| Field Deployment Updates on Geochemistry-based Wireline Tool to Characterize Fractures in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Wells |
Sarah SAUSAN, Melanie SCHNEIDER, Marshall HARTUNG, Roland HORNE, Alfred H. COCHRANE, Jiann-cherng SU, Andrew A. WRIGHT, Taylor MYERS, Joseph POPE, Joshua TAFOYA |
FORGE |
chloride, fracture inflows, Utah FORGE, EGS, wireline, geochemistry |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| A Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of Impact of DFN on Reservoir Stimulation at FORGE |
Hafssa TOUNSI, Branko DAMJANAC, Zorica RADAKOVIC-GUZINA, Wei FU, Aleta FINNILA, Pengju XING, Robert PODGORNEY |
FORGE |
Discrete Fracture Network (DFN), Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS), Hydraulic Fracturing (HF), Numerical Modeling, Hydro-Mechanical Coupling. |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| DAS Moment Tensor Inversion Analysis for Microseismic Events Observed During the 2023 Circulation Tests at Utah FORGE |
Ismael VERA RODRIGUEZ, Thomas COLEMAN, David PODRASKY, Carlos MALDANER, Yuanyuan MA, Jonathan AJO-FRANKLIN |
FORGE |
fiber optic sensing, microseismic, DAS, moment tensor, Utah FORGE |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| Analysis of the 2024 Circulation Tests at Utah FORGE and the Response of Fiber Optic Sensing Data |
Pengju XING, Kevin ENGLAND, Joseph MOORE, John MCLENNAN |
FORGE |
Conductivity, circulation test, fiber optic, Utah FORGE, Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| Insights from Unplanned Outcomes in Laboratory DFIT Experiments for Utah FORGE Stimulation and Stress Analysis |
Zhi YE, Ahmad GHASSEMI |
FORGE |
Stress Measurement, Hydrualic Fracturing, DFIT, FORGE, Laboratory Experiments |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| Thermal Kaiser Effect and Thermo-mechanical Response of Utah FORGE Granitoid |
Xuejun ZHOU, Pradeep GAUTAM, Ahmad GHASSEMI |
FORGE |
Utah FORGE, granitoid, thermal Kaiser effect, thermal cycling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2025 |
English |
| Design Optimization of Metal‑to‑Metal Sealing Packers for Geothermal Operations Through 3D‑Printed Prototyping |
Jose ARAMENDIZ, Tayyab SHAHID, Khizar ABID, Leonardo ROCHA DE QUEIROZ, Alberto TOLEDO VELAZCO, Satish KUMAR, Yosafat ESQUITIN, Ricardo REVES VASQUES, Ramadan AHMED, Catalin TEODORIU |
FORGE |
geothermal packers, metal-to-metal sealing, 3D printing, prototype optimization, leakage analysis |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Modeling Microseismicity in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Impacts of Injection Parameters at Utah FORGE |
Nicolas CARDENAS ACEVEDO, Xu SI, Sheng DAI, Zhigang PENG, Jesse WILLIAMS, Wencheng JIN |
FORGE |
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), Induced Seismicity, Hydraulic Stimulation, Numerical Simulation, Utah FORGE |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Coupled Chemical–Mechanical Behavior of Natural Fractures and Its Implications for Proppant Design at Utah FORGE EGS |
Ali ETTEHADI, Bruce MUTUME |
FORGE |
Utah FORGE; Enhanced Geothermal Systems; Hydrothermal Alteration; Micromechanical Testing; Natural Fractures; Mineralogical Characterization; Proppant Design; Fracture Stability |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Numerical Study of Hydraulic Stimulations at the Utah-FORGE Geothermal Site with Coupled THM+E Simulations |
Fan FEI, Kayla KROLL, Chaoyi WANG, Matteo CUSINI, Megan SMITH, Jeffrey BURGHARDT, Luke FRASH, Chris MARONE, AFFINITO Raphael |
FORGE |
coupled processes, hydraulic stimulation, induced seismicity, THM+E modeling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Identification of Fracture Flow Pathways at Utah FORGE Following Stimulation Activities in 2022 and 2024 |
Aleta FINNILA |
FORGE |
FORGE, DFN, fracture model, EGS |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Granite Fracture High-Temperature Laboratory Characterization for Utah FORGE |
Wenfeng Li, Luke P. FRASH, Uwaila C. IYARE, Yerkezhan MADENOVA, Bijay KC, Zhidi WU, Megan SMITH, Fan FEI, Kayla KROLL |
FORGE |
Shear Strength, Dilation, Fracture, Permeability, Geochemistry |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Can Hydraulic Fractures in Granitic Rock Remain Permeable Without Proppants? |
Ahmad GHASSEMI, Robert JEFFEREY, Xue Jun Zhou |
FORGE |
Stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, EGS, FORGE, shear slip, dilation, permeability, self-propped, proppant |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Rayleigh-Frequency-Shift Distributed Strain Sensing (RFS-DSS) of Huff-Puff Tests Conducted at Utah FORGE |
Ghoulem IFRENE, Matthew W BECKER, Dana JURICK, Artur GUZIK |
FORGE |
Rayleigh DSS, DTS, near-wellbore compliance, Utah FORGE, cyclic injection, huff-puff tests, EGS, DFOS |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Characterization of Mineral Scales and Corrosion Products at the Utah FORGE Enhanced Geothermal System Laboratory |
Clay JONES, Stuart SIMMONS, Joe MOORE |
FORGE |
Mineral Scale, Corrosion, Fluid Chemistry, Fluid Additives, EGS, SEM, XRD, EDS, XRF |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Predicting Mineralogical Changes and Porosity Alterations in EGS Reservoirs: Insights from Reactive Transport Modeling at the FORGE Site |
Ram KUMAR, Lynn B. MUNDAY, Stuart SIMMONS, Clay JONES, Ming YANG, Ghanshyam NEUPANE, Robert SMITH, Rachael COLLDEWEIH, Travis MCLING, Robert PODGORNEY |
FORGE |
FORGE, EGS, FALCON, Thermal-hydrological-chemical |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Tradeoffs Between Planar and Geologic Discrete Fracture Networks for EGS: Insights from Utah FORGE |
Piyush Kumar KUMAWAT, Lynn Brendon MUNDAY, Robert PODGORNEY, Milind DEO, John MCLENANN |
FORGE |
EGS, Utah FORGE, MOOSE, Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Integrated Diagnostics for Interpreting the Efficiency of the Utah FORGE Enhanced Geothermal System |
Smith LEGGETT, Caio MORAIS DE ALMEIDA, Rion NAKAMOTO, Queen NWABUEZE, Hyojeong SEO, Dana JURICK, Sven HARTVIG, Peter ROSE, David YAW OFORI, Qingwang YUAN Mahmoud ABDELLATIF |
FORGE |
circulation test, fiber optic sensing, chemical tracers, negative tracer test, spinner injection log |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Optimization of Well Trajectory and Stimulation Design for Well 16C(78)-32 to Enhance Multi-Well Connectivity at Utah FORGE |
PeiJian LI, Pengju XING, John MCLENNAN |
FORGE |
enhanced geothermal systems, multi-well connectivity, numerical modeling |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |
| Coupled DFN-Based Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation in the Utah FORGE Reservoir |
Matthew MCLEAN, Hafssa TOUNSI, Branko DAMJANAC, Zorica RADAKOVIC-GUZINA, Wei FU, Pengju XING, Aleta FINNILA, Robert PODGORNEY |
FORGE |
Discrete Fracture Network (DFN), Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS), Hydraulic Fracturing (HF), Numerical Modeling, Hydro-Mechanical Coupling. |
Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
2026 |
English |