark MCCLURE [Paper]

(161) "The Geochemistry of Flowback and Produced Waters at Utah FORGE and Their Implications for EGS Production," [Presenter: Stuart Simmons], Stuart SIMMONS, Clay JONES, Pete ROSE, Joseph MOORE [Paper]

(162) "Influence of Hydraulic Fractures on Induced Seismicity: A Case Study of the Pohang Mw 5.5 Earthquake," [Presenter: Yuan Tian], Yuan TIAN, Roland HORNE [Paper]

(163) "Deep Neural Network-Based Workflow for Accurate Seismic Catalog Generation from Low-Resolution Seismic Data in Enhanced Geothermal System Operations," [Presenter: Xiaoming Zhang], Xiaoming ZHANG, Weiqiang ZHU, Rebecca O. SALVAGE, No’am Z. DVORY [Paper]

(164) "Optimizing Mass Flow Rate in Enhanced and Advanced Geothermal Systems Using Scaling Parameters," [Presenter: Sharat Chandrasekhar], P. V. SURYANARAYANA, Sharat CHANDRASEKHAR [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 10(B): LOW TEMPERATURE 1 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Ben Burke

(165) "Field Test and Thermal Performance Comparison of a Novel Underground Thermal Battery with a Single U-tube Borehole Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Heat Pump Application," Sajjan POKHREL, Xiaobing LIU, Yu-FENG, Andrew STUMPF, Ming Qu, Tim MIES [Paper]

(166) "Long-term Monitoring and Performance Evaluation of ATES-GSHP System in Esker Formation: Case Study in Stockholm," [Presenter: Mohammad Abuasbeh], Mohammad ABUASBEH, Björn PALM [Paper]

(167) "Exploring Low-Temperature Geothermal Systems in Hydrocarbon-Bearing Sedimentary Basins: A Case Study from the Czech Vienna Basin," [Presenter: Samuel Rybar], Samuel RYBÁR, Michal NEMČOK, Přemysl KYSELÁK, Lucia LEDVÉNYIOVÁ, Ľubomír SLIVA [Paper]

(168) "Field Test-Based Comparative Analysis of Heat Exchange Performance in Vertical and Horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers for Geothermal Applications," [Presenter: Yuri Fushiki], Yuri FUSHIKI Hikari FUJII, Hiroyuki KOSUKEGAWA, Retsu HARADA, Saeid Mohammadzadeh BINA [Paper]

(169) "Closer Look at Some Key Characteristics of Fluids in the Low Temperature Geothermal System of the Vienna Basin – Czech Part," [Presenter: Lucia Ledvenyiova], Lucia LEDVÉNYIOVÁ, Michal NEMČOK, Přemysl KYSELÁK, Samuel RYBÁR [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 10(C): DRILLING 2 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Bulbul Ahmmed

(170) "Physics-Based Limiter Redesign Drilling and Bit Performance Analysis at the Geysers," [Presenter: Jiann Su], Jiann SU, Melanie SCHNEIDER, David RAYMOND, Peter SO, Justin WRIEDT, Stephen DEOREO, Mitch STARK, John MCLENNAN [Paper]

(171) "Drilling for Superhot Geothermal Energy: A Technology Gap Analysis," [Presenter: Rebecca Pearce], Rebecca PEARCE, Tony PINK [Paper]

(172) "Impact of Automated Time Series Feature Engineering on Enhancing Incident Prediction Rates in Geothermal Drilling," Aira ASPIRAS, Sadiq ZARROUK, Ralph WINMILL, Andreas KEMPA-LIEHR [Paper]

(173) "Novel Geothermal Drilling for Developing Deep Heat Exchangers: the DeepU Project," [Presenter: Adele Manzella], Luc POCKÉLE, Nicola MUTINELLI, Adele MANZELLA, Antonio GALGARO, Pawel SLUPSKI, Riccardo PASQUALI, Kevin MALLIN, Arno ROMANOWSKI, Olaf STEINMEIER and Maciej CHOROWSKI [Paper]

(174) "Casing Collapse Mechanism in Geothermal Drilling in Western Turkey," [Presenter: Hakki Aydin], Erem ARIKAN, Miras MEYRAM, Hakki AYDIN [Paper]


10:30 am. SESSION 10(D): MODELING 5 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Saeunn Halldorsdottir

(175) "Enhancing Geothermal Reservoir Models with Discrete Magmatic Heat Sources," [Presenter: Samuel Scott], Samuel SCOTT, Guðjón Helgi EGGERTSSON, Hilmar Már EINARSSON, Andri STEFÁNSSON [Paper]

(176) "Thermodynamic Modelling of Hydrogen in Hydrothermal Fluids," [Presenter: Marwah Alsinan], Marwah ALSINAN; Dick KACHUMA; Anthony KOVSCEK; [Paper]

(177) "Double Energy Input 5.1, Optimisation of the Previous Model," [Presenter: Daniel Ramirez], Daniel RAMIREZ ORDAS [Paper]

(178) "A Parametric Study of L-shape Coaxial Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems with Reservoir Convection," [Presenter: Gabriela Bran Anleu], Gabriela BRAN ANLEU, Raquel S.P. HAKES, Radoslav BOZINOSKI, Koenraad BECKERS [Paper]

(179) "Preliminary Study on Utilizing Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems for Seasonal Storage of Surplus Solar and Wind Energy," [Presenter: Wanju Yuan], Wanju YUAN, Stephen E. GRASBY, Zhuoheng CHEN, Gang ZHAO. Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey Of Canada [Paper]


12:30 pm LUNCH

01:30 pm. SESSION 11(A): EGS 6
[Add to calendar]
Chair: Toshiyuki Tosha

(180) "Seismic and Aseismic Deformation During Hydraulic Fracturing/Shearing and Circulation in Hydrothermally Altered Crystalline Basement Rock," [Presenter: Eva Schill], Eva SCHILL, Béatrice A. LEDÉSERT, Albert GENTER, Yves GUGLIELMI, Thorsten SCHÄFER, Carole GLAAS, Nori NAKATA [Paper]

(181) "Characterization of Drill Core from Stimulated Crystalline Rock Following Hydraulic Fracturing at the Utah FORGE Geothermal Test Site," Clay JONES, Stuart SIMMONS, Joseph MOORE [Paper]

(182) "The Helmholtz Research Infrastructure GeoLaB: a Test Field for Exploration of Fractured Reservoirs," [Presenter: Eva Schill], Thomas KOHL, Judith BREMER, Eva SCHILL, Bastian RUDOLPH, Katharina SCHÄTZLER, Fiorenza DEON, Jens GRIMMER, Said KAMRANI-MEHNI, Stefan LÜTH, Karsten RINK, Nico NEUWIRTH, Christoph SCHÜTH, Olaf KOLDITZ, Ingo SASS [Paper]

(183) "Fracturing Fluid Additives for Very High Temperature Geothermal Well Stimulation," [Presenter: Susan Petty], Susan PETTY [Paper]

(184) "Alternative Design Concept for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Through Reconfiguration of Stimulation Techniques from the Past," [Presenter: Noah Perkovich], Noah PERKOVICH, Yaoguo LI [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 11(B): MODELING 6 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Yuan Tian

(185) "Coupled Numerical and Analytical Simulation on Delft Campus Geothermal Well," [Presenter: Denis Voskov], Yuan CHEN, Guillaume RONGIER, James Robert MULLINS, Denis VOSKOV, Alexandros DANIILIDIS [Paper]

(186) "Simulation of EGS Fracturing Dynamics Using Phase-field Finite Element," [Presenter: Ahmed Almetwally], Ahmed G. ALMETWALLY, Mary F. WHEELER, Robert K. PODGORNEY [Paper]

(187) "Grain-Scale Modeling of Lost Circulation Materials and Application to Reservoir Simulation," Pramod BHUVANKAR, Matthew REAGAN, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Patrick DOBSON [Paper]

(188) "Modeling Hydraulic Fracture Opening and Closure with Proppant Transport and Settlement," Ming YANG, Travis MCLING, Wencheng JIN [Paper]

(189) "Dynamics of Thermal Migration in Pressure-Propped Fractures During Huff-n-Puff Operations," [Presenter: Lev Ring], Mauricio A. RIVAS, Victoria McGUIRE, Douglas SIMPKINS, Lev RING [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 11(C): DRILLING 3 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Poodipeddi Suryanarayana

(190) "Optimization of Drilling Parameter to Minimize Torsional Vibrations in Geothermal Wells," [Presenter: Catalin Teodoriu], Chinedu EJIKE, Abid KHIZAR, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]

(191) "Numerical Modeling of Casing-Cement Failure in Geothermal Wells Using Modified CZM Bonding Conditions," Ionut LAMBRESCU, Elvin ALLAHVERDIYEV, Abid KHIZAR, Catalin TEODORIU [Paper]

(192) "Maximizing the Value of Geothermal Data for Reducing Drilling Risks," [Presenter: Abraham Montes], Abraham MONTES, Pradeepkumar ASHOK, Eric VAN OORT [Paper]

(193) "A Comprehensive Evaluation of Drill Pipe Insulation for Downhole Temperature Management Using Physics-Based Models," [Presenter: Pradeepkumar Ashok], Yuxing WU, Yifan ZHANG, Nassima BETTIR, Pradeepkumar ASHOK, Eric Van OORT [Paper]


01:30 pm. SESSION 11(D): FORGE 4 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Jonny Rutqvist

(194) "Preliminary Analysis of Continuous Seismic Monitoring at Utah FORGE: Tracking Fracture Evolution with Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Permanent Seismic Sources," Julia CORREA, Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN, Barry FREIFELD, Todd WOOD [Paper]

(195) "Microseismic Source Mechanisms During a Utah FORGE Injection Stimulation," James RUTLEDGE, Kristine PANKOW, Peter NIEMZ, Ben DYER, Dimitrios KARVOUNIS [Paper]

(196) "Lessons from Utah FORGE for Seismic Monitoring of Engineered Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Kristine Pankow], Kristine PANKOW, Ben DYER, James RUTLEDGE, Dimitrios KARVOUNIS, Peter NIEMZ, Katherine WHIDDEN, Peter MEIER, Paul JAQUES, Gesa PETERSEN, David EATON, Julie SHEMETA, Joe MOORE [Paper]

(197) "Thermo-Hydraulic Modeling of Long-Term Circulation Tests at the Utah FORGE Site," [Presenter: Robert Podgorney], Lynn MUNDAY, Aleta FINNILA, Robert PODGORNEY [Paper]

(198) "Thermal Kaiser Effect and Thermo-mechanical Response of Utah FORGE Granitoid," [Presenter: Ahmad Ghassemi], Xuejun ZHOU, Pradeep GAUTAM, Ahmad GHASSEMI [Paper]


15:30 pm BREAK

04:00 pm. SESSION 12(A): EGS 7
[Add to calendar]
Chair: Denis Voskov

(199) "Coupled Managed Pressure and Temperature Drilling in Geothermal and HPHT Wells," [Presenter: Xu Duan], Xu DUAN, Yifan ZHANG, Pradeepkumar ASHOK, Dongmei CHEN, Eric VAN OORT [Paper]

(200) "Critical Fracturing Considerations for Enhanced Geothermal Systems," [Presenter: Abdul Muqtadir Khan], Ludmila BELYAKOVA, Abdul Muqtadir KHAN, Vadim ISAEV [Paper]

(201) "Investigating Enhanced Geothermal Systems Feasibility in a Low-Permeability Sedimentary Formation," [Presenter: Nanda Mitha Angelina], N Mitha ANGELINA, Inti Rodriguez HERNANDEZ, Lokesh Kumar SEKAR, Esuru Rita OKOROAFOR [Paper]

(202) "A Mixed-Dimensional Approach for Compositional Multiphase Flow in High-Enthalpy Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs," Omar DURAN, Veljko LIPOVAC, Inga BERRE [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 12(B): GEOSCIENCE [Add to calendar]
Chair: Patrick Dobson

(203) "Superhot Hydrothermal Fluid Reservoirs: Targeting Through Boron and Chlorine Volatility Geothermometry," [Presenter: Andri Stefansson], Andri STEFANSSON, Samuel W. Scott [Paper]

(204) "An Early Warning System for Volcanic Eruptions," [Presenter: Larus Thorvaldsson], Larus THORVALDSSON, Lilja MAGNUSDOTTIR [Paper]

(205) "Geochemical Evaluation of Scale Types in a Production Well Following the 2018 Kilauea Eruption, Puna Geothermal Venture, Hawaii, USA," [Presenter: Derek Caro], Derek CARO, Adam JOHNSON, Ed MROCZEK, Nick PRINA, Drew SPAKE, Joseph HEIMERL, Paul SPIELMAN, Scott COSTA [Paper]

(206) "Repurposing Oil/Gas Wells for Geothermal Applications: an Experimental Study on Geochemical Impacts of the Cycling System," [Presenter: Wei Xiong], Wei XIONG, Thomas PARONISH, Meghan BRANDI, Justin MACKEY, Barbara KUTCHKO, Dustin CRANDALL, Danylo ORYSHCHYN, Saeed SALEHI [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 12(C): VALUE OF GEOTHERMAL [Add to calendar]
Chair: Kristie Mclin

(207) "Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Power Generation Estimates for the USA (L48) Using Reduced Physical Models," [Presenter: Parker Anderson], Parker ANDERSON, Mike EROS, Lev RING, Doug SIMPKINS, Samuel KLARIN [Paper]

(208) "Thermal Analysis of Sage Geosystems' HeatCycle Technology for District Heating in Bucharest, Romania," [Presenter: Hannah Pauling], Hannah PAULING, Douglas SIMPKINS, Mauricio RIVAS, Victoria MCGUIRE and Mike EROS [Paper]

(209) "Comparative Study of Enhanced Geothermal System Supply Curves Across CONUS from Two Temperature Models Using the Renewable Energy Potential Model (reV)," [Presenter: Karthik Menon], Karthik MENON, Whitney TRAINOR-GUITTON, Sophie-Min THOMSON, Pavlo PINCHUK, Nicole TAVERNA, Reid OLSON, and Galen MACLAURIN [Paper]

(210) "Quantifying Value of Geothermal Using Capacity Expansion Modeling," Jonathan HO, Matthew MOWERS, Joseph MOWERS [Paper]


04:00 pm. SESSION 12(D): FORGE 5 [Add to calendar]
Chair: Minh Tran

(211) "Illuminating Geothermal Reservoir Structure: DAS Microseismic Reflection Imaging at Utah FORGE," [Presenter: Jonathan Ajo-Franklin], Yuanyuan MA, Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN, Michal CHAMARCZUK, Jeremy PATTERSON, Rosie ZHU, Ismael VERA RODRIGUEZ, David PODRASKY, Thomas COLEMAN, Carlos MALDANER [Paper]

(212) "Simplified Fracture Model for Numerical Simulation of EGS: A Utah FORGE Case Study," [Presenter: Piyush Kumar Kumawat], Piyush Kumar KUMAWAT, Palash PANJA, Wencheng JIN, Lynn Brendon MUNDAY, Robert PODGORNEY, Evan EARNEST, Eric R. UPCHURCH, Mark TOZZI, Milind DEO, John MCLENNAN, Joseph MOORE [Paper]

(213) "Insights from Unplanned Outcomes in Laboratory DFIT Experiments for Utah FORGE Stimulation and Stress Analysis," [Presenter: Zhi Ye], Zhi YE, Ahmad GHASSEMI [Paper]

(214) "DEM-Based Analysis of Proppant Performance Under Geothermal Conditions: Impact of the Particle Size and Shape on Crush Resistance and Permeability of the Proppant Pack," Ayat ALASADI, Ahmad GHASSEMI, Shahrzad ROSHANKHAH [Paper]


12:00 am. SESSION 14: Publication Only [Add to calendar]
Chair: Roland Horne

(215) "Utilization Potential of Marginal Well to Maintain Steam Supply to Geothermal Power Plants: Case Study of Lahendong Field, Indonesia," Ahmad Fahmi FANANI, Benedict Amandus HANANTO, Dhanie Marstiga YUNIAR [Paper]

(216) "The Impact of Exploitation in the Surface Manifestations at Karaha Bodas Geothermal Field, Indonesia," Anjani PUSPADIANTI, Aththur Maulana EFFENDI, R. M. Tofan SASTRANEGARA [Paper]

(217) "Geothermal Exploration of the Kenya Central Rift Segment: Case Study of the Otutu Rift Segment," Erique NYAWIR, Jacques VARET and Peter OMENDA [Paper]

(218) "Tracer Flow Testing for Determination of Mass Flow Rates, A Case Study for KenGen-Olkaria Production Wells," Felix KIRUI [Paper]

(219) "Enhancing Reservoir Temperature Prediction in Western Anatolia Geothermal Systems by Generating Synthetic Hydrogeochemical Data Using Generative Adversarial Networks," Füsun TUT HAKLIDIR, Mehmet HAKLIDIR [Paper]

(220) "Indonesia Geothermal Development Target and Relevant Measures," Hasby ASSIDDIQY, Tito Satria Putra PERDANA [Paper]

(221) "Mitigating Thermal Breakthrough in Enhanced Geothermal Systems Using Nanofluids," Kun JI, Hong LI, Sai LIU [Paper]

(222) "Protection of Condensate Reinjection Wells by pH Management," Martin OPIYO and Calyst KITIMO [Paper]

(223) "Recharge Zone of the Ogiri Geothermal Field, Analyzed the Microearthquake Data," Mituhiko SUGIHARA [Paper]

(224) "Comparison of the Modelled Hydraulic Impact of Multi Legs and One Leg Geothermal Wells in the Dogger Reservoir in the Paris Area," Morgane LE BRUN, Anne-Lise GILLE, Pierre CHOUET [Paper]

(225) "Updating the Complexity of Tompaso Geothermal Conceptual Model, Indonesia," Muhammad IKHWAN, Tommy HENDRIANSYAH, Sigit SURYANTO, Imam M. PRASETYO, Anjani PUSPADIANTI, Ristio EFENDI, Syayidu G. MA'ARIF, Mochamad TOFAN [Paper]

(226) "Demonstration on Direrct Use of Geothermal Energy for Space Heating in Chumathang, Laddakh (U.T), India," Rajeshwar Singh BANSHTU, Laxmi Devi VERSAIN [Paper]

(227) "Geothermal Appraisal of Bhimband, Eastern India," Tejaswini GAUTAM, Anirbid SIRCAR, Kriti YADAV [Paper]

(228) "Preliminary Evaluation of Geothermal Potential in the Midyan Basin: Insights Into the Hot Sedimentary Aquifer System of Northwestern Saudi Arabia," Vicky Rai CHANDRA, Triwening LARASATI, M. Ghassan Jazmi SHALIHIN, Astri Indra MUSTIKA, Ferdino R FADHILLAH, and Serina Andiani PONGTULURAN [Paper]

(229) "Infrared Spectroscopy for Real-Time Detection of Swelling Clays in Geothermal Wells. A Case of Olkaria, Kenya," Vincent BOSIRE [Paper]

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